…and the One won? As the President intervenes in more and more industries, a key question is how he does it and what he is trying to achieve. Is he trying to reorganize insolvent firms while, as much as possible, preserving the rights of stakeholders as established under existing contracts? Or is he trying to achieve a “fair” outcome as he judges it, regardless of preexisting rules and agreements? I

The Washington Post’s Tom Schales puts on his best critic face and grades the President’s performance last evening: Barack Obama is a truly flabbergasting president. And in a good way — not the way some of his predecessors were. He’s not flabberghastly. When Obama answers a question, you don’t slap your forehead and moan, “Oh, brother!” He is, as guest expert David Gergen noted on CNN after the news conference,

Had she known, Windsor Castle’s most famous resident would not have been amused. A couple were caught having sex on a grass bank outside the Queen’s residence yesterday – as hundreds of shocked tourists looked on in horror and amusement. Apparently unable to control themselves, the drunken pair stripped naked and began having sex in front of the Castle’s Garter Tower in full view of a busy road and shops.

(A Serr8d joint) Not as pretty as Darleen’s pics below.

I’m feeling a bit Zen today, and I don’t want to ruin that with a lot of political talk. You’re all welcome to come along for the ride. In fact, here, this ought to get you started.

Recently, in relation to a post on Charles Johnson, Pam Geller, Michelle Malkin and related, people criticized Geller for speaking at a conference, saying that she should have been more cautious about accepting an invitation to an event where representatives of groups that may be . . . connected with? sympathized with? by neo-Nazi organizations would be present. I don’t want to rehash that whole thing, but I find that

Officials want to remove the word “swine” from the name of the flu, for fear that it will hurt the pork industry. Mexican Flu is also not kosher, of course. MedFlu isn’t fair to medflies, either. Hannitizer Flu does seem unfair to Shawn Hannity, though it contains the handsanity that experts are recommending. I suggest Congressional Flu, or Murtha Flu, but feel free to suggest your own. Heck, on second

Stupid Obama stunt ruins perfectly good Iowahawk post. Priceless.

with swine flu: More: Far out. But maybe it was just “a furious President Barack Obama.” OMFG.

We’re this much closer to calling things what they are. And that’s nearly always a good thing. From Human Events: HUMAN EVENTS has learned from staff sources that Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa) is about to announce his switch to the Democratic Party. Specter, a five-term Republican and ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is facing a tough primary challenge next year from former Club for Growth president Pat Toomey.