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3:15 AM ET, May 26, 2009

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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:

Will The Left Apologize To Bolton? — On May 20, 2009, John Bolton wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal titled “Get Ready for Another North Korean Nuke Test” in which he noted that the complacency of the Obama administration about North Korea's nuclear ambitions (and Iran's) was misplaced:

Forbes:

Is Obama Another Jimmy Carter? — North Korea thumbs its nuclear nose at Washington. — During the U.S. Presidential primaries last year, I had expressed my misgivings that Barack Obama might turn out to be another Jimmy Carter, whose confused thinking and soft image paved the way for the success of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

Discussion: The Daley Gator and Israel Matzav

Glenn Kessler / Washington Post: North Korean Nuclear Blast Tests Obama's Engagement Policy

Martin Fackler / New York Times: Timing of Test Hints at Succession Issues

Blaine Harden / Washington Post:
North Korean Nuclear Blast Draws Global Condemnation

Discussion: The Page

David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Tested Early by North Korea, Obama Has Few Options

Guardian:
North Korea nuclear test ‘on a par with Hiroshima’

Discussion: Fox News, Top of the Ticket, New York Times, The Hill, D-Day, WhirledView, Patterico's Pontifications, Associated Press, Firedoglake, RedState, Washington Monthly, Liberty Street, Danger Room, Newshoggers.com, Gateway Pundit, Reuters, Bloomberg and Wake up America

Peter Baker / New York Times:

Favorites of Left Don't Make Obama's Court List — WASHINGTON — Pamela S. Karlan is a champion of gay rights, criminal defendants' rights and voting rights. She is considered brilliant, outspoken and, in her own words, “sort of snarky.” To liberal supporters, she is an Antonin Scalia for the left.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns and Money

Robert Barnes / Washington Post:

More Than One Way to Diversify the Supreme Court — Beyond Race and Gender, Today's Justices are Homogenous — Everyone talks about diversifying the Supreme Court. Maybe the time has come for a WASP. — There hasn't been a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant put forward …

Reid Wilson / The Hill: Court fight could commence this week

Bill Mears / CNN:
Supreme Court pick: Uneasy calculus of diversity

Discussion: New York Times

The Politico:
Conservatives itching for SCOTUS fight

Discussion: DownWithTyranny!, RedState, Washington Times, The Huffington Post, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Open Left, The Huffington Post, FiveThirtyEight, Crooks and Liars and Balloon Juice

Brad / Sadly, No!:

A novel objection to gay marriage — Oh my. Oh, oh my: … OK, so we can expect Schulman from here to advance his argument against gay marriage in a way that does not invoke Jesus and does not call gay people “icky.” I'm skeptical that he'll be able to pull this off, but I'll be interested to see him try.

Discussion: Alas, a blog, Pam's House Blend, Unqualified Offerings, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Lawyers, Guns and Money and TBogg

Jesse McKinley / New York Times:

California Couples Await Gay Marriage Ruling — SAN FRANCISCO — After more than 30 years together, Brent Lok and Wade French have accumulated more than a few possessions, including a hilltop home, an impressive collection of Asian art and, alongside their diplomas, vacation photos and family portraits …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

CNN:

CNN Poll: Powell vs. Cheney and Limbaugh — WASHINGTON (CNN) - As Colin Powell fires back against Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh in the latest skirmish in the battle over the future of the Republican Party, a new national poll indicates that Americans have a much more favorable opinion of Powell than Cheney or Limbaugh.

Discussion: Daily Kos, The Hill's Blog Briefing Room, Macsmind, TPMDC and The Politico

Gateway Pundit:

Useful Idiot Andy Rooney Shames America on Memorial Day (Video) — Andy Rooney couldn't help himself. — The bitter liberal could think of nothing better for his Memorial Day segment than to shame America for participating in war... As if this country decides to go to war just for kicks:

Discussion: Examiner and Scared Monkeys

Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:

WE'RE OUT OF MONEY: … So we're out of money because we don't have national health care? Bogus. I think, instead, that it has something to do with the fact that Obama has been pouring money down a crony-statist rathole at absolutely astronomical and unprecedented rates. Yep, here's that graphic again.

Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications and Telegraph

Mark Silva / The Swamp:

Obama's wreaths: Afro-Amer., Confed. — Today, there were wreaths to go around. — Several dozen professors had called upon the first African-American president to forgo a Memorial Day tradition of laying a wreath at a monument to Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery …

Discussion: Redhot and The Politico

Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
‘They Answered a Call,’ Obama Says of Veterans

Discussion: Hullabaloo

Sara Robinson / Orcinus:

Decision Day on California's Prop 8 — Tomorrow is D-Day in California: the day that the state's Supreme Court will render its decision on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the initiative passed last November to put an end to legal gay marriage in the state. — Nobody has a clue which way they're likely to rule.

Discussion: American Power and Pam's House Blend

Runnin' Scared:

Why Rightbloggers Are How They Are, with Recent Examples — The rabid temperament of the political blogosphere can be confusing to the uninitiated. To better understand it, think of a large group of intellectually ambitious pre-teens, squared off in an endless debate festival.

Discussion: alicublog, protein wisdom and RedState

Brian Stelter / New York Times:

A Host Defends Her Brand — Even by the standards of cable news, Greta Van Susteren is an outsize personality. — On her Fox News prime-time show, she covers murder trials one minute and bailout money the next. On her popular blog, she posts almost hourly on most days and chats with viewers via Skype.

Discussion: Don Surber and GOP 12

New York Post:
SINKING ANCHORS ANDERSON COOPER AND ROLAND MARTIN HOBBLE CNN

Discussion: Don Surber

Directorblue / Doug Ross:

RED ALERT: Did anti-Obama campaign contributions dictate which Chrysler dealers were shuttered? — A tipster alerted me to an interesting assertion. A cursory review by that person showed that many of the Chrysler dealers on the closing list were heavy Republican donors.

Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:

Who Will Ombud The Ombudsman? — Clark Hoyt, ombudsman of the NY Times, goes into the tank for Edmund Andrews, author of “Busted”, who was busted by Megan McArdle. — To recap - Edmund Andrews, Times financial reporter, is promoting a new book claiming to detail his personal journey through …

Discussion: Online NewsHour