State of the Empire

HUD secretary’s blunt warning - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson stumps advertising contractor after he admits to not liking President Bush.
Mental patient left handcuffed to fence - “Outrage is sweeping across Oklahoma as people are demanding to know why a cop left a mental patient handcuffed to a fence outside a hospital last week.”
USDA’s Iraq War talking points memo - “The Bush Administration has provided the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with guidelines on how to weave positive messages about Iraq into their briefings. More ludicrous still, there’s a scoreboard being updated weekly to shame less enthusiastic folks into getting on message.”
McDonald’s to honor another clown named Ronald - A re-opening of the mythical McDonald’s where Ronald Reagan once stopped for a Big Mac will be complete with bronze bust to honor the event. Another mythical tourist attraction for a nation of myth and charade.

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