The rigorous, spartan ethical code of blogging demands regular updates to one’s site: but sometimes, dear friends, the flesh is weak … and at such times we shift into 100% derivative mode for a spin around the blogosphere!

The Other McCain: According to a U.S. Department of Labor report Americans aren’t losing jobs; illegal aliens are.

Loudoun Insider: It looks like the Loudoun County Republican Committee is growing stronger. (Good to hear, but just the thought of it makes me weary to the bones).

MonkeyWatch: Ed has an incisive observation on this nascent Web 3.0 thing. (Reminds me of one of my favorite, and highly prescient Web docs, Metacrap).

The Oath: Are we on track for America’s first Abortion President?

Donny Ferguson: Even Richard Nixon was more trusted than this Congress. (With Congress at 6%, I would say every single used car salesman is probably more trusted than this Congress).

Digital Camel: Resurrecting the greatest TV show of all time. Ah Croooow! – we hardly knew ye.

And as a follow up to our exuberant celebration of bipartisanship last week, Jeanne West now claims she was hoodwinked by the right wing media. Almost as though she had no idea Supervisor Delgaudio was the primary subject of the report until she saw it on TV. Funny, that.