In other news…
The 4th of July Tea Parties were a bust. Senator Cornyn and Governor Perry get booed at the Austin Tea Party.
Al Franken will be sworn in today at 12:15 PM. Biden will do the honors. Wingnut head-asplodery will commence.
Former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara died, at age 93. McNamara was the Secretary of Defense who oversaw the Vietnam War. Now Donald Rumsfeld is officially considered the worst living Secretary of Defense.
Former (?) President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya is meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today to discuss the situation in Honduras. Zelaya was prevented from entering Honduras yesterday but is vowing to try again.
Mika Brzenzinski explains to us what “real Americans” think of Sarah Palin.