Law.com: A former Department of Justice attorney says that  Alberto Gonzales has "shattered" the department's tradition of independence and politicized its operation

Political Animal: Can we please stop writing stories that treat voter ID laws as if they're sincerely designed to stop voter fraud?  Now, this is what a lawbreaker looks like...

The Newshoggers: $27 million invested in the war against knowledge. The BBC visits the "Answers in Genesis" creationist museum in Kentucky

Hightower Lowdown: Meet a couple of gentlemen who insist that America's political system is working splendidly

The Galloping Beaver: There is no glory. There is only a lifelong regret and a wish that things had been different.

Bob Geiger:  Best of the week's editorial cartoons