Spencer Ackerman, reporting from the Danger Room, says Gen. David Petraeus is having a hard time convincing Republicans he’s OK with a 2011 Afghanistan drawdown date.

Russ Feingold is WRONG on the internet FinReg.

The Walking Dead TV show will not preempt The Walking Dead comic book.

Cheering the Confederacy while criticizing the KKK is awkward.

Gene Demby is on my turf now.

Chris Hayes is subbing for Ed Shultz on MSNBC; I’ll be on around 6:30 this evening.

Adam Serwer is a writing fellow at The American Prospect and a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He also blogs at Jack and Jill Politics and has written for The Village Voice, The Washington Post, The Root, and the Daily News. Follow @adamserwer