Seems that somebody, getting into the spirit of our increasingly Orwellian society, has been doing a few "sneak and peek" searches on the passport records Sens. Clinton and Obama. Those of you with long memories will recall that Bush I functionaries pulled this same dirty trick on a young whippersnapper by the name of Bill Clinton back in '92. Like father, like son, eh?

OK, so at least some of the miscreants have been fired. That still doesn't answer the question of why they did it or erase from their minds (and those of anybody with whom they were in cahoots) what was found out. Or, as the judge is always saying on Law & Order, "You can't un-ring the bell, Mr. McCoy."

I'm with Rep. Henry Waxman: I want to know who did this, why and what they were looking for. And if you think it's a non-issue, well, what if it were your passport file?

[Quickie update: Seems the passport file of Sen. John McCain was breached, too. Either there are State Dept. employees with way too much time on their hands on there's some sort of bipartisan dirty-trick activity at work. Either way, heads better be rolling. (And does this mean Condi's blown her shot at being McCain's veep?)]

Meanwhile ... They're not letting this guy into the U.S.? Why, he sounds like your average Vegas high roller. Too bad he doesn't have any "juice."

Speaking of looking for trouble ... Giant undersea spiders, jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles, starfish two feet wide -- does this sound like the jumping-off point for a SciFi Original Motion Picture to you? Actually, these are the fruits of recent Antarctic research.

You know where this is gonna lead: Somebody like Tagruato Corp. is gonna start poking around and, next thing you know, we're getting a visit from Mr. Grumpypants. Don't make him angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.

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