Quote of the day: That's why I'm easy

Peggy Noonan gets a certified Chris Matthews leg tingle at the thought of New Pope:

There’s a quality in certain popes so that when you see them go by in the popemobile, or just on a TV screen, your soul sort of jumps and you find yourself moved in a way you can’t explain.

We can sort of appreciate that, but then she says she felt exactly the same way about John Paul II, which suggests to us that Peggy Noonan is kind of an easy layperson.

- Wonkette, letting Our Lady of the Dolphins off comparatively easy, with a mild sexual pun rather than their usual scatological skewering. Must be Friday.