Gifted Linguist Karl Rove Will Expose "Unreceiving" [Sic] Bush Staffers

• Karl Rove's forthcoming Kunstlerroman, An American Wife, will identify everyone who was "unreceiving" [sic] of Bush's agenda, thus ensuring that it will the longest book ever published. [ CNN Political Ticker ]

• Harry Reid has excommunicated Joe Biden from Senate lunch dates, except on special occasions. [ Kevin Drum ]

• Sam Zell, the Chicago Cubs-owning publisher of the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times has filed for bankruptcy. [ AMERICAblog ]

• Pennsylvania Democrats want screamy, inexplicably televised manchild Chris Matthews to replace Arlen Specter as Senator. [ Marc Ambinder ]

• The least talked-about feud in history rages on as Newt Gingrich and Bill O'Reilly continue to antagonize Hendrik Hertzberg. [ HuffPost ]