Good stuff today, I think:

Obama’s Iraq speech was a salute, not a victory lap.

Alan Grayson went hard at Charlie Crist on behalf of Kendrick Meek.

Illegal immigration is way, way down.

ADL’s Abraham Foxman, who came out against the Park51 project, also came out against the anti-Park51 rallies planned for September 11th.

Adam Serwer is a writing fellow at The American Prospect and a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He also blogs at Jack and Jill Politics and has written for The Village Voice, The Washington Post, The Root, and the Daily News. Follow @adamserwer