Politics

British Prime Minister David Cameron, or Dodgy Dave as he’s often referred to in the Commons, swung by a used car centre over the weekend to buy a second hand car for his wife.  A local car dealer had a surprising visit from the PM, who apparently wanted to buy a £1,500 Nissan Micra for his wife Samantha. Thus apparently proving the Mr Cameron is a commoner just like everyone else. Independent.co.uk reports: “I just thought it was one of my friends having a wind up, obviously, as you do,” Mr Harris told the Independent.

Last Week’s Senate bill that supposedly made it easier for 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia, turns out to have been a cruel hoax perpetrated by comedian Amy Schumer’s cousin, Senator Charles Schumer.  Schumer secretly stuffed an amendment into the final draft that allows the attorney general and secretary of state to veto any litigation from 9/11 families against the Saudis. Nypost.com reports: Yes, JASTA would remove the statutory restrictions that have prevented 9/11 families from taking the Saudi kingdom to court.

Via KeepTalkingGreece.com,

Weird things are happening in the Mediterranean Sea. Almost simultaneously three countries in the Mediterranean have closed their airspace and territories for aircraft departing from Libya. The exceptions are very few and involve the transport of military and evacuees. At the same time, three NATO exercises are taking place but the airspace closure and directly little to do with that.

It’s been two generations since “your number is up” meant anything but relief at the DMV or a one-way ticket to the pearly gates.

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