• To enliven a boring Social Security town hall meeting, Bush mimes his plan to overhaul the program. [Reuters]

• The White House has repeatedly asked journalists for information about their race and gender before credentialing them. Hourly rates, circumcision status, and weapon size can remain private, however. [Daily Kos]

• Al Franken explains the difference between his radio show and Rush Limbaugh's ass. [Working For Change]

• CORRECTION: Our initial report here that Elizabeth Smart attended the WHCD as the guest of UPI was incorrect. Smart was the guest of People magazine.