Television

Two things:

On Hardball last night when they were cutting away after talking about the NSA spy scandal (or as Norah refers to it - the super secret spy scandal - she's nothing if not alliterative) they played the song Every Breath You Take by the Police. Fabulous

The McLaughlin Group. He is doing his 24th annual picks of the year. Destined for Political Obscurity - according to McLaughlin himself - Karl Rove. Not only because of Valarie Plame but Mr. McLaughlin says he may be ensared in the Abramoff scandal.

I'm sure my pal John will soon find a Simpson episode that explains it all to us.