Anchors Away
I’ve heard that when your opponent is self-destructing, the best thing to do is get out of the way. Unless you’re a Republican, in which case, you’ll probably want to begin a movement to repeal the 14th amendment. The most likely outcome of that effort according to Linda Chavez is no Hispanic Republicans. She makes her case in a WSJ column. You may need a subscription, but I was able to access the whole thing here. Atlantic Wire has a brief summary here. And Chavez explains in this JWR column.
Rangel Rant
Nancy Pelosi called Congress back from vacation to vote for the teacher bail-out bill. Famed vacationer, Charlie Rangel, took the opportunity to dare his colleagues to throw him out. Jon Stewart wonders how he morphed into an old Jewish guy.
Magazine Sale
Ninety-one year old stereo tycoon, Sidney Harman, bought Newsweek for one dollar. His wife is California congresswoman Jane Harman.
The Mother Of All Clean-Ups
How do you lose 200 million gallons of oil? Apparently Mother Nature cleaned it up. Maybe she’ll sell it on the spot market.
Cartoon Overkill
This story in the Daily Telegraph says some informants may be identified, and at risk, in the Wikileaks dump of 90,000 documents.
