Congratulations, Minnesota

You've elected a clown to the United States Senate.

Sonia Sotomayor, under questioning by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, had to admit she could not recall a key point of law: what was the one case that TV defense lawyer Perry Mason actually lost?

"I wish I could remember the name of the episode but I don't," Sotomayor said after Democratic Senator Al Franken -- himself a former TV star -- pressed her on Perry Mason trivia.

Wow, Minnesota. Maybe next time you could just upgrade your cable subscription if you want a comedian. Having grown up in the Twin Cities media market, I can say that gravitas is a tough word for Minnesotans, what with the three syllables and all.

Speaking of dumbasses...

...we have another winner of the Red Forman Dumbass Award (TM)! Congratulations to you, Bill Maher! You share the spotlight with Ann Coulter this week for saying the following on your show:

I'm just saying if he did die, other people, more people would live. That's a fact.

That sentence was in reference to the bombing in Afghanistan that was an assassination attempt on Vice President Cheney. So in other words, Maher thinks a successful assassination, murder, of the sitting Vice President would be a good thing. I doubt the left will race to condemn Maher like the right did to condemn Coulter this week, but they probably should.

Red Forman Dumbass Award (TM)

I haven't given one of these out in quite some time, but given Ann Coulter's speech at CPAC, I think she is more than deserving. Congratulations, Ann. You keeping shunting yourself further and further from the conservatives whose support your success is predicated on.