Caught My Eye

• The Compassionate Conservative "Speaking at a bankers’ conference that month, Mr. Gramm said the problem of predatory loans was not of the banks’ making. Instead, he faulted 'predatory borrowers.' "
• An Attack of Business Logic "By deciding this week to end its daily print edition and publish only online, the distinguished but struggling—The Christian Science Monitor has simultaneously become the newspaper industry's worst fear and its model for salvation."
• This Belgian Bud's For You "InBev has agreed to sell the U.S. brewing and distribution rights to its Canadian Labatt beer in order to win approval from the U.S. Department of Justice for its $52 billion takeover of Anheuser-Busch."

Local Color

• The Brazosport News Official Weblog for the Petrochemical Underarm of Texas
• Half Empty Hal's political viewpoint from Richmond
• Kiss My Big Blue Butt Political observations from somewhere very near the World's Most Dangerous Hair Salon
• Laurie Kendrick Fresh Hell from Houston
• Mouth of the Brazos Just like the river - anything really could be in here
• Sideburn Sally This Needville chick that like, you know, does stuff.