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The Short List — Thurs., July 31

Posted by Joe Bardi on Jul. 31, 2008, at 7:30 am

By now you’ve probably heard the punditry talking about McCain’s latest crazy negative attack. Here it is:

Fuck McCain for dragging Britney Spears into this.
Is the NY Times jumping off the “Low-Road Express?”
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert preps his exit.
Rep. Barney Frank attempts to decriminalize Marijuana. I’m sure the congress will get to that right after they impeach Bush and cut off funding for the war.
Chris Angel wows them in Clearwater.
Don’t know when to stop clicking? You’re not alone.
The sordid tale of the renaming of Sarasota’s Ringling Bridge.
Welcome back: Cheech & Chong.

Posted by Joe Bardi on Jul. 25, 2008, at 8:27 am

And so we bring the week to a close in style, with a little game of “Bush or Batman?” Have a good weekend everyone.

Obama wows them on the continent.
McCain’s going to pick Romney for V.P., isn’t he?
No end in sight: Foreclosures double from a year ago.
Ford loses $8.7 billion last quarter.
Firm charged with manipulating the oil market. But the oil execs said high prices were only caused by supply and demand?
Qantas may never crash, but they can still come damn close.
The Internet’s “critical flaw” exposed.
The Mindfreak prepares for a little building-implosion prestidigitation on Clearwater Beach.