Yes, Rudy sure as heck doesn’t know his geography. In Britain yesterday (does he think they vote for the Presidential nomination?) Rudy Giuliani had a few comments about NATO. It’s a fine, fine organization, he thinks, and can help the world be safer. His idea is to invite in Japan, Israel, Australia, India and Singapore to membership in NATO. Evidently Rudy has forgotten that “NATO” stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Though Rudy Giuliani onced was mayor of a city quite close to the Atlantic Ocean, he evidently doesn’t understand that Japan and Australia are on the Pacific Ocean, while India and Singapore are on the Indian Ocean. What a maroon!

But, there’s more.

Senator Larry Craig returned to the Senate to very little fanfare. He met behind closed doors with the Republican caucus. No comments there. But Pennsylvania’s own Arlen Specter was right on the ball to welcome Craig back. Look, there’s nothing wrong with being gay, but as long as Craig is in denial here, even denying his guilty plea, then we’re talking hypocrisy. Specter should not be so quick to embrace hypocrisy, no matter how much of a friend Larry Craig has been over the years. A true friend he can be — just counsel Larry Craig to come clean about his sexual identity. Arlen, that’s something you can do to help the man. While you’re at it, Arlen, try to convince Larry to find his paramours somewhere besides the men’s room.

Fred Thompson evidently thinks drilling in the Everglades is OK. But then, we’re not sure, since he claims not to have known about oil deposits in the Everglades, even though he was in the Senate when Bush announced plans to protect much of the Everglades from drilling. How many more times is this guy going to “forget?” I’m sure, though, that Republicans will have no problem with forgetfulness with their candidate. The elected a mental midget like Bush a couple times, after all, and he surrounds himself with forgetters like Scooter Libby and Alberto Gonzales. Maybe forgetting is a way of appealing to the Republican base?

Italian newspapers are reporting that the Pope snubbed Condaleeza Rice when she asked for a meeting last month. Do you think the rumor of Condi being in a lesbian relationship is what caused the snub? To be serious, the reporting speculates that Iraq policy on the part of the Bush Administration is causing a rift between the Vatican and the White House.

The Republicans were successful on one count yesterday, though. They successfully blocked the reinstatement of habeas corpus for detainees in the war on Terror. Why do they hate the constitution?

Oh, and anyone got even more appetite for Republican Sex Criminals? Go check out dengre’s report at DailyKos.

That’s all for this morning, folks. Have a lovely day.