As my misery oozes into its third week, I'm afraid cutting and insightful commentary continues to prove elusive.  In the meantime, here are some stories which have caught my attention this morning: 

Forwarded, in the spirit of St. Paddy's, from my friend Erin: "Israel has recalled its ambassador to El Salvador, after the ambassador was found drunk and naked in the yard of his residence. Today, Israel announced that he's their new  ambassador to Ireland." -Conan O'Brien

Whenever John McCain has a question, he picks up the phone and calls (some of) our very own war criminals. 

The AIPAC convention holds surprises for clueless admin conservatives.

Purgegate goes back a bit further than originally thought, with Team Bush firing a U.S. attorney hours after he subpoenaed - Jack Abramoff !  You know, the guy Bush never really knew.

Finally, it's time to take back the parking lots from over-compensatory phallus-mobiles.