Daily Howler: "Inauthentic" is the new "traitor to his class."

A Tiny Revolution : It's always a comfort when our envoys "like this violence."

Shakesville: "This is not a “We told you so” piece. It’s a “Here we go again” piece."

Orcinus has several recent posts on "why it's vital that we begin putting a human, and real, face on the immigration debate."

Pay no attention to the situation in Iraq, the real problem is Harry Reid criticizing Generals Pace and Petraeus! Would Tony Snow steer you wrong? Glenn Greenwald explores conservatives' shifting standards for criticizing the military and vets. Dan Froomkin notes an article showing that Petraeus' "astonishing signs of normalcy" assessment of Iraq contradicts the Pentagon's own quarterly report. Meanwhile, Steve Benen asks, "Which is worse, a senator’s mild, one-sentence criticism of a general’s judgment, or the president firing that general in the midst of a war?"

Guest round up by Batocchio (batocchio9 AT yahoo DOT com).