Saturday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

Check out the poem of the week, which is an excerpt of T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." Our poet, who includes a link to the whole poem, says "Many poets and critics think Prufrock is the great poem of the 20th Century." Who knew? I do find reading these poems every week is my own little version of Jon Stewart's "moment of zen" -- without the snark.

So six days til John McCain has to release his February FEC report, which is due by March 20th. Remember, McCain is in the public financing system. He pulled a scam to use the system to obtain a loan and secure an automatic place on the ballot in key states. If he breaks the FEC's public finance spending cap (approximately $54 million), McCain is breaking the law. In a moment of clarity, The Washington Post explained:

Knowingly violating the spending limit is a criminal offense that could put McCain at risk of stiff fines and up to five years in prison.

Will the media that covers McCain cover that story? They're probably all afraid of McCain's volatile, irrational temper. And, if they ask hard questions, McCain might not let them ride on the bus with the cool kids.

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