Breaking: Pace out at Joint Chiefs.

I make a concerted effort not to know anything about Paris Hilton's life, but MSNBC and CNN run all day in front of me so for the last two days I haven't had much of a choice. And let me tell you, it's been a roller coaster of emotion. I found myself genuinely outraged yesterday at her release. I could tolerate it when she just embodied a crass element in our culture that admires, or is at least entertained by, blatant disregard for any form of personal or social responsibility. But this was just too much.

Luckily, there is justice in this crazy world, my friends. Paris is heading back to jail. And hopefully I can once again ignore her.

Today's Must Read: Remember how the American military was going to marginalize radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr? Well, not so much.

Today's Must Read: Follow the Coconut Road... to find $10 million in earmarks from Rep. Don Young (R-AK)!

Today's Must Read: Sure, diplomacy is important. But do we really need all those diplomats? The L.A. Times this morning reports that the foreign service is understaffed by 1,000 positions.

Today's Must Read: "Staying here is like committing suicide." Iraq's class of 2007 is fleeing the country.

Congressman Earl Blumenauer sits down at TPMCafe's Table for One to make the case for the Food and Farm Bill of Rights.