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In the wake of finding out that a detainee has suffered multiple attacks upon his genitals with a scalpel, that incidents of detainee abuse have INCREASED since December, Long Island Congressman Peter King, has found a new scandel (spew alert).Detainees at Guantanamo are treated far better than most American prisoners in the US jails and prisons I’ve inspected over the years.

With the arrival of Senator Sherrod Brown from his mother’s wake, the Democrats found their 60th vote to pass the $787 billion Economic Stimulus bill tonight.

CNN reports Senator Judd Gregg has withdrawn from being considered for Secretary of Commerce. More as we get it.

At last – an intelligent president, who is paying attention.

We won. Now what?

This is how it’s done. “People with bad ideas don’t get their way anymore.”

President Obama and his family are in their American-manufactured limo proceeding slowly along the parade route.

MSNBC reports that Senator Ted Kennedy, who has been in vigorous good spirits, fell ill at the Senate luncheon and was taken from the room on a stretcher.

Hilarious smackdown of Friedman’s new book by Matt Taibbi in the nypress: “How Green Was My Mustache”

Evan Halper of the LA Times has this sobering news:

Reporting from Sacramento — State Controller John Chiang announced today that his office would suspend tax refunds, welfare checks, student grants and other payments owed to Californians starting Feb. 1, as a result of the state’s cash crisis.