1997-2008

Just a few things:

It's been several hours now and nobody (Gateway Pundit? Confederate Yankee? The Astute Bloggers? No Quarter?) has yet to suggest that Barack Obama had Bernie Mac killed because he embarrassed the Obama campaign last month.

Since John Edwards committed adultery I would encourage both Democrats and Republicans to not vote for him for President.

Shorter Larry Kudlow: A ten cent drop at the pump means America is back, baby! Let's all go buy Hummers.

I suppose I owe you all a story.

For obvious reasons basset blogging is taking a bit more time tonight so I thought we would just jump right into the random ten stuff to stall for time. Sorry, East Coast folks. Think of it like staying up late for the score when the Yankees play on the West Coast even though you know the Yankees suck.

This a Satchmo post so if you haven't been following along you might want to skip what is beneath the fold.

While most congressmen are enjoying their summer vacations with their families or experiencing first love at band camp, a handful of Republicans have camped out on the floor of the House and are refusing to go outside and expose their pasty freckled bodies to the blazing summer sun.