Monday Stuff

I will never forgive Ken Starr for the Clinton inquisition, and he should spare us his disgusting platitudes concerning his friends Hangin' Judge JR and Kristol Mess, but otherwise, I have to be fair and give him credit for this (I didn't pay much attention to the wingnut ad in question, but yep, even for them, it's pretty low).

And if you want to gauge the depth of the moral bankruptcy of our corporate media, consider that Bill Kristol is still treated seriously in their circles. This, let's not forget, is the guy who not only led the pundit drumbeat for Iraq War II louder than anyone else with the possible exception of Little Tommy Friedman, but also led the effort to scuttle health care reform in the '90s. Their complicity in not treating Kristol like the moral leper that he is speaks volumes...

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Update 3/9/10: Related posts are here and here (hat tip to Atrios for both).

...and happy 65th birthday to Micky Dolenz of The Monkees, the novelty act that, for a time, became an actual band (don't know if they're still touring anywhere or not).