Could Mike Bloomberg become president? Could the renegade former-democrat, former-republican, now-independent mayor of New York follow the rules long enough to make a run for the nation's highest office? Maybe. But could he please stand behind the yellow line?
Sir, please, stand behind the yellow line. It is textured for your enjoyment.
Image: Khue Bui for Newsweek
The president had the misfortune of speaking about the wildfires in front of the action-hero governor of California...
Schwarzenegger (with the voice of McBain): I can squish you like a bug.
Image: Saul Loeb / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images
Bush and Cheney met with officials today to discuss the devastating Southern California wildfires, but the vice president had other thoughts on his mind...
Cheney: Couldn't we just talk about bombing Iran?
Image: Doug Mills / The New York Times
Bush (while at G8 summit): "Man, once I was so high..."
Image: David Hecker/AFP/Getty Images (New York Times)
Bush at yesterday's press conference...
"Now you promised me you'd say a lot, right? You promised."
Image: San Francisco Chronicle
Reuters is running their Pictures of the Year, and this photo -- which I had previously blogged in July, albeit without a caption -- is one of them...
They say children are great judges of character.
Image: REUTERS/Jim Bourg
This is one of those images "worth a thousand words." (That is a saying, right?)
Rita Cosby: "Say it ain't so. My career depends on this."
Image: AP Photo/Jack Dempsey
For those who may not know, Rita Cosby is the woman with her face pressed up against the window. Although Cosby still works for MSNBC, she recently had her pathetic show cancelled.
Sometimes it is too easy it is not even fun anymore.
Image: REUTERS / Jim Bourg
The official caption notes that "Bush acknowledged sending 'mixed signals' on energy policy." Mixed signals...
Image: AFP/Jim Watson
Caption time (my favorite). While perusing the Washington Post's year-in-review photo album, this one caught my eye. (Although I use humor at this time, it is imperative I note that this photo was taken during the solemn funeral service for the late great Pope John Paul II.)
Bush: "Player to the left of me, player to the right; sinners..."
Image: Lucian Perkins, The Washington Post
