Today’s edition of items that definitely deserve attention, but which I just didn’t get to today.<\/p>\n
* In Mark Foley’s (R-Fla.) district, the latest news is Republicans cannot<\/i> replace<\/a> his name on the ballot.<\/p>\n * The award for the most disturbing response to the Foley controversy comes by way of the fine folks at RedState, who had a post saying, “I will refrain from pointing out that Barney Frank is still in Congress and I will refrain from daring to suggest that this is just another example of why the policy against gay scoutmasters in the Boy Scouts is a good one.” (The post has since been taken down.)<\/p>\n * Meet Tim Mahoney<\/a>, Foley’s Democratic opponent.<\/p>\n * Tony Snow denies<\/a> that the White House is in denial.<\/p>\n * Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) delivered an odd speech today about Dem “obstructionism,” which eventually led him to describe himself<\/a> as an obstructionist. Bizarre.<\/p>\n * For Fox News president Roger Ailes to complain<\/a> about anyone<\/i> leveling an “assault on all journalists” is deeply ironic.<\/p>\n * Iraqi oil revenues were supposed to be the key to reconstruction and a strong Iraqi economy. They’re not<\/a>. * Have you noticed that Michael Kinsley’s best columns are on stem-cell research<\/a>?<\/p>\n * George Allen, still a racist<\/a> — and a schmuck<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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\n* The WaPo reported<\/a>, “A federal judge in Idaho has ruled that former attorney general John D. Ashcroft can be held personally responsible for the wrongful detention of a U.S. citizen arrested as a ‘material witness’ in a terrorism case.” This is worth keeping an eye on.<\/p>\n