It's been a good week in politics.

1.  The economy is in shambles and likely headed for a deeper recession, the
unemployment rate hovers around 10 percent and the housing market is set for
a second crash.  Meanwhile, Jed spends untold millions to get Ellie May
hitched to the son of a convicted felon up northeast somewhere.  Barry and
Michelle are not invited to this tacky festival of kitch, but Barbara
Streisand is.  If GW had done something like this when Jenna got married, it
would have made the editorial page of the NYT.  "OUTRAGE!"  But these being
the Beltway Hillbillies, and this is The Weddin' uv the Century, y'all, the
NYT delivers breathless news of Ellie May's dress.

2.  The economy is in shambles and likely headed for a deeper recession, the
unemployment rate hovers around 10 percent and the housing market is set for
a second crash.  Meanwhile Barak Obama golfs, vacations and skips the 100th
Boy Scout Jamboree to go on The View and answer Babawawa's blistering
questions about roses and thorns and to talk of "mongrel" black Americans.

3.  Nancy Pelosi promises to drain the swamp of corruption in Congress and
up jumps Chollie Rangel.

4.  John Kerry decides to slip his boat out of state to avoid a half million
in taxes he would have owed on it otherwise.  Just as the issue threatens to
paint Horse Face as the tax-dodging hypocrite he is, te-RAY-zuh slips Johnny
his allowance so he can pay the taxes and get out of the mess.  Let GW try
that.

5.  Fearing a bad outcome for the administration, democrats in congress
strip from the CLEAR act a provision for an independent commission to
investigate the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.  Nuttin' to see here, move
along, folks.

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