For what it’s worth, here are the top 3 blog posts I’ve read today. Your mileage may vary; links to your own top posts are welcome in the comments.

Memo to Wal-mart: Stock Up on White Sheets: I wrote years ago that I feared for Hillary Clinton’s life in a presidential campaign—given the level of hatred she generates on the right, it’s no stretch to imagine a nutjob with a rifle taking history into his own hands. We’d be right to start worrying over the same fate for Barack Obama, as the racist goons who say they won’t stand for a black president have begun slithering out into the light.

Rhymes with “Adultery”: Shadow of the Hegemon, via Digby, on how foreknowledge of ironclad evidence about the McCain affair might be the reason why Huckleberry has steadfastly refused to drop out of the Repug race. If St. John has to go all Gary Hart, who’s the last man standing?

You Say You Want a Revolution?: Since it all went to hell after 9/11, I’ve periodically joked that things will get better following the depression and the revolution. The depression is clearly on the way; at the Big Con, Sara Robinson explains why the revolution may not be far off, either.