They have to build cases for it.

“People told me he was trouble, but I really thought he was too evolved and sensitive to hurt me the way he did,” Katherine said. Katherine’s director was an Homme Fatale—a genre of man that New York women have come to know well. Often the creative type, he projects a deceptive vulnerability, while maintaining an appealing confidence. He’s usually not the best-looking guy in the room, but he is the

deeply concerned that righty bloggers may not be worshipful enough. Related, the White House Press Secretary’s response to the NYT article that argued Bush poured gasoline on the mortgage fire (adding to the list of his terrible crimes arson, which they’d almost overlooked before he got out of office, you see): The Times’ ‘reporting’ in this story amounted to finding selected quotes to support a story the reporters fully intended

Five tons of frozen pangolin meat seized by Vietnamese officials. Suppose we’ll have to make do with lamb this year.

Insty: MOUTH BUT NO MONEY on Proposition 8? Generally, when I “beat the bushes” for contributions, I also contribute myself. Apparently Andrew Sullivan feels differently, or perhaps there’s some mistake somewhere. Maybe that’s because he’s generally on the receiving end of the beating. NTTAWWT. There’s lip service, and there’s service. NOTE: The following is posted at the donations website linked by Andrew: Contributions to No On 8 are not deductible