entirely safe and fun

Remember: Pork, not tubes. Tubes photo by wheresmysocks (cc-by), barrel photo by MissBeckles (cc-by-nc-sa).

Now comes it to my attention that Senator Ted Stevens, crown jewel of the spectacularly corrupt Alaskan delegation to Washington, had his home raided by the FBI while I was engrossed in baby matters. His shameful record of waste and cash politics were in some danger of being overshadowed by his laff-riot “Series of Tubes” gaffe (“[…] an Internet was sent by my staff […] again, the Internet is not something you just dump something on. It’s not a big truck. It’s a series of tubes.”), which would have been a shame, because clearly he deserves to be remembered as the consummate Beltway parasite, elbows planted square on the lid of the pork barrel. Maybe now he’ll get his chance, and history books of the future will talk about Stevens and his colleagues the way that current history books talk about Tamany Hall or Crédit Mobilier.

Incoming freshmen, then. Way to go, Alaska!

OK, out of my system. More baby pictures soon. Did you see the new ones linked from my last post? They are very cute.