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:

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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:

Backlash grows against Obama's preventive detention proposal  —  (updated below - Update II - Update III)  —  The backlash against President Obama's extraordinary proposal for indefinite “preventive detention” — already widespread in the immediate aftermath of his speech — continues to grow.