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I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately, about the changes wrought in my life by being diagnosed with malignant melanoma, a potentially-deadly skin cancer. However, writing about it has turned out to be less easy. Perhaps this is because when I write, I really have to do some thinking, whereas when I’m “just thinking about it”, I can easily flit off in my mind to something else when I don’t want to think too much about “it.”

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So CalPundit today had a fascinating story about Republican congressional leaders hacking into the computers of their Democratic counterparts.

As I was reading it, I heard a startling noise behind me. Someone was cackling and exclaiming, “I am not a crook!”

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This pretty much speaks for itself…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Bush may seek an additional $40 billion or more for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan next year — on top of the $400-billion military budget he will send to Congress next month, congressional sources and budget analysts said on Wednesday. But Bush is unlikely to send the request to Congress until after the November presidential election to minimize any political damage, the sources said.

Read the rest of the story at Findlaw.

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MoveOn.org recently sponsored a political advertising contest called “Bush in 30 Seconds”. And the winners have been announced.

The ads themselves would be funny, if they weren’t so veridical.

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