More Odds and Ends

The Hollywood writers' strike means no Stewart or Colbert. Oh well. Here's the news-

The President's veto of the Water Resources Development Act is not getting press, but it should. The bill "funds water infrastructure projects around the nation [and] has won such widespread support in Congress because it would help with hurricane protection, flood mitigation and wetlands restoration." An override is likely.

This is brilliant... Sen. Biden explains the history of the Iraq war to some fourth graders.

Newly revealed memos remind us why Rummy needed to go: "In a series of internal musings and memos to his staff, then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld argued that Muslims avoid 'physical labor' and wrote of the need to 'keep elevating the threat,' 'link Iraq to Iran' and develop 'bumper sticker statements' to rally public support for an increasingly unpopular war." Saddest part? All this advice is still the official strategy of the GOP leadership.

Meanwhile, 60 Minutes reveals the identity of Iraqi intel bamboozler 'Curveball'.

Any chance that Michael Mukasey's AG nomination was in jeopardy ended yesterday with pledges of support from Sens. Schumer and Feinstein. Maybe they were waterboarded.

Political video roundup! This new John Edwards ad hits the nail on the head where Hillary Clinton is concerned. And Sen. Obama tells her to drop the victim act. Obama also sat down for a great interview with Tavis Smiley.

The real story of Rudy Guiliani and the 9/11 tragedy is finally going to get the spotlight.

Finally-- and speaking of-- this week's episode of 'My Name Is Earl' was a must-watch. Taking place on July 4, 2002, it's a brilliant satire of that crazy post-9/11 summer.