The big story of the day is Al Giordano's announcement that he's leaving The Field due to a lack of funding. This is absurd considering hundreds of thousands of people have found the website in the mere matter of weeks it's been around. If everyone hit that donation button just once before reaping the benefit of Al's wisdom, the Field would yield a bumper crop right through the fall harvest. The hope is ruralvotes.com will find an angel to pay for the whole thing. In the meantime, please visit  The Field and donate what you can.