I have got to be more consistent with this darn comedy Friday bit, otherwise our beloved readers might begin to question my devotion. Alas, now is not the time for lament…

This week’s installment of Comedy Friday brings you a man who is described as a comedian, author and vigilante pundit. His progressive leanings and penchant for skewering Fox News and the Bush Administration make him a cult favorite among the DailyKos crowd (ahem, yours truly included). But limiting him to merely a funny mouthpiece of the left would be quite unfair. Check out his site and make your own conclusions.

It also seems I have some things in common with Mr. Thurston. He hails from my adopted city, Washington D.C. and was educated in philosophy in the great city of Boston (sadly from the lesser college across the Charles from where my philosophical education took place… GO BU). Uhh, I think that’s it, but whatever… on to today’s clip!

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• Former stomping grounds of an S&P contributor and a bit of a conservative rag, but the Union-Leader is where you’ll find the best local coverage.

• Momentum for Obama continues

• The first votes are in!

• And the closing arguments from the candidates…

• Clinton shows some emotion… doesn’t short circuit in the process.

• Some facts and trivia about our first state to hold the primary

• Like Iowa, we may see a record turnout

• It appears California’s voting has started as well

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And in non-(US)political news:

• Diplomacy in Kenya

• Joe Gibbs resigns

• Nature overrun… by off road vehicles

• A two loss team wins national championship

• Sorry Dr. Phil, even you can’t fix the Spears’

• No Golden Globes this year

I know this has just taken up a solid hour of my day, but I’m a nerd and am fascinated by accents and how they affect communication.

• Here is the Speech Accent Archive

Some other interesting goings-on:

• Curious timing by the Bush Administration by delaying a decision on the polar bear listing. Could this have anything to do with some major oil and gas leases that will be taking effect in a couple weeks that could be compromised by this potential listing…?

• Clemens strikes back… this time without a broken bat.

• The Supreme Court is listening to a case on lethal injection today.

• Violent crime drops nationwide, including a significant drop in cities with over 250,000. Not bad… although small towns (under 25,000) had an overall increase of 1.1%.

• Oh, and there’s a primary tomorrow in case you forgot.

• Global warming legislation moves to the floor of the Senate!
  • A new era, a new era indeed
• The progressive energy bill in the House will be voted on between 1:00-1:30pm today. Keep your fingers crossed, but all signs point to passage. It’s the Senate and caveman Administration we have to worry about…
• Facebook stops invading our privacy
• Some help in the subprime mortgage crisis
• We may have a true horse race on our hands in NH
• Progress in the WGA strike
• Yanks sticking with the Phuture… for now

Sure, there’s lots of bad news too (mall shootings, former Governor’s pardoning rapists…), but let’s just bask in some of the good stuff for just a moment