This is kind of hard to believe, but Texas Republican (and all-around douchebag) John Cornyn has repudiated the attacks on Sonia Sotomayor by Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich. I guess the fact that there are an awful lot of Hispanics in Texas must not be lost on the good Senator. Let’s just hope the rest of the Republicans remain oblivious. They’re the party of angry white guys, and I think they ought to just run with that.

Dubya emerged from Dick Cheney’s bunker (I wonder if that means the Dickster will be going back into seclusion) to defend the use of torture, claiming it “saved lives” in a speech before 2,500 members the Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan (in other words, all the people in Michigan that still have jobs). Bush even earned a standing ovation when asked what he’d like his legacy to be:

“Well, I hope it is this: The man showed up with a set of principles, and he was unwilling to compromise his soul for the sake of popularity,” he said.

Um, OK. Principles, yeah. When I think about Bush, “principles” is the first thing that come to mind. Now, tell us about the rabbits again, George.

I don’t know about where you guys are at, but here they’re still giving us daily updates on the Swine Flu cases in the county. We’re up to 18 now! :omg: It’s gonna be a long, long winter if they’re gonna report every time some kid gets the flu around here.

Today is Bob Hope’s birthday. Seeing as he was 100 when he died, he’d be really old today – 106, in fact. The other big birthday today, of course, is JFK. He’d be 92 today, if he was still around (though if he hadn’t been shot, he probably wouldn’t have lived much longer anyway).

Time to head on out. I Can’t wait to get this week over with, personally. I tweaked my neck somehow the other day, making it painful to sit and type, since I have to look at the keyboard (which sucks when you sit an type for a living), and damn near impossible to look to the left (which makes driving a little on the hazardous side).