GORDON BROWN took over as Prime Minister of Great Britain Sunday from the outgoing Tony Blair. The new prime minister wasted no time setting his agenda. He promised that Great Britain will stay close to the United States, if only out of morbid curiosity.
LAKE TAHOE was the site of swift wildfires that burned 52 houses on the California side of the lake. Who knows how long those people will be out of their homes. The construction workers are refusing to rebuild unless they get amnesty.
FERRARI Motors complained when the Vatican declared that it is a sin to use an automobile as a means to outshine other people and make them jealous. If it wasn’t official before, it certainly is now. Everybody in Los Angeles is going to hell.
Argus Hamilton is host comedian at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. E-mail: argus@argushamilton.com