“Mediaite has learned that Glenn Beck’s last day on Fox News is currently scheduled to be June 30th. Fox News has confirmed this information to Mediaite.”

The problem with — must we? — Weinergate is that you have no choice but to take the Red Pill: the prosecution and the defense are equally absurd, and you’re down the Rabbit Hole before you know it, desperately craving a drink.

Case in point: a hypothesis humbly proposed yesterday — CASE CLOSED! CONGRESSMAN WEINER WAS FRAMED! — by blogger Joseph Cannon, who offered conclusive proof that not only was Weiner’s yfrog account hacked, but how.

And, after spending a half-hour following his steps to confirm the procedure, we suddenly realized that he’s full of shit.

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“Voters in Minnesota are not terribly into home state politicians Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann running for President next year. Only 28% think Pawlenty should seek the White House to 17% who think he should run for the Senate and 45% who think he shouldn’t run for anything. There’s even less interest in a Bachmann Presidential run — 14% think she should seek that office to 23% who think she should run for the Senate, 10% who think she should run for reelection to her House seat, and 47% who just want her to go away.” [Public Policy Polling, via Political Wire]

Politico headline: “Rep. Anthony Weiner ‘can’t say with certitude’ photo isn’t him”.

Politico story:

“I didn’t send that picture out,” Weiner said in an interview with NBC News.

“That’s not a picture of you?” reporter Luke Russert asked.

Weiner responded: “You know, I can’t say with certitude.”

We don’t have access to the video, but we have a strong suspicion that Weiner was making a gag about the extraordinary package, especially after old friend Jon Stewart confirmed last night that “my memory is this cat had a lot more Anthony and a lot less wiener.”

But that’s not the best gag. We give the gold to “reporter Luke Russert”.

“Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) says he is considering running for president after frustrated conservative activists have pleaded with him to run. DeMint told The Hill that he has discussed a White House bid with his wife and will pray on the question out of respect for his supporters across the country.” [The Hill]

The homepage of the CBS News “Political Hotsheet” website contains ten stories. Let’s sample, oh, four of them displayed Tuesday night.

Story #1:

Palin confident she could beat Obama

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was met by a gaggle of reporters outside of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall Tuesday, on day three of her “One Nation” bus tour.

The question du jour: Will she or won’t she run for president?

Story #2:

Sarah Palin meeting with Donald Trump tonight

Potential Republican presidential candidate Sarah Palin will meet this evening with real estate mogul Donald Trump, who earlier this year flirted with a presidential campaign, according to a Trump adviser.

The two plan to go out to dinner and meet at Trump’s “primary residency” at Trump Tower in New York City. Trump’s wife Melania Knauss-Trump will be present at dinner.

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“Evading questions… is a strategy most often utilized by people with something to hide, and will only further pique the media’s interest. Weiner either has something to hide, or he has no idea how the media operates.” [New York, via Political Wire]