Top Five

A quick rundown of the posts I have read during my travels around the series of tubes,.

- The Nation: What's up with Republican politicos getting arrested by undercover cops for soliciting sex in public restrooms?

- Think Progress: As always, Ari Fleischer is full of it.

- Crooks & Liars: Conservative activist and past this prime rocker Theodore "Ted" Nugent is a filthy draft dodger.

Except when it was time to register for the draft during the Vietnam era. By his own admission, Nugent stopped all forms of personal hygiene for a month and showed up for his draft board physical in pants caked with his own urine and feces, winning a deferment. Creative!

- Swing State Project: Democratic State Treasurer of Louisiana John Kennedy turned possible Republican Senate candidate is full of it.

- Foul Balls: Chicago Bear linebacker Lance Briggs might be in the market for a new car, yet again.

Photo of the Day

(Photo via My.Barack Obama.com)

Quote Of The Day

Rep. Rahm Emanuel:

“Alberto Gonzales is the first Attorney General who thought the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth were three different things. The President should nominate a new Attorney General whose loyalty to the Constitution is greater than his loyalty to the Republican Party.”

Top Five

A quick rundown of the posts I have read during my travels around the series of tubes,.

- The Carpetbagger Report: The Democratic Presidential candidates debated yesterday in Iowa, here the rundown.

As for winners and losers, I think Obama won the day, Richardson had his best debate yet (arguably, his only good one), Dodd got screwed (again) with far too little airtime, and Gravel looked sillier than usual.

- Talking Point Memo: Fox News Channel is raising money for Rudy Giuliani.

- Political Wire: When ask by ABC’s George Stephanopoulos about the role of prayer in his life during yesterday's Democratic debate, Rep. Dennis Kucinich said the following.

"George, I've been standing here for the last 45 minutes praying to God you were going to call on me."

- MyDD: Is the anti-gay movement fizzling?

- The Fan House: Johan Santana is good, seriously.

Photo of the Day

(Photo via My.Barack Obama.com)

We must re-engage the world in ways we haven’t in a very long time. I imagine going before the United Nations in my first year as president and saying America is back. We’re going to lead - and not just with our military but with our values and ideals. We want to work with you to defeat terror and on nuclear proliferation.

We want to work with you on Darfur, and to build schools in the Middle East that teach math and science - not just hate of America.

Quote of the Day

Republican Presidential candidate Gov. Mike Huckabee:

"The second thing, and this'll really wrangle, again, some of my Republican colleagues. Bill Clinton and Hillary went through some horrible experiences in their marriage, because of some of the reckless behavior that he has admitted he had. I'm not defending him on that — it's indefensible. But they kept their marriage together. And a lot of the Republicans who have condemned them, and who talk about their platform of family values, interestingly didn't keep their own families together."

Top Five

A quick rundown of the posts I have read during my travels around the series of tubes,.

- Washington Monthly: It seems like President Bush does not like anyone questioning this taste of cowboy outfits.

- Think Progress: As always, Senator John McCain is full of it.

It’s entertaining, in that I was the greatest critic of the initial four years, three and a half years. I came back from my first trip to Iraq and said, This is going to fail. We’ve got to change the strategy to the one we’re using now. But life isn’t fair.

- The Carpetbagger Report: A vote for Rudy Giuliani is a vote for President Bush’s failed Social Security plan.

- Political Wire: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg won’t run for President in 2008.

- Crooks & Liars: Check out the latest example of an unhinged Conservative.