Fresh Bush?

US President George W Bush is expected to shuffle some of the members of his top team in the New Year after signs that his advisors were getting stale.

One, deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin, is rumoured to have died two years ago, but no one appears to have notived. ' He was always quiet in meetings anyway' said one insider.

Other names under threat include everyone from Karl Rove to Enid Worksop, the President's Tea Lady, as Bush seeks to put 2005 behind him.

'It's possible the President has been a little out of touch with the concerns of everyday Americans' a staffer told us 'and he's going to want to redress this, so expect more policies aimed at The Simpsons generation – both Bart and Jessica – as well as an investigation into who killed Kenny from South Park.

Bush: Standing tall in 2006

Marjuana Group Goes Up In Smoke A campaign group which saw Denver voters to approve legalising marijuana in city limits is now trying to get a statewide initiative which would legalise less than an ounce of pot for adults 21 and older across Colorado. However the campaign has hit an early 'pothole' after its campaign headquarters went up in smoke, in a fire which is also belived to have taken the life of one of their major financial donors, leaving the group facing financial difficulties. 'Don't Fear The Reefer' might be their motto, but this is one battle which looks like it might be put out to grass for a while.

NSA inadvertently used banned 'cookies'
The National Security Agency has today admitted that members of staff have broken into the homes of internet users to stuff 'Dutch Cookies' in their harddrives.

The move, which renders some computers obsolete and causes others to smell as the cookie burns or turns mouldy has provoked outroar from the web community.

The issue raises questions about privacy at a spy agency already on the defensive amid reports of a secretive eavesdropping program in the United States.

'This was a mistake,' said Arid Meadow, Director at the Center for Democracy and Technology, an Internet advocacy group in Washington, D.C. 'the way this cookie has crumbled the NSA had better watch their step in future.'

Indeed they should.

Posted by damian at December 30, 2005 03:04 PM