Another day, another GOP wanker:

Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 16-1 to approve President-elect Obama’s nomination of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. Casting the sole “nay” vote was Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), who was concerned about Bill Clinton’s “multimillion dollar minefield of conflicts of interest.” Vitter has long been a Clinton foe, calling on President Clinton to step down in 1998 because of his affair with Monica Lewinsky. In 2007, Vitter also revealed that he had been a client of the D.C. Madam’s escort service, but refused to resign.

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Ricardo Montalban has gone to that Corinthian-Leather-Upholstered Cordoba in the sky.

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Maybe I can pay off my student loans after all:

A US student has put her virginity up for auction in order to pay for a masters degree.

Bidding for a one-night stand with 22-year-old Natalie Dylan has reached £2.5 million ($3.7 million), rising from offers of £162,000 ($243,000) made when the auction first appeared last September.

Dylan, from San Diego, has a a degree in Women’s Studies and is in the middle of a Family and Marriage therapy masters. She disclosed that her sister Ava convinced her to go through with the auction because she paid for her own degree by working as a prostitute for three weeks.

And yes, I would, in fact, hit it.  I just wouldn’t pay for it.

Student’s Virginity Auction Hits $3.7 Million [China Daily]

Most of the shit that pisses me off has to do with politics.  But don’t think for a minute that some nonpolitical happenings don’t drive me batshit.  So I give you six random things that are pissing me off, and ask you to add your own nonpolitical psychotic hatreds in the comments.

1. Angelina Jolie’s uterus – it seems as though Brangelina might be pregnant again – her seventh child (3 are adopted), and her fourth with Brad Pitt.  That total does not include the sixty or so third-world children they will likely adopt in the next eighteen months.  Enough already.  You are annoying people, and your children are likely to spend most of their time on this earth in rehab.  Stop reproducing.

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“Joe” the “Plumber”:

I’ll be honest with you. I don’t think journalists should be anywhere allowed war. I mean, you guys report where our troops are at. You report what’s happening day to day. You make a big deal out of it. I think it’s asinine. You know, I liked back in World War I and World War II when you’d go to the theater and you’d see your troops on, you know, the screen and everyone would be real excited and happy for’em. Now everyone’s got an opinion and wants to downer–and down soldiers. You know, American soldiers or Israeli soldiers.

Reminds me of Michelle Bachman.

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More whacko PUMAs (sorry SFL):

And all the NFL thread you can handle. Is anybody going to mention my predictions of yesterday?

I did a little research last night, and I believe I have found the prototypical PUMA.  Note the barely-concealed rage, the tendency towards conspiracy theories, and the manner of dress:

As for the playoffs: Winners today will be Baltimore and Arizona. Tomorrow: New York and Pittsburgh. I am either going to be right on the money, or spectacularly awfully deeply wrong.

Pregame coverage starts at 3:30 pm EST on CBS.  Are you ready for some football?