In late August, juuuuuust as the Congressional recess was reaching a close, Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg — who has a history of getting trashed and flopping around on horses in Kazakhstan — went out on a boat with some buddies, and within minutes that boat was somehow vertical, among a pile of rocks. How drunk was the Boat Captain?, America asked. Well now we know: 0.16 — and that was several hours after the crash! It wasn’t Rehberg, though, operating the boat, just one of his buddies, some loser local politician who is now in big big trouble. MORE »

• NO SENATE VOTE BEFORE STUPID AUGUST VACATION: Oh look, it is now official, because Harry Reid said it: the Senate will not vote on a health care reform package before the August recess. Why not delay the recess a month or two and finish things while you have momentum — you know, the “not offensive to everyone” solution? [NYT]