| Obama's Double Bubble Trouble
So if you say "there is something narcissistic about homosexuality" that makes you a "deranged bigot"? The range of Sullivan-approved discourse gets smaller and smaller! Freud wouldn't have a prayer. ... 2:55 P.M. Thursday, July 27, 2006 I'm not paranoid enough: This isn't quite a syllogism. More like a conspirogism: 1) The Republicans will only swallow hard and nominate John McCain if they are really scared of losing in 2008. 2) If the Republicans do very badly in the 2006 midterms they will be really scared of losing in 2008. 3) A big reason they might do very badly in the midterms is that President Bush's misguided "comprehensive" immigration semi-amnesty has demoralized conservative voters. 4) One of the main people pushing Bush to pursue a misguided immigration semi-amnesty is John McCain.
Drive a dream, for a limited time, with Orlando luxury-car club
For about $53,000, affluent Central Floridians can slip into the custom-fitted leather seats of a silver Saleen S7 sports car and test its reputation as one of the fastest cars on the road. But only for a year.
A pricey, annual membership to Luxautica -- a new car-share club inside a renovated art gallery near the Mall at Millenia -- allows the elite access to its private collection of 20 exotic cars, including Lamborghinis, Ferraris and a Rolls-Royce.
Orlando's Cary Erfurth, a partner with Island One Resorts time-share company, became the club's charter member.
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Unflinching Rangers pile on pressure
RANGERS upped the ante ahead of the second Old Firm match of the season and reminded Celtic that, in this campaign, they will have to fend off a challenge if they want to retain the title. For Hibs there was just more misery.When these teams last squared up, at Ibrox in October, Hibs were on an unbeaten run of nine games, and added Rangers' scalp to the collection with what remains the Old Firm side's only home league defeat of the season. Since then, the Easter Road side have endured a massive downturn in fortunes.Going into this one on the back of one win in ten games, without key players such as the injured Steven Fletcher, David Murphy and Abdessalam Benjelloun and minus a manager, there was a sense of dread in the stands.In recent times the capital side's record against the Old Firm sides has negated those worries.
NWA's Steenland: Odd man out?
Once again, he defied the odds, achieving what many industry analysts consider one of the more remarkable turnarounds in aviation history. Yet in the end, Steenland, 56, a consummate cost-cutter and shrewd negotiator, may have worked himself out of a job at what could become the nation's largest airline. Last week, as Northwest and Delta Air Lines inched closer to a combination that would create the nation's largest carrier, it became increasingly clear that Delta CEO Richard Anderson -- not Steenland -- would lead the merged airline. In an interview last week, Steenland declined to discuss his future. But industry analysts expect him to take a board seat and possibly a management position. Rightly or wrongly, Steenland has become the public face of an airline perceived by many as uncaring to its employees and uninterested in its customers.
Feds: Man's guilty plea reveals two-state auto theft ring
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - Federal authorities say a man who pleaded guilty to transporting stolen cars is helping authorities expose a multimillion-dollar auto-theft ring involving hundreds of victims across Indiana and Illinois.
Thirty-nine-year-old Mahmoud Yusef Nassar of Schererville was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Hammond to 37 months in federal prison.
Court records say Nassar pleaded guilty to transporting two stolen cars - a Porsche and a Kia - across state lines after he paid dealership employees to give him the car keys.
Nassar's sentencing memorandum states that he gave up names and organizational details on the inner workings of an auto-theft ring involving hundreds of victims. Court records say that information already has led to search warrants and statements from others.
Scam alert: E-mail valentines can be more like bad Halloween tricks
Don't click on the electronic versions of Valentine's Day cards where an e-mail directs the recipient to click on a link to retrieve the e-card. Once the user clicks on the link, malware is downloaded to the computer and causes it to become infected. Dale's low-tech translation: The greeting is a nasty digital disease that will wreak havoc on your computer. No matter how tempting, don't open that e-card or click that link.Once the 'disease' is in your computer, the machine turns on you like a scorned lover, spitting out spam, stealing your identity and looking for ways to spread the disease to other computers. If the card is from a name and e-mail address you know, first call the person and ask whether they sent you an e-greeting. Verify the provider and be sure your firewall, spam and virus filter software are up to date.It is enough to make you wish for the elementary school days of pink and white heart-shaped chalk - I mean candy - with cute little sayings that make girls giggle and boys say, "Gross!"ARROW THROUGH THE WALLETTwenty-eight thousand singles call Boise home.
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