Michelle Malkin on Sarah Palin’s use of a tanning bed in Alaska hacking, identity theft, intimidation, and Gawker’s gleeful presentation of the stolen property. I won’t link to Gawker — at least, not until they run a piece on Nick Denton being frogmarched to federal prison; but if there’s anything positive that may come out of this, it’s that we may now find out how capable the government is at

WaPo: North Korea has tested the engine mechanism for an intercontinental missile that might be able to hit major cities on the U.S. West Coast, according to an account published Tuesday in the South Korean press. A previously unknown missile launch site on the west coast of North Korea was identified last week by Jane’s Defense Weekly, which cited commercial satellite images. The facility has a mobile launch pad and

Richard Miniter, “What if Obama loses?” [To the Dem base] Obama is much more than Kerry could ever be. Obama’s biography is straight out of a Democratic dream factory; his being touches and excites every element of the vast and varied Democratic party coalition. He and his wife are activist lawyers; he is connected to both the 1960s radicals (Ayers et al) and the Daley Democrats who beat them up

     “What are those, behind the reeds? Are those ducks?”      Billy didn’t hesitate. “Without a doubt. Ducks.” finis