Listen to me, I never had sex with that terrorist

I don’t care how many times our former President wags his finger at me or pokes Chris Wallace’s knee: I just don’t believe his denials.

No, siree. In this case, I rather think al Jazeera has it right. I refer, of course, to the brand new bin Laden tape in which the mother of all terrorists boldly challenges President Clinton’s veracity. And when it comes to lying and cheating and butchering—well, old Osama should know. But we have to admit, his rebuttal certainly has the ring of truth.

Otherwise, as bin Laden asserted, how did that DNA stain get on his blue burqa?

And we thought the Weimar Republic was decadent

Guess who’s a leading candidate for next German chancellor? According to The New York Times:

Berlin's openly gay mayor, Klaus Wowereit, has come under criticism for extending the city's official welcome to a leather and latex fetish street fair that begins Saturday. ''The first weekend in September will be marked by pure joie de vivre,'' Mr. Wowereit wrote in a message of greeting for the official program of the event, Folsom Europe. ''A warm welcome to Berlin!'' About 15,000 leather and latex enthusiasts from around Europe are expected at the event, which is being held for the second year in Berlin and was inspired by the long-running Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco.

Himmel. And when it comes to lying and cheating and buggery, the NYT should know. Sadly, in Europe today it seems your only choice is between this and the street-corner mullahs. And don’t you dare even think about those burqa girls, Alfonso.