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Some things I might do more with later and some things too short to excerpt and too good to not mention. I occasionally move things from Bill's Nibbles to longer posts as the day goes on:

• U.N.: Don't Disturb Decorum With Truth
  Bruce Kesler: Hillel Neuer, the executive director of UN Watch, spoke truth to the U.N. Human Rights Council last Friday, for which he was admonished for speaking the truth. How dare he was the reply. How dare we ignore the reply, and what it says so clearly about the U.N.?

• Webb aide follow-up
  Michelle Malkin: Local D.C. station WJLA reports Sen. James Webb's aide, Phillip Thompson, is scheduled to appear in court this afternoon: ...
• Webb Denies He Gave Aide Gun That Led to Arrest

• The image that Hillary can't erase
  Michelle Malkin: Hillary can surround herself with troops and attempt to "cultivate" the military, but there is one image that remains indelible in the minds of countless rank-and-file soldiers and their families who vote: ...

• Poll: Thompson Pulls Giuliani Votes, McCain Holds Steady
  Ed Morrissey: USA Today and Gallup offer their latest in polling for both parties in the extended presidential primary race, and a couple of changes have raised eyebrows. First, even the rumor of a bid by Fred Thompson has dented Rudy Giuliani's momentum, while John McCain's decline in support appears to have leveled off: ...

• Paul Mirengoff: Repeal McCain-Feingold
• An Anniversary To Remember (Updated) 
  Ed Morrissey: Traditionally, fifth anniversary gifts come in wood, although more modern givers select silver. That seems appropriate as the nation celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, otherwise known as McCain-Feingold (Senate version) or Shays-Meehan (House version). Five years ago, wooden-headed politicians sold out the First Amendment for thirty pieces of silver in order to enact the first restrictions on political speech since the Sedition Act of the early 20th century. ...

• Poll: Thompson Pulls Giuliani Votes, McCain Holds Steady 
  Ed Morrissey: USA Today and Gallup offer their latest in polling for both parties in the extended presidential primary race, and a couple of changes have raised eyebrows. First, even the rumor of a bid by Fred Thompson has dented Rudy Giuliani's momentum, while John McCain's decline in support appears to have leveled off:

• Turning The College Kids Into Pros
  Ed Morrissey: No, I'm not talking about college athletes in high-revenue sports, such as basketball and football players, getting a share of the millions their schools make. Mitt Romney wants to pay college students who raise funds for his campaign a percentage of what they generate for his campaign: ...