Anal Probes

“Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was blocked from boarding a flight Monday by the Transportation Security Administration in Nashville, Tenn., after refusing a full body pat-down, POLITICO has confirmed… Paul, a Republican, was traveling to Washington, when he was detained. He noted earlier on his Twitter that he was planning to speak at the March for Life.” [Politico]

Fox News terminated its contracts with Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum after the deadline for them to decide on presidential bids passed on May 1.  No action has been taken yet against Sarah Palin or Mike Huckabee. According to Politico, “The contracts’ end marks another sign that Gingrich, who has repeatedly delayed his decision citing business obligations, is in the race — though he dropped out of tonight’s Fox debate.”

[Politico and CNN, headline by DodgerBlue]

“This is a classic ‘If you see something, say something’ moment. If you see suspicious behavior, call the police immediately — and that includes if you see suspicious behavior by someone who is a friend or family member.” [TPM]

Rick Santorum has a Santorum Problem:

“It’s one guy. You know who it is. The Internet allows for this type of vulgarity to circulate. It’s unfortunate that we have someone who obviously has some issues. But he has an opportunity to speak,” Santorum told Roll Call.

Dan Savage posted the original site in 2003, and it still smells as sweet as the day it was rimmed.

Santorum Talks About Longtime Google Problem [Roll Call]

“The question is — and this is what Barack Obama didn’t want to answer — is that, is that human life a person under the Constitution? And Barack Obama says no. Well if that person, human life is not a person, then I find it almost remarkable for a black man to say, ‘No, we’re going to decide who are people and who are not people.'” [Washington Monthly, via Political Wire]

“What galls me about two-spacers isn’t just their numbers. It’s their certainty that they’re right. Over Thanksgiving dinner last year, I asked people what they considered to be the ‘correct’ number of spaces between sentences. The diners included doctors, computer programmers, and other highly accomplished professionals. Everyone—everyone!—said it was proper to use two spaces.” [Slate]

“Gay rights activist Mike Rogers, the professional outer of closeted, hypocritical gay politicians, claims to have ‘pictures of a man who spent the night’ with Sen. Lindsey Graham. He’s supposedly meeting with his lawyer today before releasing them.” [Gawker]