(Rolling Stone): Requiem For A Maverick

Matt Taibi's snarky, cutting postmortem on the McCain campaign.

Thanks to seibiuone for the heads-up.

(NYT): Media and Retailers Both Built Black Friday

The hypocritical hand-wringing in the media over the trampling death of a Wal-Mart employee last Friday morning is finally addressed in this Media Equation column.

(Onion): "I'm Really Gonna Miss Systematically Destroying This Place"

George W. Bush fondly bids the nation farewell in a touching column best read after a couple of stiff drinks.