With a clockwork jerk

pluck cogs from blogwatches

for dinner on Friday

then recoiling say excuse me…

This post from The American Prospect‘s blog, about the “what did Bush know?” questions, gets most things right. I have a few nits to pick but I won’t bother. Link via Barlow. The Professor has also been keeping an eagle eye on this stuff, of course.

Michael Dubruiel: Lousy scandal-news about Archbishop Elden Curtiss; and how to meet God.

Mickey Kaus, Enemy of the Good (=Permalinks): Segregation forever–in Chicago construction. This is really gross; scroll down to the first post from Wednesday.

Brink Lindsey (a fellow Kirk-and-crew fan!!): Good summary of trade policy/why we won’t enter a major trade war.

Charles Murtaugh: The Incredible Expanding Lifespan (important post); “In Pakistan, Rape Victims Are the Criminals” (oh, shock, surprise); and a typically excellent post on sci-fi and bioethics (although Brave New World does not deserve the dissin’ it’s getting).

The Old Oligarch: I’m wrong about “Braveheart.” All I can say is, I never disputed (most of) the movie’s message, just its artistic quality; and I still think Edward II was a nasty frat-party caricature. But the O.O. makes a good case.

Amy Welborn: Depressing scandal-news about Cardinal Mahony–but then, how is this day different from other days? She’s also got a very few good-bishop nominations (and scroll down from here).

Speaking of feminism, go check out Frederica Mathewes-Green‘s excellent site. Her pro-life essays are fantastic; the essays on Disney’s women and her trip to a used-book barn are hilarious; and “My Cab Ride with Gloria” tells the story of how she left feminism.

And the dude who does “A Catholic Page for Lovers” now has a blog, too. Making the word “heart” appear in red is a bit cutesy for my taste, but the Page for Lovers is a great clearinghouse for Catholic/saint-related stuff, and the blog’s already got some good prayers from John XXIII on it. I look forward to more from this guy.