Being the TSA means never having to say you're sorry in a convincing way.

Liberaleb: It's time for the Apollo Theater's famed Sandman Sims to come take John McCain off the stage.

Herb Greenberg: Amazon is welcoming a national sales tax on its products. Will its top-notch customer service be enough to keep sales from falling?

The National Memo: Raising the minimum wage is the first step
in reigning in wealth inequality.

Intersection of Madness & Reality: In Michigan, a Black nurse was banned from taking care of a White baby. Post-racial America sure looks a lot like pre-racial America.

Finally, because I feel like starting your day with Greatest Earworm of All-Time - and I'm evil - here's a baby monkey riding backwards on a pig.

Round-up by Bill Wolfrum of William K. Wolfrum Chronicles. Send tips to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.