W on Freedom: “See, what we believe is that freedom is not America’s gift to the world; freedom is the Almighty God’s gift to each person who lives in this world. And America. No question, we will win the war on terror by staying on the offensive.”

The Phrase that Could Define an Election: Bring it On. (You may remember this story in NY Times was prefaced right here.)

Friedman: It should be clear to all by now that what we have in the Bush team is a faith-based administration. It launched a faith-based war in Iraq, on the basis of faith-based intelligence, with a faith-based plan for Iraqi reconstruction, supported by faith-based tax cuts to generate faith-based revenues. This group believes that what matters in politics and economics are conviction and will—not facts, social science or history.

Just Wrong: Several investigations and no sign intelligence ops were pressured on Iraq. + Colin Powell’s case at the U.N., a year later

Kerry the Speaker v Kerry the (Bank) Teller: Dean says Kerry is in the pocket of lobbyists. Well at least they were in his…

S.C, The Feel Good State: John Edwards widens his lead where he needs to win