Oh… oh my God. OH MY GOD. This psychology test appears to have been on an MSNBC special called “A Conversation About Race,” conducted by “psychologists” Kenneth and Mamie Clark. In case this vignette wasn’t fucked enough, they have to play the cheap sci-fi ambient theme. Well, thank you Barack: you ask for a National Conversation in 2008? This is what you get. [YouTube]

• Bush defends NSA eavesdropping and welcomes a congressional inquiry. [WP, NYT, USAT, WT]
• Redistricting increased the Democratic vote in Rep. Tom DeLay’s Texas district. [NYT]
• Reps. John Boehner and Roy Blunt “engaged in an arms race over who supported the most stringent changes” to lobbying. [NYT]
• Some Republicans call for a re-vote of all House leadership positions on Feb. 2. [LAT]
• Congress is close to curtailing lobbying activity. [WP, USAT]
• The wall between lawmakers and lobbyists is “dismantling.” [WP]
• The White House is “considering expansions of several earlier proposals aimed at using market forces to improve the quality and restrain the rapidly rising cost of health care.” [W$J]
• Gov. Mark Warner says farewell to Virginia, plans to “check out the skiing in New Hampshire.” [WP]