Now we all know what Stalin did this weekend.

Boy George really did want to hurt him.

Charles Barkley, cover up artist for the political stars

While Charles Barkley may or may not have a political career ahead of him, he has given politicians a gift. The "I should have read it before it came out." defense. A gift that Tom DeLay jumped on when an excerpt from his book, "No Retreat, No Surrender" (apparently the Hammer's a fan of Jean Claude Van Damme, Muscles from Sugar Land?)(Oh wait, I couldn't help but notice that the movie got 4.5 stars and the book...2.5. Where are you in your creative career when JCVD out scores you?)...anyway, where was I...oh yeah.

So TDL's on Chris Matthews when CM (I've noticed that everyone's cooler when you just use their initials) drops a reference to Rep. Dick Armey (R-TX) who the book describes as "drunk with ambition." POW, no way you retreat from that? Right? Right? Come on, please Hammer don't hurt 'em. Well, maybe a tactical retreat. Looks like the Hammer pulled the nail out of the coffin and denied it, even after CM showed it to him in the book.

I guess it makes sense, I mean, congressmen are famous for not reading bills, why should anyone assume they read books.

Kevin Federline just made another $15 million

Britney Spears publicly shaved her head (video here). While we at the H-Blog try to stay above the gossipy types, well at least celebrity gossip, I couldn't get one thought out of my mind about Brit, no not that one, this one.

And she is terrified her estranged hubby will take sons Sean Preston, one, and five-month-old Jayden James from her.

Well, clearly the best way to combat that fear is to publicly shave your head. Nothing says stable mom like crying and shaving off all your hair. This after going public without pubics. Well at least now the carpet matches the drapes.

Didn't anyone, and I mean anyone, tell here that there was no way Mr Federline was going to get the kids? Deadbeat guy who leaves pregnant girlfriend for Ms Spears, never works, known world wide as a mooch and opportunist is going to somehow beat the courts natural inclination that the kids stay with their mother? I mean its not like Ms Spears can't afford the absolute best lawyers to help her. All she had to do is sit tight for a year or so and she wins. No question. Now it's going to cost her at least another $15 million in the divorce settlement.

For his part, Mr Federline is playing this perrr-fect. Staying low and letting Mr Spears completely self destruct. Tactically just right. When you're getting what you want, shut up.

I honestly don't know which is the most embarrassing moment in a long list for her. Take your pick, quicky marriage to a Jason Alexander (and not even the famous one), getting publicly married to a loser, showing the world your nether region, crying and shaving your head, or getting completely outmaneuvered by Kevin Federline. Personally, getting outflanked by Mr Federline would cause me to move to Tibet.