A minor victory in the war against republican rhetoric

The White House announced yesterday that Bush has finally given up on his ridiculous tagline, "stay the course." They finally realized that the slogan too clearly reflects the faults in their military strategy. In the words of press secratary Tony Snow, "it allowed critics to say, "Well, here's an administration that's just embarked upon a policy and not looking at what the situation is'..."

In other happy political news:

Bush is the only politician in the country who believes that Republicans will maintain control of the Senate and House.

Gas prices and unemployment are down, and the stock market is up. But no one is giving the republicans credit. Instead they're wisely focusing on the fact that workers are getting crap pay and no benefits and that too many people can't afford health care.

I wouldn't even pretend to have enough political savvy to play, but I think it kicks ass that someone has created a Fantasy Congress.

This one's not really political, but it makes me happy: Whole Foods is creating a "animal compassionate" label for meat from animals that were treated well up until their murder.