What Katha Pollitt said:
Tim Fernholz at TAPPED, on conservatives' complaint that everything they don't like is "socialism:" 
(Update: The Corvallis chapter meets Wednesday night, 11/11--see below for details.)Good news! Health care reform won't prevent women from access to legal abortions*
Ripped from today's headlines: The scary figure representing a criminal empire whose ambition is to enslave the world . . . and Frau Farbissina.Republican "bipartisanship" is like a rare subatomic particle: It's never found under ordinary circumstances, it's extremely difficult and expensive to produce artificially, and it has a half-life that can be measured with an egg timer.
Items from the p3 inbox:[Updated below.]From the p3 archives one year ago tonight:The Portland Metro-West chapter of Drinking Liberally has its regular meeting tonight, 7pm at Ringo's, 12300 SW Broadway St. (just east of Hall Blvd.), in Beaverton. Tom Friedman needs to get a grip immediately:Thought for the day:
The last week in September, the American Library Association (along with several other organizations representing authors, publishers, and book sellers) celebrates challenged and banned books. 
This morning's Oregon news limericks, as written by me, read by quizmaster TJ of Loaded Orygun, and answered (usually) by Carl, Christine,and Paul on the KPOJ 620AM Morning Show, are posted at LO. [...] Tomorrow (Wednesday):
Twenty years ago, I directed a master's thesis on the evolving structure, strategies, and tactics of the conservative Christian 'creationist movement' through the lens of the battle to control textbook content. The thesis was quite good, a tribute to the smarts and hard work of the candidate more [...] And if students wore Nike shirts, would this improperly associate the school with controversial theories like gravity?
26 years later, this song still cracks me up. 
James Taylor wrote this lullaby shortly after the birth of his nephew--also named James.
Lyrics (annotated by Silly Rabbit at DKos) 
