There are two stories we're working on today where we need your help.

First, our reporters are digging into the Mukasey confirmation story, trying to find out just what went down yesterday, what the deal was that Reid held out for, how it was exactly that the presidential candidates didn't get back or weren't given enough time to get back for the vote. So this one's particularly for our regulars up on Capitol Hill. Drop us a line, confidentiality guaranteed, and let us know what you know. I hear that at least some of the presidentials got little or no warning that the vote was imminent.

Then there's Bernie Kerik. I had a kind of trip down memory lane last night reading over my posts on the K-man from December 2004 -- one of a few events in the late winter of 2004 that helps salve the pain of the election result. Anyway, one thing I realized or rather remembered was that there were so many scandals, hijinks and misdeeds Kerik had in his closet that peoples' minds quickly reached a saturation point. There was just too much to remember. For instance, you know of course that Kerik took the apartment donated by a wealthy real estate developer as a place for 9/11 relief workers to rest and used it as his own personal love shack to boff celeb book editor Judith Regan. That of course was before the other city employee he was doing there left a love note that Regan found. But did you know that after Regan bailed on him she had to get protection because Kerik was apparently stalking her and her kids? Great guy.

With all that going on it's hard to remember that the woman who left the love note was City Corrections Officer Jeannette Pinero. Kerik and the City of the New York were sued by Deputy Warden Eric DeRavin III because Kerik blocked DeRavin's promotions after he reprimanded Pinero. There was apparently another lawsuit connected to the Pinero-Kerik relationship that the city had already settled. But back in late 2004 TPM was still a one man operation and I confess I don't think I ever figured out what that suit was about.

City Corrections Officer Jeanette Pinero, meanwhile, should not be confused with former Westchester DA Jeanine Pirro. As far as we know, Kerik never did the wild thing with Pirro. Rather Pirro went to Kerik for help bugging her husband's boat to catch him having sex with his mistress.

Like I said it's very hard to keep track of it all. So we're going to put together what we hope will be a definitive list of Kerik criminality and ridiculousness. So send in your favorite Kerik scam or scandal for inclusion in our list. You can also post your entries in this discussion we've just started over at TPMmuckraker.com.