Monday digest

- Drew Carey replacing Bob Barker? I like it!

- Unfortunately, the observation that some Democrats have more in common with Karl Marx than they do Adam Smith would still put far too many folks four square in their camp. Luckily, there's this handy-dandy link to show them the error of their ways and save them from further embarassment.

- More here on a guy who is a disgrace to the journalism profession - and that's saying quite a bit. Contrast his work with sophisticated yet accessible social science like this and you'll see why I can't resist bring him up over and over again.

- This might just be the quote of the year, from Newt Gingrich: "I have no interest in trying to figure out how I can go out and raise money under John McCain's insane censorship rules so I can show up to do seven minutes and twenty seconds at some debate".

Speaking of McCain, it's pretty sad to see his partner in crime, Russ Feingold, running around talking about censuring the President when the biggest issue by far these days should be what to do about Pakistan and al-Qaeda's base there.

Then again, Feingold's a far-left Democratic Senator, a group which continues to insist on playing amateur hour, which, especially taking the guy at 1600's disastrous second term into account, is no small feat these days in DC.

- Gold: Hitch tells Galloway that he's waiting to write a review of his prison memoirs.

- Yet another reason to give props to Oz, here.

- After seeing these pics, it's pretty safe to say that Madonna is officially past her prime.