Briefly Noted

Sorry for the light posting. I've been out of town for the last 10 days. I'll be back into the swing of things come tomorrow morning. In the meantime, some weekend reading:

• Obama chides absent dads in Father's Day speech
• Comparing Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain
• The world would prefer Barack Obama

Sorry for this meager link-dump, but I'm exhausted from my trip. More substantial content will be coming week after I get caught up.