Labour Party gov’t can’t stop cops?--"Police more likely to stop and search blacks and Asians"--Headline, the Times, London.

No comment--"40 new jails needed as courts get tougher."--Headline, the Times. London.

American Dream?--Phil McGraw--"Dr. Phil" to his radio audience--found himself transferred from Dallas to the Los Angeles area. For starters, he rented a Beverly Hills home for $20,000 a month.

But now he and his spouse can unpack. They have an ample home of their own in Beverly Hills. Walled and gated, it includes the customary amenities--many bedrooms, master suite with limestone floors, etc. For $7.5 million, it includes a circular staircase inside and a circular drive outside.

Mideast ‘civilizers’--"Israeli army probes slaying of Palestinian grandmother", "Israeli troops kill boy, 11, in West Bank," "9-year-old Gaza girl is latest Mideast victim"--News headlines, December 29, 30, 2002.

Isn’t stealing cheaper?--"[Israeli Likud party] central committee members demanded thousands of dollars to deliver votes during the primary at the Sheraton City Tower Hotel, near Tel Aviv, which some Israeli news reports say was flooded with ‘escorts’ [prostitutes].... Buying and selling primary votes has long been considered both in the Likud and its chief opponent, the Labor Party, though political experts say it has never been so open."--The New York Times, December 19, 2002.

Fraud of capitalist education--At the various football bowl games, coaches did nicely. The season’s salaries were at or near the $1 million mark, with some double that amount.

That’s what makes it addictive?--Hershey, Archer-Daniels-Midland, and other companies have been taken to court by environmentalists on the charge that they expose customers to dangerous levels of lead in their chocolates.

This violates a law requiring companies to disclose if their products contain ingredients that can cause cancer.

Fasten your seat belt, shut your eyes--"Pilots who take off and land at the Provo, Utah, airport say it’s busy enough to merit a control tower. Every day, an average of 402 flights take off and land there. On peak days that can be as busy as 60 per hour."--News item.

Thought for the week--"The problem is that the good Lord didn’t see it to put oil and gas reserves where there are democratic governments."--Vice President Richard Cheney in 1996.  
 
 
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