FOXNews is reporting (live) that a statement from Senator Mike DeWine’s office (R-OHIO) is scheduled for 7:30 PM EST.  A compromise on the “constitutional” / “nuclear” option for circumventing Democratic filibustering of the President’s judicial nominees is expected to be announced.  Developing… AP is reporting that a deal has been struck. FOXNew’s Major Garrett says Bill Frist’s office is confirming this.  Details forthcoming—though I suspect the filibuster will be saved

Kerouac:  “So, be honest.  Any of you guys ever, y’know, make it with a beaver?  Just to say you’ve done it…?  Because I’d be game…”

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) Directed by Wes Anderson.  Stars Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Willem Defoe, Noah Taylor, Anjelica Houston, Seu Jorge, Michael Gambon, Jeff Goldblum, and Bud Cort. Five words or less review:  Lost In Translation.  With flippers.* *still, I quite enjoyed it.  There is something awfully appealing comedically in the way Anderson crafts his dialogue.  It’s just slightly off—signaling, as do many of his

Sorry.  Been too stoned to download it just yet.  Any nice Sith ass…? **** update:  Hey.  Any of you know what I did with my Birks?  The carpet’s all covered with melted Raisinettes again…

A few days ago, John Cole wrote a long and thoughtful post excoriating some rightwing pundits for what he sees as their overreliance on scapegoating the liberal media each time some new revelation about potential U.S. military abuses is reported in the mainstream press.  In a nutshell, Cole argues that an increasing number of conservative commentators have taken to exploiting the (often very real) anti-US and anti-military bias of the