Minnesota Progressive Project: The latest news from the campaign trail with T-Paw.

Hummingbird Minds: "Beyond Brokeback" in Wyoming.

Satirical Political Report: Dimpled chads return, this time in Wisconsin.

Mike Panetta: The biggest loser in the budget deal? Washington DC.

Zandar Versus the Stupid: With showdowns over the debt ceiling and the 2012 budget to come, Democrats may have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

Speaking of which, your quote of the day: "It was standard practice not to pay for things." (Orrin Hatch, on Republican fiscal discipline during the Bush presidency, December 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.