The last “Fool of the Week” for 2008 is a relatively easy choice. New York State Senator-elect Hiram Monserrate is a perfect fit for the jester’s cap. Monserrate is a former NYPD officer dismissed for a psychological disability. He says he is also a Christian, but has floated around Scientology circles with the likes of [...]

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The Republican National Committee is set to consider a resolution accusing George Bush of moving the country “another dangerous step closer toward socialism.”
George Bush the socialist. That was supposed to be Barack Obama.
The RNC plans to vote on a resolution condemning the bailouts. Here is part of its text:
“WHEREAS, the Bank Bailout Bill effectively nationalized [...]

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Nearly 5,000 government officials were punished for corruption in China this last year. Yet that seems to be just the tip of an iceberg of favoritism, bribery and abuse.
Although Chinese officials are cracking down harder on corrupt party officials, it remains a half-hearted attempt.
In Xinhuanet.com:
A disciplinary official said Friday that 4,960 Chinese officials above the [...]

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Today is the last day to select Foolocracy’s “Fool of the Year.” There are 20 candidates to select from and you can vote for as many and as often as you like.
One candidate has held a lead from the first day, but in the last week that lead has shrunk to the second place choice. [...]

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The new campaign finance information website for Wisconsin has an impressive looking homepage and sharp photo of the Minneapolis skyline.
That is Minneapolis as in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The page does have a picture of the State Capitol Building in Madison.
The Journal-Sentinel quoted one bemused lawmaker:
State Sen. Jeff Plale noticed the geography gaffe after looking at the site [...]

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George Bush’s reading skills are taking a hammering from some former underlings.
Larry Wilkerson, an aide to former Secretary of State Colin Power, called Bush a “Sarah Palin-like leader” with a short attention span.
Former counterterrorism advisor Richard Clarke recounts Condoleezza Rice and her deputy Steven Hadley telling him: “Don’t give the President a lot of long [...]

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 New Hampshire has plans to recoup the cost of finding lost hikers. In the past 10 years, $1 million has been spent on lost hikers. Now the state is preparing to bill those who are responsible for their own misfortune.
Hikers who enters the wilderness unprepared or in an impaired state will receive a bill for the [...]

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Is Caroline Kennedy the Democrat’s Sarah Palin?
When Kennedy first expressed her interest for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat, most observers considered her a shoo-in.
After several weeks of media scrutiny, some wonder if she is up to the job.
First, it was revealed that she had missed voting about half the time. She may even have fallen off [...]

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Malaysia’s Tourism Minister has denounced a rumored sex party planned for a beach on New Year’s Eve.
“A sex party is against our culture and religion and if it went on, it would damage the country’s reputation worldwide,” said Datuk Seri Azalina Othman.
The “no undies” sex party bans men from wearing briefs and requires women to [...]

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Hugo Chavez says he doesn’t want to be a dictator.
Chavez, who is pushing a constitutional amendment to extend his presidency, claims that if he wanted to be a dictator, he would not let the people vote.
 ”They say my personal goal is to perpetuate myself in power; nothing could be further from the truth.”
“What we have [...]

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