Hendrik Hertzberg nails it—with both a lede that appeals greatly to my Roman history nerd sensibilities, and an exploration of his ambivalence about Michael Bloomberg that perfectly echoes my own, except better researched and far more eloquent.

As much as I want to see Joe Lieberman gone, I’m really hoping he runs for reelection in 2012. Because I don’t want him to just resign—I want him to lose. In fact, I desperately want to finish what I was involved with in 2006, and facilitate him losing.

This isn’t just spite, though I’d be lying if I said that had nothing to do with it. Still, I have other reasons. Mainly, it would be nice if Connecticut voters gave a shot across the bow against members of the Democratic caucus who think sabotaging progressive legislation is a nice, low-risk way to get booked on the morning talk shows.

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X-TREME GOTHAM STUNTS

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At first I didn’t think this picture was all that funny, and then I found out that’s actually from the set, and that’s actually Heath Ledger.

Hell yeah.

This isn’t coming out until January, but I managed to snag a review copy because I’m writing a paragraph on it for the online edition of the Library Journal. And while normally I’m pretty dismissive of celebrity memoirs, this one I’m excited about. Patti Smith is one of the more literate punk rockers out there, so I think she’s got the writing chops to make this really good.

As long as he continues to do contemptible things, Lieberman blogging will never get old.

Weirdly enough, I may or may not have met this guy in New Orleans on July 4th. I’m actually pretty sure I didn’t, but it’s a controversial topic with the guys who were with me at the time. So let’s just say that I did. We got invited back to his suite at the Hilton too, and not going is one of the great regrets of my life.

Anyway, I wish him luck. Break a leg! But break the other dude’s leg first.

Arnold Speaks | Mother Jones

Isn’t a veto sort of like a “fuck you” anyway?

Reid: Lieberman Is The Least Of My Problems | TPMDC

Christ. Given how hard Reid got shafted by Lieberman today, do you think he could stop making out with him for just five minutes? It’s gross.

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How New York plays the hype game. Beat that, Philadelphia Daily News!