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Adam Serwer summons memories of our childhoods:

DC district court gitmo opinions rss feed just exploded like a pack of mentos stuffed into a 2 liter of coke.less than a minute ago via web


Ed Morrissey turns South Carolina politics on its head:

Funny thing: they held a mudthrowing contest in SC and an election broke out #tcot http://tinyurl.com/2e4pam7 http://fb.me/C65pskRvless than a minute ago via Facebook


David Corn doesn't mind being on Bork's bad side (or Axl Rose's)

A Bork comeback? What's next? Axl Rose to release an album? #1987returnsless than a minute ago via web


Felix Salmon has our attention:

Why Having a Toddler is Like Being at a Frat Party (make sure to read the comments) http://bit.ly/9akTVFless than a minute ago via bitly


Dave Weigel, how we love thee:

Does George Romero know? RT @NYTimeskrugman: Zombies Have Already Killed The Deficit Commission http://nyti.ms/dB2Xh6less than a minute ago via TweetDeck


Meanwhile, in the world of presidential incompetence:

Every moment Barack Obama spends in the shower is a moment he's not leading the Gulf recovery effort.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck


Josh Marshall boils down the real obstacle to gay marriage:

Prez Contender Mike Huckabee points to "ick factor" as reason to oppose gay marriage http://tpm.ly/aOZ4boless than a minute ago via web


Mile Grant plays a fool:

I am being told it is a really big deal a person named Justin Bieber will be on tonight's #CNNHelpGulf Telethon: http://ow.ly/21jynless than a minute ago via web


And finally, Matt Yglesias makes us all feel very, very uncomfortable:

Angela Merkel again lucky that the bar for "worst German leader" is really high: http://bit.ly/9cVgbhless than a minute ago via TweetDeck


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