After the exciting unveiling of Dubya's paintings, you deserve some great blog posts to restore your faith in citizen journalists.

Booman Tribune gives a civics lesson to Andrew Sullivan.

Rubber Hose doesn't expect Allen West's new book to be fact checked, but...

Pleasantly Eccentric tells us what's the matter with Kansas.

Bonus Track: 20 Ways in Which Fire Ants Are Better Than Republicans.

Round-up by Tengrain of Mock, Paper, Scissors who also blogs at Dependable Renegade. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with "For MBRU" in the subject line).