Odds and Ends

I wish it was Sunday, my I-don't-have-to-run day. Anyway, here's the news...

Believe it or not, Iranians who seek change in their country don't appreciate the heavy-handed, unhelpful tactics of Americans. From WaPo: "More than two dozen Iranian American and human rights groups have launched an appeal to Congress to reduce or eliminate new financial support of up to $75 million aimed at promoting democracy inside Iran." But why? We've had such success!

Many Republicans are either quitting or becoming Democrats. Will Dems screw this up?

Mitt Romney tries to out-crazy Guiliani in new ad, warns of Islamic caliphate coming to 'collapse' America if we don't... what? Who knows, but those sure were lots of scary words!

Hillary visits 'The View, Edwards gets union endorsement, and Obama goes door-to-door.

Republicans who tried to force Larry Craig out are now stuck with their worst nightmare... Larry Craig. They "privately acknowledge that an earlier strategy to drive Craig from office has backfired, sticking them with an open-ended ethics investigation likely to keep the issue before the public for months." Tip for the Senator... just make like a priest and tell everyone you were just pretending to be gay.

Oh, and also be glad you're not this guy. More family values!

Finally, Paul Krugman looks at conservatives suffering from Gore Derangement Syndrome.