"Clean" Movie Maven Arrested For Teen Sex — Offered without comment, only sadness and an uncomfortable sense of irony. The Clintons *Need* the Right Enemies Digby on Obama's demographics The conservative stages of grief — Extremely funny political snark from Daily Kos. The New York Times on America's decline from superpower status — Oddly, if this happens (and I for one believe it already is happening), it will be in substantial part due to the real life consequences of the jingoist power fantasies of our Republican leadership. I should remember to ask the Permanent Majority how that whole making your reality thing has worked out for them.