Good morning, Washington. We always thought it might be sort of fun to suggest something totally off the wall about President Bush, like that he might, oh, hate your children and want them to die sick and alone. Now that he’s gone ahead and confirmed it, it’s hard to know where to go from here. Is there anything worse than sick and dying children? How about, President Bush is in league with the devil? While that might in reality have more terrifying long-term consequences, it doesn’t really seem worse. President Bush killed thousands of people? Hmm, best to stick to outlandish claims. President Bush screwed your wife, lost you your job and then drank the blood of your children? Help us out in the comments, this could take a while.

Hate Crime at Deaf High School: It’s come out that a black student was held against his will by a group of students who drew “KKK” and swastikas on him in marker at Model Secondary School for the Deaf, a boarding school on the campus of Gallaudet University. Seven students, six white and one black, took part the incident, which occurred over the weekend. All seven students were sent home, and D.C. police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.

Police Union Has Problem With Foot Patrol Plan: The Examiner quotes the D.C. police union chief saying he supports the mayor’s plan to put more foot patrols on the street, but not at the expense of response time. Kristopher Baumann, head of the Fraternal Order of Police lodge, said that taking officers out of police vehicles slows down their response time, and that officers should have access to police vehicles to be able to respond to more urgent calls — which is apparently not a part of Fenty’s plan. Baumann also said there is no evidence that foot patrols reduce crime.

Briefly Noted: Police are looking for four missing children … CFO Gandhi says Williams bonuses didn’t violate rules … Four suspicious fires in Senate bathrooms … Nine D.C. area schools honored with Blue Ribbons from Dept. of Ed …

This Day in DCist: Last year we came up with the best pun ever to use with Dan Tangherlini’s name, and the year before that we took a first look at the then-new Busboys and Poets.


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