I'm back!  

As always, I've returned to more brilliant diaries than will reasonably fit in a single rescue. Many thanks to those who kept watch and sent recommends despite my absence. Enjoy.

• Chino Blanco has been Googling Gay Marriage: Putting a Fork in Prop 8.
• A Couple Updates, Including My Deployment, from our resident USArmyParatrooper, headed to Iraq.
• A small diary, but huge news from Joe Garcia with Thank You - You Beat Him.
• Conservatives Conflicted On Whether Georgia Can Turn Blue. (andrewalker08)
• Bobswern marks the day, 7/21/08: Wherein Rove and McCain violate campaign laws.
• Gavin Newsom Torpedoes CA-Gov Bid at Netroots Nation. (Bob Brigham)
• Swift-boating returns, says NeciVelez in Bossie to Release Right-Wing Bash Obama Film "Hype."
• A sobering diary by ItsNeverOver: 8,763 Disabled Veterans Died Without Receiving Benefits.
• Media obsession or cultural "landslide"?  Election wants to discuss The Myth of the Reagan Revolution.
• Republican Vet group with "25,000 Members" But Only 5 Donors? Is This The New Math? (Dave Johnson and James Boyce)
• Excusing illegal behavior in Project Vote's Conservatives Claim Enforcing Voting Rights Is Too Hard.
• Steve "It's Only Hazing" King Embarrasses Self, Iowa Again. (Texas Nate)
• What if 6 hours of VHS tape could've saved you 17 years in prison?  Jeff Miller and The Justice Project argue for Advancing Justice With Recorded Interrogations.
• OH-16: Small Donors Back Record-Breaking Boccieri Quarter. (Greg Roach)
• As Goes California Healthcare Reform, So Goes the Nation. (California Nurses Shum)