* America's mayor took some pretty shiny payola from America's team. [Political Wire]

* Lack of a major league club in Jersey just means they hand him an envelope stuffed with electoral delegates instead. [Atlantic Online]

* James Sensenbrenner: still the biggest asshole on The Hill. [TPM Muckraker]

* Tom Tancredo's failures as a presidential candidate contribute to already substantial failures as a congressman. [Denver Post]

* Terrorists continue to target nations' hand-release infrastructure. [Passport]

* Intelligence agencies maintain "it's easier to get forgiveness than permission." [Secrecy News]

* Fox News wrongly accused Hillary Clinton of only recently starting to dress badly. [Media Matters]