Repeat a lie long enough, and people start to believe it.

Poll: 70% think Hussein, 9/11 linked

The Bush recovery continues

U.S. companies slash payrolls by 93,000 in August

Fun weekend

Andrea and I spent Labor Day weekend at the beach, on Catalina Island and in Westwood.

Direct boat service from Los Angeles (Marina Del Ray, actually) to the island only recently began, and it's already popular. It's strange that Los Angeles, the biggest city in the West, let alone Southern California, didn't have direct service until recently. Long Beach, Orange County and San Diego had it. But not L.A.

Catalina is a weird little tourist area. It's part of Los Angeles county, but for obvious geographical reasons, its own little world. I just wonder what living there would be like. And I wonder whether they have DSL there.

And in totally random news, a fly just landed in my halogen lamp, and I can smell it burning.

Bush: Industry To Get Boost

Bush: Industry To Get Boost

"President Bush announced steps to help bring jobs to the nation's hard-pressed manufacturing industry today, beginning with what administration officials said would be increased pressure on China to change currency policies that help Chinese firms undercut U.S. competitors."

That's funny; when Howard Dean said the exact same thing two weeks ago, the GOP wingnuts called it a sign that his extremist views would never get him elected.