The argument that the GOP regularly makes when pushing any new Voter ID legislation largely concerns voter fraud. The commentary is almost always a painful picture of people taking advantage of lax ID requirements to vote over and over again, or of nefarious campaigns fixing elections and subverting the will of the people.

In these late days, the question of who John McCain will pick to run with is... well, I'm interested in it, but it doesn't seem like anyone else is these days. Except for Mike Huckabee, who is now openly campaigning for the spot. I take that to mean that McCain told him no or nothing, and now Huckabee is trying to throw it out there as an option for the red meat conservative base. Very clever, Mister Mike.

The border fence, that Republican idea that decreases in popularity the closer you get to the actual border, runs up against another barrier:

A group of Texas border mayors and business leaders says the federal government did not properly negotiate with landowners or inform them of their rights when surveying property for the U.S.-Mexico border fence.

Think Progress pointed out some interesting opinions in the Pentagon's documents on their military analyst program. In these documents, the Pentagon praised conservative pundits, including Bill O'Reilly, Charles Krauthammer, and Michelle Malkin, as being good sources for their analysts to look at. Considering what they were saying, the Pentagon seems to have an interesting definition of "thoughtful commentary." Check out some examples at the link.

Veteran's affairs workers were told to avoid diagnosing veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), according to an internal memo.

Two members of the Right embarrased themselves on live TV yesterday, when their carefully constructed arguments collapsed under simple factual inquiry. It was bad news for Republicans, but good news for Democrats and anyone who likes really funny YouTube videos.

The first real blow against predatory short-term lenders in the United States looks like it may be coming from Ohio.

Earlier today in a campaign stop in Columbus, Ohio, Senator John McCain stated that he would like to take a page from the British tradition of having the Prime Minister hold question and answer sessions in the House of Commons and hold Q & A sessions with both houses of Congress.

The California Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision today that a law prohibiting gay marriage was unconstitutional, even if it allowed for "civil unions."

Per Think Progress, apparently the Bush administration has called it quits with shady neocon favorite Ahmed Chalabi. The reason? Unauthorized contacts with the government of Iran.