Look, my friends, President Obama hasn't been perfect. And of course the Democrats in Congress haven't been either, not even close, because they never are. But it's a two-party system, like it or not. And if not the Democrats, whatever their myriad flaws and failings, do you really want Mitch McConnell's Koch-loving gang to take control of the Senate alongside their similarly extremist pals in the House? Seriously.

Human Voices: The conundrum of Republican memory.

Prairie Weather: Darren Wilson has SCOTUS protection.

Infidel753: A Scottish referendum to watch.

Fruits and Votes: The U.S. chose its electoral rules in 1967.

Outside the Beltway: No signs of a Republican wave in 2014.

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction. (Twitter: @mjwstickings.) I'll be here all week.

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