I find it quite interesting that Fox News hosted last night's Democratic Debate and is sponsoring the next one -- not that Fox News would do it but that the Democrats would let them. To think that the debate, which was run fairly by Brit Hume, the butt-ugliest man in news, would be immediately followed by purposefully demeaning Fox News analysis seems like a misstep on the Democrats part. Why would they want their debate to be immediately followed -- on the same channel -- by analysis by Fred Barnes?

Perhaps the Democrats will invite evil Bill O'Reilly or MSNBC's far-more-evil Joe Scarborough to moderate the next debate.

But seriously. Two things stuck out for me from last nights debate.

Firstly, the much-talked about spat between Dean and Lieberman over Israel. Lieberman attacked Dean for wanting to eschew 50 years of domestic policy. Well, Senator, perhaps you've noticed that things aren't getting better in Israel? Perhaps we do need some new thinking. Dipshit.

Secondly, the favorite songs:

• Former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun (search) -- "You Gotta Be," Des'ree.

• Al Sharpton (search) -- "Talking Loud, Saying Nothing," James Brown.

• Sen. John Edwards (search) -- "Small Town," John Mellencamp.

• Sen. John Kerry -- "No Surrender," Bruce Springsteen.

• Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean -- "Jaspora," Wyclef Jean.

• Sen. Joe Lieberman --"Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow," Fleetwood Mac; "My Way," Frank Sinatra.

• Rep. Dennis Kucinich -- "Imagine," John Lennon.

• Rep. Dick Gephardt -- "Born in the USA," Bruce Springsteen.

• Sen. Bob Graham -- "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes," Jimmy Buffett.

Every candidate picked songs to try and connect somehow with their campaign, to make a pithy statement. Gephardt's answer made me groan (he's such a pussy).

Dean's answer proves that he's going to connect with voters. While everyone else picked songs that were obviously pithy and, with the exception of the two black candidates, decidedly white, Dean mentions an obscure-ish song by Wyclef Jean that's sung in Creole (translation) about growing up as a minority. Considering he was in front of a historically African American university and at a debate sponsored by the Black Caucus, he made a deft, interesting, and clever choice.

And hell, he probably really does like the song. Can you picture Bob Graham pouring a drink, sparking a doobie, listening to Jimmy Buffett?

Howard Dean's choice of song shows he's hip, not to mention one clever mofo.

Watch out, Bush. And to Lieberman -- those LaRouche protesters are the least of your worries.