When the highlight of your week is a Senate floor speech, does it mean you've got to get out more? Perhaps, but this was one hell of a speech, and I had a pretty slow week.

The thing is, if you didn't catch it live on C-SPAN or here, you probably missed it entirely. Funny, isn't it, that the traditional media is all over the latest Brittany fiasco, OJ trial, and newspaper ad, yet nothing much on the Democratic Senate's attempts to stop the bleeding in Iraq and the ensuing Republican obstruction? And by 'funny', I don't mean 'ha ha' funny, more like 'what's that smell in the back of the refrigerator 'funny'.

The most recent and most egregious Bush announcement this week was his proposed veto of SCHIP funding. What I heard on Blitzer's show the other day is that kids are stuck in the middle of the SCHIP fight. No, Wolf, they're not. The kids and their parents are on our side. The middle is Scrooge territory, and the Administration is where they send you when hell is full.

All I'm asking for is a little perspective here. Bush is going to veto children's healthcare, we're stuck in the middle of another country's civil war, and the big news story is about how mean some liberal group is to a grown man? I'm pretty sure the General is tough enough to take a little criticism. The Senate Republicans, from their reaction ON THE FLOOR OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE, are not so confident in his ability. After all, it was one ad with a provocative headline, possibly recycled from Rush Limbaugh's attack on Republican Senator Chuck Hagel. It wasn't like they built a multi-million dollar organization to attempt to take him down.

Yes, it was a week full of fake outrage and tabloid news, but we're not here for that. Our mission is to give you guys the straight scoop on our favorite Senator. So, without further ado, here's the news.

Again, our great thanks to Shotgun Wedding for the tune. Hey, they're not The Electras, but who is?