To Frank Rich of the New York Times (D-Bankrupt), he’s a timely whipping boy. I like my whipping boys to be timely. But he’s getting two cheers from Rich, because his principal significance is that he offers an opportunity to regurgitate a bunch of venom about the eeeeeeevil Booooooosh Regime. Has anybody here seen my old friend Chuckie? Charity begins–and ends–at home. Time for corrupt Chicago pols trading cards. Real

We’ve already nominated our books, so what do you think?

I’ll never pooh-pooh that argument again. (h/t N. O’B.) Hey, you know what’s really hateful, though? Related: Pete the Pawnkiller (h/t thor)

Unintended consequences Stolen via Beth From David Thompson comes a look into the staggering triumphs of government-subsidized artist Camilla Vestergaard: Quite a few people came and wrote on the car, including two middle-aged women whose conservative attire stood out in the crowd. It wasn’t until later, when a commotion arose, that I saw that they had written “FUCK THE POLICE!” in large bold letters on the drivers’ side of the