• The White House admits that flying that “Mission Accomplished” banner five years ago…well… maybe, ummm, it wasn’t such a great idea.

• Another not so great idea according to a Senate panel? Paying the cost of training and equipping Baghdad’s security forces when the country is raking in $70 billion in oil revenues.

• The U.S. Hispanic population hit 45.5 million last year, making up more than 15% of the country’s total population. Muy Caliente! (Unfortunately, that’s all the Spanish I know.)

• Obama claims that voters are tired of hearing about incendiary remarks from his former crackpot pastor. Personally, I’m sick of hearing incendiary remarks from ALL crackpot pastors.

• Mayoral candidate Sho Dozono does it again! (And by “it”, I mean “screw up.”)

• And finally, in honor of her new “Hard Candy” CD, last night at a NYC concert, Madonna rubbed her 75-year-old genitals all over Justin Timberlake.

“You’re making me feel kind of uncomfortable, Mom.”