Pressing the Question

To take just one point: Not even Obama's worst enemy insinuated he had anything to do with the disclosure of Jack Ryan's sex-swinging divorce papers, which were released by a judge. In fact, Ryan's Republican opponents said they should be released and Obama said they had no part in the campaign.

Hannity Rules

Forget about those online polls on who should succeed Alan Colmes on "Hannity & Colmes." Fox said yesterday that Hannity will fly solo.

The title: "Hannity." (Did they focus-group that?)

But liberals won't be entirely absent. The revamped show will feature a "Great American Panel" with three nightly guests: a liberal, another conservative and what Fox calls an "x-factor." There will be voice mails, videos and a segment called "Hate Hannity Hotline." Operators are standing by.

Paging Rush

It's a safe bet Rush will respond to this Colin Powell interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria:

"Powell, who says he still considers himself a Republican, said his party should also stop listening to conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. 'Can we continue to listen to Rush Limbaugh?' Powell asked. 'Is this really the kind of party that we want to be when these kinds of spokespersons seem to appeal to our lesser instincts rather than our better instincts?' "

Weighty Issue

All very interesting, but I know what America is really asking: What about Oprah?

"She acknowledges what anyone watching her show has probably noticed. She's gained a few," says Jessi Klein in the Daily Beast. "Well, more than a few. Forty pounds, to be exact. And in a rather raw article, she admits that when she reached her goal weight a few years ago, her cockiness about her diet led her to feel invincible.

"Oprah's story of overindulgence strikes an eerie chord in a nation struggling with the consequences of a massive credit binge. Oprah isn't seriously damaged by the economy of course; the O empire is probably one of the few left in this country that John McCain could have legitimately referred to as fundamentally sound. But 'just like us,' as Us Weekly would say, she's spent the last few years gorging to the detriment of her overall health. While we we're buying Jimmy Choos and Rolexes we couldn't really afford, Oprah was apparently chowing down on carbs and sugar she didn't really need . . .