memeorandum: More Than One Way to Diversify the Supreme Court (Robert Barnes/Washington Post)

12:00 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:

Discussion: Unreported, Time, Don Surber, Flopping Aces, Hot Air, MyDD, The Rhetorican, The TrogloPundit, Power Line, Moe_Lane's blog, Founding Bloggers, Fausta's Blog, Taylor Marsh, The Huffington Post and Gateway Pundit

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

Discussion: Associated Press

Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korean Nuclear Claim Draws Global Criticism

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

Discussion: The Page

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

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

BBC:
Outrage over N Korea nuclear test

Discussion: Reuters, Pajamas Media, The Strata-Sphere, Don Surber, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Wizbang, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal and Gothamist

David Alexander / Reuters:
Obama says North Korea nuclear test a “grave concern”

Discussion: CNN, Macsmind, Scared Monkeys, Townhall.com, Hyscience and Wizbang

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

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: Pam's House Blend

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: American Power and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

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.

Reid Wilson / The Hill:

Court fight could commence this week — President Obama has signaled he could make a Supreme Court pick as early as this week, ramping up pressure on both sides of the aisle in advance of what could turn into one of the summer's biggest political battles. — In a C-SPAN interview that aired …

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 …

The Politico:
Conservatives itching for SCOTUS fight

Discussion: TPMDC, The Huffington Post, Moe_Lane's blog, Washington Times, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Huffington Post, Open Left, FiveThirtyEight and Balloon Juice

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

Discussion: New York Times

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: Doug Ross, Daily Kos, Say Anything, The Hill's Blog Briefing Room, Macsmind, TPMDC, The Politico and Associated Press

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: The Politico and Redhot

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

Discussion: Hullabaloo

John Steele Gordon / Commentary:

Getting California Wrong — Sometimes you just have to wonder if there is sentient life on the opinion floor of the New York Times Building. — Yesterday, the Times ran an editorial called “The Sorry State of the States” that noted that many states have budget problems, thanks to the recession.

Discussion: Cold Fury and Calitics

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, TVNewser and GOP 12

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

Discussion: Don Surber

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

Aaron Stein / Map the Fallen:

Map the Fallen launched! — For the past two years I've been working on the Google Earth Outreach team, aimed at helping non-profits and public benefit groups use Google Earth and Google Maps to further their cause. In that time I've worked on so many cool projects, from training indigenous communities …

Discussion: Danger Room, Macsmind, Little Green Footballs and James Fallows

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, Scared Monkeys and theblogprof

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