* There's nothing really objectionable about the new AG nominee except for that time he ordered the indefinite detention of Arab people without charge. But who's going to nitpick? [NYT]

* Hillary spent all day on teevee to make sure nobody called her a mean old communist. [The Hill]

* OMG TERRORISM IS SO SCARY ELECT ME! [WP]

* The NRCC is in top form heading into the 2008 elections: if there was ever a comeback year, this is it. [Roll Call]

* The problem the Thompson campaign keeps running into is that Fred Thompson is a shitty candidate. [Politico]

* What's with these guys and their daddy issues? [NYT]

* Mitt Romney: not at all calculating or insincere. [Politico]