VP Boomerang: First, let’s talk Kaine.  Last night media outlets, such as NY Times’ political blog, shouted from the rooftops that Obama’s VP is “very very likely” to be former attorney, Roman Catholic missionary and now Governor of Virginia, Tim Kaine. But according to a University of Virginia professor quoted in Politico, the political ideology and experience of both Obama and Kaine are “simpatico,” “two of a kind.” While other potentials are Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn and Delaware Senator Joe Biden, Kaine lacks…a lot. As Kaine is sorely deficient in the foreign policy realm, is it wise for Barack to choose a VP who also has never had to deal with the international community? Like USA basketball next month, The Dream Team is wishful thinking.  This is The Redeem Team.  ‘Bama better choose wisely, or risk a meltdown in the polls in September.

Ay dios mio, atmospheric particles: Speaking of melting, an 8 square mile block of ice has sailed away from the Arctic. But global warming’s not real! The EPA says it is, the Supreme Court is chomping at the bit for regulation, but Bushy has his own convenient mistruths. The fragment, a piece of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf has broken free of the northern Canadian coast, according to scientists in the country. LiveScience.com says it’s clear the world is in a different climate now. “”Nobody on the ship is surprised anymore,” scientist Gary Stern said. “We’ve been trying to get the word out for the longest time now that things are happening fast and they’re going to continue to happen fast.”

Too Much Tension: The Guardian confirms that Olmert is outta here.

VanGo,Gurl! Staying on LiveScience’s fabulous website, Van Gogh’s “Patch of Grass” has been x-rayed to reveal a patch of woman! Gah!

What’s a Bee’s Favorite Band? The Bee Gees. Also did you know bees can track down serial killers now? According to the BBC, scientist wholeheartedly feel the bees “can improve the model for criminology,” Look out, criminal cronies.

Croniecom: On the topic of cronies, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that former Pentagon adviser and tireless advocate of the Iraq war, Richard Perle, is contemplating investing in Iraq. I mean, Iraq’s oil fields. The Journal says he is in talks with Kurdish peeps in northern Iraq as well as officials in Kazakhstan about how he can best pillage their resources now that he has cleared that pesky anti-capitalist Saddam out of his way.

Where’s ‘Who Let the Dogs Out?’ And lastly, MentalFloss has announced 10 candidates for the world’s most spectacular pop song. I don’t know about you, but ‘O Susanaa’ is clearly the winner. I’m going to listen to that right now while I bejewel a kokoshnik.