President Obama today announced his new “Death Panel,” which immediately began deliberating subjectively about the “level of productivity in society” offered by Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s parents and baby with Down Syndrome.

Tina Brown, hybrid trees, a second stimulus, two videos, one nasty ex-Mayor and a sexy sleazy Senator who needs his Mommy.

Will Judge Sotomayor be a reverse racist witness and refuse to answer questions from a single white Senator? We can only hope. Supreme Court confirmation hearings are one of the best rituals in politics, and you should watch the whole thing live, here, now.