politics (n.) Sports with consequences

1) The Scott McClellan hubbub: Too bad Fox doesn't have a political version of "Moment of Truth." You could win some dough with this stuff. Otherwise, except for the betrayal, it's a lot like proving that the sky is blue, isn't it?

2) The White House response to the McClellan hubbub: Is that ham I smell on those hands?

3) Bob Dole's acerbic e-mail response to the McClellan hubbub: Who woke up the Viagra Kid? Did you know he could e-mail? Bob, who's on your MySpace page?

4) McCain challenges Barack to go to Iraq with him: Let's up the ante with a "Quick Fire" challenge. They each have to buy food at the central Baghdad marketplace and cook up a light lunch for 20 in the Green Zone.

5) Our condolences to Mrs. Bow Tie: Tucker Carlson on picking a VP: "The VP story is a little bit like sex. When it's happening, you're totally focused on it, it's all you want. Then, the second it's over, you can barely remember why it seemed so important." [Politico 5-28-08]

6) Mikey, we hardly knew ya! Gravel retires from politics! Mike, seriously, it was always like you were in your own private M. Night Shyamalan flick. Now we'll never know how your saga ends, which, if you think about it, is in keeping with the whole concept anyway, right? Too bad. Grumpiness is so in vogue now.

7) The McCain "We'll be out of Iraq by 2013" plan: Note to the campaign, see if Zager & Evans are still around. "In the year 2013, ain't gonna need no troops over there anymore, everything you think, do, and say is in the pill you took today...." You get the idea. I smell comeback! Which you guys could use also....

8) Larry Craig's book to explain everything: In the words of Paul Westerberg, "Saw your video! We don't wanna know!!!!!!!!!"

9) Bernadette Budde still rules! "Tell me (who wins) Colorado and I will tell you the winner." Bernadette, to USA Today [5-28-08] on the 2008 presidential race.

10) Murray Sabrin talks to the dead! New Jersey GOP Senate candidate Murray Sabrin announced this week that his candidacy had been endorsed by Frank Gannett, founder of Gannett Co. Inc. The fact that Gannett died in 1957 did not trouble Murray. Nor should it trouble the voters of New Jersey.