Month January 2006

Abramoff wreckage

One of Washington’s top lobbying operations will shut down at the end of the month because of its ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and former House majority leader Tom DeLay. Not to worry, they’ll all be busy, what with…

Suicide arsonist mouse

A mouse got its revenge against a homeowner who tried to dispose of it in a pile of burning leaves. The blazing creature ran back to the man’s house and set it on fire.

The al-Jazeera Memo

From Blair Watch Peter Kilfoyle: As good as his word. Peter Kilfoyle MP has been as good as his word. He told us, over the frozen Turkeys in Tesco before Christmas that we should be seeing some developments in the…

Hell hath no fury

Politizine on Emily Miller, Michael Scanlon’s ex-fiancee who ratted him out to the FBI when he dumped her. He’s been indicted in the Abramoff scandals. Don’t ever – ever – dump your attractive and smart "thirty-something" fiancee for some twinkie…