Greetings, and thanks to Mike for letting me pinch-hit for the next couple of weeks. So without further ado … into The Valley of Insanity!

Jon Perr on why Obama Should Repeat Bush's History on Deficit Commission, while Mark Karlin points out that Tea Party Seniors Will Revolt Against GOP if Social Security and Medicare are Cut.

At Tom Dispatch: Juan Cole on the Asian Century?

Wonk Room on McCain the Rat on DADT, while on the subject of the bi-textual Cindy McCain, Phoenix Justice asks the question: Is she positioning herself as the "Purple Widow Senator?"

And talk about REALLY going against the family, Hullabaloo on FOX’s Chris Wallace taking on his own clearly "higher father."

Guest post by Don Davis of The Satirical Political Report. E-mail tips to Don at satiricalpolitical AT gmail DOT com.