In Defense Of The Tax-Day Tea Parties  —  The of tea-party enthusiasm on the American right has provoked a fairly typical reaction from the organized American left.  It's a fake.  It involves tea bags and (a) Dick Armey.  It's got the consistency of astroturf, not natural grass.

Scenes From the DC Tea Party: More Photos!  —  Here's a supplement to Aaron's great photo spread from this afternoon's rally.  —  Remember: Fox News reported on these rallies.  It didn't promote them!  —  This was a popular theme, along with references to images of President Obama's bow to the King of Saudi Arabia.

Gov. Perry Talks Secession for Texas at Tea Party: “Texas Can Leave Union If It Wants To”  —  All the insane talk coming from the Limbaugh National Convention is spreading into the fabric of the entire GOP.  Listen to Texas Gov. Rick Perry say: … These republicans are talking treason in my mind.

CNN's Roesgen grills tea party protestor who calls Obama a “fascist,” says protest “highly promoted by the right-wing conservative network Fox”  —  This whole FARCE is custom made for cable news, not the MSM of network TV.  The MSM cant cover something 24/7 like CNN or FOX can.

At last: final numbers from Saratoga County  —  The bottom line: Tedisco picks up 163 173 corrected votes after all paper ballots — including military — have been counted.  But remember that there are still more than 700 contested ballots in that county alone, and reportedly more than 1,200 across all 10 counties.

Release of the President and Vice President's Tax Returns  —  As another demonstration of the President's commitment to openness and transparency, today the White House issued the following releases making the President and Vice President's tax returns public:  —  For the President:  —  THE WHITE HOUSE

Statement by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on the Threat of Right-Wing Extremism  —  The primary mission of this department is to prevent terrorist attacks on our nation.  The document on right-wing extremism sent last week by this department's Office …

N.S.A.'s Intercepts Exceed Limits Set by Congress  —  WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency intercepted private e-mail messages and phone calls of Americans in recent months on a scale that went beyond the broad legal limits established by Congress last year, according to government officials.

President Obama Ordered the Killing of Three Black Muslim Kids  —  BEGIN TRANSCRIPT  —  RUSH: You know what we have learned about the Somali pirates, the merchant marine organizers that were wiped out at the order of Barack Obama, you know what we learned about them?  They were teenagers.

Afghan Women Protest New Restrictive Law  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — The young women stepped off the bus and moved toward the protest march just beginning on the other side of the street when they were spotted by a mob of men.  —  “Get out of here, you whores!” the men shouted.  “Get out!”

Hillary took in $5.6M in 1st quarter  —  In the first three months of the year, Hillary Clinton paid off $3.7 million in bills left over from her failed presidential campaign, according to a report her campaign filed Wednesday afternoon with the Federal Election Commission.

World Agenda: Nicolas Sarkozy puts Barack Obama in the doghouse  —  Why the master of America's new First Mutt is no longer in good odour with President Sarkozy  —  France has been cooing along with everyone else over the arrival of Bo Obama at the White House, but the master of America's …

Overhaul of Florida Voting Rules Is Proposed  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican lawmakers, who control both houses of the Legislature, have proposed sweeping changes to the state's election laws, including new procedures on registering voters, and requiring voters to use a provisional ballot if they move shortly before an election.

Obama Uber Alles Macht Frei  —  Wow, first video from the Chicago tea bagging event suggests the folks didn't get the cheat sheet from Freedom Works.  The first guy interviewed on CNN just said Obama was a fascist and now seems to be saying that they're standing up for the legacy of Abraham Lincoln …