The Palm Beach Post says that Rush Limbaugh will not be charged over the Viagra found in his possession

The latest news about Rush Limbaugh is from the Palm Beach Post. They say that there will be no charges over the Viagra found in his possession when he re-entered the country after a vacation. Since Rush Limbaugh lives in the area, the Palm Beach Post has proved to be a good source of the hottest scoop about him.

This appears to be a fake bodypaint job

This picture of the Dahm triplets, supposedly in American flag body paint, is getting wide circulation, but it seems fairly obviously a not very good Photo-shopping job. The left girl shows clearly the flag waving, not fitting her body, and the flag "paint" just seems dropped into the image. The edge of the flag is the give-away, in particular. (Thanks to Isaac Schrödinger).

Paul Graham has a new essay: "The Island Test"

Paul Graham's latest essay, "The Island Test", is about finding what your addictions are:

I've discovered a handy test for figuring out what you're addicted to. Imagine you were going to spend the weekend at a friend's house on a little island off the coast of Maine. There are no shops on the island and you won't be able to leave while you're there. Also, you've never been to this house before, so you can't assume it will have more than any house might.

Victoria Newton, at The Sun, on Heather Mills

Victoria Newton, the Showbiz Editor at The Sun, has what is probably the definitive take on Heather Mills, her past, and Paul McCartney. She has the pics, for one thing. Victoria says that Paul McCartney had not previously believed the stories about Heather, but none of us can deny that the pictures exist. Most of the pictures in the 112 page book, Die Freuden Der Liebe, have not surfaced, as the papers will not carry the X-Rated ones. Perhaps we could pay to see the rest, but I have not found a source. We are limited to the soft-core pics, although we can see a good bit of skin. Much of what is "out there" are just glamour pics. Frankly, she has not aged that well, although with the right camera angle, you can see some of what she used to have.

A series of ongoing story lines

Our buddies on the left have a series of ongoing story lines that they both believe and are talking up, constantly. A quick list:

1. The Bush administration is incompetent
2. The Bush administration, and especially Dick Cheney, is evil
3. We caused the trouble in Iraq by attacking, to further some Bush family agenda
4. Our insensitivity causes hatred in the Muslim world
5. Israel controls our foreign policy and is a major source of evil in the world
6. The Bush administration is largely controlled by business interests
7. Global Warming is a great threat, and created by our lifestyle

Ron Suskind's book, The One Percent Doctrine, plays off issues one and two. This whole business only got traction, outside of our pet leftist community, when the MSM was able to convince most people that storyline 1 was true, and that the Bush administration was responsible for people dying, a botched rescue and recovery effort, and for the storm, for havin caused global warming, which caused the storm. Now, Ron Suskind is making some bucks by playing up story lines 1 and 2, as well as the others to a lesser degree.

I guess that this means that Duane Patterson doesn't like Bill Keller

Duane Patterson has a scathing assessment of Bill Keller, at Radio Blogger. Duane essentially says that Bill Keller is so intent on "taking out" the Bush administration, that he willing to compromise our nation's defense and cause harm to our military:

Keller's defense has been thoroughly fisked by Hugh and many others, and there's very little he could say that would undo the clear implications you have to make regarding his recent editorial decisions. Here's what you have to deduce, especially after the here's where they all live, and the stores they shop at story:

1. Keller has no fear or respect of either this administration or Congress.

2. Keller has no fear or repect of the Islamo-facists we are fighting in the War On Terror.

3. Keller has no fear or repect of the U.S. military, or what implications his actions may have on their safety and ability to prosecution the War on Terror.

4. Keller has no respect for anybody's privacy, other than his own.

I can just hear his defense of the where they live story now. It's in the public's interest, and it's not really a secret. The terrorists would to have known where they all live, right?

Do you suppose there's a Secret Service agent anywhere in the country who wouldn't read this story and say their job just got a little bit tougher, too?

Leftist Conspiracy Theories: The One Percent Doctrine

I suppose it was inevitable that a book like The One Percent Doctrine would be written. The book seems to crystalize the leftist conspiracy theories in one place, while attributing super, but evil powers to Dick Cheney. The left side of the blogsphere, as well as the MSM, seem all-atwitter over this book. This is basically a book that says that the Bush administration has been incompetent in the fight against our enemies, that they are using evil methods, and that those methods haven't really worked. They have compromised our values while carrying on their "war", so Ron Suskind essentially says. I am open to other interpretations, but I will need to be persuaded by more than I have seen.

People.co.uk says that Heather Mills will settle for £10,000,000

The site People.co.uk says that Heather Mills will take £10,000,000 and be happy with it. That avoids a nasty court fight, where she might have gotten £200,000,000. She has her eye on a pricey property as a home for her and Beatrice to live.

This has got to be a fake Britney, but a nice one

The Bosh has a racey and nice Britney bottomless picture that has to be a fake. But it is a "good fake". Since I am not into stealing either bandwidth or pictures, you will need to click the link. I could be wrong, and this could be real (I hope it is).

More Britney coverage (or uncoverage), thanks to Karol

Karol, at Alarming News, had a link to this posting at "Starked LA, Candy for your Eyes", with the photographs from Harper's Bazaar. Karol remarks that Britney actually looks better than she has. I noticed that her hair had highlights, and did not have the "flat black", as I had already written.