FRIDAY: Right on time.

The first day of the Conservative Political Action Conference or CPAC, featured a surprise appearance by former vice president Dick Cheney, who emerged from his salt cave for a few moments to criticize the president and recharge his energy cells with the adoring cheers of self-proclaimed Constitutional fundamentalists. CPAC is an an annual Washington event where folks like speaker Mitt Romney can pretend to be a conservative, while practicing attack lines for future electoral failures.

Chuck Schumer is now the 17th senator to sign a letter urging Democratic leadership to pass a public option through the reconciliation process. Following his signing it, Schumer became exhausted and is expected to take the next three to four weeks off, limited to less strenuous effort.

The Iraq War is having its name changed on September 1st, from "Operation Iraqi Freedom," to "Operation New Dawn," while the war in Afghanistan will still be called, "Operation Blunderpooch."

In an interview on the Fox Business Network Rep. Michele Bachmann called Social Security a "tremendous fraud." Social Security has responded by calling Michele Bachmann a "fucking joke."

Until it's Monday, enjoy other things.

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