- Have the Democrats made a Faustian bargain with the pharmaceutical lobby to get a health care bill passed?
- As bipartisan compromise on health care reform becomes increasingly difficult, many Republicans admit that they miss Ted Kennedy.
- Richard Holbrooke, American envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, discusses the future of of the region with the Center for American Progress. Holbrooke raised the possibility of a disputed outcome to the coming presidential election in Afghanistan, and when asked about defining success in the region Holbrooke replied, "We'll know it when we see it."
- Boston Red Sox 3B Kevin Youkilis charges the mound after being beaned by Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello. Brings to mind this ESPN video of the 10 greatest baseball fights.