George Bush Junior has somehow been president for eight years, and it’s no great surprise that much of the experience has been lost on him. All the ceaseless, pointless wars? The destruction of a major U.S. city? The collapse of our financial system? The cold fact that Americans are significantly dumber, fatter, sicker and poorer than they were when this clod took — literally, ha! — office? No real impact on our simple fellow. MORE »

While common press people and local pols subsisted on mysterious buffet-line chicken pucks and leftover iceberg lettuce in the debate’s freezing media warehouse, Big Bill Clinton was feasting on “four kinds of steak” specially prepared for him by chef Barry Dakake of the swank N9NE steakhouse. And the food wasn’t just for Bill!

America’s beloved ex-president had about 20 “friends” over at his private Bellagio villa, and they were all so hungry. (Also please note that the Las Vegas Review-Journal gossip columnist proudly sports an eyepatch.) [NORM! Vegas Confidential]

For the last glorious five years, the percentage of hungry Americans has been steadily on the rise: 12% of this country’s population went without food at some point in the previous year, according to the USDA. That’s 36 million people, or the same number of people who live in California, the most populous state. MORE »