Flushes and blushes over Bush speech: "George Bush's speech marking the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina was interrupted for CNN viewers when one of the network's presenters forgot a cardinal rule of broadcast journalism - turn your microphone off when you go to the toilet."

In my recent Pluto cartoon, the demoted planet asked for a country song in its honor. By golly, a Small World reader sent one in!

Pluto's Country Song:

They say eight's a solar system
and nine, too big a crowd.

They said I was eccentric
in the way my orbit prowled.

Well, I won't let it get to me.
May be small, but I am proud.

So don't be surprised, when next we pass,
to hear me say out loud:

Refrain:

You picked Uranus
to go around with you.

You picked Uranus,
and now we are through.

I could let this make me bitter
but I'll stay on the higher plane.

You picked Uranus.
You won't hear me complain.

Can you believe the author asked to remain anonymous? :) If I can get someone to set this to music, we're in business.

Senator Joseph Lieberman lost the Connecticut Democratic primary yesterday -- an odd turn for an incumbent. The invisible unbiased experts chalk it up to "The War". Annoucing a run as an independent, the senator said:

The old politics of partisan polarization won today. For the sake of our state, our country and my party, I cannot, I will not let this result stand.

Lieberman concedes to Lamont, vows to run in November

The Moderate Voice has commentary and an extensive Lieberman round-up.

Good luck, Joe.

They cause insanity. Serious insanity. Read on.

82 cats seized from smelly California home

I'm not sure what I think of these. Or of someone who'd buy them for that special someone. Let's keep politics out of the bedroom -- shall we?

Thongs Against Bush