Give a frontiersman coffee and tobacco, and he will endure any privation, suffer any hardship, but let him be without these two necessaries of the woods, and he becomes irresolute and murmuring ~ U.S. Army Lt. William Whiting, 1849

Right Wing News (John Hawkins) An Andrea Clarke Update — “Andrea Clarke’s story is starting to gain some traction. WorldnetDaily has now picked it up. The North County Gazette has also done a story and — inbetween trying to blame the whole thing on George Bush — they have some more details:” [This is an important story. Please take a look. - Jim]

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Denial And Distraction — “This sounds like rubbish. For one thing, if McCarthy feels that she has been railroaded, why have Beers issue the denial? Why not just hold a press conference and deny it in person? Why, it sounds almost like a leak!”

Confederate Yankee The Bright, Smoldering City on the Hill — “Iran continues down a comically transparent path towards nuclear weapons, while threatening with extinction a country estimated to have well in excess of 100 nuclear weapons of its own, along with multiple delivery systems that it can deliver at will.”

Hot Air (Allahpundit) CIA Leak: A Blog Primer — “This is one of those stories where, if you miss the first 48 hours, you end up feeling so far behind the curve that you tune it out and never bother with it again. So here’s a round-up of news and blog coverage which, while longish, will bring you up to speed.”

Stop the ACLU (Jay) Tony Snow likely to take White House post — “I don’t think they could have a better choice. Tony is a cool, and collected individual that always gets his facts straight, and has no fear of confrontation. He is always aware, accurate, and well informed. He’s a clear cut kind of guy that would be an excellent choice for this position.”