Meanwhile at Casa Wonkette, the night weasels prowl in the shed and another bottle of cheap red wine hits the trash. Newell is cabbing home from some failed attempt to coax free liquor out of lobbyists and Libertarians in pleather pants. Craig Crawford knows how to have a good time, at least. [CQ Politics]

Back when he was a young pup, Barack Obama went to college. Some of his former classmates remember he was a supernice guy who stood up to menacing bums; others say he was aloof; and still others ask, “Barry who?” Such was the wonderful enigmatic palimpsest of Barack Obama back in the days when he wore “$5 military-surplus khakis and used leather jackets” and roomed with some guy who later became a loser due to his cocaine addiction. MORE »