Informed Comment: Obama in Iraq: Der Speigel proves al-Maliki story is correct; Series of bombings hit Baghdad

PERRspectives: Where in the world is John McCain? No wonder the NYT asked for a rewrite of his op-ed piece, thus sending the wingosphere into a tantrum

Vagabond Scholar: Right-Wing Cartoon Watch

Feministe: Hillary Clinton has taken a public stand against the Bush administration's outrageous attempts to put common forms of contraception in the same category as abortion

Brad DeLong: Republicans eat their "budget experts"

OFF THE BEATEN PATH: Mullin's World, Science and Democracy, Cajun Boy in the City, Andrew Halcro