Hoyer Dems Majority Leader:

House Dems reject Nancy Pelosi’s choice of Rep. John Murtha for the post, choose Rep. Steny Hoyer as majority leader. Liberal media trips over self describing Pelosi’s first “defeat,” “loss,” “rebuff,” and (my favorite) “stunning push back.”

Juice Pushes Pulply Tell-All:

In signs that reality has morphed into a bad Chris Rock sketch, O.J. Simpson will be writing a book, and doing a sit-down with FOX (natch) where he’ll say “how he would have committed the murders if he were the one responsible.” Certainly this will be pulled off with the utmost respect and taste.

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