Walking on water

The Mail has a lovely line today from the German paper, Welt Am Sonntag, on German hostility to President Bush:

If Bush were to walk on water, the Germans would say, "We always knew it - he cannot even swim".
 

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42 days

I've kept shtum about 42 days because - is one allowed to say this on so critical an issue? - I don't have firm views on the matter. My inclination even splits both ways: I instinctively oppose such a drastic extension of the state's right to curtail our liberties without firm evidence that it is needed; but I equally instinctively recognise that we live in terrible times when such measures might be necessary.

One the one hand, when a policeman such as Peter Clarke says how important it is, I wonder who am I to say he is wrong. On the other, why do we need 42 when Australia and the US - hardly soft on terror - consider that 12 and one day are sufficient?

In the end, if I had a vote on the issue I'd vote no, for the simple reason that the government have yet...

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Excuses, excuses

Apologies for the light posting. I'm on a book deadline. I'll post as often as I can manage.

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Taking the piss

Here's a joke with which to start the week, from Sir Clement Freud's wonderful Racing Post column:

The Inland Revenue decide to audit Cyril, summon him to their office for an appointment with their most thorough auditor, who is not surprised when Cyril arrives with his solicitor.
The auditor says: “Sir, you cannot deny that you have an extravagant lifestyle, no full-time employment, and pay no taxes on the grounds of your contention that you win money gambling. I have to tell you that Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise finds that explanation difficult to believe.”
“I am a great gambler and can prove it,” says Cyril. “Would you like a demonstration?”
The auditor considers this for a moment and agrees. Cyril says: “I bet you a thousand pounds I can bite my own eye.” The auditor thinks for a while, finally says: “It’s a

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Hillary was inevitable

Jon Stewart is brilliant mocking the 'Hillary is inevitable' pundits:

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