Happy April Fools Day, Crooks and Liars! No pranks today, just The Media. That counts as a joke, right?

The Hunting of the Snark says that if it is good enough for Megan McArdle, well, then it is good enough for her.

The Rectification of Names notes that David Brooks has hit a career high of 112 usages of the word amazing.

If You Only News looks at the platform of the GOP then-and-now, now and then. If only The Media would.

Bonus Track: Every Goddamn Day revisits the Steinberg Bakery, which is not in Indiana.

Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors and sometime contributes at Liberaland. You can follow Tengrain on the electronic Twitter machine, too. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with "For MBRU" in the subject line).