Judge Vinson’s New Order in the Mandate Litigation

Volokh Conspiracy  "UPDATE: According to this story, DOJ is willing to abide by the 7 day deadline Vinson imposed, so my hypotheticals above may be only of academic interest. And commenter Joe has a pretty good explanation of why: After DOJ complies with Vinson’s order, the case will be in the Court of Appeals and Judge Vinson won’t have any control over the pace of the case. Sounds sensible."

BOMB THREAT at Scott Walker News Conference–Leftist Protester Arrested!

Big Government  "Amazing!  A bomb threat was called in on a Walker rally and the media doesn’t report on it?"

Liberals: not evil, not stupid…just 100% wrong!

Bookworm Room  "If the core premise is correct, then I say there is no way to overcome this gulf and, perhaps, it would be best if we lived apart from one another. Why? Because I fear that the endgame of this Liberal world view can only be an epic global disaster. This Liberal view not only cannot survive (Darwin), but is the enabler of its/our own destruction."

The most excellent article cited above: Why Modern Liberals (AKA progressives)Are 100% Wrong About Everything  "The reason people listen to tripe such as “Imagine” is that, even back in the 1960s and 1970s, America’s youth had already been exposed to a great deal of leftist indoctrination. Otherwise, they would have voted with their wallets by refraining from purchasing that recording. Sayet explains how this indoctrination works:"

Why America Will Stay on Top

Wall Street Journal  ""The big change in principle came under Kennedy," Mr. Johnson writes. "In the autumn of 1962 the Administration committed itself to a new and radical principle of creating budgetary deficits even when there was no economic emergency." Removing this constraint on government spending allowed Kennedy to introduce "a new concept of 'big government': the 'problem-eliminator.' Every area of human misery could be classified as a 'problem'; then the Federal government could be armed to 'eliminate' it."" BRIAN M. CARNEY
Then after celebrities and activists got on the bandwagon, the nation began to devour itself. But then he adds:

Pessimists, he points out, have been predicting America's decline "since the 18th century." But whenever things are looking bad, America "suddenly produces these wonderful things—like the tea party movement. That's cheered me up no end. Because it's done more for women in politics than anything else—all the feminists? Nuts! It's brought a lot of very clever and quite young women into mainstream politics and got them elected. A very good little movement, that. I like it." Then he deepens his voice for effect and adds: "And I like that lady—Sarah Palin. She's great. I like the cut of her jib." I agree that she would make a great vice-president.

Wisconsin: "It’s the sort of behavior that you’d think a civility institute would thrive on. Yet we haven’t heard a peep from the two ex-presidents and their Arizona initiative."

Althouse  "And remember when President Obama said: "At a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized, at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world at the feet of those who think differently than we do, it’s important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not a way that wounds.""  Read the rest of Ann Althouse's coverage of the Wisconsin union protests here.

But one man — who did not agree with the protesters — decided he would occupy the central spot. To the consternation of the others, he invited people to come talk to him one-on-one.

Frankfurt Airport Shooting: RIP Heroes, Praying for Speedy Recovery to Those Who Were Injured



Alden

JAWA Report  "KARLSRUHE, Germany — U.S. Senior Airman Nicholas J. Alden was standing outside of a bus at Frankfurt airport when a young man first asked him for a cigarette, then whether he was bound for Afghanistan.

Cuddeback



"When Alden answered yes, the 21-year-old Kosovo Albanian fatally shot him, point blank, in the back of the head, then stormed aboard the bus shouting “Allah Akbar” — Arabic for “God is great.” He shot and killed Airman 1st Class Zachary R. Cuddeback, who was at the wheel, then shot and injured two others, German authorities said Friday."

Two more funerals for the Westboro Baptist Church to attend.

Pat Oliphant

No Drilling Allowed

http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/glennfoden

ABC Finally Asks The Oil Question

Big Journalism  "Then finally, Jake gets to the heart of the matter and he’s going to answer the question Robin asked him during the intro to the story. “What is the White House doing about this?” he asks to no one in particular.

"Here’s the answer: “The President is … uh … uh … extremely aware of the impact that the spike in oil prices can have in gas prices,” said his spokesman Jay Carney is a short, choppy sentence.

"That’s tough talk? Tough talk? I felt like Ralphie after he opened the Ovaltine prize and found the clue was a “stinking commercial.”"

The New Middle East

 Caroline Glick  "In light of the Obama administration's refusal to use US military force for even the most minor missions - like evacuating US citizens from Libya - without UN approval, it is apparent that the US will not use armed force against Iran for as long as Obama is in power.
"And given the administration's refusal to expend any effort to protect US interests and allies in the region lest the US be accused of acting like a superpower, it is clear that US allies like the Saudis will not be able to depend on America to defend the regime. This is the case despite the fact that its overthrow would threaten the US's core regional interests."
More proof that our security must never, never be left in the hands of Democrats. Their guilt at being Americans saps them of all courage and conviction. 

Who is Caroline Glick? Read her most interesting biography here.

Iranian Regime Warns Obama Administration: US Intervention in Libya Will Result in “Fatal Consequences”   "The top military official noted that the capitalist system is seeking to develop its strategies in the wealthy and Muslim states which possess abundant oil wells and resources, and mentioned, “The reality is that the US wants to stage a military intervention to find control over Libya’s oil wells as it did in Iraq with the Iraqi oil.”"  Which puts the Iranians pretty much in line with left-wing progressive American bloggers who have intimidated this administration.

Braun E-Mails Suggest Factors That Led to Loss

NY Tmes  "In a series of internal campaign e-mails obtained by The Chicago News Cooperative, David Schaffer, an adviser to Ms. Braun, said “all factors” indicated that Ms. Braun would finish second and qualify for a runoff election against Rahm Emanuel by winning the vast majority of black votes."....
 "“It was a terrible mistake,” Mr. Noonan said this week. “The thinking was: ‘Why waste our time with African-American voters? They have no other place to go.’ ” "

How Barack Obama Could Not Have Won the Democratic Nomination Without ABC, CBS and NBC



Political ad, or network news report?

 Media Research Center   "The early celebrity coverage helped make Obama a nationally-known figure with a near-perfect media image. The protectiveness that reporters showed during the early primaries made it difficult for his rivals to effectively criticize him. And when it came to controversies such as the Wright affair, network reporters acted more as defenders than as journalists in an adversarial relationship. If the media did not actually win the Democratic nomination for Barack Obama, they surely made it a whole lot easier."

Now having read that, consider this: CBS Sees Too Much 'Personal Baggage' for Gingrich...  "Political analyst John Dickerson agreed with Wragge's assessment: "Well, some of that baggage, they're trophies. He can say, 'I fought for these principles harder than anyone else.' But as you say, the personal baggage is considerable. He's not only had multiple marriages but he is an admitted adulterer. That matters in Republican primaries, where religious voters care about that kind of thing.""  Then perhaps Newt could run as a Democrat.