Seems we left a few things behind at the old-old joint when we evacuated last year, but we still have a fair claim to Cocktober and Butterstick. And we retain a passing interest in Adam Kokesh, who appears to be running for Congress on the Paultard ticket, right down to the moneybomb.

But what Ralphie is doing in Adam’s Flickr feed is beyond us. Did the parrot die?

Kokesh for Congress

Well, it turns out there were mistakes made in the vote tally from Iran, and the Guardian Council is finally ready to admit it. In case you weren’t ready to acknowledge that Iran is fucking absurd, to the point of making Floridian Democracy look like a realization of Utopian ideals, Enduring America, (through Sully), has posted this update from Iran:

A spokesman for the Guardian Council said that President Ahmadinejad’s vote total has been revised upwards after the recount.

Democracy wins again!

Latest from Iran (29 June): The Challenge Survives [Enduring America]

This might be the dumbest thing written on the internet last week:

I thought of another strong, gutsy, bold, stand-on-principles hero, Sarah Palin, in her own modern day version of High Noon. Sheriff Palin rode into America Town on a white horse with conservative guns blazing and saved a dead McCain campaign.

Oh really?

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Sen. Cornyn has probably blown two gaskets over this:

After hedging for weeks about how he’ll react to the state Supreme Court ruling on Minnesota’s Senate race, Gov. Tim Pawlenty gave his clearest answer to date Sunday.

“I’m going to follow the direction of the court,” he said during an appearance on CNN. “We expect that ruling any day now. I also expect them to give guidance and direction as to the certificate of election. I’m prepared to sign it as soon as they give the green light.”

…

Pawlenty added: “I’m not going to defy an order of the Minnesota Supreme Court. That would be a dereliction of my duty.”

If Timmy wants to be President, he can’t dial back from that.  And so, our long journey may be ending.  Perhaps.

New Haven firefighters win at SCOTUS. Decision of Second Circuit Court of Appeals FAIL, 5-4.  Kennedy opinion being read now.

UPDATE: PDF of opinion is out.  SCOTUSblog coverage here.

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Photo: Miss Ellie celebrates her win in the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest’s pedigree class at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 26 [AP/LAT]

Ouch.