Scanning the news

Dear Congressman,


I have been sitting here at the keyboard for the last 15 minutes racking my brain for a topic for this posting, but nothing seemed to come to mind.


So, when in doubt, turn to that wacky liberal media to help out...

Fri Jan 23, 12:08 PM ET
LAGOS (Reuters) - Police in Nigeria are holding a goat on suspicion of attempted armed robbery. - Armed with what? a bad temper?

Fri Jan 23, 12:07 PM ET
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Security at the Australian Open was again under scrutiny Friday when a male streaker interrupted a doubles match involving the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena. I wouldn't think the Williams sisters would mind a streak of any kind based on recent court play.

Tue Jan 20, 3:59 PM ET

TOKYO (Reuters)- President-elect Barack Obama's speeches are proving a best-seller in Japan -- as an aid to learning English. Oh great, so in the next few years I can look forward to a whole bunch of elequently spoken tourists from Kyoto who pause for effect between each sentence.

Tue Jan 20, 4:01 PM ET

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Two Myanmar fishermen have survived for almost a month in shark-infested waters by floating in a large ice box after their boat sank, rescue officials said. If you actually have to live under the Burmese military government, one month floating in an icebox at sea is probably the closest thing to Club Med that they could find.

Fri Jan 16, 12:33 PM ET

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A prominent fashion designer has sparked outrage in Chile by dressing up models like the Virgin Mary -- in some cases with ample, near-naked breasts. Gives a whole new meaning to "passion play", doesn't it...

Fri Jan 16, 12:35 PM ET

ATHENS (Reuters) - A passionate love letter written by French singer Edith Piaf to a Greek actor more than half a century ago, telling him "don't let my heart die," goes under the hammer in Greece on Friday. I don't really have a sarcastic comment for this, only I found it amusing as I remember seeing Ms. Piaf's grave in Pere Lachaise cemetery when I was looking for Jim Morrisons....