Wonker's back after a long hiatus which he'll explain in due course.
Meanwhile, distraught Repubs (and friends of John Keats), the photo below of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin--now officially Maverick John's running mate vs. Barack "Zeus" Obama and Joe "The Mouth" Biden--depicts this season's gamebreaking decision. McCain is one sly dude, that's for sure.
More later. Meanwhile, get to know this visage. It changes everything. For jaded political junkies, today's news is all ye know on earth and all ye need to know. Note to political left: Republicans at their best are the true radicals. Not you.