George W. Bush announced he’s writing a book about his time in the Oval Office. Two ghostwriters have already quit the project. He wants to write about the 12 toughest decisions in his life and three of them were rock, paper, scissors.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah guerrillas were reported to be raising money by helping Mexican drug cartels smuggle drugs and illegal immigrants into the U.S. It’s a way of earning enough to support their operations against Israel. After years of supporting them financially, Saudi Arabia decided Hezbollah’s old enough to go out and get a job.
The White House made emergency plans in case Mexican border violence escalates out of control. There’s a risk Mexico’s government could fall to anarchy. The White House is ordering the Strategic Cocaine Reserve to be filled up to capacity.
Queen Elizabeth (right) gave President Obama a private audience. During the formal ceremony, he walked into the queen’s sitting room, bowed his head, then presented her with his credentials as United States president and chairman of Government Motors.
Argus Hamilton is host comedian at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. E-mail: argus@ argushamilton.com