Mock, Paper, Scissors: The 1st Semi-Regular "Macaca" Awards - vote for "Outstanding Achievement in Grifting."

Alicublog: They call me mad, but one day...

Balloon Juice: Both sides do it, you know.

News Desk: Damon Silvers blasts Treasury, tries to get them to wake up on mortgage fraud.

Robert Reich: The perfect storm.

Adam Serwer: Richard Cohen defends Clarence Thomas.

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