I can't believe it's not a democracy!

Talk about too much of a good thing:

An Indonesian woman has given birth to an 8.7-kilogramme (19.2-pound) baby boy, the heaviest newborn ever recorded in the country, a doctor said. The baby boy is pictured here next to a baby of average size at a hospital in Medan, North Sumatra.  (AFP/Dede)

Man, I hope his mother had a C-section. 

Berlusconi cuts to the quick:

Italy PM 'offered escort EU seat'. And why the hell not? I mean why should he have offered the European Parliament seat to a greasy politician who would do anything for money (like most of our members of Congress), when he could offer the seat to a true professional instead?

Looks like there may be a few special elections in New Jersey:

Mayors, rabbis arrested in NJ corruption probe. That sound you hear? Just a large handful of New Jersey lawyers climaxing in unison. Click the link to read the whole crazy story. Long and short, it goes like this: Take three mayors and scores of city council members and other politicians and municipal officials, fold in a handful of rabbis, a couple of cups of money laundering and finish with a dash of human organ sales. That's your recipe for a New Jersey-sized political scandal. Now for the most important question: Will HBO or Showtime be the first cable channel to offer the series? I'm going with HBO. Hell, they can just recycle the "Sopranos" team.

Did Mexico just allow the gays to marry?

Mexico hit by 6.0 magnitude quake. Because you know the Pat Robertson et al. are trying to figure out why the baby jesus is smacking Mexico around. And dealing with swine flu and an earthquake? The problem has to be the gays.

California's Prop 8 travesty was cruel, but Iowa gives us a reason to hope:

Iowa High Court Rules Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional. Looks like marriage licenses could be issued before the end of the month. Pretty amazing, no?

She must have big brass balls:

Cross-dressing Mafia kingpin arrested. Because the mob isn't exactly known for reaching out to the gays and, one would suspect, the transgendered. My, how times have changed.

Thanks to Mr. Slice for the link.

Holy shit:

Surgeons remove healthy kidney through donor's vagina. Oh my. While this procedure may allow for a quicker recovery time, I find one doctor's comments a bit hard to swallow. Namely: "If you asked our patient, she said it was like getting a tooth removed. She was walking that night and left the next day," [Dr. Robert] Montgomery said. Maybe Dr. Montgomery can prove his point by telling us how he feels after they remove one of his kidneys through his asshole. Just saying.

Thanks to Mr. Slice for the link.

Drink up!

Drinking coffee reduces risk of Alzheimer's: study. Oh happy day. Coffee is my single favorite food and it looks like 3 to 5 cups a day keeps dementia away. It's just a good news day.

Wow, sometimes justice actually is served:

Republican Senator Ted Stevens found guilty of all seven felony charges for making false statements. Yep, that evil old bastard was found guilty on all counts. And yes, I can't see how he escapes jail either. Reap what ye sow, Ted.

Holy shit! Jack Cafferty tells us what he really thinks about Palin:

Gotta to give it to Jack, he doesn't mince words.