Up for rescue tonight:
- Malacandra's Thoughts of Mexico on Passover is a meditation during Passover season on immigrant roots and the Exodus.
- Major Danby's Journalism: why the scum often rises analyzes the profession, with a focus on what's going wrong at the Washington Post.
- shishani's Wicked Silence gives an account of Iraq from the inside based on the experience of Rashad Zidan, a medical doctor and mother of four.
- Rimjob's Will Mickey Mouse & Coca-Cola Destroy Radical Islam? raises provocative questions about whether American culture and economics could replace war, and what the ramifications would be if it did.
- nitrate21's A brotherhood of dictators discusses trying to find the humanity in the world's worst dictators, and examines what traits they have in common.
- dengre's The TAO of the Abramoff Scandal looks at Abramoff money and asks, via the Tao: what happened to the empty parts, i.e., the missing money.
- Mash's Mr. Ahmadinejad, Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb outlines the power structure in Iran, where the president has no control over the military or intelligence. Excellent information, presented with strong writing.
- righteousbabe's Join the Spermy Liberation Movement! lets loose with snark as the diarist relates the rise of and reaction to the newest political movement: unfertilized sex cells! Unite!
- dwahzon's Report on Ray McGovern Speech on Torture & Iran is a first-hand account of the former CIA analyst's address, complete with some action items.
- mspicata's Framing for Democrats: Competence, then a plan offers sales tips from a pro on how to sell the one-word idea of Democrats: competence.
- Frank Cocozzelli's Our Military is the first of a promised five-part series on how to bring the military back into the Democratic fold. Ripe for discussion, suggestions and comments.
- DemDachshund's Rumsfeldian response to why Bush won't fire Rumsfeld is solid snark giving a blow-by-blow on Rumsfeld's job status as the diarist adopts the Defense Secretary's infamous voice.
- smokeymonkey's Saving the World One Cactus at a Time shows the beauty of the Sonoran Desert and discusses the efforts of local groups to preserve it from development.
Add great overlooked diaries you've found below and use this as an open thread as well. Note that I have a request for input in the first comment.