According to this story by Dennis Hans, Bush and Cheney cut a deal with the mens' grooming industry for the concession to the Afghan shaving market.

The disconcerting thing about this piece is that I can't figure out for the life of me whether it is lunacy or satire. If it were in the Onion, no problem. But it's printed at Common Dreams, a site that professes to be a center for "breaking news and views for the Progressive community."

So, is it real, or parody, and if it's the latter, do the Common Dreams folks understand that, or did they post it in seriousness?

What do y'all think?

[Thursday Update]

A kind (and unduly appreciative) reader, with reading ability apparently vastly superior to my own, has pointed out that the word "Parody" appears just above the headline.

[VOICE="Emily Litella"]

Never mind.

[/VOICE]

I clicked on the link, and the story has the words, "A Parody" in bold type directly above the first paragraph.

But that's just a piddling little detail, about a piddling little story. I have only just discovered blogs, and I would like to tell you that you have a king-hell blog. Thank you, and continued prosperity to you.

Aaag, I meant directly above the headline.