Hump Day QF6 (5/26/04)

Our primaries in North Idaho have received plenty of attention in the last few weeks. And they decided some things last night -- like who's going to run the courthouse and the entire lineup in Legislative District 3 (Hayden/Rathdrum) since the Democrats didn't bother to field a candidate. But before we get into all that, you need your Quick Fix 6:

1. Cartoonists Paul Nowak and Wayne Stayskal provide your Hump Day Political 'Toon Fix here and here.

2. It's apparent that we can begin to move on from the Abu Ghraib obsession. Why? Jay Leno's finally joking about it: "The White House announced the notorious Abu Ghraib prison will be torn down, demolished and done away with. But don’t worry, we’ll always have our memories and of course the photographs." Here's your Late Night Fix.

3. The New York Times semi-ap-hollow-gized today for not being more skeptical in reporting stories that depended on Iraqis with a bone to pick with So-Damn Insane. In other words, the Gray Lady is beating its breast that it didn't do an even better job of undermining the administration and the war with Iraq. Here's your Lefty Media Fix.

4. If you didn't hear what J. Flipflop Kerry said when he heard that Dubya had tumbled off his bike, here it is: "Did the training wheels fall off?" Well, Flipflop gotta kick out of that. But Demo Chicago Mayor Daley didn't. He scolded The Arrogant One from Taxachusetts for being uncivilized. Here's your Civility Fix.

5. Most Americans don't know how close America came to losing its war of Independence. General George Washington's bravery in crossing the Delaware to defeat a surprised Hessian army followed a five-month string of losses that decimated and demoralized our troops. Here's your American History Fix.

6. For my money, Zogby is the only poll that counts. And the only Zogby poll(s) that count are the ones for the battleground states, not overall national numbers. And you can find those numbers in your Poll Fix.

--Don't look now, but there's a new skank on Capitol Hill a la Monica Lewinsky, and conservative flamethrower Michelle Malkin is on the spot to knock her down here.

--David Limbaugh questions why the national media has refused to take a serious look at Flipflop Kerry's controversial Vietnam War record here.

--Tony Blankley, editorial page editor of The Washington Times, discusses Dubya's speech here.

--Dick Morris looks at that three-way presidential race -- Dubya, Flipflop and al Qaida -- here.