Why George Clooney Won’t Be President

At the Venice Film Festival:

“As for me running for President – look, there’s a guy in office who is smarter than anybody you know, and nicer, and he’s having an almost impossible time governing.

“Why would anyone volunteer for that job? I have a very good job. So I have no interest,” he said.…

Some Of The Great Things Rick Perry Has Done In Texas

More than 700 new laws take effect Thursday, among them:

1. It will be legal in Texas to shoot feral hogs from helicopters.

2. The government will no longer fine you for catching fish with your hands.

3. It’s OK to bring your gun to work.

4. I can drive 85.

5. Want to have a beer and see a naked lady? Pay the government five bucks.…

President Obama Agrees To Boehner’s Request And Moves Speech To Sept. 8

Speaker John Boehner said the request to change was about security sweeps and the congressional schedule, because there is a Republican presidential debate that night. The White House has issued this statement:

“Today, the President asked to address the Congress about the need for urgent action on the economic situation facing the American people as soon as Congress returned from recess. Both Houses will be back in session after their August recess on Wednesday, September 7th, so that was the date that was requested. We consulted with the Speaker about that date before the letter was released, but he …

Speaker Boehner Wants President Obama To Reschedule White House Speech

Objects to timing because of Republican debate…

On Wednesday’s Radio Show…

• Historian Allan Lichtman, who has correctly predicted the outcome of every presidential election since 1984, tells Alan why he thinks Obama can’t lose in 2012.

• Economist Daniel S. Hamermesh, author of Beauty Pays: Why Attractive People Are More Successful, explains why he believes there might eventually be affirmative-action programs for the ugly.

• Ulterior motives? Alan dissects John Boehner’s request that Obama reschedule his address on jobs.…

Condi Rice Rejects Cheney’s Claims About Her In His Book

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is fighting back against charges former Vice President Dick Cheney makes in his memoir.

“I kept the president fully and completely informed about every in and out of the negotiations with the North Koreans,” Rice said in her first public comments on the matter. “You can talk about policy differences without suggesting that your colleague somehow misled the president. You know, I don’t appreciate the attack on my integrity that that implies.”

Rice, in a telephone interview, also disputed a passage in Cheney’s memoir, “In My Time,” in which he says the secretary of …

More Proof The Stimulus Worked

The non-partisan CBO estimates between 1 and 2.9 million people working because of Recovery Act…

ATF Head Dismissed After “Fast And Furious” Controversy

Submitted by Phoenix 1

Todd Jones to take over from Kenneth Melson (pictured) as acting director…

Religious Right Says NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s Behavior “An Insult To God”

No religious leaders to speak at 9/11 events
Like every other year, “the focus remains on the families”
…

Tea Party Mess: Can’t O’Donnell And Palin Co-Exist At The Same Event?

The Iowa tea party  is playing two-card monte with Sarah Palin and Christine O’Donnell, seemingly unable to convince Palin to appear at a Saturday event if Christine O’Donnell is there.

Tea Party of America President Ken Crow told NBC News, “I had to cancel Ms. O’Donnell” after a conversation with Sarah Palin aides — and is now hopeful Palin will attend the Saturday rally in Indianola.

He was told by Palin’s team that he’d have a final answer shortly.

This comes after failed Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell was in, then out, then back in, and now indefinitely out. And …

New Mexico State Police Officer Caught Having Sex On Hood Of Car

It was late July at the turnoff to the Santa Fe Canyon Ranch. KOB reports:

KOB has blurred out the woman’s image, but you can see it’s during daylight hours and the officer is still wearing his utility belt.

The Santa Fe Sheriff’s office released the pictures to KOB after we filed a public records request. They say they also gave them to State Police over a week ago.…