Cigars and brandy, anyone?

Is anyone else sick of Mark Foley yet?

I'm a bit pissed off today, for no real particular reason, so I'm not going to say too much. Unfortunately, though, there were a number of stories that caught my eye that I couldn't let go.

Cuba has found oil in its portion of the Gulf, but what exactly this means for the trade embargo is still yet to be determined. Its impacts, however, could be quite significant when coupled with Castro's recent decline in health. Weirdly, however, the US has decided to clamp down on trade regulations with them. Go figger.

Somehow I've missed this before, but Rummy was the director of a company which sold nuclear reactor parts to North Korea six years ago, before he was offered that other job. Wonkette has some additional perspective, of course.

On a happier note, however, CNN has found that voter interest and therefore turnout will most likely be the highest this year that it's been in a decade. They credit the trend to "Democratic anger" and a heightened political awareness. Good stuff, whatever's driving it.