So Alberto Gonzales will give a presser in a few minutes to answer allegations about improperly firing prosecutors as a form of political payback. Classy! For those who haven’t been following the case closely, Echidne has a good guide to the shifting, disintegrating rationales that have brought us to this point.

Thw whole thing just further proves the need for this contest…

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.