Thursday, February 24, 2011

Last Call of the Day

Libya at 11:30 PM, CST:



Gaddafi tightens grip on Libyan capital as rebels swiftly advance left

They're ripping the pages out of his "Green Book", the army has deserted him, and they're ripping down, stomping on and burning his omnipresent portrait posters.

It seems Tripoli may be the only place still holding. Meanwhile, abroad, another diplomat jumps ship. And the UN gives the Buffoon's daughter the bums' rush.

Evacuation of foreign nationals is proceeding somewhat chaotically.

Armchair experts are speculating on all sorts of things, ranging from who will replace Ghaddafi, to whether there will be a Libya when this is all over, to which historical uprising is the current Arab revolution most closely comparable. Candidates include:

1989
1979
1968
1917
1848
1789

As for me, I have no idea which is the best comparison. It's too soon to tell.

The more burning question for me is, how many ways are there to spell Ghadafi's name? Apparently, and appropriately (the man's ego requires it), there's 112.

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