Daily Briefing: Hangin’ In A Chow Line

* President Bush to launch new “surge” in war on Mexicans. [WP, USAT]
* Barney Frank wants the government to get back to building low-income housing so all the poor people will be in one place. [WP]
* Hurricane Katrina related claims against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reach $477 billion. [USAT]
* Democrats propose tax cuts for the rich! [NYT]
* Fred Thompson may be a little behind in fundraising for ’08, but do any of the other candidates have a star vehicle like Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee in which they play President Ulysses “The Alcoholic One” Grant? [WSJ]
* Newt Gingrich blames Alberto Gonzales for Alberto Gonzales’ problems. [NYT, LAT]
* Bloggers get John McCain to admit to strolling around Baghdad with a platoon of his closest heavily armed friends. [NYT]
* Drunk with power and in search of an identity, Joe Lieberman makes a seating chart. [WP]
* Country not ready to learn the porn-surfing habits of White House staffers. [LAT]