Less than fluffy

A moment for a more serious and boring thing: money.

Specifically, the money that Israel (and presumably the US) is going to withhold from Palestine to punish their version of democracy?

Some of our non-democratic friends are helping them out:

Saudi Arabia, Qatar to Fund Palestinians

Saudi Arabia promised $20 million and Qatar pledged $13 million to help the Palestinian Authority pay January salaries to 137,000 employees, a senior Palestinian official said.

President Creates Cabinet-Level Position To Coordinate Scandals

President Creates Cabinet-Level Position To Coordinate Scandals | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source (full text at link):

“‘Tonight, by executive order, I am creating a permanent department with a vital mission: to ensure that the political scandals, underhanded dealings, and outright criminal activities of this administration are handled in a professional and orderly fashion,’ Bush said.

The centerpiece of Bush’s plan is the Department Of Corruption, Bribery, And Incompetence, which will centralize duties now dispersed throughout the entire D.C.-area political establishment.

The Scandal Secretary will log all wiretaps and complaints of prisoner abuse, coordinate paid-propaganda efforts, eliminate redundant payoffs and bribes, oversee the appointment of unqualified political donors to head watchdog agencies, control all leaks and other high-level security breaches, and oversee the disappearance of Iraq reconstruction funds. He will also be responsible for issuing all official denials that laws have been broken.

‘Many of the current scandals in Washington are crucial to the success of my priorities for the nation,’ Bush said. ‘The Department of Corruption will safeguard these important misdeeds.'”

God Bless America.