At least that’s the totally unsubstantiated rumor on Drudge at the moment. We’re just glad to see the continued success of the White House/Fox News exchange program.

Is it even possible that they’ll say anything we haven’t heard? Is it possible that I’ve run out of booze, tolerance, or the ability to stay awake? CNN has Hillary and Obama on at 8 pm ET. Whether they’ll have us or not depends on whether we can find this puppy, dinner and/or the requisite amount of alcohol by then, but we didn’t want to leave you kids alone all night.

Have you noticed how everyone is being so nice on the campaign trail all of a sudden? Oh wait, I forgot about the Republican debate last night. Let me rephrase; have you noticed how everyone who matters is being so nice on the campaign trail all of a sudden? As you know, John Edwards dropped out of the presidential race yesterday. You would think Hillary and Barry would be like all happy and shit, but OH NO all of a sudden they are all reflective about what a great guy John is and how he has a real stand up family. What gives? Others may suggest ulterior motives, but being an expert political analyst allows me to know the truth. And the truth is that watching John step down reminded the Clinton and Obama camps that life is short, they both have a common goal, and can’t we all just get along? No more of this petty sniping at each other. It is time for the Democratic lovefest!

Still got your lunch? Good, because you will need the strength to read this Very. Special. Edition of Hot or Not? featuring the man who brought peace to a campaign, John Edwards. In the spirit of this newfound love of everyone’s favorite son-of-a-mill-worker, please welcome a very special guest, an anonymous Edwards admirer and wanton political slut who I will refer to as Megan. Join our Snappy Hour fun after the jump.

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Barry Will change everything except the things he will leave the same.

The gentlemen over at Whitehouse.com ran into a little problem at a Barry rally not too long ago: the police and the secret service wouldn’t let them hang out to get footage of Barry getting onto his bus, even though they were standing on a public sidewalk, which supposedly, belongs to the public - this is a long post, but just watch the video. Similarly (and I can’t remember where I saw this and am a little too lazy to look for it right now) a reporter from the Guardian was told she was not allowed to talk to folks at a New Hampshire Barry rally, even though it too was held on public property. BARRY YOU ARE SENDING US MIXED MESSAGES WHEN ALL WE WANT TO DO IS LOVE YOU.

If you want sheer wingnut batshit insanity, you usually have to head over to Red State or Atlas Juggs.  If you need more, Sadly, No! is an excellent way to keep up with such bright lights as John Derbyshire, Jonah Goldberg, and the World’s Hottest Wingnut - Marie Jon.

On the other hand, outfits like the Manhattan Institute, a dour neocon think tank here in New York City, usually produce nothing more than monographs on tax policy, school choice, and how Iraq’s oil is just totally going to pay for everthing.

Until now.  Stand back, and meet Manhattan’s Paul Beston:
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This video that I posted over at Gridskipper shows a Colombian eccentric who roams the streets of Bogota dressed as Al Qaeda boss Osama Bin Laden. The man gets by on tips from stores and restaurant owners who are willing to pay for his “security” services. The Fauxsama claims his beard, bathrobe, and rocket launcher are all part of a very special community policing strategy. Forgive me for the shameless plugging, but I couldn’t bear to see you guys continue to go without a new post to comment on. Also, this is just about the greatest clip of all time.

Osama Bin Laden to the Rescue! [Gridskipper] via [Reuters]

Oh, so, like now that McCain is doing well in the primaries, politicians are coming out of the woodwork to endorse him when last summer he was a loser McLoserboy. Schwarzenegger is next up to the endorsement plate, and will officially endorse McCain tomorrow which is a good thing for McCain since he has virtually no presence in the expensive state because of his stint as a Loser meant no one would give him money.

But, just for laughs, here’s a quote Moe Tkacik pulled off of McCain’s Wikipedia entry, which he said to a voter that called him a carpetbagger during a bruising primary when he first ran for his House seat.

Listen, pal. I spent 22 years in the Navy. My grandfather was in the Navy. We in the military service tend to move a lot. We have to live in all parts of the country, all parts of the world. I wish I could have had the luxury, like you, of growing up and living and spending my entire life in a nice place like the first district of Arizona, but I was doing other things. As a matter of fact, when I think about it now, the place I lived longest in my life was Hanoi.

He won. Is it okay to say that I love a little how crotchety he is? [AP via Yahoo]

If you happen to turn on CNN right now, you’ll see two liars, a fanatic and a nutcase (parse it however you want) sitting in front of a model airplane talking about the Reagan Revolution with the Terminator sitting in the audience.

WILL YOU MAKE THE TAX PERMANENT? DO YOU HATE MEXICANS OR DON’T YOU, SENATOR? GOVERNOR, YOUR REBUTTAL?

Also, Anderson Cooper has the ACTUAL REAGAN DIARY on his desk and is TOO NERVOUS TO TOUCH IT, because it is holy like the Bible. Also, if you’re watching on CNN.com, you get to see them all bum rush Nancy during the commercial breaks. The woman is 1000 years old.

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The first shot has been fired in the War Against Truth (post-GWB). Michael Gerson is an op-ed writer at the Post, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and was the Dear Leader’s speechwriter from 2001 to June 2006. He also has the one thing essential to working for Bush - he’s a religious whackjob.

So now that the only thing Bush gives a shit about is his legacy and clearing brush, what sort of nonsense will flow from the pens of the Loyal Bushies? Gerson provides an example in today’s WaPo - let’s check it out, shall we? Read the rest of this entry »

Law & Order is famous for featuring storylines that are “ripped from the headlines,” so it was only a matter of time before everbody’s favorite cruising Senator ended up with his own episode. I’m kind of surprised this didn’t end up being a case for the Special Victims Unit though. In college, I used to watch SVU way too much. My friends and I played an Special Victims Unit drinking game where we’d take shots every time Ice-T came on in a stupid hat, or when Det. Stabler would lose his shit imagining somebody doing something bad to his little girls. Anyway, back to tonight’s episode. I saw the commercial, so I know all about it. It is entitled Political Animal. It’s going to be amazing. Read the rest of this entry »