I wasn't going to blog today...

Cause I have a crazy list of things I need to get done, and I'm involved in 20 games of online scrabble. But those republicans make it impossible not to write!

Rhonda scooped me on the best news of the day: Fred "Lizard-Face, French-Kissin', Finger-Lickin Good" Thompson. Eeeeeewwwww. That's about all. Remember, Mathgimp's dad did not vote for Bush because he blinked too much. I imagine that most of the country will never kiss or lick a stamp again because of the recurring image of Law and Order guy's tongue. Enough is enough.

In other, profoundly weird news, check out this link. Reliable sources (like Wonkette) assure me it's not a joke. The Republicans actually thought it would be funny to mock the idea of giving kids health insurance with THE SIMPSONS. And incest jokes. Clearly party of good, clean, family values.

I rarely experience the "thank God I'm not alone!!!" feeling when reading newspaper articles. This article took me aback and filled me with a warm, gushy, glow. The countless times a day I reach into my purse cause my phone was ringing, only there's no one on the other end? It's not a longing for acceptance or communication, it's phantom vibration syndrome! Experienced by millions of cell phone, blackberry, and pager users all over the world! Naming my pain really is the first step to getting better. Hooray PVS!!!!

Finally, Stephen Colbert is hilarious. Much funnier than Maureen Dowd. He brings us the quote of the day, straight from the NYT op-ed page:

[W]inning the Nobel Prize does not automatically qualify you to be commander in chief. I think George Bush has proved definitively that to be president, you don’t need to care about science, literature or peace.