Friday Links For Thee

It's over. (visualize Paddy running around the house screaming "Thank You JESUS!!) Now the fun begins.

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis Memorabilia Sold

Petraeus: No Major Iraq Troop Drawdown in '08

CNN: Heart condemns McCain-Palin use of 'Barracuda'
Blasting through the Republican convention hall is the 1977 hit "Barracuda" by rock band Heart.

Rice on historic Libya visit (Appeaser!!!)

Magazine: Russia's Putin Sexy, but Not That Sexy

LA Times: Holy Limbaugh! Sarah Palin turns Rush to mush over the McCain ticket
We knew that Wednesday night's boffo speech to the Republican National Convention by newly minted vice presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was a huge hit inside the house. But perhaps no one among the GOP faithful swooned more than Rush Limbaugh.

Mozart, Metallica fans kindred spirits after all: research

White House spied on Iraq's leader, Bob Woodward says in book

NY Times: The Party in Power, Running as if It Weren’t
The nominee’s friend described him as a “restless reformer who will clean up Washington.” His defeated rival described him going to the capital to “drain that swamp.” His running mate described their mission as “change, the goal we share.” And that was at the incumbent party’s convention.

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