Enjoy.

The Senate, by its vote tonight, is conspiring to cover up crimes committed by the Bush Administration. This vote kills pending suits that would enable the judicial system to review criminal acts and orders given by the Bush Administration. Senator Clinton was in the neighborhood, but couldn’t be bothered to show up for this critical vote. Obama voted against immunity – which would have allowed these suits to go forward, rather than short-circuit the judicial process.

There is a remaining sliver of hope; that is, the House bill does not contain immunity provisions. Bush said today that there is “no reason” why the House can’t go along and that “right now, terrorists are plotting [attacks] that will make September 11th pale in comparison.” I say there is a reason, sir – it’s the fucking Constitution. Another great reason is to call your bluff on the fearmongering – which is really just a facade being used to protect your cabal from accountability.

People, there’s something you can do. Continue Chris Dodd’s fight for accountability – while his Amendment failed, we can still tell the House to stand by the RESTORE Act. There is a tool on the Dodd site there where you can contact your Rep and also petition – do this ASAP (tonight, if you can.)

The guys behind Spamalot just changed a show song reference from Britney Spears to Posh Spice.  On why, Eric Idle said:

“We don’t laugh at sad people.  Britney Spears is being tortured to death and we don’t want to be on that side.”

[Source: Olbermann]

My home state comes through (as it very often does on such things).

Good stuff.

Stay tuned for more about Zeno Media.

Hope all my Maine Democrat friends are caucusing today (as painful as it is, please do.  It’s really important.)

Shop pulls “Lolita” bed for young girls; the morons had never heard of Lolita.  Reminds me a little of that “My First Stripper Pole” Tesco was hawking a while back, encouraging pre-teens to “unleash the sex kitten inside.”

There’s probably an update to this story by now, but I’ve been meaning to mention it.   Interesting state/federal issues therein, even setting aside the sensationalism of a city formally declaring Bush and Cheney wanted criminals.  This’ll get more interesting, especially after election day… I’m intending on writing more about that soon.

Great commercial from Sweden…

[h/t David]

I’ve avoided this mostly.  But if you want to laugh then cry, go here then here (in either order.)

Interesting blurb over at Housing Panic; Fortune asks about an “arson boom”; the 100 worst zip codes for foreclosures; this monoline shit is the tip of the iceberg; and finally, economists are finally catching on to it all.