This must be how Jack Abramoff and his cronies do their racketeering. They just buy Senators on eBay.

NYT really goes out on a limb today:

So let me get this straight. NYT has the impression that Republicans are worried that we are worried about their corruption. In reporting on this matter, they have given us an almost perfect transcription of a typical conversation between my grandparents.
Grandma: Are you worried?
Grandpa: No, I’m sleeping.
Grandma: I […]

As you know, chimpanzees are extraordinarily intelligent. They share 98% of their DNA with humans. They can even do advertising! Observe.

Yes! I’m tired of your space! Please show me to another space! Seriously, even a 12-year-old kid can spell MySpace. Especially a 12-year-old kid.
And, observe again.

I have been seeing this god damn sexy Danish scientist […]

American kids are raised to be independent. Their teachers and parents take pride in showing them how to think for themselves. “Don’t believe everything you read,” they say, “go and find out for yourself.”
In some situations, this is great advice. For instance, you shouldn’t read about love or skateboarding or whether somebody is nice. Those […]

This, meaning these crazy new links in the sidebar, is my new home page on Newsvine. Newsvine describes itself thus:
At Newsvine, you can read breaking news from around the world, write your own articles, and publish links from across the web directly to your column.
Basically, it’s exactly like my blog, except linked up to a […]