Okay, I think that I'm finally more or less caught up on things. I was sorry to miss Josh Marshall's nose-to-the-grindstone work on the Texas debacle, and somehow the return of The Hamster failed to register at all. In light of the impending departure of Atrios and yet another lengthy Media Whores hiatus (c'mon kids, I know you work hard but your vacation time is beginning to resemble--well--Bush's) I am happy that Eric is back with a vengeance.

Meanwhile in case you've forgotten your government is lying to you and Kos is on the case