The White Boys Club

... or as it's more commonly referred to, the Supreme Court of the United States. Not surprisingly, the 58-42 vote confirming Sammy Alito as the 110th justice was almost entirely partisan. Kudos to Rhode Island's Lincoln Chafee for being the lone Republican with the stones to divert from the GOP.

Sammy replacing Sandy wasn't really any sort of surprise; in fact, having decisions in the country's highest court decided by one white woman, one black man, and seven other white males seems to be a fairly accurate representation of power in America.

Italy, Schmitaly

You'd think more people would be itching to bar-hop with Bode Miller, but apparently there's still more than 300,000 tickets available for the Winter Olympics in Turin. Whose knee needs to be whacked to get a little attention around this place?

UPDATE: Apparently, that number increased to 400,000. My initial assumption is that 100,000 people just realized attending some of these events would suck and asked for a refund, but it's probably far more likely that Yahoo! is just deciding to personally fuck with me.

Taxing Crack

The great news for residents of Tennessee is that the very first year of the "Crack Tax" brought in nearly $2 million. By confidentially paying taxes on your illegal drugs, you'll only be prosecuted for selling them. Yet another fine milestone in the War on Drugs.