Odds and Ends

Got a case of the Mondays? I hear ya. Here's some news, which might not help matters...

The GOP effort to split California's electoral college votes next year has suffered a setback as two of its key backers quit, citing money issues. Oh darn.

Why does DNI Mike McConnell keep lying to Congress? And why does Congress let him?

File this story in the no-shit column: "The Environmental Protection Agency's pursuit of criminal cases against polluters has dropped off sharply during the Bush administration, with the number of prosecutions, new investigations and total convictions all down by more than a third, according to Justice Department and EPA data."

This one too: 'Presidential bid was media pipedream, Bloomberg says'

Sen. Clinton proposes $5,000 bonds for every baby born. And a chicken in every pot.

Finally, John McCain panders to the religious right, and embarasses himself.