The Mahablog: Taking time out from writing her book to write about the latest slander by climate change deniers.

The Consumerist: Will Walmart follow The Gap and Costco in support of raising the minimum wage?

Little Green Footballs: Utah Republican’s bill calls for more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Breaking Brown: Georgia is now offering license plates featuring the Confederate battle flag.

Speaking of which, your quote of the day:
“To me it's a sort of feeling that it's just a nit. That it is not significant. It's trying to make a big deal out of something that doesn't matter for diddly.” (Haley Barbour, former RNC Chairman and Mississippi Governor, in defense of Confederate Heritage Month proclamations omitting slavery, April 2010)

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.