You Can't Make This Stuff Up

Los Angeles School Named After Al Gore Built On Toxic Soil

He's the first vice president to have an L.A. school named after him ... Fittingly, the campus will be devoted to environmental themes. But there's a catch.

Critics say the campus' location poses a long-term health risk to students and staff.

Construction crews were working at the campus up to the Labor Day  weekend, replacing toxic soil with clean fill. All told, workers removed dirt from two 3,800-square-foot plots to a depth of 45 feet, space enough to hold a four-story building. The soil had contained more than a dozen underground storage tanks serving light industrial businesses.

Groundwater about 45 feet below the surface remains contaminated...

Not to mention all the carbon footprints left behind by replacing dirty dirt with clean dirt...


New Oval Office Rug Gets History Wrong

President Obama's new presidential rug seemed beyond reproach, with quotations from Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. woven along its curved edge.

Except the quote attributed to King is actually from Theodore Parker, a mid-19th century abolitionist and thinker. (It should be noted that King used the quote often, but always gave credit to Parker. The error, not surprisingly, lies fully with obama's people.)

Geez, they can't even get quotes right. No wonder the country is in such a mess.


Democrats Eat Their Young

As Democrats brace for a November wave that threatens their control of the House, party leaders are preparing a brutal triage of their own members in hopes of saving enough seats to keep a slim grip on the majority.

In the next two weeks, Democratic leaders will review new polls and other data that show whether vulnerable incumbents have a path to victory. If not, the party is poised to redirect money to concentrate on trying to protect up to two dozen lawmakers who appear to be in the strongest position to fend off their challengers. 

“In 2008, there was this sense of hope and this sense of being able to change the world,” said Representative Zack Space, Democrat of Ohio. “A lot of that enthusiasm doesn’t exist now...

Does anyone seriously wonder why?


They Talk About Me Like A Dog

Those following President Obama's prepared remarks during a speech in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Monday were thrown a bit of a curveball when it came to a description of his critics:

"Some powerful interests who had been dominating the agenda in Washington for a very long time and they're not always happy with me. They talk about me like a dog..." 

Bad president! Bad! No vote for you! Not until you quit making messes in the House. And the Senate. And overseas. And...