[UPDATE: Auction is over; the bag sold for $28.66! Thanks to all who bid. ]

Fewer than five hours to go on the ebay auction for a fabulous limited edition Barack Obama messenger bag, which can be autographed by moi if you want me to autograph it (or not)! And the bidding is up to $25.56! Wow!

Miss Lucy wants you to bid, too.

Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ‘So What?’»

Reuters reports that Muntazer al-Zaidi, the journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush, is the talk of Iraq. And get this — “In Najaf, witnesses said demonstrators threw shoes at a passing American convoy.” Better shoes than bombs.

Update: Iraqis Hail Journalist Who Threw Shoes at Bush as a Hero: Street Demonstrations Call for Muntadar al-Zaidi’s Release