"A woman's right to shoes"

Chuckles from The Washington Times

[...] the idea Mr. Bush is heartlessly pursuing an elite leisure activity denied to millions of American schoolchildren takes a bit of swallowing given that his preferred fitness activity is running. "Running" requires two things: you and ground. Short of buying every schoolkid some John Kerry $1,000 electric-yellow buttock-hugging Lycra singlet, it's hard how "running" requires increasing federal funding. Perhaps America could have a running czar or a National Running Commission to report on the need for a Cabinet-level runner-general. Perhaps Title IX needs to be expanded to provide a federal sneaker subsidy -- a woman's right to shoes.

[...] Sitting behind yet another Vermont granolamobile bearing the bumper sticker "Bush Scares Me," I found myself thinking perhaps the easiest way to reduce American childhood obesity might just to be to shout out, "Look! There's big scary Bush. Run. Run for your lives. No, wait, there's John Bolton, too. Better cut through the park before he puts his hands on his hips in an aggressive manner."

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Heh! You gotta read the whole thing ...