Roundup

Sting patronizingly tried to reduce the Cold War to the question of whether the Russians loved their children, too. Ace posts a music video which forces us to question whether some Palestinians meet even that simple test. If the Palestinians don't love their children, they would share that with this American couple: a very depressing story.

A poor sign for the nascent Gilmore campaign. This brings to mind another point about the Fred Thompson musings: the possibility of Thompson's entry into the race will tend to freeze support for some other conservative candidates. Some potential primary voters might consider supporting a Gilmore for example, but decide to wait to see what Fred Thompson will do.

John Fund explains how the Congressional Research Service is being cowed to stop reporting earmark data. (Hat Tip: CFG)

Dan Drezner on Curt Schilling's new blog.