We had a strange, strange problem here at FreeThoughtBlogs over the last day and a half. The spirit of a dead site rose again to haunt our new server. I believe Blogfather Ed has exorcised most of the poltergeists from our virtual home now. Remaining spectres could cause posting to be a bit light today and tomorrow. My apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. 

And now for a quick test post, from the always delightful Steve Benen at the Washington Monthly:

Bachmann, who apparently wasn’t kidding, believes raising the debt ceiling — i.e., authorizing the Treasury to pay our bills — caused the downgrade. She also doesn’t understand what a “blank check” is — how can it be blank and be worth $2.4 trillion? — or the effect it had on the process. The fact is, nothing contributed more to the downgrade than the approach adopted by Michele Bachmann and people who share her truly ridiculous worldview.

It’s funny, it’s witty, and it’s true. One can envision Bachmann and her willfully ignorant ilk saying thewill soon speak of the 5000 countless lives lost in Obama’s Iraq adventure.