I mean, the national GOP would have to be absolutely crazy not to run a guy who appeals to so many major Democrat donors.  Compromise!  Bipartisanship!  No labels! NJ Star Ledger: Gov. Chris Christie is cashing in donations from top Democratic fundraisers and other traditionally liberal donors across the country, even nabbing the support of a handful of rainmakers aligned with President Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a Star-Ledger

So passive, that headline.  As if these doubts had been away on holiday, enjoying some time with the family at Fisherman’s Wharf, only to come home and find that Marco Rubio, John McCain, and Chuck Schumer had broken into their house, thrown a Cinco De Mayo party, then left the doors unlocked — and now suddenly 20 million illegals are squatting in their living room, their shed, and the kids’

As my buddy Guido quipped, why stop with a gun registry when you can just register all the people? Sorry. But I’m with the liberals — and Scalia — on this one. I don’t trust agents of the state. Who, for instance, are now empowered to arrest people falsely (see my first post this morning: a theme emerges!) and legally obtain their DNA: In a sharply worded dissent, Justice Antonin

Particularly when the content here is observed in the context of my first post this morning. The classical liberal defense rests, your Honor. (h/t Tom W)

When the signal from your ideological higher-ups is that of course the Bill of Rights isn’t absolute — that men, not God, grant rights and consequently police them — attempts to circumvent your rights using the force of government and policing powers become far more commonplace, and far easier to rationalize. NetRightDaily: On May 18, activist Mark Passio and his wife, Barb Marinelli, were arrested and handcuffed for distributing “End