Finally!!!!!!!!

John Madden retires.......

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9462768/Boom!-Madden-announces-retirement-from-booth?GT1=39002

Spanish Prosecution Update

Spain's Attorney General has apparently decided to quash the prosecution of the "Bush Six," despite earlier reports that National Court prosecutors intended to bring charges. 

Since the Obama administration, despite its legal obligation to investigate these matters, seems determined to let this go, this might be the end of the matter. 

Civil War General Quote of the Day

"If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent Texas and Live in Hell."

                              - Philip Sheridan

This one's for you, Rick Perry! 

via Metafilter. With apologies to all of the good Texans.

The Ballad of Catan

The Party of Fiscal Discipline

In honor of the April 15th "Teabagging," I present to you colorful representations of the national debt under Republican presidents:

Source: zFacts - US National Debt Graph

Source: zFacts - Presidents and the Federal Debt