Nasty cat !, originally uploaded by Hannibal Poenaru.

Larry Craig should have taken my advice. Had he simply announced his retirement immediately after his arrest was made public, he wouldn’t have had to deal with another day under the media microscope.

‚Ä¢ GOP finds rallying cry in ’stolen’ Hill vote – Eric Pfeiffer, Washington Times
• Democrats, White House argue over a few billion РEditorial, Las Vegas Review-Journal
• GOP tries rebranding to win back voters РJeanne Cummings, Politico
• Kos is media, federal ruling determines РKenneth P. Vogel, Politico
• Blog viewers still watch TV, read the paper РJennifer Harper, Washington Times

• MoveOn vs. Democrats РEditorial, Wall Street Journal
‚Ä¢ What’s Wrong with the GAO Report – Frederick W. Kagan, Weekly Standard
• No bungle in the jungle РPeter Brookes, Armed Forces Journal
• Rep. Skelton foresees trouble over Taiwan РPhilip Dine, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
‚Ä¢ Global warming “consensus” continues to melt away – Sen. James Inhofe, POWER Magazine

• Fred Thompson Campaign Makes Drastic Shift on Eve of Kickoff РFox News & AP
• Thompson soft on illegals in Senate votes РStephen Dinan, Washington Times
• Clinton promises to save Social Security РNedra Pickler, AP
• In Turmoil of ’68, Clinton Found a New Voice РMark Leibovich, New York Times
• The curious largesse of Norman Hsu РEditorial, Washington Examiner