Cheney: Obama Team Should Say, ‘Thank You, George Bush’  —  Former Vice President Says Bush-Era Policies Deserve Credit for Successes  —  Former Vice President Dick Cheney, in an exclusive appearance on ABC News' “This Week,” offered a sharp critique of the Obama administration's handling …

Alleged Ala. killer was suspect in attempted bombing of Harvard professor  —  The professor who is accused of killing three colleagues at the University of Alabama on Friday was a suspect in the attempted mail bombing of a Harvard Medical School professor in 1993, a law enforcement official said today.

Some Democrats keep distance from Obama  —  Aligning themselves too closely with the White House could be a strategic mistake ahead of the midterm election, they fear.  It's an approach that has the administration's tacit blessing.  —  Reporting from Washington - As President Obama's approval ratings sag …

Journalism at its most irresponsible.  There really ought to be a law.  At least there ought to be consequences.  —  The BBC interviews Phil Jones: … The Daily Mail headline: … Right.  —  but the text is more reasonable, if also, well, wrong:

Atlanta Anti-Abortion Billboards Cause Controversy, Say Black Children Are An “Endangered Species”  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  ATLANTA — The message on dozens of billboards across the city is provocative: Black children are an “endangered species.”  —  The eyebrow-raising ads featuring …

Rise of the Massachusetts Right: Scott Brown Was Only the Beginning  —  The Chowdah Revolution is far from over, if recent reports are read critically.  —  And its scent has been picked up as far afield as Rhode Island and down on the Cape.  —  Delahunt with his “excellent friend”

Personification of Patriotic, Pro-America Areas No Longer Supporting Sarah Palin  —  Yesterday, “Joe” the “Plumber” endorsed the Teabagger candidate for governor in Pennsylvania, and made a startling announcement. … But what about all that campaigning you did for him, Joe?

Errant U.S. Rocket Strike Kills Civilians in Afghanistan  —  MARJA, Afghanistan — An errant American rocket strike on Sunday hit a compound crowded with Afghan civilians in the last Taliban stronghold in Helmand Province, killing at least 10 people, including 5 children, military officials said.

How Credible Is The Paul Ryan Budget?  —  My view is that Ryan is far preferable to the total fraudulence of phony fiscal conservatives like Glenn Reynolds or Sarah Palin or the Tea Party “Government Out Of Medicare!”  Movement.  At least it opens up a more honest debate in a way the propagandists …

Our human rights v. The Others  —  Ten American Baptists were arrested two weeks ago in Haiti on charges that they exploited the chaos in that country by attempting to smuggle 33 young Haitian children across the border without permission — either to bring them to a life of Christianity or …

Politicians as News Analysts Raise Questions on Their Goal  —  Sarah Palin.  Mike Huckabee.  Newt Gingrich.  —  Today, that is a list of paid Fox News political analysts.  Two years from now, it could be a list of Republican presidential candidates.  —  A former Fox analyst …