U.S.

Swampland

McCain's CEO VP?

Carly Fiorina's private sector background fills in some of his resume gaps, though Her "This Week" appearance underscored a lack of facility on conservative culture war issues. Read more

Real Clear Politics

Poll: 64% Dems Say Clinton Should Stay In

That's the nut from the new ABC News/Washington Post survey (May 8-11). But in the nomination battle, Obama maintains a solid lead. Read more

World

The Middle East Blog

Bush at Israel's Birthday Party

Don't expect much progress on Mideast peace talks; Bush is in Israel to party. Besides, the Palestinians are staying clear of the 60th festivities. Read more

The China Blog

Sichuan Earthquake: How to Donate

Reader Nianqingri suggests posting information about how to donate. This comes courtesy of the shanghaiist website. Read more

Business & Technology

The Curious Capitalist

My Gawker Habits

I'm writing something for the magazine, and I always struggle to post much when that is the case. What else happens? I check Gawker a lot and I don't really like Gawker anymore. Read more

Work in Progress

In the U.S., Maternity Leave Isn't a Right

Pondering the length of my maternity leave is a luxury. In our country, taking a paid leave from work after delivering a child is not at all a right. Read more

Nerd World

Deleted Scenes From Iron Man

TONY STARK: Pull over ... right here. DRIVER: Where? TONY STARK: At Burger King. DRIVER: Are you serious? TONY STARK: Didn't you hear me say the first thing I wanted after being tortured for three months was a real American cheeseburger? Read more

Entertainment

Tuned In

NBC's Upfront Experience: Death By Media

Walking through the network's blaring multimedia sales pitch to advertisers is like being eaten by the electronic media, passed through its digestive system, and excreted at the other end. Read more

Looking Around

Robert Rauschenberg: 1925-2008

One of the pivotal American artists is gone. Read more

Photos

White House Photo Blog

Guests at Military Spouse Day, held on the South Lawn of the White House, take President Bush's photo.View more

When you look at the crop of cable news journalists right now it's no surprise Stewart is seen as a leading journalist. O'Reilly? Pompous; Olbermann? Full of himself; Blitzer? Meh. I guess he's ok, but dude needs a haircut

• - Posted by Disenfranchised_Libertarian on Swampland in response to Jay Carney's "Is Jon Stewart a Journalist?"