Also

While I wasn't looking, did our president, under fire after Michael Brown fell flat on his face in the wake of Katrina for appointing chronies, just nominate an old pal with no judicial experience to the Supreme Court because she has a good heart? (Let's not fool ourselves and think for a moment that he really likes her because she's a strict constructionist. I don't believe he understands what that means.)

okay, one more thing

someone please 'splain me how repealing the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, which bans the military from participating in police-type activity on U.S. soil, would help protect us from an avian flu pandemic?
i mean, i'm a little nutty, but i was thinking if we were really worried we could go all out and vaccinate people.