Balloon Juice: ABC News’ Jonathan Karl is shocked—SHOCKED—to find out that Donald Trump is a traitor.

Bonddad: To paraphrase Larry David, U.S. industrial production is looking pretty, pretty good.

First Draft: Marc Thiessen isn’t just a fan of detainee torture; he tortures the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., too.

Joe.My.God.: First it was Ted Cruz’s crusade against Big Bird’s public health PSA; now Matt Schlapp wants to defund PBS over its new Korean Muppet character.

Speaking of which, your quote of the day:
"You should be proud of your views and you should be proud of the people you worked with." (Matt Schlapp, participant in Roger Stone’s “Brooks Brothers Riot” in Miami-Dade County during the 2000 Florida recount, August 4, 2009)

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