Midday Open Thread

• McCain vs. McCain on Iraq.
• Hahahahaha!

  "Always! I mean, I can't keep up with him. And they like him, too." -- Charles Crist Sr., on his FL gov son's fondness for women, St. Petersburg Times, 3/22.

• This is no way to try to end a war.
• We told them so.
• Atrios on the campaign. Worth the read.
• Not letting the fact that he wasn't so good at "the math" in 2006, Karl Rove is right back at it.

  So, to summarize, Karl Rove — the alleged strategic genius of the Republican Party — believes the Dems’ withdrawal plans are unpopular with the public, while the Bush administration policy is gaining favor.

  Let's just hope that the Republicans keep listening to him.

• Dashing late night comedians' hopes for good, Larry Craig did not file by Friday's deadline for reelection. But there's still some fun in the Idaho Senate race for Republicans. They've got Pro-Life on the ballot.
• Valley Forge: sacred ground or theme park?
• Denver evangelicals have taken over the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's evolution exhibit and are now offering regular tours teaching creationism. Museum officials are not happy. -- Scout Finch