Petraeus testifies Sept. 11th - Captain Ed explains how Congress arrived at that date. David Weigel on Hit & Run does some backpedaling when the facts upset his narrative. It seems like there's a lot of that going around.

Extra - Ace: "Seems like an odd time for the MSM to lecture bloggers about the need for patient fact-gathering."

More - Paper guy Matt Hoy on bias at the Seattle Times.