Ezra Klein: Why did Arlen Specter become a Democrat?  First he says he wants Coleman to win in Minnesota, then he says he regrets his 'no' vote on cryto-segregationist, Jeff Sessions, for the federal bench. We don't need the GOP's Benedict Arnolds.

Balkinization: Prosecution of of torture memo lawyers seen as unlikely

Pam's House Blend: Memo to Miss California and all wingnut snivelers: Get off the cross, we need the wood

Scholars and Rogues: FDIC screws community banks

cab drollery: Strength and Weakness

Newsifact: Windows warns users that Republican policies may crash computers