From Bill Gertz: The military has deployed anti-aircraft missiles within range of the Capitol as part of security enhancements for tomorrow’s presidential inauguration. The missile deployment comes even though the FBI and Homeland Security Department concluded in a recent threat assessment that there is no credible information showing that terrorists have targeted inaugural events. Army Avenger missile systems, a Humvee-mounted version of the Stinger anti-aircraft missile, were deployed in the

Hey, I was as rough on Senator Edwards as anyone.  But this photo just broke my heart… Godspeed, Johnny.  Godspeed.

Simmons:  “Omigod.  Does my sweat smell like marmalade to you, Victor?  Tell me the truth—it does, doesn’t it?” **** update:  “Oh God.  It’s poison, isn’t it?  I’ve been poisoned, I just know it.  Fucking Billy Blanks.  He’s always resented my success, Victor.”

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Anybody have any experience with stop-animation / computer animation who would be interested in putting those skills to work on the off-chance they could become rich and famous and have scads of groupies touch and/or rub them in their happy places until they get that funny feel?  Or, alternately:  Anybody willing to learn stop-animation / computer animation?  Because let’s face it:  JibJab is just too fucking wholesome, and the guys

From FOXNews: Two firms that conducted Election Day exit polls for major news organizations reported Wednesday that they found a number of problems with the way the polls were carried out last year, resulting in estimates that overstated John Kerry’s share of the vote. Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International found that the Democratic challenger’s supporters were more likely than President Bush’s supporters to participate in exit polls interviews. They

Taking notice of the f-bomb dropped by Fuel lead singer Brett Scallion at Tuesday’s Inaugural Youth Party, Michelle Malkin writes: [….] the cursing is simply inexcusable. Many of the attendees were preteen Hilary Duff fans. My four-year-old daughter is a Hilary Duff fan. I would not expect to hear profanity at any Hilary Duff event, let alone an Inaugural Youth Concert hosted by the Bush twins. No reasonable person should.

Were I not married, and were Teri Polo to show up at my front door demanding I dress up like little Jack Horner and stick a thumb in my ass, I’d been trying like hell right now to pull a great big plum from my rectum. Anything for my Teri.*

I got $20 says he sounds just like Wally Cox.  Gut instinct, let’s call it. You can listen to a web stream here, 8 EST, 6 MST, 5 PST.  You Hawaiians I can’t help—but then, you’re probably too gorged on poi to give a shit.