Monday night's NBC game show Deal or No Deal featured a three-tour veteran of the war in Iraq, picking off suitcases in hopes that his held the million big ones.

President Bush decided to drop in and wish the war veteran good luck via a taped segment. An absolute honor for the veteran, I'm sure, but Bush really should have been wearing a red bulbous nose:

"I'm thrilled to be with you on Deal or No Deal tonight," Bush started. "Come to think of it, I'm thrilled to be anywhere with high ratings these days."

Heh. Heh. Heh.

That Bush continues to poke fun at himself and his absolute disgrace of a presidency is a joke in and of itself. Not only is it offensive, but Bush's sense of humor only shows him for the clown that he really is.

Whew. Had to get that off my chest, thanks. That was my Keith Olbermann "Special Comment" moment of the day.

Frank the Bunny tells Bushie Darko the world ends in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and12 seconds.

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For you rabid baseball fans...

... taking the day off work or skipping class for Opening Day 2008 (one of my classes was canceled this afternoon and the halls at school were mighty empty).

Below's the footage of Bush getting booed by baseball fans during Sunday's opening game for the Washington Nationals. The video also highlights Bush's pitching effort for the New York Yankees after Sept. 11.

What a difference six and a half years makes.

To quote Bob Uecker from Major League, Bush's pitch yesterday, as well as his foreign policy, is:

"Juuuuuuusssssstttttt a bit outside."

Lest we forget (and I'm talking to you, GOP), fellow whoremonger David Vitter, Republican Senator from Louisiana, had some fun with prostitutes and was named as a client in the D.C. Madam scandal.

Vitter was not asked to resign. Instead, he got a standing ovation from the GOP.

From The Young Turks:

...Hillary Clinton would be in the money with the nomination, so to speak.

Now, I have a toy chest full of baseball cards from my youth, and I can assure that my collection is sorely lacking without this valuable gem:

The Hillary Clinton 2008 Upper Deck Presidential Predictor error card.

This afternoon, the Clinton card goes for upwards of $1,400 on eBay. Meanwhile, bids for the Obama and McCain 2008 UD Presidential Predictor cards start out at 99 cents each.

Afterall, John McCain's card likens him to Ted Williams. Barack Obama's 2005 World Series MVP Jermaine Dye, of Obama's beloved Chicago White Sox.

Why the disparity in price? See for yourself after the jump.

I don't mean to be so damn YouTube happy today, but thanks to The Young Turks, I discovered yet another gem this afternoon.

Behold! A Message to Ralph Nader by I'm Some Dude You've Never Heard Of, a political spoof of the Message to Scientology video. The latter viral video after the jump.

My favorite part of the Nader vid: "You have a lot to be proud of, but regarding the campaign, here are your laurels. Why don't you lie down on them? And take a g-damn nap for once."

This presidential campaign's been a weird, wild ride for sure, and the hilarity continues with this report from The Huffington Post today.

Action Jack Nicholson and his many movie personas endorse Hillary Clinton in the following new advertisement:



Clever, for sure. But more than a little creepy with the "sexy salute" clip from A Few Good Men.

As for me, I can't wait to see who Gary Busey endorses.

In celebration of the last State of the Union Address in Dubya's presidency, political junkies and hardcore drinkers alike are gathering at www.theyoungturks.com for some good old fashion drinking game fun.

Fellow Political Machiner and host of The Young Turks Cenk Uygur is already suggesting a sip every time Bushy utters the word empower. You can chortle into that beer with each empower, as far as I'm concerned.

At the moment, participants of a live chat on The Turks' Web page cite their drinks of choice in the following order:

Nothing 52 percent; Beer 18 percent; Wine 17 percent; Everything 7 percent; and Tequila 3 percent.

C'mon! Nothing? Get into the spirit. Pun totally intended.

What am I drinking during the speech? Unfortunately, coffee in preparation for an all-nighter. Sigh.

I'm saving my political drinking game antics for the big dance, as I have done the past two presidential elections. I'm sure that will be an interesting blog post.

Cheers.

In breaking news, Fred Thompson formally announced on his Web site today that he is dropping out of the presidential race:

"Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people."

This occasion is certainly a sad one for us here at Political Machine, as we sure have enjoyed poking fun at Thompson's lethargic methods of campaigning and his terse snarky manner. That, and it sure was fun postulating whether or not a presidential character actor can pull off the biggest role of his life as president.

Thompson hitching a ride off the campaign trail begs the question: Who will he endorse now?

My guess is John McCain.

More importantly, how will today's development influence Giuliani's numbers in Florida?

Thoughts?

Now, why haven't I seen this recent heckling episode in the mainstream media?

Oh, that's right. Mainstream media made a huge issue about Hillary Clinton "crying" on Monday, instead of this blatant display of sexism during a campaign speech the very same day.

Hillary says it best: "The remnants of sexism, alive and well."