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Via Reuters:

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Democratic White House candidate John Kerry on Friday blasted President Bush's record on jobs as just one more broken promise and urged supporters to keep their "primal instinct" alive until the Nov. 2 election.

In a speech to a boisterous rally on the New Orleans waterfront, Kerry ridiculed Vice President Dick Cheney's assertion earlier this week that if the Massachusetts senator had been president, America would not have had job growth.

"You're darn right, Mr Vice President," Kerry said. "We would have had real job growth."

At the mere mention of Cheney's name, hundreds of people broke into spontaneous and prolonged boos and hisses.

"Just promise me you'll keep that primal instinct alive all the way through November," Kerry said to thunderous applause.

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Great timing on this jobs report.

I'm totally happy Martha was found guilty, as it was pretty clear that she was, in fact, guilty. Her defenders on the left and the right (but mostly the left) have left me with a sour taste in my mouth.

Check Safire's columns and the Nation's archives. The pieces usually denounce her prosecution without regard to her guilt or innocence. I'm certain I don't understand why.

She's just another elite who breaks laws and expects no punishment. Not this time, thankfully. I hope she gets at least a year of hard time in a real prison, however unlikely that may be.

Because this paragraph appeared in it:

For a few months, one type of "Star Wars" character, the rare and powerful Jedi, could be permanently killed. But when players began singling out Jedi characters for vicious attacks, Jedi players cried out for help, and last month LucasArts abandoned permadeath, a company spokeswoman said.

I am now a Lieberman-esque cultural warrior. This paragraph should not be allowed to appear in our paper of record. Permadeath to those who disagree.

In Davis, CA, on ebay.

Unbelievable.

Back to hiatus.

I'm experienced a work-related program activity that will render blogging during worktime temporarily inadvisable. Therefore, Salto will resume its normal update frequency no earlier than Thursday, March 4.

The bride on the left wears a lavender pantsuit. The other bride carries a gold-chained purse. As the music starts, they begin making their way toward the stage. They walk slowly, not because they want to, but because this is how they walk at age 83 and 79. The white-haired one in lavender is Del Martin. The one with coral lipstick is Phyllis Lyon. They are arm in arm.

Some nice investigative journalism here from Howie the Whore. It's long and exquisitely detailed. Two conclusions I took away: there was a serious lack of organization and there was a serious lack of effective communication between Howard and his strategy and policy staff.

But Kurtz makes no attempt to explain why Dean did so well so early, which might be a question we'll need to return to as Kerry's dullness potentially puts the dampers on turnout.