It's Update Time!

Here's what happened to some of the items we've covered in past posts.

• After a judge denied Senator Larry Craig's (R-Idaho) request to change his guilty plea to not guilty for allegedly soliciting sex from an undercover officer in what has become known as the Great Airport Men's Room Tap-Off, Craig said he would fight the charges and remain in the Senate until his term ends, much to the chagrin of fellow Republicans who wished he had kept his promise to leave by the end of September. They have enough problems with an unpopular president, and an uninspiring list of candidates who want to replace him. At least Craig is not running again--unless he changes his mind. Meanwhile, the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (where the alleged incident took place) is making changes in the men's room to make the stalls less enticing for those who want to leave certain types of messages, and not to gross out those who need to use it for its intended purpose.
• The University of St. Thomas, admitting it had made a mistake in disinviting Archbishop Desmond Tutu because of his alleged anti-Semitic remarks in a 2002 speech, now wants to re-invite him to speak next spring. We think Tutu should tell them, in the most Christian way possible, to go stuff it.
• Britney Spears, one month removed from her historically awful performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, has been taking hits for her bizarre behavior of the past few months. The reason for all of this has come into sharp focus: A judge has awarded temporary custody of her two children to former husband Kevin Federline. It's time to stop all the jokes and career speculation, and understand that Spears needs to seriously get her life together. Not just for her, but for the kids.