Politico: McLame casting Obama as a 'celebrity' is particularly audacious coming from a guy, who, since 2000, has gotten more screen time than the rest of congress combined.

Consortiumblog: Tax-Factless Wall Street Journal-omics

unbossed: Spurning congressional oversight -The Dept. of Labor and double-secret stealth killer regulation

The Impolitic: Why doesn't polling mirror event turnout numbers?

Sic Semper Tyrannis: The DNI's power keeps growing

The Opinion Mill's Sunday Bookchat: Jane Mayer sheds devastating light on The Dark Side and how the war on terror has soiled America's good name and planted seeds of further extremism. Plus: Chastity is even duller than you think! Ray Bradbury loves libraries! And here's your chance to meet the sleazebag who helped lie us into a war!