"Base" Motivation  —  So President Bush's former pollster, Matthew Dowd has publicly repudiated his old boss in an intereview in the New York Times because he is so dissapointed that bush has not been the kind of uniter he thought he would be: … Boy, aint it the truth.

Outrage comes cheap these days, and death threats come cheaper … My God!  What could it be?  What could be making the little vein throb in the forehead of anti-Semite and professional pearl-clutcher Bill Donahue now?  ONE OF THE WORST ASSAULTS ON CHRISTIAN SENSIBILITIES EVER???

Piss Donohue  —  I'm sorry to have to say this because I am generally pretty tolerant of religion and try to be respectful of others' beliefs.  But until the Catholic Church steps up and says that this screaming nutcase Bill Donohue and his band of freaks don't speak for them …

ANDERSON COOPER 360 DEGREES  —  Pope John Paul II One Step Closer to Sainthood?  ; Church Using Sex to Sell God; Keeping Your Pets Safe; Confectionary Christ Raises Controversy; Selling Religion With Sex?  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

Ministers seek deal with Iran for captives  —  Ministers are preparing a compromise deal to allow Iran to save face and release its 15 British military captives by promising that the Royal Navy will never knowingly enter Iranian waters without permission.  —  The Sunday Telegraph has learnt …