As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Pussy Riot has been convicted of “hooliganism” and sentenced to two years in Russian prison (which is probably not a very nice place). You may recall that back in February “…the women staged a flashmob-style performance of their song close to the altar in [a Russian Orthodox] cathedral…. Their brief, obscenity-laced performance, which implored the Virgin Mary to “throw Putin out”, enraged the Orthodox Church – its leader Patriarch Kirill said it amounted to blasphemy.” Well, I guess Russia has never really been known as a bastion of free speech.

Obama has offered Mitt Romney a deal: release five years of tax returns, and we won’t ask you to release any more. Mitt says no. You really have to wonder just how bad the stuff that’s in there is. Must be that whole Swiss Bank amnesty program.

So, it’s finally Friday again, and this has been a tough week. Of course, I haven’t had to breathe in smoke all week, either, so I guess I can’t complain. Besides, Maher is back tonight.

So, mostly I just want to get the rest of this day over already.