Ted Kennedy Pitches, Christian Conservatives Recruiting More Catchers

By Megan Carpentier | April 8, 2009 | 2:00pm

Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy took time out from fixing the nation’s health care system and recovering from brain cancer to throw out the first pitch of the season at Fenway Park yesterday. [Politico]
Former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens‘ conviction was officially thrown out yesterday, too. The prosecutors are under investigation for misconduct. [Washington Post]
Arlen Specter threw it out there that he likes Rush Limbaugh, has never, ever smoked pot and would really like to stay on as the Republican Senator from Pennsylvania. [ThinkProgress]
The Congressional Oversight Panel thinks we should throw out the bailout plan, fire the bank managers and liquidate the banks that are failing despite all our financial assistance (AIG, they’re looking at you!). [Bloomberg]
GM is taking their advice in advance and planning a bankruptcy filing. [Reuters]
The state of Hawai’i would like Obama to let bailed out execs travel to Hawai’i on the ~~company~~ government dime because tourism is down. Talk to the airlines, Hawai’i, it’s not the hotel expenses I can’t afford. [LA Times]
Congress members Barbara Lee, Laura Richardson and Bobby Rush — himself last seen accusing everyone of “lynching” now-Senator Roland Burris by suspecting some shady goings-on with his appointment — met with Fidel Castro and his wife this week. New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is gonna be pissed. [NY Times]
Al Franken is still totally the winner of the Minnesota Senate race and Norm Coleman is still a fucking poor loser. [Wall Street Journal]
The fundies’ new talking point is that the only reason states are legalizing same sex marriage is because gay people are all really rich. First, off, fuck them and their class warfare. Second off: if this is true, I hereby firmly commit myself to lesbianism and would like my monocle now, thanks. [ThinkProgress]