'we lost Turkey'

* laura: 'we lost Turkey'

* billy zane will never work in this town again. (link)

* in case you hadnt noticed, im not covering the cheney thing - fdl is the go-to place (and josh). the story is getting kinda big. it looks like cheney was drinkin and shootin, then hidin and lyin. and there is much speculation that the 30-yard thing is nonsense. ther's also some irresponsible speculation about cheney and female guests... i'll have something to add to that from the archives...

* " Even Chris Matthews said today that at this rate, Bush's approval ratings will be at 20 within the week" (link)

* atrios: "It is amazing, really, that people manage to come to these conclusions all by themselves. "The president broke the law" is a view which is hardly aired on TV except when accompanied by skittish hedging. Yet, amazingly, a plurality think he did just that. 50% think it was "wrong" and 47% think he probably or definitely broke the law."
indeed. the same for the pre-war marches, and the 'time to cut&run' crowd, and impeachment and and and...

* more on the WB hearings here: " Military and intelligence officers told spellbound lawmakers Tuesday that their careers had been ruined by superiors because they refused to lie about Able Danger, Abu Ghraib and other national security controversies."

* jesus general writes a letter:
"Dear Sen. Specter,
Deputy Leader Cheney is in trouble for shooting an old man with a shotgun. Questions are being raised because his excuses don't fit the facts of the case. As the inventor of the Warren Commission's Magic Bullet Theory, you're the only person who can help him build a scenario where his excuses make sense."
lol.