“SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO START A RELIGIOUS CRUSADE WITH THE GOD YOU HAVE, NOT THE GOD YOU MIGHT WANT OR NEED.”

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A slightly more secular perspective: Five minutes with Richard Dawkins, at One Good Move.

A Revealing Sign of the CIA, at All Hat No Cattle, and Madkane with the CIA’s “The “We Did Nothing Wrong, & Nancy Should Have Stopped Us” Song.

Michael Winship at BuzzFlash: What’s So Funny about Washington?

“I DIDN’T EVEN HAVE TO THREATEN HIM; I JUST SAID ‘GO OUT AND PLAY, LITTLE GEORGIE,” AND HE GAVE IT ALL UP — THE POWER, AUTHORITY, AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OVAL OFFICE.”

“UNLIKE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, WE’LL HAVE NO PROBLEM GIVING OUR NEW COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER AN HONORARY DEGREE FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT.”

“TRUE, THE SONUVABITCH’S PHONE  WAS ON VIBRATE … BUT HE HAD HIS VIBRATOR ON RING.”

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As Lisa Casey suggests, can’t we just confiscate Cheney?

“TRY THESE ON FOR SIZE, AND YOU’LL SOUND EVEN DUMBER AND MORE ARROGANT THAN DONALD TRUMP.”

Gawker with the background, and Lisa Casey with a send-up of ’ St Carrie of California.”

Your cool Entertainment Guide at BartCopE.

“ACCORDING TO OUR NBC/WALL ST. JOURNAL POLL, 85% BELIEVE THAT DICK CHENEY’S LESBIAN DAUGHTER, MARY, IS THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY WHO DOES NOT PRESENT A THREAT TO THE VALUES OF THE UNITED STATES.”

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Speaking of threats, Norm Jenson has the real story on The Patriot Act.

The Dreaded E-Word: Madkane on the GOP’s lack of empathy for empathy.

“MOST KIDS JUST GET A BATH AND A RUBBER DUCK; I GOT WATERBOARDED AND RUBBER-HOSED.”

TPM Muckracker with the story.

Sen. Lindsey Graham Does His Best Cheney Impression, at BuzzFlash.

Lisa Casey on the GOP Devolution.

“IT’S JUST TOO BAD THAT DARTH VADER MISSED THE LAST SPACESHIP LEAVING EARTH, DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE HAD TO GET HIS ANNUAL OIL AND LUBE JOB ON HIS IRON HEART.”

BuzzFlash’s Mark Karlin on Rushbo: If You Live by OxyContin and Chickenhawk Anal Cysts, Then Don’t Complain When You Become the Butt of a Joke.

Dan Kurtzman with the complete coverage on the WH Correspondents Dinner, and Lisa Casey on the Limbaugh/Cheney twin terrors.

“KEITH, WHILE OBAMA’S NOMINEE RECOGNIZES THE SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHT TO KEEP ARMS, SHE ALSO POINTS OUT THAT THE CONSTITUTION SAYS NOTHING ABOUT THE RIGHT TO KEEP YOUR TRIGGER FINGER.”

“THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I’VE ACTUALLY ASKED A WOMAN TO PRACTICE PREMATURE WITHDRAWAL.”

The Stormy Daniels candidacy story here.