Cock Fight
* Debate organizers putHillary, Barry, and Edwardsin a glass enclosure, say the word 'Iraq,' and watch them maul each other. [ WP , NYT ]
* Senate to dosomethingabout immigration. Shaky coalition to fall apart over obscure bullshit like the earned-income tax credit. [ WP ]
*Romneyseems to confuse running an equity firm built on someone else's money with actually running a business. [ NYT ]
* Iraq prisoners forced to listen to voices ofBen Stiller and Janeane Garofalountil they become truly hardened terrorists bent on destroying the American way of life. Oh, and also, the dudes who torture them are very, very tortured themselves, once they get home. [ WP ]
* Pro-lifers finally realize that the partial-birth abortion bill merely asks doctors to find slightly less graphic ways of killing babies, react by turning onJames Dobson. [ WP ]
*Robert Gates"cautious" about completely non-existent gains in Afghanistan. Isn't he just so much morereasonablethanRummywas?
*Bush'sclimate change plan sounds oddly rational, so expect it to be a smoke-screen for his decision to nuke Iran or shoot your dog something.