“TO BE HONEST, I FIGURED THAT IF I STARTED DRILLING IN 2006, THE RESULTS WOULDN’T BE KNOWN UNTIL 10 YEARS LATER, AFTER MY SECOND TERM AS PRESIDENT.”

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BLOGWORTHIES:

American Conservative Wants Us to Believe WMD Forgery was Work of Pentagon, not CIA – at BuzzFlash.

To Drill or Not to Drill, on The Daily Show, via One Good Move.

Lisa Casey addresses the War Criminal Question.

“IT WON’T COMPLETELY DROWN OUT THE OBNOXIOUS NOISE FROM THE ‘GOP HATE MACHINE,’ BUT AT LEAST IT’S A START.”

“NOW I’M OFFERING YOU A HOT RICH BEER HEIRESS, WHILE SENATOR OBAMA WOULD TELL YOU TO JUST INFLATE YOUR WIFE’S BREASTS WITH A LITTLE AIR.”

“IF JOHN McCAIN TIRES AND FALLS ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL OF STATE, IT’LL BE THE WHOLE COUNTRY THAT’LL END UP IN A DITCH.”

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BLOGWORTHIES:

Purple Heart Band-Aids and Tire Gauges, at Perrspectives.  And Crooks & Liars has more on the GOP “inflation” of the tire gauge issue.

BuzzFlash’s Mark Karlin: Corporate Media Ignores White House Planning of “False Flag” Operations to Trigger War with Iran.

“THE PRICE OF GAS IN BAGHDAD IS LOWER, FEWER PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES, THEIR MINISTRY OF JUSTICE IS LESS POLITICIZED, AND THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY HAS AN ‘EXIT PLAN’ FOR U.S. TROOPS.”

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BLOGWORTHIES:

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship: The Wave of “Capitol Crimes” Continues – at BuzzFlash.

Dan Kurtzman on the McCain Ad Linking Obama to Britney and Paris.

Bush tangled up in … yellow? — via Lisa Casey.

Cheech and Chong to Reunite for Comedy Tour, at Hollywood Liberal.

10. Even with your back to the TV, you cringe with recognition of Richard Perle’s voice on Hardball.

9. When your wife starts to play with your family jewels, you say “wait ’till after Bill Maher’s New Rules.”

8. You’ll root against a sports team just because they’re from a Red State.

7. When you ask someone their “sign,” you mean Jesus Fish or Darwin Fish.

6. You use “Picture-in-Picture” to watch Russert and Stephanopoulous.

5. You think the New York Times is really controlled by the Editorial Board of the Wall St. Journal.

4. Your idea of multitasking is reading Daily Kos while listening to NPR.

3. You’re all for “mixed marriages,” except for the one between Matalin and Carville.

2. You oppose capital punishment in all cases — with the possible exception of Chris Matthews.

1. Although you’re ACLU on personal privacy, you advocate warrantless strip searches of the Right-Wing Blondes — to check if their carpets really match their drapes.