Some crazy stuff

• John Cole examines the wingnut lunacy of “openly agitating for a war with Russia” in his post–And When I Put On This Hat I Got From the Army/Navy Surplus, Sometimes I Stand in Front of the Mirror and Call Myself “Patton”

• Ray Nagin is getting“The Award of Distinction For Recovery, Courage, and Leadership.” from the“The Excellence in Recovery Host Committee.” You can readKevin Allman for the lowdown but Schroeder has the best post title with—“How long can the Excellence in Recovery Host Committee hold a bong hit before laughing hysterically?” AlsoDangerblond regrets she can not attend.

• This one, from my neck of the woods, sadly looks to be clinical. A man who put something seeming like a bomb in a tree by the state capital, has been charged.“According to the complaint, Floyd also told police after his arrest on
  July 30 that he would be represented by the King of Saudi Arabia who is
  married to Cher. He said he was born in Illinois but reborn into NATO.”