The most prolific blogger ever in the history of mankind has been dark since yesterday, and anxious readers have come up with a bunch of creative explanations far beyond his colleague Marc Ambinder’s simple and obvious, “He’s taking a couple days off.” Join us as we enter the dark labyrinthine souls and speculations of Sullivan readers… MORE »

Andrew Sullivan has decided to play “libertarian wingnut Sullivan” today instead of “Obama-loving faux liberal Sullivan” and has endorsed Ron “iz moneybomb” Paul for the Republican nomination. So that’s a nice way to engage the current political reality and choose someone with any sort of chance. [Daily Dish]

• Names & Faces: Art Buchwald takes a break … Dallas Austin pardoned in Dubai. [WP]
• Page Six: Rudy Giuliani shares campaign ambitions with some party-goers, snubs others. [NYP]
• Daily Dish: Andrew Cuomo gets campaign support from the guy who allegedly ruined his marriage. [NYDN]
• Under the Dome: Presumed Bill Frist replacement works for the NASCAR vote. [The Hill]