Midday open thread

Today's comic: Mark Fiore's Fillin' In.The Netroots Nation auction is now open for business. Items include lunch with Howard Dean, Gov. Schweitzer’s bolo tie and your own front row table at NN12. More than 100 items up for bid, auction ends Tuesday! Bwahahaha: Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's story about a woman who claimed that her daughter suffered "mental retardation" after...