Today's edition of quick hits:
* Late this afternoon, the U.N. General Assembly approved an implicit recognition of Palestinian statehood, elevating Palestinians' U.N. observer status from "entity" to "non-member state."
* It was a 62-to-33, bipartisan vote: "Reflecting a war-weary nation, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday for an accelerated withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan after more than a decade of fighting."
* Now that's a picture calling out for a caption contest.
* Syria: "This morning, an entire country was effectively cut off from the Internet. Web traffic in and out of Syria dropped to zero abruptly, a drastic development more than a year into a conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. Cellphone service also appears to be partially down."
* BP: "The United States government has temporarily banned the British oil company BP from new federal contracts, citing the company's 'lack of business integrity.'"
* Housing recovery: "An index measuring the number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes in October jumped to nearly its highest level in almost six years. Steady job gains and record-low mortgage rates have made home buying more attractive."
* Given Mercury's proximity to the sun, it's amazing how much ice it has.
* Naming Paul Ryan one of the world's top 10 most important "global thinkers" strikes me as an example of profoundly poor judgment. Seriously, Foreign Policy editors, what were you thinking?
* Easily the greatest thing I've seen today: pictures of Vice President Biden going shopping at Costco.
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Mind if I have a spin in your chair before I go, Barack
Obama: Look who's outside the circle of trust...
Mitt; "Good show boy, now I don't have to worry about any more grays on the top, and I'll color the sides with just for Men.
Obama; "You couldn't win without cheating Votes, and even then I Won, so go color your hair; you might convince everyone your 30 again" !
Hi Mitt, i hope you don't mind that Candy is joining us...for another bite!
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Mitt, this is pretty cool but you must see upstairs!
Mitt..come on let me try the chair just once
OBAMA :Step away from the desk Mitt
Mitt: "Thank you for having me Mr. President." Now let's get down to business. What is the most valuable asset in this place?"
Obama: "Come Mitt, I have many binders to show you."
"The Lunch"
Mittens "So this is what Government Housing looks like? Where do I apply?"
POTUS "You already applied and were denied, Now get the hell out of here!!!"
Mitt: Just keep smiling and pretend it doesn't hurt, like a trip to the dentist office.
Caption Contest: "OK Mitt, you can sit at the desk. Just don't get too comfortable or I'll have to call the Secret Service."
Caption contest:
"Have a seat over here on Clint Eastwood."
Caption: Don't you just love this Oval Office, comes with all the perks - Marine 1 and Air Force 1!
Mitt: Just keep smiling and pretend it doesn't hurt, like a trip to the dentist office.
"Thanks for stopping by, Mitt. Now, if you don't mind seeing yourself out, I have work to do."
Romney got "free stuff" from the government today.
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Who am I? What am I doing here?
Welcome to MY office...I hoped you wiped the Bu!!$h!t off your shoes before you entered. Now take a quick look, get the hell out and DON'T come back.
Caption: "Mitt, I've gotta ask: Is anybody really in there?"
FYI, here's a copy of a thank-you note I just sent to President Clinton.
Dear President Clinton,
Thank you for saving America. We couldn't have done it without you.
I voted for you twice, and would have voted for you twice more, but I am most indebted to you for saving America from the American Taliban. It was a more critical moment than most understood, in my opinion, and it was you who pulled us out of the fire. Thankfully, the cracks are already showing, and the soul of America, if not its pocketbook, is out of critical danger for the moment.
I count this as your finest service to date, over eight brilliant years in office and your current amazing projects - (note for future: I have high expectations of you as First Gentleman!) - so I am happy for this chance to tell you that I, for one, am, and always will be, truly grateful that you saw the danger and brought all your formidable gifts to bear, because you were the one person on the planet who could defeat it. And you did.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jennwind
P.s. We'll save Glass-Steagall for another day.
Good to see you Mitt. You're walking much better since they removed my foot from your ass.
Obama, "You know all those things I said about you, while we were campaigning?"
Romney, "Yeah, what about them?"
Obama, "I meant every word!"
Statehood of Palestine? You mean to tell me that the United Nations voted to give Statehood to people who terrorize the citizens of Israel and call for the death of all Jews? This is a dark day for the UN. Very dark indeed.
Maybe its better that i did not win. I would have to downsize.
Keep smiling.. Are they still over there?
So this is how the the 47% live.
Romney: Thanks for inviting me, Mr. President.
Obama: Glad you could make it. By the way, this is an I.R.S. sting operation. You have the right to remain silent...
Obama: I've got 10 mins. Just enough time for you to give me the details of your tax plan.