• George Bush had intentionally avoided Mark Foley for years because he was scared of “catching teh gay.” [Waveflux]

• Rule number 1: Tony Snow is security. Rule number 2: If you think Tony Snow is committing a security violation, see rule number 1. [Potomac Flacks]
• Wannabe serial killer John Mark Karr now running for congress: “For once we’d have a politician who is willing to take responsibility.” [The Dilbert Blog]
• Bob Ney won’t resign from Congress until he saves up enough money for a plane ticket back to Ohio so he can watch his house get repossessed. [The Gaggle]
• Chris Shays is appalled at what happened at Abu Ghraib, and will personally make sure it’s never available on DVD for $19.95. [Talking Points Memo]
• A country that’s regressing into childhood needs a leader who’s willing to make his own club house and keep people off his birthday party invite list, and Joe Lieberman is that leader. [LMNOP]
• Debate turns ugly when Rick Santorum’s foamy mouth covers Bob Casey in anger-powered projectile spittle. [Political Animal]
• Joke nothing, most of these people would probably be significantly more qualified than the current cabinet. [CourtTV]

What, you think the Post is being unfair to Ken? Attaching his name to known pedophiliac creep (but non-child pageant queen-murderer!) John Mark Karr? Well guess what — guess what, America — you haven’t been victimized by this guy. The Post didn’t do it for you. MORE »

• The administration moves to reclassify sensitive information on the US’s nuclear arsenal, like how many missiles we had in the 1960’s. [WP]

• European nations delay committing peacekeeping troops to Lebanon, play hot potato between giant international bureaucracies. [NYT]
• Only 20 are killed during annual Shiite pilgrimage in Baghdad, leading to praise for “draconian” security measures used to lower the death toll from last year’s 950. [LAT, NYT]
• JonBenet Ramsey suspect John Karr is flown to LA, no snakes aboard plane. [CNN]
• Next week is the anniversary of hurricane Katrina. New Orleans is still screwed, and Houston’s getting pissed. [USAT; LAT]
• As Saddam Hussein’s war crimes trial begins he still refuses to enter a plea or wear a tie. [WP, NYT]

• Ann Coulter is “like Lillian Hellman but without the style or wit.” [Political Animal]
• John Kerry is totally upstaged by the khaki pants of John Mark Karr. [Eschaton]
• Tomorrow, Eric Umansky leaves Slate’s Today’s Papers. Wonkette’s Daily Briefing to suffer. [Romenesko]
• Glenn Greenwald’s passionate 8-part analysis of the warrantless eavesdropping ruling. [Unclaimed Territory]
• Rock group ZombieGutz writes unironicly, touchingly to contemporary church blog: “like stated by the great ryanGUTZ, we are trying, and in most cases, succeeding in reaching a whole different genre of youth…” [Slice of Laodicea]