Consortiumblog: Israel attacked a NATO member's ship, but they've done that before

his vorpal sword: Palmetto Statehouse Porn

Progressive Renaissance's Blog: Pop Torts

Pruning Shears: Miscellany

OpenSecrets: Two of Washington, D.C.'s most reliable and respected nonpartisan watchdogs have once again joined forces, updating their one-of-a-kind, comprehensive database that links campaign contributions with earmarks of members of Congress.

Open Left: Amateur Blogosphere, RIP

Terry's new target: Is anyone else bothered by the fact that Randall Terry plans to lead a rally against the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court at the offices of Dr. George Tiller? Terry, of course, was one of the most rabid voices whipping up hatred of Tiller before his assassination ...

Obama to blame for Palin: This really has to be my favorite right-wing nutcase explanation for Sarah Palin's decision to step down as Alaska's governor, from the nuttiest of them all, Pam Geller:

My take? If Palin is anything like I think she is (know she is), Obama's treasonous presidency is responsible for this. She, like all patriotic Americans, is shocked by what is happening. Obama is destroying this country. She knows it. We all know it. We need a leader. She is answering our call.

Blatant Self-Promotion Dept.: Joe Conason interviewed me for the Progressive Book Club, as part of its inclusion this month of my book, The Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right, as a PBC Selection this month.

Saturday Miscellany

Blogospheric roundup:

Ezra Klein on the radical right's hypocrisy over the human papilloma vaccine
The Guardian Newsblog on a Gitmo detainee's testimony to Amnesty International
Scott Lemieux on the self-pity of the pro-life Democrat
Pro-choice Don on how he can't be bothered with Roe and Chris Clarke on how defending other people's rights gets tiresome.

--Lindsay Beyerstein of Majikthise