
A cancer has swept over America. War, recession, Global Warming, hurricanes, terrorism, evil. The cause of this disease is disputed, but many experts indicate that the problems seem to have begun occurring sometime around January of 2001.

Let's say you get a dog. A puppy, really. You take him into your home and you feed him and water him and you get waked up at five in the morning by him and take him outside so he doesn't poo on the carpet.

This weeks special topic for the Last Viner Standing is about analogies. Basically, contestants need to do a writeup on why x candidate is like x. I love sports and I love politics, so I obviously had to put them together.

My folks just returned from a trip to Alaska. I asked if they had seen any Bald Eagles. Dad laughed and said, "Hell, they're like seagulls out there." It's sad to think of this fierce, proud symbol of U.S patriotism as a common scavenger from The Land of The Midnight Sun.

Anyone who watched his acceptance speech knows that Barack Obama has shed the last vestiges of individual identity.

The well known phenomenon of Disney's "The Incredibles" is seen in yet a different light.

Yes, indeed, the Plott Hound is a good dog. Take a good look at Obie here. He has good conformation with a lean, muscular body on a medium size body. Obie likes to exercise. Basketball is his favorite sport for fun.

Well, the two political conventions are over and congratulations to all our Newsviners who covered the events in Denver and St. Paul. It's past Labor Day, the conventions are over and it's time for the real campaign to begin.