Last comes the beverage of the Orient shore, Mocha, far off, the fragrant berries bore. Taste the dark fluid with a dainty lip, Digestion waits on pleasure as you sip. ~ Pope Leo XII

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Reid Offers To Disclose His Land Deal … Five Years Late — “Disclosures now are pointless. The Ethics panel needs to order a full investigation not just into the $700,000 profit, but all of Reid’s business partners and any legislation or intervention with federal regulators Reid pushed on their behalf.”

Iowa Voice (Brian) This Is Why The Left Doesn’t Like The Idea Of Photo IDs Pt II — “The point is, if groups like ACORN are going to register the dead or sign up the same person more than once, then there must be safegaurds in place to prevent fraud. And making people show an ID and prove citizenship is a good first step.”

Right Wing News (John Hawkins) The Final Rightroots Blogburst — “Rightroots was formed in July, went live in August, and as of today we’ve raised $211,451. That’s not too bad for a group of bloggers who were figuring out this whole fund raising gig on the fly.” [Click here, or on the Rightroots ads in the left sidebar to find out more or to donate. Jim]

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