Blame Canada! …. or thank them?
this is actually old news, but most people don’t realize it. Canada is actually the largest oil exporter to the U.S., and Saudi Arabia is 2nd. This is actually part of the reason why the Canadian dollar is beating the U.S. dollar (as is every other currency), but also part of the reason why our gas prices only go up by 25-50 cents instead of a dollar, or more! So next time you meet someone from our neighbor in the north, give them a hug. 
Colbert can still be president!
Apparently, in an open letter from KFC to Stephen Colbert, he has been offered to be their acting president for a day.
November 12, 2007
An open letter to Stephen Colbert:
We’ve been closely following the news around your decision to run for president, including the recent development that your name will not be allowed on the ballot in South Carolina.
We know you are disappointed, but there are many KFC staffers who are proud members of ColbertNation and we are here to help.
It is with great pride that I tell you that KFC has the power to pave your road to the White House, and to offer you the presidency! No ballot, election or voting required.
KFC Headquarters in Louisville, Ky., is located in a building called the White House and we’d like to invite you to our White House to serve as KFC president for a day.
Your day as president would begin with a “swearing in” ceremony, where you’ll place your hand on the book containing the Colonel’s secret recipe. Your first official duty would be to help us sort the “left wings” from the “right wings.” We’d also like you to hold a “State of the Chicken” address with some of America’s most dedicated restaurant managers.
One of the best things about being KFC president for a day is that you don’t have to choose sides. We have plenty of mashed potatoes and gravy, cole slaw and macaroni and cheese to go around, and KFC will allow you the liberty of enjoying all of our sides!
Colonel Sanders brought Southern Hospitality to fried chicken fans around the world, and we think you’ll enjoy experiencing our Southern Hospitality during your one-day term as president of KFC. Your chance at a seat in the oval office may have been denied, but you’ll always have a seat at KFC’s dinner table.
With the ongoing writers’ strike, I assume there is some free time on your calendar. I look forward to giving you a tour of your White House office soon.
Regards,
Gregg Dedrick
President of KFC
Turkey and the Kurds
Turkey is in quite a tough situation. Domestically, there is a lot of pressure on Recep Tayyip Erdogan (prime minister of turkey), and Abdullah Gül (President of Turkey) to resolve this 30+ year conflict. With Northern Iraq being an autonomous Kurdish state, and some almost certain cross-border sympathies, it is no shock that attacks by the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) have increased. Internationally, the U.S. does not want to have to pick a side in a conflict between Turkey and Northern Iraq. The U.S. also uses Turkish airbases for the war effort in Iraq, further putting pressure on Turkey to not just go into the region, guns blazing. Not that Turkey would anyway. The area between Turkey and Northern Iraq is very mountainous, and successful combat operations would be difficult to achieve. You could have a similar situation to that in Afghanistan, where even the U.S. is having immense trouble in dislodging and eliminating the Taliban. The last thing Turkey wants to do is have a quagmire of its own.
One thing to note is that Turkish parliament did give the military legal backing to have cross-border operations for one year. So basically the military can do as it sees fit for one year, without needing to ask permission to conduct operations. Let’s just hope they don’t get over zealous, and make the one relatively peaceful area in Iraq into another all out combat zone.
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