‘In so far as a political party in the United States can "decide" anything, the party decided not to have the fight it needed to have between reality-based Republicans and the other kind. And so it is having that fight now, during the 2012 election season, but in disguised form. The results are messy and confusing.’

"Meanwhile, in Oregon, the mosque sometimes attended by Mohamud was victimized today by arson. So the FBI did not stop any actual Terrorist plots, but they may have helped inspire one."

"That's some serious neanderthal action going on."

Stylistic changes in the Obama White House. "I've got to do something about these plates. I'm not really a plates kind of guy."

If you reverse 73, which is Obama's rating for today, you get 37, which was Bush's rating for much of last year. And that's disgusting.

A nicely designed list of the words of the year. Seems like half are from the election. Can't say I've ever heard of a "fish pedicure," but there it is.

"America should take a chance and make Barack Obama the next leader of the free world." A cautious but firm and thoughtful endorsement from an excellent publication.

"We've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue States with us. "

"Barack Obama held onto your Nintendo collection while you were in France."

"History News Network’s poll of 109 historians found that 61 percent of them rank Bush as 'worst ever' among U.S. presidents." "I'm sure he's a great guy," right? Okay, maybe, but that's an irrelevant argument when your job is US President.

On Bush's favorite painting. "The president has identified closely with a man he sees as a mythic, heroic figure. But in fact he’s a wily criminal one step out in front of justice. It perfectly reflects Bush the man... and Bush the president."

A Japanese musician and composer's free anti-war MP3s.