Some Gifts From the Link Fairy

Mark Schmitt has an interesting revisionist look at the Carter presidency. I wasn't old enough to remember anything about Jimmy Carter, except my dad telling me during the 1980 election that Jimmy Carter wanted to draft me. Anyway, my favorite part is this:

"So that's the case against Carter, on competence. How does that stack up against: The loss of a major American city and tens of thousands of lives due to failure to prepare? A war of choice based on false intelligence that's rapidly turning into a quagmire? A fiscal surplus turned into a deficit in the $300-$400 billion range? Making a wreck of Medicare? A botched attempt to eliminate Social Security? Allowing some of your top aides to deliberately reveal the identity of a CIA agent for political purposes?"

Belle Waring lists the accountables responsible for the Katrina aftermath. Laisser les tetes rouler, indeed err tout a fait.

Media Girl on the stealth war against reproductive freedom, and the Democrats who are aiding and abetting.

Thad at Majikthise notes the imminent retirement from blogging of Arthur Silber, who's archives, I may have to spend some time delving into if this post is any indication.

Amanda of Pandagon on creepy old men and creepy old women. A double standard?

Hopefully, I'll get back to some real blogging soon.