Wonkette

Seriously, what was up with that super boring debate last night? John McCain was supposed to call Barack Obama a terrorist pal, and then Barack Obama was supposed to say “Hey man that is just wrong” and rip off McCain’s testicles and sauté them gently before feeding them to Tom Brokaw with un sauce béarnaise which is precisely how an elitist is supposed to confront a grizzled old war hero in a Town Hall. Instead we got a lot of respectful disagreement, which was dull. Sure, the reaction last night was bad enough. But witness this morning’s sad collection of headlines: MORE »

You may have forgotten that George Bush is still the president — and judging from his latest round of African dance parties, it looks like he would also prefer to forget! But this whole “still the president for EIGHT TEN MORE MONTHS” issue leaves White House reporters in a pickle. On the one hand, they’re professionally obliged to cover George W. Bush every time he chokes on a pretzel, bails out a bank, or endorses some loathsome old codger to replace him. On the other hand, the White House beat is so boring these days. MORE »

The Boring Coalition Against Drug Crime is doing important, incredibly dull work. [Swords Crossed]

We didn’t actually read Rolling Stone’s Edwards thing so we like it better than the Romney and Obama stories. [RS]

Who says Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11? An ABC News shocker says the Illinois senator used to be known as “Barry O’Bomber.” It allegedly referred to his basketball shot. MORE »

The President announced who gets Medals of Freedom today! Let’s take a look at the list: MORE »

• Reading about al Qaeda for pleasure. [Hullabaloo]

• Bloggers have body image issues. [La Shawn Barber]
• Wizbang is Explosively Unique: “…this country needs both parties, like it or not.” [Wizbang]
• “Russ Feingold, not Hillary Clinton, is the favorite to win the Democrats’ 2008 Presidential nomination. He’s ‘Howard Dean without the delicate psyche,’” [Powerline]
• Uncomfortable fallout from Condoleezza Rice’s WP column, commenter: “Lipstick on a pig doesn’t change the fundamental essence of the pig. I don’t care what color it is, or how thickly it’s applied.” [Captain's Quarters]
• Louisiana is least business-friendly state. [Hit & Run]