North Dakota’s legislature proved that it was totally in favor of everyone in Africa dying of AIDS while owing rich people money by defeating a vote to honor Bono for his humanitarian work. The measure was sponsored by Rep. Scot Kelsh, who will always associate the The Unforgettable Fire with those days in college when he stayed up late talking with his friends about things that really mattered, man. MORE »

* Al Gore is planning a global warming concert/rally that will “dwarf Live Aid.” Hopefully, it won’t feature that dwarf from live aid, Bono. [FT]
* Next time Barry Hussein is dropping a deuce and thinking, “Gee, I wonder how I should run my Presidential campaign,” GQ will have him covered. [GQ]
* Donatella Versace thinks Hillary Clinton should wear more skirts and dresses. Donatella Versace also thinks a half ounce of yay is breakfast. [Suitably Flip]
* Wyoming plays the “I know you are, but what am I?” game with New Hampshire. [Election Central]
* John Edwards’ campaign bloggers were a hard target, new softer enemies include “subversive knitters.” [Michelle Malkin]
* Dennis Hastert ruined the free Air Force plane use for everybody. [Think Progress]
* Tonight’s book party for Terry McAuliffe is totally crashworthy, for the guest list and for the two-grand bottles of cognac. [Washington Whispers]

* Heard on the Hill: Mary Landrieu said: “I often think we would have been better off if the terrorists had blown up our levees. Maybe we’d have gotten more attention.” Also trashed Mississippi… House GOP Flacks arrive at weekly meeting to find Cannon Caucus room double-booked. They were forced to move chairs themselves. [Roll Call]
* Reliable Source: Former State Sec George Shultz sports a suit pinstriped with his goddamn name. [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: Fun scene from Terry McAuliffe’s new book about his daughter playing “mermaid” in a pool with Hillary Clinton… Name expert on ‘08 contenders: Brownback “sounds like a good ‘ol Western boy,” “Mitt is a very ugly name,” “I love Vilsack because it’s foreign.” Karl Rove went to Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf. [Examiner]
* Under the Dome: Norm Coleman shows up for a vote, forgets tie. This is apparently a violation of Senate rules. Someone brought him a tie, though, so we can’t kick him out. Also the MN Democratic party lied about him “blocking” the minimum wage bill… Bono kept a “low profile” when he was here last. Despite this we still have to hear about it. [The Hill]
* Shenanigans: At last week’s National Review Institute’s Conservative Summit, you missed everyone passing around a doctored version of Rita Cosby’s business card with “For a good time, call…” printed on it… “Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., was spotted walking out the back door of that lobbyist mecca, Capital Grille.” [Politico]
* Page Six: JFK and Robert Stack will get you laid! [NYP]
* Rush & Molloy: Republicans hate Rudy. [NYDN]

Here’s a fun fact about irrelevant Irish pop star “Bono” and his whining about the new Democratic leadership: Harry Reid apparently threatened to have Bono chopped up and dumped in Lake Tahoe.

That’s the obvious conclusion after seeing how the Irish loudmouth backtracked and apologized for talking trash about Sour Harry:

A day later, Bono reconsidered his tough comments and took a softer tone in a follow-up. Bono said Friday that Reid “acknowledged a difficult situation” with the congressional budget “but he sincerely pledged his best efforts to improve the situation.”

Bono said Reid “made my day taking me onto the Senate floor and leading me through the history of that great room.”

A spokesman for Reid offered nothing more than the ice-cold lie that the senator “enjoyed his meeting with Bono.”

Is a picture worth a thousand U2 songs? Yes it is, as you’ll see after the jump.

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Irish pop star “Bono” is sad because the new Democratic leadership had better things to do this month than kiss the fat old ass of an impossibly vain washed-up entertainer. MORE »

* Reliable Source: Real celebs block media from screening of spy pic… Rep. Brian Bilbray literally has Duke Cunningham’s office exorcised… Bono was here for some fucking reason or another. [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: At Nat. Geographic event, President Bush “upstaged” by dude from Grey’s Anatomy… Senator Lott’s lobbyist son would’ve benefited from pork project championed by Senator Lott. [Examiner]

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• Heard on the Hill: Steny Hoyer is unhappy about a Senate candidate’s website, which features of a photo of Hoyer making friendly with the Republican… John Kerry sent out an email blast full of effusive praise for potential ‘08 opponent Al Gore. [Roll Call]
• Reliable Source: Morou Ouattara, former chef at Jack Abramoff’s restaurant “Signatures,” will appear on Iron Chef tonight. He’s also opening his own restaurant… The judge in Steinbuch v. Cutler is considering Jessica Cutler’s motion to dismiss the case. [WP]
• Page Six: A private equity firm established by Bono is investing in a video game dramatizing the assassination of Hugo Chavez. [NYP]

* Soledad O’Brien: Wednesday’s “Hump Day Hussy.” [Evil Discussor] MORE »

* Ralph Reed is happy to grip and grin with a blatant adultering cousin-fucker, as long as it brings in contributions. [Talk To Action] MORE »

“Hey now baby, get into my big black car, I wanna just show you what my politics are…” MORE »