Mr. Turdblossom, Your Students

Students from Janesville, WI met for a candid and wide-ranging discussion with Karl Rove this week. Rove was not under oath, and no transcript is available. And no C-SPAN either, apparently. I hope Karl is holding out for "Inside the Actors' Studio." I'd love to hear him answer the Proust questionnaire.

Hot Tub Tom Misquotes Himself

There sure has been a lot of Tom DeLay's smug-ass talking head popping up on TV during his recent book tour. Check out this interesting bit where he denies writing that fellow R-Texas asshole Penis Navey was "drunk with power."

I thought only T.O. could misquote himself in his autobiography.

Crazy Ray 1931-2007

I was saddened by the loss of Dallas Cowboys mascot Wilford "Crazy Ray" Jones this weekend. You can see him here with the official mascot Rowdy. Rowdy looks a little too much like George W. Bush (at least as drawn by Ben Sargent) for me. It's always gonna be Crazy Ray, although as an old-time 'Pokes fan, I still think of him as Whistlin' Ray. The Cowboys never paid him, but they gave him reserved parking at Texas Stadium. Surely, Jerry Jones can find a place for a statue of Ray in the Cowboys massive new Arlington stadium somewhere.

Donations to Ray's family can be made here.

Feels Like The Last Time

Boston singer Brad Delp, a lonely soul, dead by his own hand and two of his grills. So sad, yet so stunning for sheer bizarre creativity.