Remainders: Reading About Iraq Is Easier With a Boner

• Iraq security briefings headed for the president’s desk must have a shirtless grinning picture of Fabio on the cover. [Corporate Casual]

• The Alabama Supreme Court: where the law changes with the bowel movements of the Justices. Oh, and Jesus. [Drink at Work]

• Internet rants about Ann Coulter just bury her deeper and deeper under a big pile of — money. [Galleycat]

• Tonight’s Main Event: Dan “Copyright Crusader” Glickman vs. John Perry “It’s the Music, Maaan” Barlow. The winner of this steel cage match will face the teenage tag team known only as “Electronic Hezbollah.” [BBC]

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Even Laying and Collecting Excises Begins to Bore Them

America, your lawmakers are bored.

By Tuesday morning cooler heads prevailed, and the number of votes was pared back to three. By that time, though, all of the scheduled hearings had been canceled, leaving a lot of miffed and sheepish senators.

“I look around,” Mr. Lott said, “and think, ‘Am I the only one who thinks this is stupid?’ “

Senator Ted Stevens, Republican of Alaska, said, “It’s sort of arrogant of us, isn’t it, scheduling them and then not keeping our appointments?”

“This job sucks,” said Missouri lawmaker Jim Talent. “I bet the Executive Branch has way more fun,” he added, before making a motion to adjourn to their rooms, slam the doors, and listen to music really loud.

The motion was ignored by Senator Frist, however, who said, “Dude! Did you know we get to ‘define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas’?”

Senate Scrubs Hearings As Politics Trump Policy In an Election Year [NYT]

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