why i'm thankful for george dubya

Living life, even riding the bus, is becoming more and more like a moive set in 1930's Germany every day...and living a movie-like life can be hella entertaining. Case in point:

One morning in late September 2005, Deb was riding the public bus to work. She was minding her own business, reading a book and planning for work, when a security guard got on this public bus and demanded that every passenger show their ID. Deb, having done nothing wrong, declined. The guard called in federal cops, and she was arrested and charged with federal criminal misdemeanors after refusing to show ID on demand.

Yes, the woman was arrested for not showing her "papers" when asked for them by a police officer. She wasn't crossing a border, there was absolutely no suspicion of her committing a crime, the cop was just checking papers. You can read more here.