[] VIP suites at Walter Reed Army Hospital are reserved for government dignitaries, Supreme Court justices, visiting world leaders and enlisted men who have won the Congressional Medal of Honor. And even then, only if they agree to another tour in Iraq.
[] New film "300" glorifies the "Spartan Code" embraced by Marines celebrating war, militarism and battlefield carnage. Bush calls it a "date movie."
[] Marine General Peter Pace calls gay troops "immoral." And after they provided all those muscular, oiled bodies that make the "Spartan Code" so much fun.
Don't wander off... There's plenty more where this came from...
[] Only 62% of West Point graduates stay beyond their five-year commitment. Looks like a cushy job at Halliburton or Fox News trumps the good ol' Spartan Code.
[] Regis Philbin undergoes triple heart bypass surgery. After his doctors told him he'd face death----or worse, turn into Dick Cheney.
[] Local priests in Mexico cleansed Myan ruins of "evil spirits" after Bush's visit. Which came as quite a surprise since everyone thought Rove had stayed behind in Washington.
[] Pope Benedict XVI tells Catholics: "Abortion, gay marriage and priestly celibacy are not negotiable." Like, say, the civil damages Father Feely incurred buggering altar boys.
[] In his new book,"John Paul II, My Beloved," the pope calls Bob Dylan a "false prophet." I know what you're thinking. What's that "beloved" all about?
[] University of Holy Land paleographer challenges James Cameron's docu "Last Tomb of Jesus," claiming he has proof that Mary Magdalene was buried with another woman named Martha. Shocking enough Jesus had a wife. Now it looks like he may have married a lesbian.
[] Says right wing radio host Michael Medved: "It's surprising to see James Cameron in a sketchy project seeking attention through a frontal assault on cherished beliefs." ... Oh, sorry... he meant Al Gore on global warming.
[] An archery club in Pennsylvania was charged with using live, domestic turkeys for target practice. Or, as Cheney calls it-----"hunting."
Excerpted from www.Bereftontheleft.blogspot.com