Hello everybody, I'm Mark Hoback from The Aristocrats, and I'll be  your server here this week at Mike's Blog Roundup. May we start you off with some snark? Oh yes, it's quite important to have a healthy dose of snark with each and every visit. Snark is said to control depression, plusit's marvelous for the complexion, much like Omega 3 but without the hassle of squeezing fish.

P erhaps you would prefer to start out with a little Bush. Most of us do. World O'Crap is not the first blog to be all over Jena like a fine crème sauce, but I'm pretty sure that they introduced her to the menage a quatre, with stimulating entries by Sheri Z giving practical advice, Scott doing Henry, and last but not least,  Mary C with the Ballbuster.

Ahem.   Falafel Sex learns the hard way that God will not protect you from bad chicken salad.

Seriously... It's still going on? Those Midwesterners sure know how to party.    M E Sprengelmeyer follows Fred Thompson to the Iowa State Fair, and  shows just how much corn the Republican candidates scored.

...speaking of Fred...

So, if Fred Thompson can wait until Labor Day, can Al Gore wait until Halloween, when all of the pumpkins turn into debris?

And finally (loan me your 'don't sugarcoat it" award, BG), Doghouse Riley gives us 'The Rant of the Day'.

That's it for today, folks. If you have any tips, send them to mhoback  AT verizon Dot net. See ya tomorrow.