As TPMCafe's reader blogging section continues to grow, we're able to bring you a diverse selection of some of the extraordinary writing that goes on away from the glitz and the glare of the Cafe front-page. So, without further ado, here are today's recommended reader blogs:

The parent of a marine describes in detail some the ways in which the men and women of the armed forces are bribed and otherwise manipulated into reenlistment. Unpleasant, but necessary, reading.

Member FlyOnTheWall takes a comprehensive look at the mathematics of the Democratic nomination race and asks, What Adds Up to Legitimacy?

Criticism of Bill Kristol is always appreciated, as far as I'm concerned, and member Eddie-george doesn't disappoint in his takedown of Kristol's reading of Rudyard Kipling.

At TPM we see, and produce, a lot of criticism of the US government, and not without reason. But reader David Seaton decides to point a finger at the American citizenry in a provocative, but perhaps deserved, critique.

John Edwards has told the other Democratic candidates that his endorsement will be tied to making poverty a central campaign issue, but reader Margy Waller writes that any action in this direction will require a fundamental re-conception of poverty in our discourse.

Finally, instead of the usual Clinton/Obama posts, I give you a welcome bit ofcampaign-related sarcasm from member genghis.