C-SPAN is providing live coverarage on Saturday of the DNC’s Rules & Bylaways committee meeting from the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.  The Rules and Bylaws Committee will consider the two challenges that have been filed concerning the seating of delegations from Florida and Michigan.

Good thing C-SPAN will be there — just in case things get out of hand.

We learn …

The Democratic presidential race is heading into a fractious end game as supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton mobilize for a protest Saturday to demand that the party count two outlawed primaries that favored her.

In the interest of being friendly to our environment, hopefully the protesters can recycle these signs…

Our New Media Strategies colleague Leslie Bradshaw is twittering the Bill Maher concert:

Arrived at Dar Constitutional Hall for Bill Maher w @jessesaves. Protesters outside, re fire Bill. Kinda quiet, tho. Excited 4 the show

New rule: 180 characters or less.

Remembering the great Harvey Korman, who’s left us with both saddles blazing …

Press release from the American Bus Association:

A new study released today by the Travel Industry Association (TIA) revealed that Americans took 41 million fewer airline flights over the past 12 months because of “immense frustration” with the “air travel process,” such as cancellations, delays and inefficient security screening.

The study, which TIA characterized as the “first of its kind,” said the data shows evidence of “travelers changing behaviors.” The study was conducted by the respected bipartisan polling firms of Peter D. Hart Research Associates and The Winston Group.

“The findings of this study shouldn’t lead to the blame game, but should rather serve as a reminder to travelers that they have options other than flying, such as motorcoaches,” said American Bus Association President & CEO Peter J. Pantuso. “For long-distance travel, flying still has obvious advantages. But for shorter trips, particularly those of 200-400 miles, consumers have alternatives to airline travel that are less costly, and which can be time-competitive and comparatively free of many airport headaches.”

Yesterday we suggested this might happen

Ben Smith cited that in his Politico Remainders round-up.

Today, our young whipper-snapper man-on-the-scene reports in again:

“On a regular conference call this morning of flacks for DC-based progressive groups, someone proposed the idea of organizing daily protests outside Clinton campaign senior advisor Harold Ickes’ Georgetown home as a way to undermine the Ickes-led ’suicide bombing’ of the DNC delegate rules.

“After some discussion, the idea was tabled for next week’s call, pending the outcome of this weekend’s DNC meeting.”

Meantime, in virtual reality land, looks like the photoshop cops had to be called in to maintain calm outside Ickes’ home.

Let’s pray no one gets arrested and sent to a photoshop jail.

The Scott McClellan road-show continues.  The “Today Show” this morning, C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” on Friday (7:30-8:15 a.m., taking calls.  Here’s hoping Helen Thomas calls in to offer praise).

Meantime, Rick Moran writes a great column in Pajamas Media today.  A favorite excerpt:

It’s a safe assumption to make that without George Bush, Scott McClellan would still be in Texas, glad handing other state senators, eating greasy barbecue on the campaign trail, watching endless baton twirling routines by cute little 8-year-old girls in hideously revealing outfits (and being forced to clap), and giving interviews to the Turnbull Weekly Shopper. Instead, he became the second most visible person in the White House, calling star reporters by their first name and able to get Ben Bradlee on the phone anytime he wished.

Whoa — Ben Bradlee?

Ben Bradlee, the former executive editor of the Washington Post?  Like Ben Kenobi ( “There’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time”)?

Bradlee retired back in 1991, when he turned 70 years of age.  He’s 86 now.

The only reason Scott McClellan would need to call Ben Bradlee is to change the time of a bridge game.

But, then again, given how many bridges McClellan’s burned with his new book, playing bridge with Ben Bradlee may be his only option.

Here’s Bradlee in 2007, when he was a spry 85 years-old.

Imagine our glee to learn that Moishe Oofnik will be part of the Israel at 60 celebration on the Mall on Sunday.

Like most Israel haters, you’re probably wondering, who’s Moishe Oofnik?

This is Moishe Oofnik:

Yeah, that’ll bring joy to the festivities. Clearly modeled after someone whose soup arrived too cold.

Interesting take on Scott McClellan by CNN’s Jessica Yellin on “Anderson Cooper” last night:

It strikes me that what Scott is doing right now is expressing a little bit of guilt. I mean, he was remarkably evasive over and over on any number of issues, from Katrina, to the vice president’s shooting, to the CIA leak, and WMD.

And, at this point, he has become more than just disillusioned. He has become deeply, I do think, personally hurt. By the time he left the White House, he was expressing a lot of sort of regret.

Guilt? Disillusioned? Hurt? Any other touchy-feely words we can use? How about a little word that psychiatrists use. What is it? Um, oh yeah: Disloyal.