Brad DeLong - Niall Ferguson still isn't over 2008, still lying about the consequences;

LGM - the GOP has made its "legitimate rape" bed, Senate-candidate Akin just admits it's a comfy place for him to lie;

Mad Kane - what does it take to kill off Romney's welfare-to-work smear?

Runnin' Scared - nekkid Republicans frolicking in the Galilee ... on someone else's dime;

Zandar - when states and counties turn to the courts to generate revenue, you necessarily need more public defenders and ... oh.

blogenfreude blogs at stinque.com and is most assuredly not headed out to the Hamptons for the Labor Day weekend.