Day One in Green Bay

The Palm Springs PD picked up Mike Rashoff at 0430 hours this morning meandering through the empty Costco parking lot in Cathedral City where neighbors had complained of his campaigning at the top of his voice for his preferred presidential candidate, Adlai Stevenson.

Rashoff, the Journal's IslamoColonicLavage Senile Democracy™ Bureau Chief, had inadvertently been in attendance at a public announcement earlier in the day:

Following the Green Bay Packers' loss to New York last weekend, Deanna Favre has announced at a news conference this morning that she will be the starting quarterback for Green Bay next season.

Deanna asserted that she is the most qualified to start as QB on the basis that she spent the past 16 years married to Brett while he played the position for the Packers.

During this time, said Ms Favre, she'd become conversant with every aspect of audibles, the hurry-up offense, blown coverage, costly turnovers, red-zone defense and the corner blitz.

Asked by a reporter if she felt she would be able actually to improve on her husband's record, Ms Favre smiled cryptically and said the former quarterback had always been her athletic supporter.

A survey of Packers' fans shows that 37% of those polled believe Ms Favre will be able to lead Green Bay to the SuperBowl next season.