BlueNC: North Carolina Governor can feel your climate change.

Show Me Progress: Missouri Republicans show evolution in reverse.

BlueOregon: Oregon conservatives hope to join Kansas Republicans in legalizing anti-gay discrimination.

Plunderbund: President John Kasich?

Speaking of which, your quote of the day:
“When you die and get to the meeting with St. Peter, he's probably not going to ask you much about what you did about keeping government small, but he's going to ask you what you did for the poor. You'd better have a good answer.” (Governor John Kasich, in support of Medicaid expansion in Ohio, June 2013.)

Guest blogging Mike's Blog Round today is Jon Perr from Perrspectives. Send your tips, recommendations, comments and angst to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.