Today's edition of quick hits:
* Thomas Friedman did a nice job this morning trashing the McCain/GOP energy policy on "Good Morning America."
* To hear the McCain campaign tell it, we not only have Sarah Palin media interviews to look forward to, but also Sarah Palin press conferences. I'll believe it when I see it.
* The Abramoff scandal never really ends; there are always more people to get indicted.
* Republicans wanted to get state Sen. Hollis French, a Democrat from Anchorage, removed from his role overseeing the probe into Palin's abuse of power scandal. French, however, is staying right where he is.
* Senate Republicans are apparently considering another government shutdown. Harry Reid is encouraging them to be less irresponsible.
* I'm not sure how the right came up with this anti-Oprah nonsense, but Oprah hasn't had any national candidates on her show this year, so she hasn't snubbed Palin (or McCain, or Biden, or Obama).
* The McCain gang sure does repeat that "Bridge to Nowhere" lie a lot.
* Monty Python alum Michael Palin for President?
* There's a list going around of books Sarah Palin allegedly wanted to ban in the Wasilla library. It's not true.
* There won't be time for another S-CHIP vote before Congress adjourns for the year.
* And finally, some good questions from the Washington Post editorial board: "Was Alberto R. Gonzales the least intellectually gifted attorney general in history? Did he possess the worst memory? Was he incapable of telling the truth? All of the above?"
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