ShortsandPants: Quote of the Day. Blue Gal explains how these lying hypocrites can make such outlandish claims with a straight face.

Invictus: Purge at the White House on torture and detainee policies?

Capital Eye: Watchdog groups detail political contributions in ways never before documented

Kevin Drum: The New Obstruction

Facing South: Health Bill Hypocrisy? *Republicans* led the push for Louisiana funding that wound up in the Senate bill

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