Smile Train

Look, they're an undeniably great charity. They have helped thousands of people with cleft lips, with incredibly low overhead.

I just think that their latest banner ads are a little bit, well, unsettling.

Dog stank?

We've got a problem.

Bertie (pictured) has suddenly turned into an old dog, and with this change has come Beagle Stench.

I gave Bertie a nice bath on Sunday, complete with two scrubbings of Dr. Bronner's peppermint soap. He smelled OK.

By this morning, he once again smelled like someone had yuked a Chalupa on him.

What the hell do I do to get the Beagle Stench out of Bertie? Tomato juice bath? Dilute bleach? He just got a mint bath on Sunday. And he reeks again.

Obama's VP choice...

Right now, Obama is mulling his choices for VP. If I may make a suggestion: John McCain.

Now wait! Hear me out. If he names McCain VP, he instantly shows he's got bipartisan credibility. More importantly, he confuses the hell out of McCain for at least four days.

"Now wait. I thought they told me I was running for president...?"