Raiders pick. I'm still hoping the Raiders will trade down (swap with Browns plus William Green), if it doesn't I can't figure out whether they'll go for the trophy (Larry Fitzgerald ) or speed (Roy Williams).

"Freestyle Evangelicals". The American Prospect on left-leaning evangelicals.

Off the Rez. Sorry for being gone for so long -- I've spent the last week in the central part of the Navajo Nation, from Window Rock, AZ to Mexican Hat, UT and places in between. Now I'm in Albuquerque, NM, for the Gathering of Nations, the world's largest pow-wow. I'll be home tomorrow afternoon.