Iran test fired more missiles overnight to prove they can defend themselves against an attack from our country. Awww… now that’s adorable.

President Bush is salivating over the new bill handed to him on a silver platter yesterday by the Senate, which grants immunity to telecommunication companies that helped spy on Americans suspected of terrorism. Okay, everybody, on three… one, two, three… BULLSHIT!!

Former Whitehouse peehole Karl Rove defied a congressional subpoena today, refusing to testify on the subject of whether or not he used political pressure to get people fired who weren’t loyal to the Bush administration. Let’s just accept his silence as a plea of “guilty as charged.”

US Airways will stop showing movies on domestic flights. GodDAMMIT! How else am I gonna see films like The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants?

If you didn’t check out our own Amy J. Ruiz’ exhaustive coverage of the Columbia River Crossing hearing yesterday, do yourself a favor, and DO SO NOW. It’s an illuminating and slightly depressing view into how politics in Portland really works.

HOWEVER! If you want to start your day on a more awesome note, don’t read another word… just click play.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=4sAIi5mIaig%26hl%3Den%26fs%3D1

Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)

3 replies on “Good Morning, News!”

  1. Oh man! Someone got to my idea before I did. I swore that if I stayed in a band long enough to do a video I’d use that footage… Brutal.

    Also, ALF is now showing on WGN Chicago in the early evening. Swish!

  2. Can’t believe Obama voted for this telecom-security blanket too. Along WITH Gordon Smith…
    I guess that’s moving to the center?

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