(Semi-Tough) Cryptoquote – 07/22/08

“Tipping began when gratuities were dropped in a box marked “T.I.P.S.” – To Insure Prompt Service.”   —   Source Obscure

(Tricky) Jumble Spoiler – 07/22/08

PLONY = PYLON, VENIG = GIVEN, FLUNIX = INFLUX, WINDOS = DISOWN   —   Giving us:  PLNGIENFLISO

Visual Description:  Foreman handing a new hire a shovel at a construction site.

Clue/Question:  Done by a laborer when he gets the job.

Answer:  FILLS THE “OPENING“

(I wouldn’t have heard the end of it, if I had gone with my first impression of: OPENS THE “FILLING”.)   YUR

The Kontemptible Karl Rove

If you, or I, flagrantly ignored a subpoena we’d be held in contempt of court, and we’d be facing possible jail-time.  Hiding behind the cloak of Executive Privilege – which has not formally been granted to him, yet – has become the equivalent of a neocon “Get Out of Jail Free” card.  It’s making a mockery of the Rule of Law.

Contact your Congressman by calling the Capitol Hill switchboard, at 202-224-3121, and tell him/her to hold Karl Rove in contempt of Congress.   YUR