Single What? Female...

Tell me somethin' good...

The Dems compromised, the weather has been positively dreary, and the Sox are on a pitiful losing streak...there must be SOME good news out there and I am on the hunt for it, such as:

*there's some back-up to Michael Isikoff's retracted Newsweek article about Koran flushing. New FBI documents out of Guantanamo reveal numerous complaints from detainees about such abuse (among other things)...*"but uh...I never said anything about Newsweek causing the riots..."says Puffy McMoonface (can we thank Stephanie Miller for Scottie's nickname?)

*Arlen Specter (R) Pennsylvania is the chief sponsor of the stem cell research bill (yes, George there ARE some Republicans in favor of this) and he says that if George vetoes, he's got the votes to override:

"I don't like veto threats, and I don't like statements about overriding veto threats...[b]ut if a veto threat is going to come from the White House, then the response from the Congress is to override the veto, if we can," Mr. Specter added. "Last year we had a letter signed by some 58 senators, and we had about 20 more in the wings..."

*The Dems are planning on blocking the nomination of John Bolton with Barbara Boxer again asking today for another hold (the person we send over "should not have to be babysat by Condi Rice")...and she is backed up by George Voinovich who in a rather emotional statement yesterday declared that his colleagues really need to look into this man's record further.

*The Republicans have "retreated" from a bill that would have tried to keep women out of combat.

*Despite some GOPers finding it bad for morale and anti-war, Ted Koppel will, in honor of Memorial Day, devote Nightline to the reading of the names of over 900 soldiers killed since the "end" of the Iraq War.

*You can go to Wonkette for their "Bush Sinks the Truth" matrix

AND NOW FOR THE COMPLETELY NON-POLITICAL GOOD NEWS:

*He was in six days of limbo, but my best friend's new baby boy has a NAME! Holden Thomas. Congrats to his parents and Holden's older sister Norah.

*After four annual auditions, my friend Teresa (a magnificent soprano) FINALLY got accepted to the Metroplotican Opera Chorus. She'll be performing Fidelio with them in March 2006 and if anyone wants to come cheer her on and humble the principals with noise, come on out!

*He was already doing a bunch of shows up in NH for summer stock, but my friend Doug just got one fab gig! yee ha!

So while you contemplate positivity in your world, KEEP E-MAILING!!! E-mail, call, fax, write, your friends and family, the press and your Congressfolk cause while there is some good things, there's enough out there that still needs to done and y'all gotta let these people know that you are PAYING ATTENTION!! and as always, pass it on, pass it on, pass it on!

Peace --Alex

posted by funkweee @ 8:40 AM