Grassley on AIG execs: Quit or suicide  —  Sen. Charles Grassley is so angry over AIG bonuses that he says the executives should resign or kill themselves.  —  In a comment aired this afternoon on WMT, an Iowa radio station, Grassley (R-Iowa) said: “The first thing that would make me feel …

“USEFUL IDIOT” WATCH...  Memo to Meghan McCain: Enjoy the media coverage while it lasts, but know you're being used.  You are the flavor of the month in left-wing media land because you are a Republican bashing the GOP.  Likewise, your dad is most popular among the same people when he is slamming …

CBS' Chip Reid Asks Gibbs: Is This The Official Tone Toward Cheney?  —  Here's yet another sign that Washington media is still wired to a great extent for a playing field of GOP dominance.  During today's White House press conference, CBS correspondent Chip Reid asked Robert Gibbs if it was appropriate for him to attack Dick Cheney:

Seattle P-I to publish last edition Tuesday  —  The Seattle Post-Intelligencer will roll off the presses for the last time Tuesday.  —  The Hearst Corp. announced Monday that it would stop publishing the 146-year old newspaper, Seattle's oldest business, and cease delivery to more than 117,600 weekday readers.

Fear of Reese Witherspoon Look-Alikes on the Pill  —  I was once approving of Ross Douthat as a New York Times oped columnist.  But that was when I was younger.  And easily misled.  —  From Ross Douthat, Privilege, bottom of p. 184: … What squicks me out is (a) that the real turnoff …

The American Legion Strongly Opposed to President's Plan to Charge Wounded Heroes for Treatment  —  Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition  —  Contact: Craig Roberts of The American Legion, +1-202-263-2982 Office, +1-202-406-0887 Cell  —  The leader of the nation's …

Pelosi goes to bat to keep Bay Area papers alive  —  (03-16) 17:38 PDT Washington - —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, worried about the fate of The Chronicle and other financially struggling newspapers, urged the Justice Department Monday to consider giving Bay Area papers more leeway …

Steele's Tour-De-Force: Compares Obama To Nixon, Declares “Ultimate Political Armageddon,” Backs Challenges Against Republicans  —  Read More: Michael Steele, Radio Host, Steele Amragedon, Steele Bill Bennett, Steele Global Warming, Steele Greenland, Steele Nixon, Steele Obama Nixon.

Moderate Is Said to Be Pick for Court  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama is expected to name his first candidate to an appeals court seat this week, officials said, choosing David F. Hamilton, a highly regarded federal trial court judge from Indiana, for the appeals court in Chicago.

Casting the First Stone . . .  I am mystified by Barney Frank's desire to recall the AIG execs' bonuses, not so much over the idea that corporate-welfare recipients should not have grandstanding demagogues chastising them for their hypocrisy, but rather the notion that someone of Frank's ethical past …

Ron Paul's insane cameo in the upcoming Bruno movie.  —  Note: This article contains spoilers about Sacha Baron Cohen's upcoming movie, Bruno.  —  Presidential candidates will do almost anything for publicity.  But Ron Paul's appearance in Sacha Baron Cohen's upcoming Bruno movie suggests …

The 50 Most Popular Right-Of-Center Websites  —  I thought it might be interesting to see which right-of-center websites actually receive the most traffic.  So, I went to Alexa.com and ranked the 50 sites on the right.  Do keep in mind that...  1) Alexa doesn't distinguish between top level domains and their sub-directories.

Obama Seeks to Avoid Bankruptcies  —  The leaders of President Barack Obama's auto task force are focused on restructuring General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC outside of bankruptcy court, despite suggestions from some experts that a Chapter 11 filing would be the best way to revamp their troubled operations.

Citigroup CEO awarded $10.8 million  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc awarded Chief Executive Vikram Pandit $10.82 million of compensation in 2008, a year when the government propped up the bank with $45 billion of capital.  —  Citigroup also nominated four new independent directors …

Biden Drops F-Bomb On Live Mic (AUDIO)  —  Joe Biden dropped a big F-bomb into a live mic at an event on Friday afternoon.  —  “Gimme a f—ing break,” the vice president said after a former Senate colleague referred to him as “Mr. Vice President.”  —  Biden was at Union Station in Washington …

Drones Are Weapons of Choice in Fighting Qaeda  —  A missile fired by an American drone killed at least four people late Sunday at the house of a militant commander in northwest Pakistan, the latest use of what intelligence officials have called their most effective weapon against Al Qaeda.

Alabama's Love considers Bright rematch  —  Alabama state Rep. Jay Love (R), who narrowly lost to Rep. Bobby Bright (D-Ala.) last year, is considering challenging the congressman next year.  —  After eight-term Rep. Terry Everett (R) retired, Love and Bright faced off in one of the closest contests of last year's election.

The Obama Budget: Spending, Taxes, and Doubling the National Debt  —  During his presidential campaign, President Barack Obama promised the American people a “net spending cut.”  1 Instead, he signed a “stimulus” bill that spends $800 billion, and he has proposed a budget that would: