youtube from day of your birth

Okay, I saw this meme a bit ago but hadn't had time to do it. The challenge, type your birthday into youtube and select five videos from that day. For my full date, only four come up so this is just from generic July 10:

The Bitter End Cursive

We Didn't Start the Fire - Billey Joel Wembley Arena, The visuals suck, but hey, the music takes you way back.

Every Me, Every You - Placebo

Hysteria Muse

Shine On Roger Waters

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White House offers up Rove and Miers for House and Senate testmony [re Gonzales and prosecutor dismissals]

Of course, the WH has the following conditions: Rove and Harriet Mier would be offered to the Committees for their testimony in the Alberto Gonzales and federal prosecutors scandal. However, he said it would be unsworn testimony, not under oath, behind closed doors and no trancript would be permitted.

Ummmmm, Earth to Buschco -- we live in a democracy. There is accountability and no one is above the law. So why would we once again accept unsworn testimony from Rove and Miers?? Especially Rove.

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Congress of Peeps and First Tier Presidential Candidates

Good essay on what's lacking from recent presidential contenders and what it takes to be a good manager (ie first tier candidate).

What's the big deal of fired attorneys?

What's really the strategy behind the dismissal of US attorneys?

Fascinating article in which the fact that Congress's subpoena power is almost for show if they don't have the backing of the judiciary to enforce subpoenas of the executive branch.

So if the executive branch castrates the judiciary at both the judge (as it has for the last 7 years on all levels) level and the US prosecutor level, where does that leave Congress?

Of course, impeachment would still be a recourse. If Congress has any balls left...

And this all boils down to: Bush vows to block all efforts by Congress to subpoena staff in prosecutor probe (commentary is even saying he threw a tantrum...as if that's new).