The coal-burning question

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/4158744.html

Critics such as this one have Gov. Rick Perry all wrong here. He merely wants us all to have enough mercury in our systems so that we can take our own temperatures without having to use thermometers.

Plus, it is only fitting that this state emit more gases than any comparably-sized territory on earth as most of the rest of the world regard Texans as the biggest @$$hole$ on the planet.

And we Texans also sent from Austin to Washington, D.C., the most odoriferous "AH" ever to occupy the "Oval Orifice."

Animal House in the West Wing

He loves to cuss, gets a jolly when a mountain biker wipes out trying to keep up with him, and now we're learning that the first frat boy loves flatulence jokes. A top insider let that slip when explaining why President Bush is paranoid around women, always worried about his behavior. But he's still a funny, earthy guy who, for example, can't get enough of fart jokes. He's also known to cut a few for laughs, especially when greeting new young aides, but forget about getting people to gas about that.