Programming Note

Joe Conason writes at Salon.com:

In the meantime, I will appear on CNN's "Crossfire" today with guest host Al Franken. Among other things, I hope we can discuss the new slogan I've suggested for Fox News Channel, drawn from the wording of Judge Denny Chin's decision in the network's lawsuit against Franken and his publisher. Instead of "Fair and Balanced," why not "Wholly Without Merit"?

Man, just imagine all the book promotion going on there! With Al at No. 1 and Joe at No. 8, and Tucker Carlson at No. 82,116 (okay, so it's not out yet) on Amazon.com, the show will be like Mike Levy's Amazing Discoveries, but without the flaming car.

(Seriously, go buy Al and Joe's books, preferably through Eschaton or The Rittenhouse Review if you want to buy online.)

p.s. Al and Joe sounds like a pretty good presidential ticket, without the weak link in the No. 2 spot that the previous Al and Joe ticket had.