News; Laugh to keep from crying

"WTF?" says Palin

"[Obama's] theme last night in the State of the Union was the WTF -- winning the future," continued Palin. "I thought, 'OK.' That acronym? Spot on. There were a lot of WTF moments throughout that speech." --Sarah please. You're grossing me out. I'm hving a Sputnik moment. 

 

Failing schools?

AP--Standard & Poor’s cuts Japan’s credit rating one notch to AA- over concerns about government debt, deflation, aging population. -- Must be those crappy Japanese schools.

 

AP--Trading is halted on Egyptian stock exchange after market plunges 6.25 percent in 15 minutes -- More failing schools?

Family News
Hawaii charter schools could face some new funding challenges this year because of the misconduct of a few schools — or one in particular: Myron B. Thompson Academy. Several questions at a joint legislative briefing Wednesday centered on the online public charter academy, which has been in the news lately for concerns about nepotism in its hiring practices. -- Ah, the family.

Uh oh

AP --A Utah military base that carries out tests to protect troops against biological attacks was locked down Wednesday to resolve a "serious concern," officials said.Base commander Col. William E. King said no one was in danger. -- Yeah, right.