A military plane carrying members of Congress was shot at near the Baghdad airport, but no one was hurt. Ahhhh, how they’re welcoming us as liberators.

Shocker! Sen. Larry “I am not gay” Craig may resign, which would allow Idaho Republican Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter to appoint a replacement. Oh, good. I can’t wait to see what totally not gay Republican Butch Otter appoints.

An excerpt from yesterday’s ruling by an Iowa court striking down that state’s same-sex marriage ban: “This court has yet to hear any convincing argument as to how excluding same-sex couples from getting married promotes responsible reproduction in general or by different-sex couples in particular,” Judge Robert Hanson wrote.

Someone call John Goodman, NOW! A park near Dallas, Texas is the site of a vast spider web that stretches for acres and is home to millions of spiders. From the Times: “The web whines with the sound of countless mosquitoes and flies trapped in its folds.”

Hey, everybody! Let’s go swim in the Willamette!