Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) finally, really resigning for real. In just an hour or so. Really.

Fake progressive group still going strong in Pennsylvania.

Now with phony web site!

Wow, in one of the all-time great “denials” Ted Haggard admits that a hotel referred him to his male escort accuser for a massage, but denies having sex with the man; admits to having purchased crystal meth from the accuser, but denies actually using the drug.

Makes that Clinton fella look like a rank amateur for his “I didn’t inhale” defense.

Late Update: Video of the Haggard denial here.

New ad running in Montana from a conservative attack group: “Brokebank Democrats.”

No, we’re not kidding.

Update: And that ad comes to you courtesy of Bob Perry’s dollars — the primary funder of the Swift Boat Vets in 2004. He’s invested $9 million in attack ads so far this year.

Oh, you knew this was coming.

John Sweeney to investigate the leak of the “wife knocking” police report.

It’s not clear if he’s still saying that the leaked report was false. But it is clear he’s not going to be releasing the “real” report any time soon.

White House on Reverend Haggard: Oh, he was just on “a couple of calls.”

The Glens Falls Post-Star, which endorsed Rep. John Sweeney (R-NY) only days ago, has withdrawn its endorsement over the domestic violence incident and Sweeney’s changing stories about what happened.

A brief personal note: Elections are a pretty big deal here at TPM, especially ones where the result may not actually suck. And it would take a lot to pull me away. So a few of you have asked why I disappeared at the end of the week. A simple, if unpleasant, explanation: I came down with a nasty stomach virus that put me out of commission the last two days. But now I’m back and ready for the final sprint.

Anyway, a few points for the final stretch. First, please keep the tips coming. The amount of leads and tips we’ve gotten from readers in the last ten days has been phenomenal. Please keep them coming in. I simply can’t tell you how essential they are to what we do.

In the final countdown to election day, TPM Election Central is going to be our main spot for election updates and breaking news of all sorts. TPMCafe will also be hosting our elections scoreboard where we’ll be updating the returns in real time as they come in Tuesday night and, I suspect, into Wednesday.

TPMmuckraker.com will be doing its usually cataloging of political muck and skullduggery of all sorts. But from now through the election muckrakers will be given special focus to voter suppression efforts, dirty tricks and all election related muck. You’re in a far better position to see this stuff than any network news producer or prestige journalist in Washington or New York. Because you’ll see it first in your mailbox, or hear it on your phone or you’ll see it in the roadblocks thrown up on election day. These stunts come in all shapes and sizes. So keep your eyes and ears open.

More shortly.

An editorial scheduled to appear Monday in the Army Times, the Air Force Times, the Navy Times and the Marine Corps Times calls for the resignation of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

An excerpt:

Rumsfeld has lost credibility with the uniformed leadership, with the troops, with Congress and with the public at large. His strategy has failed, and his ability to lead is compromised. And although the blame for our failures in Iraq rests with the secretary, it will be the troops who bear its brunt.

This is not about the midterm elections. Regardless of which party wins Nov. 7, the time has come, Mr. President, to face the hard bruising truth:

Donald Rumsfeld must go.

I wouldn’t let the blame for Iraq stop at the Secretary of Defense, of course. The Vice President and President bear the ultimate responsibility. Nor do I think it’s accurate to say this is not about the midterm elections. It has everything to do with the midterms, as does, I am sure, the timing of the publication of these editorials. My only other complaint would be, what took so long?

Earlier in the week we reported on the robocall push-polls being conducted by Common Sense Ohio in five states. I understand the outfit is making calls in Missouri now, too. If you have received any of these calls, in Missouri or elsewhere, let us know what they’re saying.