Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha . . . bwahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s brother solicited U.S. Sen. Roland Burris for up to $10,000 in campaign cash before Blagojevich named Burris to the coveted post — something Burris initially failed to disclose under oath before an Illinois House impeachment panel, records and interviews show. Burris (D-Ill.) acknowledges being hit up for the money in a new affidavit he has sent to the head of the

Jules Crittenden has to be fucking me (in a heteronormative way): It’s kind of hard to tell from this Portsmouth Herald article. But it sounds like your right to remove signs other people have planted without authority on your property, and to do so without interference from busybodies, and to express yourself when those things have transpired, is in jeopardy in the Live Free or Die State. The report indicates

Fostering teh stupid, via Weasel Zippers: The foster mother struck off for allowing a Muslim girl to convert to Christianity took the child in after she was threatened with an arranged marriage. The woman, a devout Christian, was asked to care for the teenager after the authorities learned of her abusive family background. Her father beat her just for chatting to boys and warned he would haul her off to

God, it’s good not to work at Vermont Teddy Bear anymore. If you’ve got good Valentine’s Day tales to tell, here would be the place to tell them.

ginormous assfucking. NTTAWWT. On the plus side, Pelosi can go on her moron holiday. Warren Bonesteel: You people have no idea of the ginormity of this fucking of ass! Do something! Warren Bonesteel: All of you who were within sight of Congress with rocket launchers who did nothing are scum! Parsnip: This ginormous fucking of the collective ass is probably nothing so far compared to what Bush did, if the

I had promised to send Ric some money. He subsequently asked that I not PayPal it (long story). If one of you whose info I’ve got would allow me to PayPal you some money to send to Ric, and cut him a check, and send it to the address I’ve got, I’d much appreciate it. I can’t, because if I transfer it to my checking account and then send a

Rocky: Again? DEFINITELY NSFW–unless you work for a French company. Then you’re good. [Facebook link] TORTURE ADVISORY (h/t Joe, in comments) Fighting negative perceptions of Muslims, one beheading at a time. Yeah Yeah Yeah Song

with anyone else but Warren Bonesteel. If you have a yen to read a very hard bitchslap administered by Jeff, here’s your chance. Related: There’s still time to vote

Intelligence: A senior U.S. lawmaker said Thursday that unmanned CIA Predator aircraft operating in Pakistan are flown from an airbase inside that country, a revelation likely to embarrass the Pakistani government and complicate its counterterrorism collaboration with the United States. The disclosure by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, marked the first time a U.S. official had publicly commented on where the Predator aircraft patrolling

John Nolte holds forth on the movie, The Reader. Oh, what a night! Oh, what a night. Late December back in ’43. Quite the Nazi death camp time for me, ‘Cause I remember what a night. Oh, what a night. You know, I didn’t even know their names, But they were slated to go up in flames. Dirty semites. What a night. Oh, I. I got a funny feeling when