The Mid-Day Quickie.

Some immigrants are now hesitant to do a full walkout on May Day; thanks in part to the raids and round-ups, I'm sure.

Barely back into the country, and Condi has gained a new critic: Colin Powell, who is questioning whether we had enough troops to oust Saddam and secure peace in a new Iraq.

Steve Bridges does such a good job as a Bush impersonator at the White House Correspondents' Association's 92nd annual awards dinner; Bush, himself, might be confused as to which one is actually...well, him.

Also, Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central pisses off "the Bush" by pretending to be pro-Bush when he really isn't; Bush has girly-like hissy fit, turns tail, and runs toward the end of the dinner.

Uh, just yesterday, wasn't Matt Drudge doing his "United 93 opens in 3rd place dance? Today, it's in 2nd place; where it earns a place on his site somewhere near the bottom, instead of at the top like it was yesterday.

The LA Times suspends Michael Hiltzik, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter behind the Golden State blog (also a columnist) for "misrepresenting himself online"; it seems to consist of some sort of "blog war" with a conservative blogger.

People seem to be wondering why Florida hasn't jumped onto the anti-abortion bandwagon after many pro-life politicians promised to do so; here's a hint: politicians lie to get votes.

The Smoking Gun has a copy of Richard Nixon's application to join the FBI back in 1937.

The Boston Globe has an article online about Bush quietly claiming the authority to disobey more than 750 laws enacted since he took office, asserting that he has the power to set aside any statute passed by Congress when it conflicts with his interpretation of the Constitution; look at that, America...we finally have our own King George!

And finally, folks, remember where you were during this day in history as the new Republican Watergate Hotel scandal has been officially dubbed Hookergate.

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