Happy Fourth of July!

I am feeling a bit wordless at the moment, so I'll leave you with these quick thoughts:

Here is a funny little combination of patriotism and baseball.

You've got to love Josh Marshall's quote, "Paris Hilton did more time than Scooter Libby." Do you feel grateful on this most patriotic of national holidays for the freedom of privileged white men, especially those who perjure themselves, in light of Scooter Libby's commutation of his prison sentence and, possibly, of his supervised release as well?

Have you noticed that the Chicago Cubs have now won 9 of their last 10 games? Go, Cubs!

Happy 11th Birthday, my little Kip!