Blast from My Past

Rita Moreno on the Muppet Show, singing Fever with Animal on drums:



When I was a kid, we had a tape of the Muppet Show's 30th anniversary special, and this segment was one of my favorites.

A Postpourri For Thee

• Giuliani's lead in the Republican primary is based on a large lead among low-information voters, and thus he is at risk of dropping in the polls as people learn more about the candidates. Clinton leads in the Democratic primary even among voters who are familiar with all three, thus she is at less risk than Giuliani. (Pollster.com)
• Chris Bowers, now at Open Left, releases his first list of 2008 top Democratic House targets.
• Non-partisan political analyst Charlie Cook has resumed updating his list of competitive House seats for 2008.
  
• The BBC has a neat map showing the status of gay marriage across the country. There is still a lot of work to be done.
  
  
  
• According to non-partisan analyst Stuart Rothenberg's latest 2007-08 Gubernatorial Rankings, Democrats look likely to swap the Louisiana governorship for the Kentucky governorship in this November.
  
• A team of astronomers have discovered the location of the big void in your life. No really.

Not Dead Yet

Just to let you know. I figure if you are still a regular reader at this point, you are either an extremely devoted follower, a close friend, or a stalker. And in that case, I'm sure you've noticed I let the blog slip away in about January. Although I can't possibly keep up with my previous pace at this point in my life, I plan to begin updating occasionally again soon. So... I guess... thanks for caring enough to be reading this, and watch this space for future musings. Or don't. Your call.