The Yes Men strike again: the Halliburton SurvivaBall.

Jon has created a helpful flowchart
to explain why rational critics of insane administrations often sound
much like enemy lunatics.  He also posts other good things to read here and here.

Dean
Baker, brilliant economist, has posted a new book on how the U.S.
government is increasingly turning into a cash machine for the rich. 
It’s called The Conservative Nanny State, and it’s free to download as a .pdf file. 

At the New York Times, Frank Rich
has just called out the security-wounding leakfest that is Team Chimpy
for betraying everything America is supposed to stand for.

And of course, if you haven’t seen it, the SNL video by the man who won the majority of votes in 2000: