“Sensawunda”.

Honestly, not only has the terror won in the “terrorists” sense, but the terror has won in the “when did the country becomes a big bunch of pussies” sense. I knew this was true when Ahmadinejad visited Columbia College and conservatives pitched such a shitfit about it, but I couldn’t put into words why this bugged me. Fortunately, a guy named Rick Perlstein worked it out.

Bed-wetter Nation | Campaign for America’s Future

I’m getting really sick of conservatives talking like the tough guys when they’re the ones that are being big goddamned babies about everything.

In which O’Reilly is delightfully surprised at the civility of lower people:

Discussing his recent dinner with Rev. Al Sharpton at the Harlem restaurant Sylvia’s, Bill O’Reilly reported that he “couldn’t get over the fact that there was no difference between Sylvia’s restaurant and any other restaurant in New York City. I mean, it was exactly the same, even though it’s run by blacks, primarily black patronship.” O’Reilly added: “There wasn’t one person in Sylvia’s who was screaming, ‘M-Fer, I want more iced tea.’ “

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There’s a region of Russia, Ulyanovsk, where they’re giving couples time off tomorrow so they can go home and fuck. If they have a baby in nine months, on June 12, they get a chance to win valuable prizes:

Russians offered cars for babies - CNN.com

David Kurtz has a great point on Sen. Craig’s defense: the Senator says he was under such stress from the Idaho Statesman trying to prove he was gay, that he (wrongly) thought it was in his best interest to plead guilty to gay activity.

Talking Points Memo | The Power of the Press

Senator Craig resigned on Saturday, or should I say “resigned”, because Tuesday he called a mulligan. But in his Saturday speech…politicians always dispense easy, face-saving lies in these situations—”spending time with my family”—but it’s part of the script and everyone knows it and expects it. But reading his “resignation” speech on Saturday, it’s interesting what Craig is saying about his priorities:

…to pursue my legal options, as I continue to serve Idaho, would be an unwanted and unfair distraction of my job and for my Senate colleagues. These are serious times of war and of conflict — times that deserve the Senate’s and the full nation’s attention.

There are many challenges facing Idaho that I am currently involved in. And the people of Idaho deserve a senator who can devote 100 percent of his time and effort to the critical issues of our state and of our nation.

So essentially, by changing his mind, he’s decided his reputation is more important than the people of Idaho, the Senate, times of war and conflict, and the full nation’s attention. It’s like he had a press conference a few days later and said, “I went home and looked at my family, and you know, I don’t even like them very much.”