The Daily Muck

Steven Griles argued yesterday that he should be assigned to community service in lieu of imprisonment. Conveniently, Griles suggested he volunteer for the American Recreation Coalition, a powerful pro-consumer lobbyist group that benefited from Grile’s time in the Department of the Interior. (Project on Government Oversight)

Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, has told Condoleezza Rice that he lacks enough qualified staffers to effectively run an embassy, a problem that is compounded by overly restrictive security rules. (Washington Post)

The scandals surrounding Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) goes international. Check out a no-bid contract that allowed an Inupiat Eskimo firm to feed Bolivian soldiers as part of the War on Drugs. (Salon)

Are you searching for meaning in the U.S. Attorney scandal? Wondering why Monica Goodling mentioned vote caging? Two McClatchy reporters field some great questions here. (McClatchy Newspapers)

Rachel Paulose, the Minnesota U.S. Attorney, has finally found replacements for the three vacancies in her department that occurred when her top officials voluntarily demoted themselves to avoid her bad management practices. (Star Tribune)

Sens. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are pushing the Attorney General to investigate allegations that Tim Griffin was involved in “vote caging” in Florida during the 2004 election. (Think Progress)

Eight months ago Bush reauthorized the CIA to use enhanced interrogation techniques. However, the White House has still not defined for the agency “humiliating and degrading treatment.” (Washington Post)

The National Republican Congressional Committee has launched a new feature on its website called “The Democrat Ethic Report” that focuses on potential ethics problems involving eight veteran House Democrats. (Roll Call)

The defense for terrorism suspect Kifah Wael Jayyousi introduced as evidence yesterday a newsletter that suggests his peaceful conception of the role of Islam. The prosecution is challenging the late timing of the evidence, but the nature of the document highlights the difficulties of the government’s case against the few terrorism detainees that have move towards trial. (Washington Times)

Only twenty-two senators have confirmed with The Hill that they read the NIE report on the Iraq threat before voting on authorization for war. (The Hill)

Did you know that Hillary Clinton might suffer from clinical narcissism? For this and more unbiased research, check out Conservapedia. (LA Times)

It looks like Karl “The Architect” Rove might have a new job lined up for after the 2008 election: building the George W. Bush Presidential Library. (U.S. News)