* There is no such thing as a conservative who regularly writes for either "The Atlantic" or "The Daily Beast." Just saying.

* Only amateurs think they know everything.

* All of Obama's success relies on the media not asking the most basic questions about his intent and his policies.

* I wonder if the US tourism industry secretly underwrites movies like "hostel" & shows like "Locked up Abroad"?

* I hate when new bloggers send me an email asking me to take a look at their blog and they've done an avg of less than a post a day for a wk.

* Yearly ritual: I just deleted all my bookmarks to political websites. If they're good, I am sure I will find and bookmark again soon.

* I find it ironic that Holocaust deniers usually seem like they'd be 1st in line to help out if there was another Holocaust.

* I wonder if there are so many soccer hooligans because soccer is such a testosterone free sport and they want to be manly somehow.

* Interesting fact I learned tonight: Facial expressions used to get across emotions are the same across all cultures.

* Obama has at least as much responsibility for TARP as Bush. He backed Bush on it and has spent a lot of the money.