Daily RunDown: Oh, the irony of it all!

Attention all Iraqi insurgents: The Pentagon has posted the U.S. military’s new 282-page counterinsurgency war-fighting manual on the internet (how smart of them!). Looks like someone else is picking up right where Rummy left off. - IraqSlogger via Huffington Post

Another virtual unknown (to most) drops out of 2008 Presidential race just 2 weeks after throwing his hat in the ring; John Kerry Edwards gears up for another run. - Associated Press

Another one of George Bush's BFFL is sleeping with men. - AmericaBlog

America's smartest cities - Notice anything about this list? It's completely dominated by "BLUE" cities! Including Washington, DC/ Arlington/Alexandria which came in at number 8. - MSNBC

Britons think English government is in "shambles," as Tony Blair continues to serve as Bush's lapdog. - Huffington Post

As mentioned here last week, and here last night, looks like NASA finally launched that rocket from Virginia's spaceport on Wallops Island. - Vivian J. Paige