Weekly Round-Up 1/24/07 - Introduction Edition

I'll pass on the introspective, philosophically heady introduction post to lay out "the goals and desires of the blog." That's not gonna fly here. If I wanted to bore readers half to death with mindless dribble from the forgotten corner of my brain, I'd write some poetry. Or post one of John Kerry's fundraising stump speeches, for that matter. One expects that said-goals and topics become readily apparent in time.

That said, the most likely place to start... is the end! An early round-up for the week:

House Speaker Sal DeMasi endorsed Hilliary Clinton for Leader of the Free World this Tuesday. Ol' Sal also ran with a new addition to his other pet project, Ways To Insult The Governor: "You really Devaled that one, Obama!"

Our newest Nobel Laurette, Al Gore, joined Massachusetts in the 21st century by coming out (ba-dum, ching) in favor of marriage equality:

In honor of my fashionista friend's fiancee, I give you one of the more genius baked-goods experiment I've seen in a long time. Bacon Cookies? Yes please.

The FISA bill is back. mcjoan at Kos has a call-list to get legislators on board with sanity. And no, Senator Dodd (CT) wasn't just joshing about filibustering his own party:

"Few things are more detrimental to this country than the erosion of and attack on the civil liberties we enjoy. This isn't a Democratic issue or a Republican issue; this is an American issue. If after debate, the Senate appears ready to pass legislation granting telecom providers retroactive immunity I will use any and all legislative tools at my disposal, including a filibuster, to prevent this deeply flawed bill from becoming law. More and more, Americans are rejecting the false choice that has come to define this administration: security or liberty, but never, ever both. For all those who have stood with me throughout this fight, I pledge, once more, to stand up for you."

In other news, Senator Harry Reid has to change his pants.

Red Velvet Whoopie Pies. Delicious confectionery treat, or malicious Resolution buster? Despite the name, Wicked Whoopies does not, in fact, hail from the Bay State. It's also the first thing Maine does better than Massachusetts. Ever.

A little older than a week, but Michigan Democrats threw their support behind Mittens this go-around, in an effort to "keep [the] circular firing-squad of jerkos alive":

Bill Clinton says, "Screw it, I'm running for President."

Our good friends at the Sam Adams Brewery, ever researching more flavorful ways to get Boston's college students drunker, have decided to go in another direction - speed. At 27% ABV, Sam Adams Utopia aims to kick people in the teeth. Taste test will be forthcoming when it can actually be found.

Markus Kolic of DemApples, one of the wittiest bloggists I've had the pleasure to read, has revived his Sunday Screenings with a plethora of video entertainment. Check it out for more streaming goodness.