Wonkette

• There are telltale signs hidden in the details of the Cocktober Surprise, sitting there, waiting to be discovered - clues that God himself orchestrated the “Do I make you horny?” IM convos. [Unclaimed Territory]

• Rove aide and sports fan Susan Ralston resigns over Abramoff scandal. [TPMMuckraker]
• North Korea’s not building nukes to bargain with, they’re building them to blow shit up with. [Captain's Quarters]
• Obama is exactly twice the dinner companion that John Kerry is — but should eat more, he’s still kinda a skinny kid. [The Swamp]
• David Ignatius gets a big fat late pass. [Sadly, No!]
• Bush to be impeached, basically any minute now. [After Downing Street]
• David Brooks thinks Mark Foley is a folk hero to be “worshiped at consciousness-raising drum circles.” [Hit & Run]
• It’s a 3-day weekend guys, better start puffing down so you can remember it. [ScrappleFace]

Hey, it’s just place-saving text ’till they figure out if today’s column calling for a slow, deliberate, eventual, measured non-withdrawal from Iraq was written by Broder or Ignatius. MORE »

Wednesday Morning Quiz: Which of the following stories is less likely to come to fruition:
If you said lasers, you’re right. It’s a trick question: McCain already sold his soul! MORE »

Above, the precise number of retired generals and Post columnists required to call for Donald Rumsfeld’s retirement before David Broder will explicitly agree. MORE »

Above, the precise number of retired generals required to call for your resignation before David Ignatius will take a position on you. MORE »

You guys got your famous-for-DC minor media figure stalking booklets handy? Good. Let’s begin. MORE »

A brief history of the Reasonable Liberal: MORE »