Although his name is Singer, he’s no singer. But for good political fun, he wrote a tune and ran 2 microphones into a camcorder controlling sound levels simply by microphone placement. How crude is that in this high-tech era? Musician Kent Johnson of the Grassy Knolls (www.thegrassyknolls.com) deserves credit, not just for his guitar playing, but for also listening to Bob sing live in his basement. Cameraman Mike Sims also deserves to be recognized for all his time and the excellent work he’s donated to Political Kitchen since May. Have a great weekend everyone, and thank you for watching PoliticalKitchen.com.

Hillary Clinton has been on the airwaves talking about her husband’s contentious “Fox News Sunday” interview with FNC reporter Chris Wallace. Wallace asked President Clinton, “I understand that hindsight is always 20/20, but the question is, why didn’t you connect the dots and put him [Osama bin Laden] out of business? Bill Clinton, in a finger-wagging answer said, “You did Fox’s bidding on this show. You did your nice little conservative hit job on me.” Whether Wallace’s question was fair, and whether Clinton’s answer was an overreaction, is up to you. What does all this have to do with Senator Hillary Clinton? Nothing. That’s why she gets the mallet in this week’s edition of “Thursday Bites.” It was Bill that was on the Fox News set with Chris Wallace. It was Bill that was President during and after the first World Trade Center attack in 1993. The cameras and microphones pulled out after the Wallace interview should have been in front of Bill Clinton, not Hillary Clinton. Hillary, as one would expect, used the media opportunity to gransdstand and fire shots at the Bush administration. The media said here Hillary, go to it. For this, the media deserves and gets the mallet too. A Bill Clinton story is not always a Hillary Clinton story, and this one wasn’t.

Jiffy Corn Muffins really are fabulous. Not only delicious to eat, but in the Political Kitchen they spurred Bob Singer to think about politics, President Bush, Stem Cells, and the November election.

Everyone knows a donut and coffee are a treat in the morning. Well, with the election just 42 days away, a donut and a rock are a treat too. Bob Singer explains in his poem, “R is for Rock, D is for Donut.”

Vice President Cheney has issued an election-year warning. He says, depending how we exercise our right to vote, we may be supporting terrorism. In the Political Kitchen, Bob Singer takes it on the chin as he calls Cheney’s assertion a political lemon.

As your host is busy working on Political Kitchen’s conversion to a daily program in a more conventional blog format, he thought it would be fun to share outtakes that reveal a little about his personality and what shoots were like with his initial cameraman. Enjoy!

President Bush has riled critics and the the American Bar Association by using signing statements as a means to ignore or not enforce new laws. But, signing statements have been issued by presidents for centuries. Political Kitchen looks at the story in “Eggs on Toast.”

The federal minimum wage has been $5.15 an hour since 1997. It’s an election year issue. An increase in pay for Members of Congress is not. Guess whose hand is in the cookie jar, and for how much? Bob Singer explains.

So, what about free speech rights for whistleblowers? The Supreme Court has handed down its ruling. Bob Singer gets steamed and has an entertaining report cooked to a tea.

Congress has passed and President Bush has signed tax cut legislation. Bob Singer explains what the tax cut means to you and he shows you how to celebrate.