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Sorry; a bit belated.

Whad’ja think?

PAD

This one in the Detroit Free Press.

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070529/SPORTS18/705290315/1048/SPORTS

Boy, this is as much if not more coverage than “Dark Tower” generated.

PAD

Look, I’m not the brightest penny in the drawer, but even *I* knew that Bush had no reason to compromise in his Iraq stance. I said so right here, weeks ago. So if *I* was able to figure it out, certainly professional politicians should have been able to do likewise and been prepared to be as stubborn and intransigent as Bush. That the only thing they could do was *give* him a reason to compromise on the issue of deadlines through a show of strength and concerted spin of his veto to their advantage.

Instead, in a monumental collapse of will and a total ignoring of the nationwide “we’re sick of this war” mandate that gave them success in the election, the Dems folded and gave Bush everything he wanted. Continued funding with no strings attached, unless you count the nonbinding benchmarks which Bush can ignore. Of COURSE he’s going to ignore them. He’s ignored the will of the people and the Constitution; what makes anyone think he’s going to attend to nonbinding benchmarks. And they’ve basically thrown away any future possibility that they’ll be able to rein him in, because they’ve sent him a firm message: Hang tough and we’ll cave.

The time to make the point, to hang tough, to get it done, was now. Not three months from now or six months from now. All they’ve managed to do is send a message to Bush that he can continue to do exactly as he pleases, and a message to the American people that they’re incapable of standing up to the president and making it stick.

PAD

Kath just brought this to my attention.

http://progressive.org/mag_wx051807

If I’m reading this correctly, Bush has very quietly granted himself emergency powers not dissimilar from what Palpatine did. In one shot he has eliminated checks and balances that have stood this country in good stead for centuries–not just for himself, but for all presidents. And considering the definition of “emergency” is broad and vague…am I the only one creeped out by this?

With Cheney as the Sith master and Bush as the apprentice, this is a hell of a way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of “Star Wars.”

PAD

The sports section has an article about pro-bowler Kelly Kulick and discusses, among other things, her appearance in “Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.” I’m mentioned, as is Ariel, and even Todd Nauck. They even have artwork from the issue, although for some reason they used a page that DOESN’T feature Kelly. Go figure.

PAD

Four major series wrap-up their seasons. Spoilers below. I mean it: Real spoilers. No way to discuss the shows in any meaningful way otherwise.

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For the third day in a row, we are seeing precipitation. Last night’s Mets/Yankees game was concluded in a deluge. We had sunny skies for a while, but now more moisture is coming down. This is particularly of concern because John Maine is pitching, I’m quite worried that continuing inclement weather could obviously be a real hardship for him.

In other words…

The rain on Maine is plainly quite a pain.

PAD

ESPN will be rebroadcasting the Queens Tournament in which FNSM was discussed. The tournament airs at 1 PM EST tomorrow, Sunday, the 20th. The comic is brought up about 54 minutes into the broadcast. Both myself and Ariel are mentioned and Todd’s artwork appears on screen.

PAD

I wasn’t aware that Steve Wacker was going to announce on Newsarama that my run on FNSM was going to be coming to an end until my e-mail box lit up.

The fact is, I’ve known about it for months. It’s one of the reasons I’ve been writing some of the stories they way I have. I never intended, for instance, to combine the Uncle Ben storyline with the Sandman story. But Marvel’s new plans for the series meant that I had to do some fast shuffling and compression, so I took a deep breath, squished the two of them together so that I wouldn’t leave the Ben story thread dangling, and did my best. But the upcoming resolution to the Miss Arrow story and the following issue’s smackdown with Jonah Jameson are all at the ideal length, so ultimately I’m happier with those endeavors.

And all I can tell you is that no, I don’t have any holes in my schedule because I’ve picked up several new projects–both of which I’m very excited about–to pick up the slack which I’m hoping will be announced shortly. As for Spider-Man, as Steve kind of hinted, the other shoe hasn’t dropped yet.

PAD

It has been decided by British high command that Harry will not, in fact, be shipping out to Iraq with his troops.

Good move.

Harry should be focusing his attention on places where he can really be of use…such as combating Lord Voldemort.

PAD

Does anyone think that the resignation of assistant AG John McNulty is anything other than an act of a subordinate throwing himself on his sword so that Alberto “At the end of the day” Gonzales and the Bush hierarchy can survive the current investigation?

I mean, granted, this adminstration has set a new record for the philosophy that the buck stops just about anywhere except on the desk of those who should really be answering for decisions that are made about everything from employee firings to mismangement of wars. But this really sets a new low in terms of obviousness and just-how-stupid-do-they-think-the-American-public-is-ism (a brand new hyphenated word, TM).

PAD

A New England Comics press release:

This Saturday May 19th Super star writer Peter David will be appearing at both our Quincy and Brockton locations. Mr. David will there to promote the highly successful Dark Tower series, adapted from the Stephen King novels, from Marvel Comics. As well as promote his other comic series Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, X-Factor, and Fallen Angel. Mr. David has been a prolific writer in both comics and books for over 25 years. Working on such high profile titles as Star Trek, Spectacular Spider-Man, Web of Spider-Man, Supergirl, Captain Marvel, Spyboy, Aquaman, Spider-man 2099, X-Factor, and most notably his 10 year run on Incredible Hulk. All are invited to come down and meet and greet with this legend of the comic industry this Saturday May 19th. Times for Mr. David’s appearance are as follows:

Brockton 12:00 to 2:00 P.M.
Quincy 4:00 to 6:00 P.M.

PAD

NBC has announced that it’s renewing the low-rated but high quality, critically acclaimed “Friday Night Lights.”

Interestingly, its numbers are around six million, which puts it right around the numbers “Drive” drew in its debut.

PAD

I asked everyone to wait a week before discussing SM3 with spoilers, and for the most part everyone has obliged. So if you guys want to chat about the film with spoilers–discussing specific plot point–here’s where to do it.

PAD

FNSM #20 and the Kelly Kulick appearance attracted the notice of www.bowl.com, one of the premiere bowling websites. Check it out. My only regret is that there’s no mention of Todd Nauck; it sounds as if I drew the book.

http://www.bowl.com/articleView.aspx?i=13018&f=1

Gee, I wonder if journalista! will pick it up? A Gary Groth product featuring something about me that’s not negative? I’m thinking not.

PAD

…people get people fired.

I’m a free speech advocate and also I’m against undeterred gun ownership, so the item below really brings my two Constitutional priorities into conflict.

http://jinwicked.livejournal.com/156836.html

I’m definitely going to have to give priority to the First Amendment here: This is completely ludicrous. That a guy is fired simply for talking about acquiring a rifle, and that his depiction of it in a webcomic gets a police investigation, for crying out loud? Insanity.

PAD

My daughter Shana brought the following to my attention: An actual poster that’s all over Paris. Zut!

http://bp3.blogger.com/__XCWUd8FFjQ/RkB7BxtieTI/AAAAAAAAA0o/22Q5MIAshpM/s1600-h/cheeseweb.jpg

Personally, I think it’d go down great with a side of Fantastic Fries. Maybe wash it down with a Silver Slurpee.

PAD