Today's edition of quick hits:
* As far as far as some United Nations officials are concerned, Syria is now in the midst of a civil war.
* Speaking of Syria, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused Russia today of supplying attack helicopters to the Syrian government, which if true, she said "will escalate the conflict quite dramatically."
* As Spain's long-term borrowing costs soar, investors have apparently concluded "that the rescue is potentially a much better deal for the banks and their shareholders than for the government, its taxpayers and bondholders."
* Deputy Commerce Secretary Rebecca M. Blank certainly isn't unfamiliar with filling the role of a temporary cabinet secretary.
* The Justice Department today formally filed its lawsuit against Florida over Gov. Rick Scott's (R) voter purge.
* For whatever reason, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) made a weird call for Attorney General Eric Holder's resignation today. The Senate Republican leadership did not join Cornyn on this, at least not yet.
* Ta-Nehisi Coates takes a closer look at Mark Regnerus' research on same-sex parenting.
* The hosts of "Fox & Friends" may not realize that 2007 was not "three years" ago.
* And a scheduling note: I'll be posting irregularly through Friday of this week. I'll be around, and hope to still do a Mendacity piece on Friday afternoon, but I'll be away from my desk tomorrow morning, and won't resume the usual schedule until Monday morning. Just FYI.
Anything to add? Consider this an open thread.