Was this the first in a series of attacks by Anserifascists?  Today it was a US Airways plane.  Who knows who they'll go after next?

Can you waterboard a goose or is that something they WANT you to do to them?

Senate Democrats expect to seat Burris

WASHINGTON - Reversing course, Senate Democrats grudgingly accepted embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's hand-selected Senate appointee, Roland Burris, as they sought to break an impasse over President-elect Barack Obama's former seat.

The new Illinois senator is expected to be sworn into office later this week.

Senate Democrats just spent the last two weeks performing self-flagellation over an issue THEY created ("since Blago made the appointment we must show America we detest all corruption or those meanie Republicans will criticize us") when they knew all along they would have to accept the appointment.  What a bunch of clowns!

All this, "Oh my God, the Estate Tax is going to expire next year" chicken littles need to remember that under current law it comes right back in the following year and the rates and exemption in existence the year before the current law was enacted.

Except for the lucky few recipients who (knock off) or are fortunate enough to have dear old dad or mom kick off in 2010, in 2011 the reversion means we go back to square one with higher rates (45% back to 55%) and lowered exemptions ($5 million back to $1 million). 

It would seem to me that the onus is on the Republicans and if they want to filibuster a permanent fix, they can tell their rich friends to make sure they all die next year.