Thursday digest

- Lee Harvey Oswald, lone-acting socialist looney tune.

- After wishing she could kill George Bush, an Irish peace activist blames him for the suffering in the Muslim world - because apparently all was sweet and light before he came along.

- As a new study estimates that 3/4 of the US public will be overweight within 8 years, with almost one in two Americans approaching obesity is released, Mike Huckabee is met with mean spirited personal attacks from you-know-who's attack dogs for suggesting that perhaps a look in the mirror might be appropriate before mouthing off on rising health care costs. And while I'm on the subject of choosing whether or not to spend your time and money on taking care of yourself or blaming the government instead for all your problems, here's a great rant concerning the subject (even if its author doesn't know how to use paragraphs).

- Canadian PM Stephen Harper of the Conformatory party is reinstating funding to Palestine and prepping for a withdrawal from Afghanistan. How Liberal is this guy going to get in search of that elusive majority?

- A revealing interview with uber-producer Bob Rock, here.

- Speaking of music, I'm hoping that people will finally start recognizing this guy for what he really was ... a babbling, drooling, self-indulgent jackass.

- Brent Sutter and the New Jersey Devils: I love it.