EPI: This chart show why Congress should have a laser focus on the jobs, not budget, deficit.

Zandar Versus The Stupid: Ezra Klein should take his own advice about Obamacare.

Feministing: Journalists should consider the patience of the uninsured…

Chris Mooney: …and the science behind the Tea Party’s wrath.

Liberaland: After declaring “America needs a white Republican president,” Joe the Plumber decries Democrats’ “history of lynching black Americans.”

Speaking of which, your quote of the day: “Far more of the African-American community is being devastated by the policies of today than were being devastated by policies of slavery.” (Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), February 26, 2010.)

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.