**CHECK BELOW FOR NEW POSTS** As I discussed in the comments of my post on PJTV, the future of the new media has evidently been decided upon by a handful of money men on each side of the political aisle — and protein wisdom, being something of an ideological wild card (and having the audacity to stray, on occasion, from the “proper” presentation of the news), is not part of

Writes Kerr, at Volokh: Based on the audio posted, however, I find it hard to identify Obama’s normative take. When Obama says that he’s “not optimistic” about using the courts for major economic reform, and when he points out the practical and institutional problems of doing so, it’s not entirely clear whether he is (a) gently telling the caller why the courts won’t and shouldn’t do such things; (b) noting

— Which is really not much different in kind, headline-wise, from, say, “Pittsburgh Steelers Playbook Shows Array of Running Plays”. But let’s venture on anyway. From Amanda Carpenter, Townhall: Documents obtained by Townhall show the Democratic Party encouraged party activists to accuse the GOP of intimidating minorities on Election Day even if no evidence of intimidation existed in the 2004 presidential election. The tactic is being used again in 2008,

Seems his Joe the Plumber “slip up” has a more friendly public precursor:

I’ve been told, via email mass, that it’s the future of news! Me, I have my doubts. But. I report, you decide.

“‘I’m a little old-fashioned about these things,’ McCain added today with a laugh. ‘But I prefer to let the voters weigh in before presuming the outcome.’” Whatever, “Maverick.” Must you always be such a posturing nitpicker? Listen: History has a plan, old timer. I mean, for Chrissakes, read your Hegel and your Marx. And O!, it so happens, is the choice of history! So how dare you stand athwart progressive

1. Read my first two posts from this morning. 2. Then go here. 3. Connect the dots, as they say. 4. 5. 6. Despair… (h/t Bob Reed)

“Investigators trying to determine whether access was illegal.” From the Columbus Dispatch: State and local officials are investigating if state and law-enforcement computer systems were illegally accessed when they were tapped for personal information about “Joe the Plumber.” Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher became part of the national political lexicon Oct. 15 when Republican presidential candidate John McCain mentioned him frequently during his final debate with Democrat Barack Obama. The 34-year-old from

John Fund, WSJ: Barack Obama may be swimming in campaign cash, but he still wants to charge reporters for the privilege of covering his Election Night activities at Grant Park in Chicago. Crain’s Chicago Business reports that Mr. Obama’s campaign sent a memo saying the price for access to the media area, where electrical power will be available, will be between $715 and $1,815 depending on how many phone lines

First one for us — and I admit I’m terrified. I mean, is this where they tell you your child likes to poke the class pet “Snowball the Hamster” in the eye with a gluestick? Or that he regularly exposes himself to the hand puppets? The pressure. Maybe I’ll wear a tie…