Another lazy Sunday, so here’s what’s Shootin’ Thru The ‘Tubes:

It must be “Bring a Parent to Work” week as the Presidential and potential Presidential parents have been out in force defending their offspring. Bush Sr. just wants everyone to leave his poor boy alone (and go ahead and forget what he said before about Iraq). Meanwhile, fellow GOPer John McCain had his mom in tow during an interview but probably thought better of it the instant she opened her mouth to utter some Mormon malapropisms.

In addition to Paul Krugman, another must read columnist freed with the demise of the Times’ dreaded firewall was Frank Rich, who with today’s piece skewers the Bushies’ Musharraf policies and the quite coup they’ve managed to conduct with the help of an abdicating and capitulating Congress.

And it’s that time of year again boys and girls. Time to dust off those Holiday ornaments because it’s open season on the War on Christmas season. As an added bonus, I hear the Feds, in an effort to thwart would-be holiday gift givers who adorn their presents with insufficient garland, will be rummaging through fruit cake buyer receipts.

(X-posted at The Xsociate Files)