Townhall.com Blog : Michele Bachmann : TARP Becomes a Revolving Door Slush Fund (tags: MichelleBachman BatshitCrazy wingnut) the woodshed: Onward Christian soldiers (tags: Rumsfeld Military ReligiousRight)

NC teen accused of using banana in robbery attempt (tags: funny) Andrew Kreig: Siegelman Deserves New Trial Because of Judge's 'Grudge,' Evidence Shows (tags: Empathy) Empathy as the Enemy | People For the American Way Blog (tags: Empathy)

History column: Swordplay on a Salt Lake City square in 1886 – Salt Lake Tribune (tags: SaltLake Fencing)

Chicago Park District may open 5 beaches for surfing :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State (tags: Chicago Surfing) Census: Utah is short on women – Salt Lake Tribune (tags: SaltLake) NOM NOM NOM 4 FUD (tags: LOLcats)

Simply Left Behind: Note To Dead Old White Guy: The Non-Rapturist's Guide To The Galaxy Cheney, plus graphic of infamous Bin Laden presidential daily briefing (tags: Cheney binladen 911 Bush Failure)

The Changing Attitude Blog: Nigerian bishop not Jamaican homophobe threatens UK gay activist (tags: GayClergy anglican) Review: Untrained twentysomethings go to the moon in Moonlight Mile Need a new fave SF show (tags: ScienceFiction) Weekend Galimaufry – BBC Radiophonic Workshop – 1964 | Newstalgia Need to listen on desktop (tags: music BBC)

Leonard Nimoy: 'Left, then back to center': The Swamp (tags: StarTrek) Is Congress the smoking gun behind Second Life's turnaround on adult content? – Massively (tags: SecondLife)

The Hunt For Gollum Movie (tags: LOTR)

Street Prophets: We do not need any more brain-dead Christians (tags: ELCA) SLC dedicates Wasatch Hollow open space area – Salt Lake Tribune (tags: SaltLake)

Days of dogs and swine (tags: Funny photography)