Well, let’s have some coffee and then take a swim. ~ Johnny Weissmuller

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Jafaari Blinks — “Late word out of Iraq has Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafaari ending his bid for re-election to the position, paving the way for a national unity government that would signal stability to the Iraqi people.”

The Institute (D.P.) A Look at Diplomacy Re: Iran — “It doesn’t work.

I know that is not a bombshell, but it bears repeating, as long as is necessary until people realize that diplomacy is useless unless there is a threat of significant punishment offered up as an alternative to diplomacy. A child that knows they won’t be punished will do whatever they want. It is the same with the Iranians.”

The Jawa Report (Mike Pechar) Senior Al-Qaeda Suspect Killed — “(Khar, Pakistan) There’s strong indication that a close associate of Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed yesterday in a gunfight in northwestern Pakistan. As a reminder, Zawahiri is second in command of al-Qaeda after Osama bin Laden.”

Blogs for Bush (Mark Noonan) Kerry “Thinking Hard” about 2008 — “We all knew after Kerry lost in 2004 that he would run again in 2008… So why is he still pretending a) that he’s not already decided to run again and b) that he actually has a chance to win his party’s nomination a second time?”

Iowa Voice (Brian) How To Improve Your Sanity — “Or insanity….whichever:” [Heh! Funny stuff. -- Jim]