A couple of great blog postings have crossed my email inbox today, and I thought I’d share them:

Booman picks up on an absolutely absurd occurrence in Iraq during a recent visit by a GOP congressional delegation. I’m not even going to tell you what it’s about. You have to go read it - it’s that crazy. But here’s Booman’s intro to the posting:

Whether it was M*A*S*H, Dr. Strangelove, or Catch-22, I like to see war portrayed as absurd. Even when it is justified, it is absurd. Many Vietnam movies tackle the issue, none more poignantly than Apocalypse Now. I think we have a real life example that speaks volumes in today’s Washington Post. This could be straight out of Joseph Heller…

ASZ’s most excellent friend Melissa at Shake’s Sis found some more conservative absurdity in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece posted on Opinion Journal. Apparently, there’s a strategy that the GOP can use to re-attract the “security moms”. Again, without giving away Lis’ secret, here’s a snippet to whet your appetite:

Right out of the box, I can tell I’m going love Ms. Strassel, given that she subscribes to one of my favorite theories of politics: Vagina Voting. That’s the theory which proffers that Vagina-Americans (aka “Women”) are politically attracted to the closest vagina. Hence, all women should want to vote for Hillary. And if Hillary weren’t in the race, they’d want to vote for John Edwards, because of Elizabeth—and also because John Edwards, what with his hair fetish, is practically one big vagina himself…

Lastly, I’m sure that everyone heard about McFlightsuit proposing a bailout for the mortgage industry. Believe me, no matter how much the White House spins it, the bailout is NOT for homeowners. It’s for his buddies in the banking / financial service industries that are gasping for mortgage air. Jill at Brilliant at Breakfast does a sendup on the latest absurdity in the burgeoning mortgage industry crisis - and she (properly) contrasts the bailout to the lack of assistance for affected people in New Orleans:

Don’t kid yourself for one minute that this is about helping low-income Americans stay in their homes. If helping low-income Americans stay in their homes were the goal, the 9th Ward of New Orleans wouldn’t still be in ruins two years after Hurricane Katrina, its citizens dispersed elsewhere, the better to turn Louisiana into a Republican state and a cash cow for Bush’s corporate cronies. This Administration has dragged its heels on helping the most high-profile poor people in the country, but when the wealthy start to feel the effects, suddenly this president rushes into action…

If you’ve found some online absurdity today that needs to see the light of day, by gawd, post it in the comments!!