Political Mumbo-Jumbo for 7/29

If you haven't kept tabs on the "birther" conspiracy theories, this video shows a pretty public demonstration at a town hall meeting in Delaware with Rep. Mike Castle. It's kind of culty. (And total nonsense.)



Sullivan at The Atlantic links to this chart quite visibly demonstrating the housing bubble. How did your hometown do?



And a note from the home front: "Wednesday will likely be the hottest day in the history of Seattle with high temperatures breaking the 100-degree mark in parts of Western Washington." 102 as I write this.