Fresh from the Disgruntled Dissident Test Kitchen

I think I know what my grandma is making for Thanksgiving dinner this year:

BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) – A renowned black magic practitioner performed a voodoo ritual Thursday to jinx President George W. Bush and his entourage while he was on a brief visit to Indonesia.

Ki Gendeng Pamungkas slit the throat of a goat, a small snake and stabbed a black crow in the chest, stirred their blood with spice and broccoli before he drank the "potion" and smeared some on his face.

"I am doing voodoo, because other rituals would not work," Pamungkas told reporters after he conducted the gory ritual.

I guess we'll know the hex is kicking in when Bush starts busting out death metal or Dixie Chicks tunes or something similarly sinister on his xylophone.

Hey, at least it's more creative than trying to poison the Supreme Court with yet another tired batch of D-Con Death Snaps.

But still, I much prefer Wal-Mart's approach to expressing political discontent via snooty, middle-school-girl-style press releases. Take this one the company issued after a staffer for everyone's favorite populist dreamboat, John Edwards, mistakenly went to one of its stores to get the boss a Play Station 3 the day after Edwards held a conference call with an anti-Wal-Mart group to criticize the retailer:

... while the rest of America's working families are waiting patiently in line, Senator Edwards wants to cut to the front. While, we cannot guarantee that Sen. Edwards will be among one of the first to obtain a PlayStation3, we are certain Sen. Edwards will be able to find great gifts for everyone on his Christmas list - many at Wal-Mart's "roll-back prices."

Yeah, that's far more refined and civilized.