“THE TRULY AMAZING THING WAS, AFTER WATCHING JUST A FEW EPISODES, EVEN JOHN YOO AND DAVID ADDINGTON RECOILED IN DISGUST.”

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Lisa Casey on the Uninvestigatable Man.

Madkane’s Alpha-Political Verse of 2009.

“NOT ONLY AM I THE CRAZIEST WINGNUT IN THE PARTY – AS EVIDENCED BY MY DESIRE TO WRECK ANY HEALTH CARE REFORM AND ABOLISH THE TAX CODE – BUT I’M ALSO LEAST LIKELY TO CHEAT ON MY WIFE, GIVEN HER ABILITY TO SHOOT ME DOWN RIGHT ON MY OWN DRIVEWAY.”

The NYT with the full story of Demint and Shotgun Annie.

“IT WAS REALLY NO DIFFERENT THAN THE CURRENT PROPOSALS OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION – BOTH CASES REALLY JUST INVOLVE THE DECISION TO DISCONTINUE EXTRAORDINARY TREATMENT.”

Crooks & Liars with the latest Cheney B.S. on the CIA probe, and the responses of John McCain and George Will.

BuzzFlash’s Mark Karlin: Kennedy Memorial Service Lays out the Contrast Between Dems and GOP: Service to the Nation or Service to the Self.

Dan Kurtzman with Political Cartoons of the Week.

“THIS JERK GOES ON, MY FLAWS ENDURE, MY INNER DOPE STILL LIVES, AND MY IGNORANT SCHEME WILL NEVER DIE.”

Huffington Post on Huckabee’s latest “shmuckabee.”

Michael Winship at BuzzFlash: Even Camelot Needed Health Care: Universal Healthcare.

“NOW THAT OBAMA HAS GIVEN UP BASKETBALL FOR GOLF AND BOCCE BALL, I THINK WE CAN KNOCK HIM OUT IN THE FIRST ROUND OF HIS PRESIDENCY … EVEN WITH A BOXER WHO’S BEEN DEAD FOR OVER 50 YEARS.”

VOICEOVER:

“AND NOW IT’S COME TO THIS: UNDER THE DEMOCRATIC PROPOSALS FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM, YOU’LL BE LEFT OUT IN THE WOODS, WITHOUT EVEN TREATMENT FOR … A ‘MERE FLESH WOUND’.”

“UNDER THE OBAMA PLAN, MOYEL PANELS WOULD THREATEN THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CUTS THAT OUR SENIORS WOULD FACE.”

Chris Bowers on Lieberman’s refusal to support the public option, as well as the overall Senate head count.

“THE PARALLELS ARE EERIE – MRS. KENNEDY SUPPOSEDLY WARNED LINCOLN NOT TO GO THE THEATER; THESE DAYS, REPUBLICANS URGE OUR NUTJOB BASE TO ENGAGE IN KABUKI THEATER.”

PARTY OF ‘DRAMA BEEN ROTTEN’ DETERMINED TO STRIKE

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Speaking of rotten, BuzzFlash’s Mark Karlin on Why FOX Won’t Fire Glenn Beck.

And back to the positive side of human nature, Madkane’s Ode To Ted Kennedy (Limerick).

“KRAMER, NOT ONLY IS IT A PIZZA AS SOON AS IT’S IN THE OVEN, BUT OBAMA’S HEALTH PLAN WILL PUT JERRY’S NANA IN THE OVEN.”

“When it comes to facts, Poppy’s a little sloppy.”

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Jon Perr on the ever-hypocritical GOP: ‘Health Care Needs More Votes Than social security, Medicare’.