From the "Strange Bedfellows" file...

Orrin Hatch on Chris Dodd, via Political Wire…

"Now, I want to compliment Chris, because when Sen. Kennedy has suffered from his illness, they asked Chris to chair this. And to come right in without staff and to be able do the job that he's done, I'm really impressed. Of course, I always have been; Chris is one of the better Senators here. And I know that Ted felt that this would be in good hands with him."

Cross-filed to "Credit where it's due," because while Senator Hatch is often right only in the sense modified by "far," he's correct about this.

From the "Strange bedfellows" file.

Me & Haley Barbour…

"I don't talk about people's personal problems: I don't think it's polite."

Well, not usually, anyway, though hypocrisy can create some tempting targets.

From the "Strange bedfellows" file.

Me and Barry and Hank and Pat. Brother Buchanan, via John Nichols...

It is impossible to believe a denunciation of the regime by Obama will cause it to stay its hand if it believes its power is imperiled. But it is certain that if Obama denounces Tehran, those demonstrators will be portrayed as dupes and agents of America before and after they meet their fate.

If standing up and denouncing the Ayatollah and Ahmadinejad from 7,000 miles away is moral heroism, it is moral heroism at other people's expense.

All I can say is, well, yep.