From a long San Francisco Chronicle article about Pat Tillman's life and death:

Baer, who served with Tillman for more than a year in Iraq and Afghanistan, told one anecdote that took place during the March 2003 invasion as the Rangers moved up through southern Iraq.

“I can see it like a movie screen,” Baer said. “We were outside of (a city in southern Iraq) watching as bombs were dropping on the town. We were at an old air base, me, Kevin and Pat, we weren’t in the fight right then. We were talking. And Pat said, ‘You know, this war is so f— illegal.’ And we all said, ‘Yeah.’ That’s who he was. He totally was against Bush.”

An undoubtedly-former intern learns the importance of dialing carefully.

"You are a fishmonger."

Randomly-generated Shakespearean insults. Great fun.

(Another great insult generator can be found here.)

David Brooks writes a good piece contrasting Kerry and the Fightocrats with Edwards and the Poorocrats.

A couple of art students have an amusing idea. Great picture.

I don't dislike Bill Frist as much as some people (though I certainly thought his Schiavo conduct was scummy), and I'm far from an insider-trading-hawk (or whatever people who get worked up about financial improprieties might be called), but this HCA stuff is fishy. And any time the editorial boards of the Washington Post and the New York Times call for an SEC investigation on the same day, it's at least worth a further look.

Actress Sara Rue takes a stab at making Red America hate Hollywood liberals even more than they do now:

"In my mind I'm pretending that Geena Davis is actually running the country because it makes me feel a lot more secure."

Warren Beatty goes on the offensive. At some point, you just have to start feeling bad for Californians, don't you?

"Who Am I?"

Multiple-choice, matching Members of Congress to their headshots. Tough, but fun (and it'll probably be even more fun once all the Hotline traffic dies down and their server recovers).

Rick Santorum discusses the Bush administration's poor political strategy:

"You've just defeated your opponent, and, you know, you take a 3-iron to the beehive," Santorum said. "You go out there and whack the beehive, and you wonder why all these bees are buzzing around your head. And not only do you whack the beehive, but then you don't do anything [more] for two months."

Added Santorum: "I'm crazy!"

Ruth "Bader/There's Not a Chance in Hell That George Bush Would Listen To Me" Ginsburg offers the White House her assistance:

"I have a list of highly qualified women, but the president has not consulted me," Ginsburg said during a brief interview Wednesday night.

It's almost shocking that the White House Counsel's office isn't knocking down her door.

What kind of people are terrorists, Mr. President?

"They're the kind of people that look at Katrina and wish they had caused it."

Ah. Right.