Weekday Bits

• LINK to Vanity Fair's upcoming article on Abramoff
• Why the political center (i.e. "moderates") doesn't exist
• The multi-billion dollar synthetic fuel tax scam getting prepped for passage by Congress
• Bush-war and Congress want to help our "oil addiction" by. . . . . . . getting us more oil
• Scientists say new wave of solar storms may disrupt power, communications as soon as this year
• "I think what we did was reform the student loan program" - - - G.W.Bush (video)
• Cheney fundraiser stop shuts down entire city
• Tasteless headline of the day: Prosthetic legs returned; police stumped
• Besides ports, Bush-war Administration trying to outsource control of airlines too (hat-tip to Alon)
• O'Reilly sics Fox cops on caller