More Odds and Ends

There were elections yesterday (seriously!). A roundup of results- here. Here's more news...

The Democrats scored their first anti-veto victory of the Bush era with a successful override vote that passed the important Water Resources Development Act. Because water is understandably less polarizing than health-care, stem cells, or war.

Speaking of resources, oil hit "a new record above $97 a barrel". Alternative energy, anyone?

Rep. Kucinich took to the floors of Congress yesterday to attempt a vote of impeachment for Vice President Cheney. The move was squashed by worried Democratic leaders.

I debated mentioning this at all, but it's certainly newsworthy how much Ron Paul's devout (and religiously so) supporters have raised for him. That's no endorsement, of course. Like Greg Saunders, I too am tired of how his supporters have co-opted the idea of 'freedom'.

Note to MSNBC: Please don't hire Rosie O'Donnell. You're better than that.

Finally, that great defender of democracy-- George W. Bush-- used some sneaky maneuvers to create a conservative majority on the non-partisan U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.