Ain't No Cure

* Summertime convincesPresident Bushthat global warming is real. [ NYT , USAT ]

*John Boehnerwants to "polish the GOP brand" just like he shines the shit out that forehead every morning. [ WP ]

* Band of creepy Senators asks for snuff films from torture agency. [ WP , NYT , LAT ]

*Blacky Obamahas a wicked jump shot. Doesn't sling crack rock on back blocks. [ NYT ]

* The CIA impedesValerie Plame'spursuit of "heel and handbag" money. Bitch sues. [ NYT ]

*Scooter Libby'slawyers argue that he's too pretty for prison. [ WP , NYT , LAT ]

* Keep pretending your "save Darfur" shirt affects anything at all. [ WP ]

* Decades of sophisticated counter-intelligence during the Cold War, and now State Department interns can issue "Russia sucks" press releases. [ NYT ]