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Iraq Study Group? BFD!

By Michael Weiss
Posted Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, at 4:19 PM ET

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Brian Sack at New York blog The Banterist has penned a tribute to Mayor Michael Bloomberg: "He held my hand and helped me across the street. We passed several French restaurants that were forbidden from serving foie gras before finally arriving at the Freedom Tower. At one story tall, it was not technically a tower. 'Towers are dangerous,' said the mayor. He unlocked the giant steel door and ushered me into a room filled with nothing but amazingly soft, non-flammable pillows. 'You'll be safe here,' said Mayor Bloomberg, 'I'll be back later. With everyone else.' "

Read more about the NYC ban on trans fats. In Slate, Ed Finn explained the difference between trans fats and saturated fats in 2003.

Man-geiser Bush: Former President George H.W. Bush broke down during a speech at a leadership forum in Tallahassee, Fla., Tuesday, remembering the dignity and stoicism displayed by his son Jeb, now governor of the state, when lost his first gubernatorial bid in 1994. (Watch the video of leaky paternal pride here.)

Lefty Michael J. Stickings at The Reaction offers the obvious if obligatory sequel: "Do you think he breaks down in tears when he thinks about how his other son—George, that is, not Neil or Marvin—has fucked up as president and is one of the worst presidents ever?"

Scott at The Truth by Scott submits: "If you think about it, had Jeb become governor in 1994, he might have run for President instead. He was certainly considered a better candidate. Despite his unconsitutional and highly political intervention in the Terri Schiavo case, he's smarter, more articulate, better traveled, and more thoughtful than his older brother. It makes me wish I had voted for him. … It makes me want to cry for our country too."

Read more about George Sr.'s weeping.

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