Dominique Strauss-Kahn faces more trouble in France.

It's a court day for me, so an open thread for you. BTD should be returning soon. All topics welcome.

In case anyone here wants to talk about something besides George Zimmerman, here's an open thread, all topics welcome.

Go Chelsea!!

Open Thread.

It's a court day for me, and BTD is busy at work as well. As much as I hate to miss slow drip of details from those attending the closing arguments in the John Edwards trial, that's the way it is.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

I'll be working the rest of the day, here's an open thread, all topics welcome.

Busy day here. Here's an open thread, all topics welcome.

We must be in May sweeps. I had to use all my DVR's to be able to record all the shows on tonight: Survivor finale, Desperate Housewives series finale, Harry's Law, the Killing, Nurse Jackie and the premiere of a new season of the Next Food Network Star. It will take me all week to watch them all. And tomorrow night a new Bachelorette season begins,

I'm sure there's political and other news tonight, but I spent the day with the TL kid, so I'm not sure what it is.

Here's an open thread, all topics, TV related or not, are welcome. (If you want to discuss Zimmerman, there's a new thread on the case here.)

There's something so universal about Mother's Day. Everyone on this planet at one time had a mother. Many still do, many are mothers, many are married to mothers and many aspire to be mothers.

One of Denver's early public defenders, now deceased, used to say about his clients who had done terrible things: "There's something good to say about every one, even if it's only that their mother loved them." [More...]

Your turn. All topics welcome.

President Obama supported gay marriage today.

Obama's fundraiser at George Clooney's home could raise $15 million -- or not.

The event at Clooney's Studio City home is being organized by DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and is expected to lure guests including Barbra Streisand, Robert Downey Jr. and producer Susan Downey, J.J. Abrams, CAA's Bryan Lourd and ICM's Chris Silbermann.

The Justice Department is going to sue Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office office for civil rights violations due to the racial profiling of Latinos. [More...]

The AQAP would-be bomber was a pretend bomber after all -- a CIA informant.

Republican Senator Richard Lugar is out in Indiana, losing in today's primary to his "tea-party" backed challenger, State Treasurer Richard Mourdock. I'm not sorry to see him go.

George Zimmerman waived his right to speedy trial today. The hearing took less than 30 seconds and neither the lawyers nor Zimmerman appeared. The next hearing is set for August 8, and that's for scheduling matters. There's no date set yet for release of discovery.

Who will win The Voice tonight? Even though I didn't care much for the show or contestants this year, I hope it's Juliet Sims.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

I'm off to the jail today. Here's an open thread, all topics welcome.