Lock and Load  —  Thirty-thousand Americans are killed by guns every year — on the job, walking to school, at the shopping mall.  The Supreme Court on Thursday all but ensured that even more Americans will die senselessly with its wrongheaded and dangerous ruling striking down key parts of the District of Columbia's gun-control law.

Supreme Court Strikes Down 'Millionaire's Amendment'  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a law meant to level the financial playing field when rich candidates pay for their own political campaigns.

Let McCain Be McCain  —  The big political headline this week, of course, involves John McCain's endless and humiliating attempts to placate Mitt Romney by bowing to demands he hire his operatives and pay his campaign debt.  So far all he's got is a grudging one-sentence endorsement from that rampaging rage-aholic Ann Romney.

Which Candidate has a Base Problem?  —  That title is not meant to be read rhetorically or sarcastically.  But the correct answer is “both of them”.  The thing, however, is that they are somewhat opposite problems.  —  The below is data compiled from Rasmussen Reports …