So here's my idea: mandatory background checks on all Republican politicians -- for criminal behavior, mental illness, abject stupidity, and, more broadly, indications of future conduct detrimental to humanity. Who's with me?

Just an Earth-Bound Misfit, I: The drone war of Barack W. Bush.

The Existentialist Cowboy: The economic benefits of Social Security.

Infidel753: The delusional demographics of the right.

They Gave Us a Republic: The inglorious ignobility of Congress.

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

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