Today your editor decided to “get serious” and go to a sober panel discussion, during the day, at the lovely Minnesota Public Radio building in downtown St. Paul. So many “famous” people were there! Jim VandeHei and Roger Simon of Politico, plus Nina Easton of FORTUNE and sometimes Fox News, and also Catalina Camia of USA Today and most famously, Mark McKinnon, who used to work on John McCain’s campaign until he quit because of his Loyalty Oath to Barack Obama. MORE »

* Panel discussion at American University, “The Invasion of Iraq: 4 Years & Counting; The Invasion of Iran: Is Bush Counting Down?” Panelists include Former Defense Department Official Daniel Ellsberg, Institute for Policy Studies Fellow Phyllis Bennis, the President of Iraq Veterans Against the War Geoffrey Millard and Liz Frederick who is the Chair of the DC, Maryland, and Virginia Chapter of Military Families Speak Out. Free at 8PM, in the Kay Chapel. [DC Indymedia]
* Screening of the film The Cramps: Live at Napa State Mental Hospital at the Black Cat. Plus special preview of The Tripper, “a slasher pic about a Reagan-obsessed serial killer who goes after hippies.” The Tripper was directed by Courteney Cox husband David Arquette and he’ll be there to answer your many questions. Free at 9PM. [Black Cat]
* Giant Squid at the Warehouse Next Door with Grayceon. 9:30PM. [WND]