SCOTUSblog: Justice Stevens calls Bush v. Gore "unwise" while Jeffrey Toobin laments "the case didn’t just scar the Court’s record; it damaged the Court’s honor."

Connecting the Dots: TSA screenings pale in comparison to what Wikileaks has just done to Americans.

Balloon Juice: Washington Post's Fred Hiatt rushes to defend Tom Delay against the "criminalization of politics." Don Siegelman? Not so much.

Oliver Willis: Just about everybody in America wants to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" – except conservative Republicans.

EconoSpeak: Obama's proposed federal pay freeze is just another example of the administration’s tendency to bargain with itself rather than Republicans.

Mediate: Sarah Palin defends her family's "thick skin" - and use of anti-gay slurs.

Speaking of which, your quote of the day: "It's all for Alaska." (Sarah Palin)

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