From a Yahoo news article:
“To any sheriff or peace officer of the state of Texas, greetings, you are hereby commanded to arrest Thomas Dale DeLay and keep him safely so that you have him before the 331st Judicial District Court of Travis County,” the warrant said.
DeLay has been charged with conspiracy and money laundering in a campaign finance scheme tied to his political action committee, Texans for a Republican Majority.
With all this talk of Katrina and New Orleans, many have overlooked the awesome devastation that hurricane Rita unleashed on Houston. The damage I witnessed in one particular photo shared with me was just incredible — much too disturbing to display inline in this family-oriented blog. But in the interest of frank journalism:
[Again, I cannot claim credit for this photo. I am working to verify the identity of the photojournalist.]
Scientists have brought dead dogs back to life. It’s as easy as 1-2-3-4-5!
Though I find the national fascination with this trial disgusting, I’m glad to hear that Michael Jackson was finally found not guilty on all counts. With that, the din of the media circus should soon fade into a scarcely noticed post-mortem hum, and the evil, opportunistic parents can resume sending their children over to sleep with him in anticipation of the next freakshow, payday trial.
Apparently it’s nearly time again for the World Naked Bike Ride on Saturday, June 11th. 50 cities around the world, including Austin, “will experience the naked joy of the world’s largest naked protest against oil dependency and car culture in the history of humanity”. 3pm, Mopac bridge, who’s with me?
Pleasure marriages: apparently not an oxymoron, nor illegal in Iraq anymore.
Although the libertarian in me has no problem with legalized prostitution, I think my sensibilities are too delicate to engage in it personally. (Or maybe that’s just my ego talking.) Anyway, I appreciate the doublespeak used to make it seem like a healthy and respectable tradition.
