Evah! Overheard in Athens: Protester: What do you think of abortion? Guy: I’m a guy, I don’t have an opinion. Protester: If you were forced to pick sides? Guy: I’d say late term ones are OK. Protester: How late? Guy: I’d say no later than after they are 20 years old. (Protester’s jaw drop) Guy: You don’t know if they are worth a shit till they are like 18, then

“‘Raw Politics’: Religious right leaning toward Democrats?” is the headline; the reader is then informed: “Raw Politics” on “Anderson Cooper 360” delivers the latest political news with a wry sense of a humor and without spin. The humor part may be true, as the “without spin” part is so laughably false.  The top graphs of the article: For decades, evangelicals have been seen as solid supporters of the Republican Party.

Sunday’s New York Times has a lengthy piece on Barack Obama’s rise in Chicago’s political milieu, filled with hits and misses.  For example, even the caption of the lead photo shows Obama “campaigning for the Illinois State Senate in 1996, a race he easily won,” yet the piece never mentions that he won because he used legal challenges to disqualify all four of his Democratic primary rivals.  The NYT also

Mom reading the Geneva Conventions. Love you, Mom. I’ll think about you. “Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world, a mother’s love is not.” Thanks, Glenn. (h/t Karl) Here’s Sarah W’s beautiful mother, as she’ll always remember her: Thanks for the heads up to happyfeet. Pictures of other moms, present or departed, gladly posted. Darleen’s mom (circa 1954) with Baby Darleen: