Odds and Ends

Here's a quick roundup of some other news floating around on this busy week...

The NY Times interviews Iraqi citizens for reactions to the Petraeus/Crocker testimony.

Benchmarks? What benchmarks, dismisses outgoing Secretary of Lies, Tony Snow.

Democracy in action! Vladimir Putin "dissolved Russia's government Wednesday in a major political shakeup ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections." Shakeups in Japan too.

Fox News says excitedly... war with Iran inevitable. Prepare accordingly.

A former New Orleans prostitute tells all about the good times she and Sen. Vitter (R-LA) had together. This is heterosexual sex, though, so no scandal here.

Finally, the economy is on the tip of a recession. So everyone walk very carefully.