So take a look at Nate Silver’s excellent article. Some of the comments are quite interesting too.

And, of course, the raw facts of this case are not the only important thing. Glenn Greenwald is another blogger I find very insightful, especially when it comes to exactly what is wrong with our political establishment and the captive media that enables and abets it. He recently wrote about how appropriate—and in fact overdue—is the public rage over the “bonus payments.” Read it here.