Bob Somerby of the Daily Howler is taking a sabbatical for an indefinite time, apparently after next week. He will be sorely missed. He is an inspiration for and to this site.

The Democratic nominee would do well to consider Somerby for a position as a senior media consultant (or higher). No one cuts through the B.S. like Bob. Each Howler is like an incisive legal brief, only actually brief. And funny. Somerby is probably too independent to consider such a gig, and not willing to be dragged into endless debates regarding the state of the Dem's shirtsleeves with the media whores.

Whatever Bob does, it will be incomparable.