Posted on 12/18/2003 6:07:08 PM PST by BigWaveBetty
A pic so nice it should be on the Christmas thread.
A New Year's present for republicans?
Ralph Nader (news - web sites), accused by some Democrats of helping elect President Bush (news - web sites) by seeking the presidency as a Green Party candidate three years ago, said on December 18, 2003 that he wants to make another White House bid in 2004 and will announce a decision next month. Nader has started an exploratory presidential committee to begin raising money for a campaign. Nader speaks at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington on November 8, 2000. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File
I think it's just a front so he doesn't look like a rich guy buying the presidency. Kerry thinks he crafty. It's sad really. :-)
Mornin', y'all.
E, your comments about med mal ins also reflect the situation in my state, where Ob-Gyns, neurosurgeons and others have left in droves. Of course, our state is medical malpractice lawsuit heaven. All the neurosurgeons left Wheeling, W.Va., a few years back and we in were the same boat as Decatur - having to go to Pittsburgh or Morgantown for such medical services. Since then, a Pgh. group sends a guy down a couple of days a week, but the local hospitals still report losing money because of the puny medicare reimbursements (of course, with an elderly and poor population, a lot of the patients here are on Medicare or Medicaid).
In other news, Cindy Adams reports Michael Jackson is looking for a new lawyer, though Mark Geragos will deny it. There were stories yesterday that Johnnie Cochran was going to take the Pervert's case, but that rumor and the one about Jacko joining Calypso Louie's Nation of Islami-loonies are shot down in this Daily News story.
THE HAGUE -- Friday – Former NATO commander Wesley Clark was granted unprecedented privileges during his testimony at the war crimes trial of Slobodan Milosevic, including permission to contact former US president Bill Clinton, B92 reports.
Clark testified on Monday and Tuesday, though transcripts were only released yesterday after being looked over by the US government.
“The oddest thing of all was that he was allowed during his testimony to stand up and leave his bench, make a telephone call, or something else,” Belgrade journalist Ljiljana Smajlovic told B92. “The other unusual thing is that Clark was allowed to contact Bill Clinton during the testimony, to ask him to send a letter or fax supporting his claims. He was allowed to read out Clinton’s fax despite the fact Judge May always warns witnesses that during the break they are not allowed to talk to anyone.”
Clark, who is running for US president, arrived at The Hague with an army of aides, while the tribunal website carried the telephone numbers of his public relations experts. source
The oddest thing of all was that he was allowed during his testimony to stand up and leave his bench, make a telephone call, or something else.
He forgot his script. Fill in eerie music with "or something else."
Speaking of precious, check out this photo..Are they happy to see each other or what?
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Erik Miller of Aberdeen, Md.. gets ready to hug his son Kaleb Miller, 2, after arriving home Friday, Dec. 19, 2003 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Aberdeen from military duty in Iraq. Miller was one of about 115 soldiers from the 115th Military Police Battalion to return to the United States. (AP Photo/ Steve Ruark)
Couldn't find a sock puppet that looked dazed and confused and embarrassed of the words coming out of his mouth so this one will have to do.
So glad to hear your mom's ok!
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