The first cup is for the guest, the second for enjoyment, the third for the sword. ~ An old Arabic saying

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Bush Hears The Uproar But Misses The Message — “The nature of legislation is compromise, but this appears to be closer to capitulation. Nowhere in this article does Bush appear to express any support for the House bill that strengthens the border even as a companion to the Hagel-Martinez compromise. Instead, we get this Republican president conspiring with Harry Reid to give him political cover with immigration hard-liners in his own party.”

TMH’s Bacon Bits (Bergbikr) What the Leftist Vocabulary Really Means — “My snooze efforts were terminally shattered when the host invoked the words of Rachel Marsden, a columnist for the Toronto Sun. This Canadian lass has produced a really neat column, “Liberal use of language: A Glossary,” selections from which I will now share with you below:” [my favorite: United Nations: Impotent, glorified debating club in which defenders of freedom and democracy foot the bill to entertain the musings of dictators and thugs. - Jim]

Hot Air (Michelle Malkin) Today’s Vent — Mollohan and the culture of corruption you won’t hear about in TOM.

Tom Rants (Tom Hanna) Senate panel gets it half right — “A Senate panel got it half right on dealing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency: [...] The Constitution is a great thing to refer to in this situation. IT doesn’t make any provision for the federal government to “manage” local emergencies. The idea of federal management of local issues is, in fact, antithetical to the idea of federalism. The federal government has no business managing local problems.”

The Strata-Sphere (AJ Strata) More Rogue CIA Agents In The Media — “If I was the paranoid kind, I would think ex-CIA agents and NSC members are trying to instigate a bloodless coup d’etat. I am not there yet. But with McCarthy’s firing as the first publicized person caught (or should we say confessing) to discussing classified matters with reporters without authorization (is that accurately worded so McCarthy lawyer Cobb can’t pull a clinton-esque spin job?) it is interesting to see who is coming out and about in the media.”