Weekend Update - June 14th

• From StupidVideos.com, and Cousin Steve, it's "The Hillary Hand Gestures Show."


• Mark Morford thanks George Bush. Yep. That's what I said.


• At the moment, Barack Obama is winning a smaller share of Democrats than John Kerry did on Election Day four years ago. Yet Obama is beating John McCain by six points in the latest Gallup Poll. How can this be? E.J. Dionne points out the Democratic Tide On the Rise.


• Tim Russert died yesterday, much too young. p.m. carpenter gives a Brief Farewell to a Good But Short Life.


• What's different about the USOSC, and formerly the USSC, is that their members wear military uniforms and rank. This is not only deceptive. IT'S ILLEGAL! Welcome to the sick and twisted world of evangelical ministries and para-church organizations operating within the military. Boo-yah, indeed.


• Senator John McCain today called the Supreme Court decision protecting the right of habeas corpus for prisoners in Guantamo Bay “one of the worst decisions in the history of this country.” And the monkey said "What?!"


• The Fox network has released a statement saying it should not have referred to Mr. Obama’s wife, Michelle, as “Obama’s Baby Mama.’’ I got nothin'.


• Here are Dennis Kuchinich's 35 Articles of Impeachment against George W. Bush.


• Here's a treat: A tremendous interview with 82-year-old Gore Vidal.