Okay, let's look beyond America's (and, in my case, Canada's as well) borders to see what else is going on in the world...

Rodger A. Payne: Is Pakistan a failed or rogue state?

Fruits and Votes: Is Serbia, unlike France, a model of premier-presidentialism?

The Moderate Voice: Is "untrustworthy" Germany NATO's biggest problem?

Musings on Iraq: Is al-Maliki running another unjust Iraqi police state?

IntLawGrrls: Is a China-Japan-Korea free trade agreement on the horizon?

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction (@mjwstickings).

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So Mitt Romney will promise anything, no matter how ridiculous, to be president. But you knew that already, right?

All Things Democrat: Mitt Romney, would-be leader of theocratic America.

Perrspectives: Obstructionism; or, how the GOP killed Washington.

Occasional Planet: Looking back to when America thought big.

Brilliant at Breakfast: Everything that's wrong with corporatism.

And from Carl at Simply Left Behind: "Reflections," a moving message to today's graduates.

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction (@mjwstickings). I'll be here all week.

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Okay, we all know there's only question that really matters today: Who is your next... American... Idol?!

Lippmann's Ghost: On how what Romney did at Bain is well worth exploring.

Thump and Whip: On whether Romney should embrace his Richie Rich persona.

The Impolitic: On the ridiculous "Obama is a big spender" lie.

I'm pulling for Jessica tonight. Because she's rather less derivative than the lame Dave Matthews rip-off known as Phillip Phillips.

Mario Piperni: On gays, the supposed sanctity of marriage, and ickiness.

Gin and Tacos: On how Bill Kristol is wrong about everything, again.

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction (@mjwstickings). I'll be here all week.

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So... do you find the Obama campaign's critique of Romney, Bain, and vulture capitalism "nauseating"?

P.M. Carpenter: The not-so-secret secret of Republican political success.

The Rude Pundit: For Campbell Brown, doing anything to help women is condescending.

Pruning Shears: Scenes from the grassroots campaign against fracking.

Mad Mike's America: The fundamental hypocrisy of cherry-picking the Bible.

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction (@mjwstickings). I'll be here all week.

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Hello, everyone. It's great to be back. Let's get right to it. I may be an anti-monarchist, but I should really go enjoy me some Victoria Day .

Zandar Versus the Stupid: Not everyone's so enthused about the NAACP's support for same-sex marriage. (To me, it was a sign of still better things to come.)

Ramona's Voices: Fair-weather Democrats could be the death of us yet.

Take My Country Back: An open letter to the world from an embarrassed American.

Whatever: How being a straight white male is the lowest difficulty setting of all.

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction (@mjwstickings). I'll be here all week.

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Alright, that's it for me this week. It's been a lot of fun, as always. Take care, everyone.

Over at my place: A desperate, shameless, pathetic Romney smears Obama for supposedly selling out America. Get ready for a lot more of this. It's all Mitt's got.

Booman Tribune: Veep sweepstakes.

The Mahablog: Rich Lowry stupidity.

Vagabond Scholar: The great Billy Wilder.

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction (@mjwstickings).

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Olbermann out at Current TV. Now what? (How is it that Dear Leader Rush and his ilk get to spew hatred and bigotry and stay on the air, while someone generally decent and thoughtful, if admittedly also a tad egomaniacal, like Keith can't find a media home?)

Mario Piperni: Racism (on the right) is alive and well in America.

Echidne of the Snakes: Arizona plans draconian abortion restrictions.

And so do Kansas and New Hampshire. Women, the war on you is in full swing. Let's all fight back with everything we've got.

And some international content:

The Duck of Minerva: How China may respond to containment.

Fruits and Votes: Trouble for democracy in Mali and Senegal.

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction (@mjwstickings).

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With the Republican race pretty much over, it's time to make all forms of "Romneying" an even bigger part of the 2012 political lexicon.

Which leads me to a question I've been meaning to ask all of you: Why do you think Romney is so unpopular?

Rising Hegemon: Romney likes laying people off.

Liberal Values: Leno corners Romney on health care.

Independent Gay Forum: NOM fans the flames of division and bigotry.

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction (@mjwstickings).

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Raise your hand if you have a car elevator. Tell us about it. Is it totally awesome?

Ramona's Voices: Trayvon's murder. When being black is all it is.

We are Respectable Negroes: Smearing Trayvon. Mass hysteria and witch trials.

Infidel753: Obama could lose. We can't afford complacency.

And a couple from the states:

Legal Schnauzer: How the University of Alabama is threatening drinking water.

MN Progressive Project: How the Republican Party is cooking its books.

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction, which is seven years old today. (@mjwstickings). I'll be here all week.

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Yesterday, not a good day for Obamacare (or for Obama himself). Good thing SCOTUS isn't partisan or anything. Alas... the Founders, contra what conservatives will tell you, would not be amused.

Take My Country Back: Allen West, outraged, hypocritically.

Bark Bark Woof Woof: Go away, Newt Gingrich, your time is up.

The Rude Pundit (NSFW): Santorum, Cain, and right-wing video insanity.

Thump and Whip: The Trayvon Martin murder, epic conservative drama.

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction (@mjwstickings). I'll be here all week.

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