The first Monday in October...

So he picks a woman, so he can satisfy (at least on the surface) those who've been calling for him to choose a woman to replace Sandra Day O'Connor.... but he chooses one with no judicial experience whatsoever, so there's no paper trail. No record on her judicial leanings.

This, on the day that the new guy is installed as the chief guy.

Do you get the feeling that ol' Shrub is sitting in the Oval Office, giggling with glee?

*Sigh.

But this makes me smile:

NEW YORK (AP) - George Clooney is mad that liberal has become a dirty word.
``I'm going to keep saying 'liberal' as loud as I can and as often as I can,'' Clooney told Newsweek magazine in an interview about the film ``Good Night, and Good Luck,'' which he co-wrote and directed.

Another reason he is so sexy. Go, George!

And I'm sorry, but I don't ever want clowns anywhere near me. Ever:

Oct. 3, 2005 - A clown in the operating room may relax anxious children who are about to undergo surgery, but the entertainer has to learn to keep out of the way, Italian researchers said on Monday.
A study of 40 children between 4 months and 3 years old who were accompanied by at least one parent prior to minor surgery found having a clown present significantly reduced anxiety levels for both child and parent. Three out of five children suffer anxiety before surgery, according to the report published in the journal Pediatrics.
Clowns succeeded in distracting the children until the administration of anesthesia, but apparently annoyed doctors and nurses.

Apparently.