Quote of the day!

MSNBC.com: Jackson's how-to.

On Michael Jackson publishing a book or guide on how adults can retain there child-like qualities:

"It's a bit like Kid Rock trying to write a book on grooming, isn't it?"

Repost due to crappy email posting.

      

Sorenstam to play with the big boys.

AJC: Tiger, Mickelson welcome Sorenstam in Colonial.

Female golfer Annika Sorenstam will play with the big boys from the men's tees at the Colonial. Selecting from 9 invites, she choose the Colonial as it plays to her strengths. Shoud be quite the crowd there.

"I'm as curious as anybody to see how the best LPGA player of today, and possibly all time, will play against the men," said [Phil] Mickelson, a past champion at Colonial.

He predicted that Sorenstam would "definitely" make the cut and probably would finish 20th.

How will he do?

"I hope 19th or better," Mickelson said.

There will be some serious golfing from guys trying not too finish behind her. Some have suggested she will barely make the cut, if she even does that. I don't watch golf, and certainly won't watch this, but will be curious to see the outcome.

      

Dems correctly dig in on filibuster.

NY Times: Keep Talking About Miguel Estrada.

The story is short, so I will print the whole damn thing.

The Bush administration is missing the point in the Senate battle over Miguel Estrada, its controversial nominee to the powerful D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Democrats who have vowed to filibuster the nomination are not engaging in "shameful politics," as the president has put it, nor are they anti-Latino, as Republicans have cynically charged. They are insisting that the White House respect the Senate's role in confirming judicial nominees.

The Bush administration has shown no interest in working with Senate Democrats to select nominees who could be approved by consensus, and has dug in its heels on its most controversial choices. At their confirmation hearings, judicial nominees have refused to answer questions about their views on legal issues. And Senate Republicans have rushed through the procedures on controversial nominees.

Mr. Estrada embodies the White House's scorn for the Senate's role. Dubbed the "stealth candidate," he arrived with an extremely conservative reputation but almost no paper trail. He refused to answer questions, and although he had written many memorandums as a lawyer in the Justice Department, the White House refused to release them.

The Senate Democratic leader, Tom Daschle, insists that the Senate be given the information it needs to evaluate Mr. Estrada. He says there cannot be a vote until senators are given access to Mr. Estrada's memorandums and until they get answers to their questions. The White House can call this politics or obstruction. But in fact it is senators doing their jobs.

If you are not reading the NY Times, you should be.

The filibuster is on. It resumes at 11 a.m. on the Senate floor. It is good to watch the Democrats grow a little backbone. Contact your Senators and show your support. This is a must win.

Oh, if you want to know how generous the Democratic Senators have been at confirming Bush's nominees, go read Senator Patrick Leahy's web page. They have actually been confirming, whereas the Republican Senators obstructed Clinton's nominees for 8 years, which is why there are so many vacancies now. The GOP's hypocrisy is amazingly blatant.