- Police in New York are still trying to identify a skeleton found in 2004 that they believe has been laying hidden in the bushes next to a highway for over 20 years. How do they know it was there for 20 years? It was wearing a Members Only jacket. Really.
- Obama calls our troops a “good photo-op”. Discuss…
- A new poll suggests that Sarah Palin actually has a higher favorability rating than Nancy Pelosi. Unfortunately she also loses out to Hillary Clinton in the all important “Who would you rather have Thanksgiving dinner with?” race.
- You might want to make an appointment for that nose job right now. The Senate health care bill includes a 5 percent tax on elective cosmetic surgery. It’s called the “Michael Jackson tax”… what? Too soon?
- Comeback kid: Rudy Guiliani may be running for Hillary Clinton’s old Senate seat in 2010. And he would use that as a stepping stone to running for President again in 2012. Here’s hoping that his Senate campaign has better advisors than his Presidential campaign did. Question: Do you think it’s possible that Rudy actually threw the 2008 campaign, knowing that a Republican wouldn’t be able to win?
- Fort Hoot shooter Nidal Hasan may have had HIV.
- 52% of Republicans think ACORN stole the election for Obama. I have a feeling out listeners agree. Glenn Beck will undoubtedly devote an entire weeks worth of shows to this one.
- The RTA gave its approval to Gov. Quinn’s plan to borrow $166 million to avert a CTA fare increase. I know I feel better now.
- Having already ruined fast food, pop, and everything that makes life worth living, the Center for Science in the Public Interest wants you to know that movie popcorn is bad for you.
- End of the world update II: Yesterday we learned that the floods in Georgia have created a world wide Eggo waffle shortage. Now Nestle says that Thanksgiving 2009 could be plagued by a canned pumpkin pie shortage. I don’t know what to believe in anymore.