Plunderbund: How Ohio Governor John Kasich is going for brokered at the GOP convention in Cleveland.
Hullabaloo: How immigration and voter ID became rearguard actions for Republicans on the road to ruin.
Wisdom of the West: How the week in water went down worldwide.
Joe.My.God.: How Governor Pat McGrory plans to police the bathrooms of North Carolina.
Susie Meister: How studying religion made a liberal out of this former rightie.
Speaking of which, your quote of the day:
"We are clearly called in the Bible to adhere to our civil authorities. But that conflicts with also our requirement to adhere to God's rules. So when those two come in conflict, God's rules always win." (Marco Rubio, November 25, 2015.)
Guest blogging Mike's Blog Round for this week is Jon Perr from Perrspectives. Send your tips, recommendations, comments and angst to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.