Hammock Time

Andrew Sullivan's off for the month of August -- smart guy -- and posts this today:

With last week being the most trafficked in the history of this blog, it's a good time to take my annual month of August off. Thanks for being there for the past school year - eleven of some of the most politically intense months I've seen. Thanks to all of you who donated last week, giving us enough funds to stay on the air easily past the election. I'll be back the Monday of the GOP convention, blogging from LA, where I'll be visiting for another Bill Maher show. Have a great August. See you again soon enough. Blogging off ...