Spud's been calling fer a raise fer the troops fer a while now. Spud finds it a deeply cynical move that the raise is now coming but in a huge bill that nobody on either side of the aisle wants to discuss too much cos of where the US is in the election cycle.

FTA: In the end, House-Senate bargainers dropped several provisions he opposed. Eliminated was language barring private interrogators from U.S. military detention facilities...

Mercenary goon squads/inquisitors are evil.

Wonder wot other nasty li'l surprises they've stuffed in there?

Yeesh.

Be Well.

Now compare it to Tina Fey's redux

Luffs it.

Tina Fey fer Veep!

Spud's two favoritest lines?

"Katy, I'd like to use one of my lifelines"

and.

"Bono, the King of Ireland."

Still giggling.

The first clip is funny too.

Just not in a good way.

Be Well.

/On Topic?

612 Billion here, 700 billion there fer the bailout.

Eventually, it's gonna add up to real money.

"Katy, I'd like to use one of my lifelines"

and.

"Bono, the King of Ireland."

My stomach still hurts from laughing