Paperwight: On one issue (guess which one), Bush 43 has finally followed Bush 41's example - even though, as Beggars Can Be Choosers reminds us, the quality of mercy is not Bushian. (And, from Avedon Carol: When does the President NOT have the right to pardon?)We had dismissed the candidacy of Mike Gravel, but a quote unearthed by Susie Madrak may compel us, in light of recent events, to take a second look.

Boing Boing: Google appears to have disowned a corporate blog post offering to help the healthcare industry "promote its message" with ads that would appear alongside search results for "Michael Moore" or "Sicko."

Instaputz: Perhaps Glenn Reynolds should have asked Question #34.

Prose Before Hos: Fight terror. Go shopping for "pure silver recovered from Ground Zero"!

Whirledview: "This administration can't even issue passports - so how can it possibly do public diplomacy?"

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