ProPublica: Gulf disaster puts the spotlight on a regulator with a mixed record

The Talking Dog: We're seeing comparisons of the Obama Administration's reaction to the Gulf Coast mega-spill to the Bush Administration's handling of Hurricane Katrina. Maybe there's a point in that, but I'm hard-pressed to see what it is.

Consortiumnews: How Rev. Moon's snakes infested US. Now, the unabashedly right wing Washington Times is for sale

PERRspectives: Republican Party Animals

We are respectable negroes: When smart people say stupid things

Some Guy's Blog: Documentary Film of the Day: Note By Note - The Making of Steinway L1037...