Odds and Ends

The rain made me cancel my trip to the waterslides. Fuck you, rain. Here's the news...

President Bush's approval ratings finally Nixons out at 25%. A nation of moonbats.

U.S. officials have lifted the ban on bringing cigarette lighters on airplanes. Meanwhile, we still have to surrender our bottled water and take our shoes before going through security. Progress!

McClatchy Papers provides a damning chart on the obstructionism of Republican Senators.

The House Judiciary Committee will meet on Wednesday to vote on contempt citations against former White House counsel Harriet Miers and White House chief of staff Josh Bolten for their failure to respect congressional subpoenas in the U.S. Attorney scandal.

Injured Iraq war vets plan to sue VA Secretary Jim Nicholson over failures on disability pay.

A federal appeals court has "ordered Shell Oil to stop its exploratory drilling program off the north coast of Alaska at least until a hearing in August."

Finally, Mitt Romney hates Obama Osama and Chelsea's Moma.

[PS- Bill Maher had a funny comedy special on HBO this weekend called 'The Decider'. Watch it on YouTube here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, and Part 8.]