BEST OF THE BLOGS Thursday

• Where the Senate Stands on a Public Option - C. Bowers, Open Left
• Washington Paydays - Michael Crowley, The Plank
• Blogosphere Getting Worse - L. McKenna, 11D
• Unfortunate Facts About the Job Market - M. Mandel, Economics Unbound
• Gray Skies Are Going to Clear Up? - Paul Mirengoff, Powerline
• A Clinton-Obama Rift in the Making - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
• WaPo's Pay-To-Play Flyer Leaks - L. Beyerstein, Majikthise

Afternoon Archive

Morning Edition

• Yes, We Have No Planted Questions - Democracy in America, Economist
• Bush's 'Town Halls' vs. Obama's Town Halls - Mary Katharine Ham, The Blog
• Washington Post Selling Access? - Steve Benen, Political Animal
• Job Market Worsens - Joe Gandelman, Moderate Voice
• A Setback on Jobs - David Leonhardt, Economix
• Goodbye Mark Sanford - Jonathan Singer, MyDD
• Spend Before Taxpayers Find Out! - John Hinderaker, Power Line
• Barney Frank Just Can't Stop Wasting Money - Doug Bandow, AmSpecBlog
• Help the Iranian People by Killing Them - Spencer Ackerman, Washington Independent
• Goldman Bonuses Will Break 2007 Record - Joe Weisenthal, Clusterstock

Morning Archive

Best of The Blogs Wednesday

Morning Edition
How Franken Won - Chris Cillizza, The Fix
The Meaning of 60 - Chuck Todd, First Read
Don't Tell Andrew Sullivan Our Secret - William Jacobson, Legal Insurrection
Sizing Up the 2008-2009 Supreme Court Term - Ashby Jones, Law Blog
Did the Court Move Right? - Jonathan Adler, The Volokh Conspiracy
Public Still Overwhelmingly Supports Public Option - Brian Beutler, TPM
Mullahs Stringing Up Opposition? - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Dems Have 60 Votes. What Will They Do With Them? - Ezra Klein, WP
Does Franken Make a Difference? - Jennifer Rubin, Contentions

Afternoon Edition
Who's the Palin Leaker from the McCain Camp? - Mark Hemingway, NRO
More Obstacles to Negotiation - Tim Fernholz, TAPPED
Has the Iranian Regime Been Strengthened? - Jonathan Tobin, Contentions
Employer Mandate Would Crush Wal-Mart's Competition - R. Book, TF
Lieberman Betrays Democrats on Health Care - Steve Singiser, Daily Kos
Pressure Grows for Sanford to Resign - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Rewiring Washington - David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy
Is Waxman-Markey Worth It? - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones

Best of The Blogs Tuesday

Morning Edition
Sotomayor Vindicated? - Ed Whelan, The Corner
Skipping a Sotomayor Scrap.... - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Is McCain-Feingold Headed the Way of the Dodo? - Ashby Jones, Law Blog
What Ricci Says About Sotomayor - Tom Goldstein, Scotus Blog
Purdum's Hit on Palin - Tom Bevan, RCP Blog
Public Stands with Obama, Not Cons, on Iran - Jonathan Singer, MyDD
There's a Celebration in Iraq Today - Spencer Ackerman, Washington Independent
The Surge Worked: Victory In Iraq - Hugh Hewitt, Townhall
Iraq's Future Is Up to Iraqis - Doug Bandow, Cato@Liberty
Can GM Repay Our $50 Billion Loan? - Peter Cohan, Daily Finance

Afternoon Edition
Out of Iraq, Sort Of - Michael Crowley, The Plank
An Important Milestone in Iraq - Peter Wehner, Contentions
What Will Democrats Do With 60 Votes? - Ezra Klein, WaPo
Federal Receipts Continue to Dive - Tom Blumer, Newsbusters
The Power of Coal - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
Obama Right to Defer to Congress - Pete Abel, TMV
Thank You Mark Kirk For a Gutsy Vote - Jimmy Seidita, Huffington Post
Boycotting the NRCC Over Kirk and Co. Won't Help - Moe Lane, RedState

Best of The Blogs Monday

Morning Edition
Non-Coup in Honduras - Baron Bodissey, Gates of Vienna
Obama Stands with Castro, Chavez and Ortega - Scott Johnson, PowerLine
Cap and Trade vs. 'Cap and Tax' - Mark Silva, The Swamp
Global Warming and the Backgammon Effect - John Steele Gordon, Contentions
The Nico Pitney-Dana Milbank Smackdown - Michael Scherer, Swampland
Obama's Hot Dog Diplomacy - Theodore Bromund, The Foundry
Successes of the Anti-Cap-and-Trade Movement - Soren Dayton, The Next Right
Feinstein: Criticism From Left Not Working - Greg Sargent, Plum Line
Wonkette Goes After Trig Palin Again - William Jacobson, Legal Insurrection
Pawlenty Won't Delay if Court Rules for Franken - Josh Gerstein, Politico Live

Afternoon Edition
What Ricci Says About the Court's View of Sotomayor - T.G., SCOTUS Blog
Court Should Have Considered Constitutional Issues - L.C., Contentions
Ricci a Defeat for Employers - Ilya Somin, Volokh Conspiracy
Where to Go From Here On Cap-And-Trade - Tim Fernholz, TAPPED
Krugman: Cap-and-Trade Won't Create Jobs - B. Faughnan, RedState
Meeting the Deadline in Iraq - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Read the Bill and Beyond - Paul Blumenthal, Sunlight
The Brevity Act: Time for a 28th Amendment - Bob Gale, Big Hollywood

Best of The Blogs Sunday

Morning Edition
Barack Obama's Dishonesty - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Cleaning Up the Mess at Guantanamo - Ken Gude, Wonk Room
Gov. Strickland Pulls His Budget Trap - Kevin Holtsberry, RedState
Deficits and the Midterms - Matt Yglesias, Think Progress
Today In Climate Change Denial - Jonathan Chait, The Plank
Yes, Settlement Freeze Is Possible - Gershom Gorenberg, South Jerusalem
How the FBI Broke Saddam - James Joyner, Outside the Beltway
The New York Times' "Putsch" - Rick Richman, Contentions

Best of The Blogs Saturday

Morning Edition
Obama Considering Bush-Like Detentions? - Michael Scherer, Swampland
Sanford, Social Conservatives and Libertarians - Jon Henke, Next Right
Can Health Care Be Saved? - Ezra Klein, Washington Post
John Roberts vs. Michael Jackson - Charlie Savage, The Caucus
What's the Rush on Immigration Reform? - Mark Krikorian, The Corner
The 8 Cap-and-Tax Republicans - Michelle Malkin
End of Transparency (Before It Ever Began) - Jonathan Adler, Volokh Conspiracy
The Trouble With Burqa Bans - Matt Yglesias, Think Progress
The Promises of Primary Pressure - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Bill? What Bill? - John Hinderaker, Power Line