George Bush Jr. suddenly thinks keeping supreme power within the same family is a bad thing — in Cuba, anyway. Maybe only straight people are allowed to enjoy the fruits of nepotism?

• Heard on the Hill: Tom DeLay sent out an email asking his friends to support Sara Evans on Dancing With the Stars… Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) showed up to work with a black eye yesterday. It was from a minor operation. [Roll Call]
• Yeas and Nays: The following members of Congress recorded with Kelly Clarkson yesterday: Joseph Crowley, Mary Bono, Mark Foley, Connie Mack, Steny Hoyer, Stephanie Herseth, Charles Gonzales, and Marsha Blackburn. [Examiner]
• Under the Dome: Rep. John Sweeney’s campaign spent $660 on cigars. [The Hill]
• Rush and Molloy: Hillary Clinton, after hearing that Karl Rove had her office exorcised: “I’m speechless.” [NYDN]
• Fresh Intelligence: Raul Castro is totally gay. [Radar]

• Tonight Mike Wallace interviews Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Let’s go behind the scenes: “He’s actually, in a strange way, he’s a rather attractive man, very smart, savvy, self-assured, good looking in a strange way,” Wallace said, “He’s very, very short but he’s comfortable in his own skin.” [Powerline]
• Raul Castro still hasn’t been seen in public. [Babalu Blog]
• Cuter “conversation avoidance devices” please. [HP]
• If you still have energy for Mel Gibson, his problem is “a life not surrendered to Jesus Christ.” [Slice of Laodicea]
• Muslims hate airplanes, us. [Scrappleface]