I don't know what it is about Tuesdays that make me unavailable to blog. It's usually work, but why Tuesdays? It needn't matter to you, as I put up the open thread with no subject limitations. So, go for it, whats' on your mind?

Update: This just in from Mark Corallo:

Nothing going on. I was told by several journalists who were down at the courthouse that the Grand Jury was not meeting today. Of course, the GJ may be meeting at the undisclosed location (as VP Cheney is out of town and not using it today...)

Thanks, Mark!

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original post:

Okay, I don't think Karl Rove is on pins and needles any more. He obviously knows if there has been or will be action today. If the answer is "no," he's breathing a temporary sigh of relief. So he's leaving the hot seat on the pincushion. The rest of us are still on it.

But, there's no news. We've already speculated on just about every possible outcome, so how about a thread to talk about things unrelated to Rove to take our mind off the waiting. I'm headed to the gym for a boxing lesson. Then I'm going to finish my seminar outline on Terrorism and the War on Drugs that's due today for the NORML Aspen Legal seminar June 1-3.

Tell us what you're doing to pass the time -- or talk about other news and issues, your choice.

by Last Night in Little Rock

The Senate voted to make English the "national" or "common" language, according to CNN.com. Press Secretary Tony Snow said that the President supports it, too.

Too bad the Senate cannot make minimal competence in the language a requirement, too.

Karl Rove may not be going to court today, but I am. Here's an open thread for all things but Duke (separate open thread here). I'll be back at the end of the day.

A happy Mother's Day to all from TalkLeft. I'm taking the day off from blogging, but here's a space for those of you online.

And don't forget to call your Mom.

There's a new blog spat emerging. It's between left wing bloggers and Pajamas Media. I've received several e-mails today telling me that TalkLeft is in the dust-up. But, really, I'm not. I've been aware for several months that PJM excerpts or links to TalkLeft posts occasionally. And I don't mind at all.

Here's the deal: Pajamas Media, which highlights blog posts in their center space, is trying to be more non-partisan and excerpting posts of left-wing blogs, (with multiple links to the originating blog). Several of these blogs are upset and demanding PJM cease the practice immediately.

What's hot today? Here's an open thread for everything but the Duke Lacrosse case.

I'm getting ready to head back to Denver (see post below)--will there be a Rove indictment today? Here's some space to talk about it - or anything else -- before I get back online.

I'll be sending out individual thank you emails this weekend to those who sent in contributions. They are much appreciated and as I noted below, you all sent enough to cover blog expenses for the next quarter -- including the cost of hosting and downloading court pleadings in the major cases.

I won't be by a computer most of the day, but I will try to check in. Here's your space to talk about whatever you find interesting today.

Our ads are down, our hosting bills are due, if anyone wants to kick in a few bucks, the links are here and I'd greatly appreciate it:

• PayPal
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I'll be travelling until Friday so here's an open thread to keep yourselves current. I'll have my laptop with me, so I won't be gone entirely. And TChris and LNILR may check in as well.

If there's PlameGate news, be sure to check Firedoglake, Empty Wheel at the Next Hurrah, and Tom Maguire.

All of the sites on our blogroll are special, so I hope you give them a read too.

The Washington Post reports on Blogads' survey of political blogreaders. It's not the 20-something crowd.

In an unscientific Web survey of 36,000 people, Blogads reported that political blog readers tend to be age 41 to 50, male (72 percent), and earn $60,000 to $90,000 per year. Two in five have college degrees, while just a tad less have graduate degrees.

The full survey results can be found here. TalkLeft's results are here. What do the results mean?

Our hosting company had a denial of service attack which made us inaccessible this morning and again tonight. We're back online now, but if we go out again, you'll know why.