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* The fact that Gonzales is a criminal is sort of like a fact accepted by pretty much everybody. Naturally, he's not losing his job. [ Capitol Hill Blue ]

* Republican advisers are busy picking which doomed "unannounced" campaign they're going to get their checks from. [ The Gaggle ]

* U.S. and Iranian officials have established the ground rules of their upcoming staring contest. [ Iraq Slogger ]

* The reason why Giuliani isn't getting swift-boated is because the firefighters' allegations aren't like, totally fucking made up. [ Media Matters ]

* Joe Biden is harassing Rudy Giuliani on YouTube, the only place anyone pays attention to anything Joe Biden says. [ PrezVid ]

* New Hampshire Republicans will arm themselves with assault weapons for their next fundraiser, which, you know, is pretty fucking scary. [ Political Wire ]

* The Military is reworking the surge so that maybe it will actually make some small part somewhere in Iraq a little bit safer maybe. [ Political Animal ]