Be very afraid. But whatever you do, don’t use the word “fascism.” Far too fraught and icky, that word is — and we don’t want to alienate moderates who will forever insist that, in exchange for their support, “our” side agrees never to push a conservative / classical liberal agenda.

David Harsanyi, Denver Post: It was a mere four years ago that the Republican Party governed — and I assure you I employ the word “govern” reluctantly — every level of federal government. Few experts construed this to mean that the Democratic Party was forever irrelevant or a rotting cadaver. What were the future apparatchiks up to as Republicans were busy breaking every promise, crime and piggy bank they could

Now that Souter is retiring? Naturally, a woman. Preferably, a minority. Obviously, not a Catholic. Hmmmmmm. Allah Pundit archly suggests on Twitter that Michelle Obama might fit the bill. Then, she would have that salary that she craves. But isn’t this thinking rather limited? Why are there no trannies on the Supreme Court? Haven’t American Siamese twins been historically under-represented? Who’s your ideal candidate?

Two related articles at the Washington Times today. The first discusses Obama’s post-partisan blame-the-Republicans performance in his most recent presser: President Obama said his prime-time press conference on Day 100 of his presidency was intended as a “look forward to … all of the hundreds of days to follow,” but it turned into more of a look back in anger, complete with finger-pointing. Throughout his hourlong session in the White

Remember Barry Bonds? Remember when he broke the HR record, and the pundits were all bemoaning the fact that his record was tainted by steroid use? Remember the line du jour? Let’s see, I think it was, “We’ll just have to wait a few years until A-Rod breaks the record, then baseball will be as clean as the driven snow again.” Uh-huh. Ummmm……Bitch Tits? Bitch Tits??  How embarrassing is that? 

NPR: NPR has learned that Supreme Court Justice David Souter is planning to retire at the end of the court’s current term. The court has completed hearing oral arguments for the year and will be issuing rulings and opinions until the end of June. Souter is expected to remain on the bench until a successor has been chosen and confirmed, which may or may not be accomplished before the court

You know, this is unreal, in the technical sense of the term, but even as scientists say that it’s important to maintain the moniker “Swine Flu” as indicative of the species of origination, the linguistic-grievance axis are still all over why it simply must not be so. I wish it were possible to parody these imbeciles. Related: Swine flu influenced by viral marketing guru UPDATE: Swine Flu Tells Sebelius, “I

Gibbs: I’m not really an intentionalist, but I do play one on TV: Gotta love the wink wink nod nod here. It’s as if Gibbs is saying of the naked emperor, “no, those weren’t his balls brushing over the cold cut platter at the buffet table” — and a hundred reporters, having watched those emperor balls scrape the pile of shaved turkey, not only pretend to agree, but they then

lurches hateward. William Creeley at FIRE: Yesterday, in his blog entry discussing the difficult road facing petition candidates for governing board positions at Harvard University and Dartmouth College—and the substantial hostility they face if elected—Kyle provided an excellent overview of the independent campaign, tenure, and eventual dismissal of former Dartmouth Trustee Todd Zywicki. As Kyle usefully recounts, Zywicki, a professor of law at George Mason University School of Law, was

…and gauntlettes. The third party option is starting to look better and better, honestly. And as I’ve noted several times now, I think people will be surprised by how many Democrats a party that adheres to classical liberal principles would attract. Besides. Can we really do much worse? (h/t cj)