“Idaho energy czar aims to harness cow pie power”

That’s the headline. Here’s the lede:

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is hoping to capitalize on more than just the milk emerging from its cows.

Duck!: Iraq journalist tries to assassinate Bush by throwing his shoes at him

Actual Bush quote: “All I can report is it is a size 10.”

Ha ha, this is a good example of incompetent journalists, a redundancy if there ever was one. Dear Iraqi typer: You can’t take out a president with your shoe.

Some highlights from this latest story of how George Bush is an embarrassment to us all and should really retired early to his all-white neighborhood in Dallas where he belongs:

• Not one, but two shoes were thrown, prompting questions of a conspiracy because how do the goddamn Secret Service allow the shooter thrower to get two shoes off, huh?
• The thrower shouted, “This is a farewell kiss, dog,” which is a fairly awesome thing to shout if you’re going to get beat up anyhow.
• The trip to Iraq was super-secret. So secret, in fact, that accompanying journos were only allowed to tell their spouses and editors, two types of people which never spread information to a wider public.
• It also took place during the day, which shows that Iraq is a less violent place. We also suppose that the projectile in questions was a piece of footwear instead of an RPG also shows that.

Lede of the Day

Look at what’s buried in the nonessential clause of this first sentence.

As summer neared an end, and the bodies of two children lay in her basement freezer, Renee Bowman sat at her computer and went shopping for a fall wardrobe.

Wow.

From “Shopping on eBay as Girls Lay Dead” by Petula Dvorak, Meg Smith and Ashley Halsey III in today’s WaPo.