Thank you for your coffee, seignor. I shall miss that when we leave Casablanca. ~ Ingrid Bergman

Blogs for Bush (Mark Noonan) A Perspective on the Illegal Immigration Demonstrations — “There is no intrinsic reason for Mexico to be poorer than the United States – indeed, with their smaller population and vast oil reserves, a case can probably be made that a rational Mexican economy would produce a per capita GDP even higher than the United States’.”

Power Line (John Hinderaker) Just Wondering — “I’m not clever enough to add to the hilarity already surrounding Rep. Patrick Kennedy’s traffic mishap last night. (“I’m a Congressman! I’m late to a vote!” Yeah, like 14 hours.) Perversely, perhaps, I want to make a serious comment. Which begins with a quote from a dentist who lived in my home town in South Dakota: “Voting for Democrats is like picking your nose. You like to do it, but you’re not proud of it.”"

The Strata-Sphere (AJ Strata) Fitzgerald Accused Libby Of Not Leaking — “Libby knew about Valerie Plame’s CIA job before talking to the press. So when he testified he told the press he did not know (i.e., he refused to leak his inside knowledge about a CIA agent) he lied and that is why he was indicted. For lying to the press and not leaking the classified information.”

It’s only Friday. Why are you all sleeping in and not giving me some good First Cup stuff? (More later)

Here’s a Friday Funny from Scott Ott (ScrappleFace) High Court May Replace Miranda with Kennedy Rights — “The 1966 Supreme Court Miranda ruling could face its toughest challenge to date during the fall court session when Justices will consider revising the famous “you have the right to remain silent” litany with a new set of statements known as the “Kennedy Warnings.” “