In this extra-special edition of Crappy Hour, we - and by "we" I mean me myself and I - discuss John Ensign's Oedipal issues, sympathy for the devil (Palin, obviously), sex dreams, Iran, masturbation, Howard Dean and Roland Burris.

A French government spokesman has said that France will consider banning the burqa, "if it were determined that wearing the burka is a submissive act, and that it is contrary to republican principles." •

• Rush Limbaugh has his big-boy britches in a wad over the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court because she and President Obama are racists for thinking themselves not only equal to white people but superior to some...like Rush Limbaugh. By that standard, we are all racist! [Time]

President Obama's speech to Congress last night was full of promises and calls to actions, but it buried a bunch of other news on Iraq, Roland Burris and Hilda Solis.

Today is Inappropriate Humor Friday, what with Roland Burris not resigning, Republicans loving pork, Argentina getting snitty and Obama up in Canada with the Mounties and some beaver tail. At least he's not in Regina.

It's Ladies Night (Morning?) in today's news, with Hillary Clinton's successful Asia trip and Kathleen Sebelius' potential ascendancy, while Burris battles his crazy, Republicans their own rhetoric and Norm Coleman his former constituents

Roland Burris is in Hell and David Axelrod is all over the map. It's been quite the holiday weekend!

Anna Wintour is probably not headed to Paris, Roland Burris really wanted to be headed to the Senate, David Paterson doesn't know who he wants, Israel is still bombing Gaza and I need coffee.

Anne Hathaway is a little peeved at Obama, Rick Warren is concerned about a humanitarian crisis at home, Roland Burris brings the crazy, Virginians are barred from D.C. and it's not even Friday!