I guess we'd be derelict in faling to note the big political story of the day: the New York Times piece on John McCain's questionable dealings with lobbyists, particularly a certain lobbyist named Vicki Iseman. There's the story, and then there's the story about the story, and it's hard at this point to know where the evidence will lead next.

But it was amusing to watch certain conservatives who can't stand John McCain, but who hate the New York Times, chase their own tails in reacting to the story.

As usual, Rush Limbaugh descended into madness most quickly and thoroughly. In an email to The Politico, Limbaugh said this:

The story is not the story. The story is the drive-by media turning on its favorite maverick and trying to take him out. The media picked the GOP's candidate, the NYT endorsed him while they sat on this story, and is now, with utter predictability, trying to destroy him.

Gee, if only we'd known the New York Times had the power to choose the Republican presidential nominee. We'd have lobbied for Tom Tancredo.