Balloon Juice: We're movin' on up! To that deluxe...

Consortiumblog: Neocons, Likud conquer D.C. again

Gizmodo: BP foresaw its doom in a 1970s "Offshore Oil Strike" board game

FishbowlLA: The curious case of Carly Fiorina's protesters (h/t Tina Dupuy)

IntoxiNation: More from the party of 'Family Values'

Many thanks to Blue Gal and Batocchio for filling in so ably for the past couple weeks.