* In case you’re just returning from a long vacation at a secluded Caribbean hideaway, where you had no access to television, radio, newspapers, or the internet, here’s what you missed: Vice President Dick Cheney shot a man last weekend, then took his sweet time in telling the American people about it. (Wonkette’s full coverage is available here.) MORE »

Money quote from the Brown hearing, thus far: “I had a very good relationship with President Bush. Unfortunately, he called ‘Brownie’ at the wrong time.” MORE »