SPB News for Thursday.

Martha Stewart: ‘I would feel weird, really weird’ about having a president who can’t use a computer.
Yesterday, Martha Stewart dedicated her show to blogging, featuring Politico bloggers Jonathan Martin and Ben Smith. Stewart pointed out that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) — by his own admission — doesn’t know how to use a computer, and said she would feel “weird, really weird” about having a president who doesn’t understand “the most current mode of communication.”

Stewart praised the bloggers: “It’s great. You’re really out there and informing us, and I’m grateful for that.”

Ex-Cheney aide: Bush won't hit Iran US President [sic] George W. Bush will not attack Iran to halt its nuclear weapons program before his term ends in January, David Wurmser, a key national security adviser to Vice President [sic] Dick Cheney up until last year, has told The Jerusalem Post.

Not enough troops for victory in Afghanistan, top US general says Even after an extra US Army brigade joins the fight against Afghan insurgents next January, three times as many reinforcements will be needed soon after, the highest-ranking US general in Afghanistan has said. Commander of NATO-led international forces in the country General David McKiernan told reporters travelling with US Defence Secretary Robert Gates that the war was being fought with insufficient resources.

Senate Judiciary Committee explores limits of presidential powers Witnesses before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday presented testimony discussing the Rule of Law and criticizing the White House for exceeding the limits of constitutional authority during George Bush's presidency [sic]. At a Subcommittee on the Constitution hearing, subcommittee chairman Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) opened the hearing.

AP: Video shows workers abusing pigs An Iowa sheriff said Wednesday he has launched an investigation into a videotape showing abuse of pigs at a farm. The video, shot by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, shows farm workers [sociopaths] hitting sows with metal rods, slamming piglets on a concrete floor and bragging about jamming rods into sows' hindquarters. Greene County Sheriff Tom Heater told The Associated Press that he had met with PETA representatives on Tuesday.