Apparently, I’m one of the “Top Ten Sources for College Bloggers” according to toptensources.com. Each day, editors on the site come up with a new “top ten” list of blogs related to a single topic.

According to the “About” section:

Our editors are constantly reviewing past work to keep it up-to-date. We swap sources in and out, as one voice tapers off and other emerges. The scene is dynamic. We are engaged in an iterative process. Our goal is at all times to present the freshest, most compelling content on the web in an easy-to-access, fun, imaginative context.

Seems like a pretty neat concept (I defend my use of “neat” here… meaning cute and novel, but not necessarily cool). Other recent topics have included blogging journalists (a pretty good list, actually), purses, and Tom Cruise. It looks like I’m in pretty good company.

I’d say this is a fair analysis of the content available on the home pages of most popular news sites. I’d say that some news sites are straddling the line between an evening paper and an evening local news broadcast. For example, the lead story on CNN.com right now is “Employees get to work on their online shopping” while other breaking stories include “Marble chunk falls from Supreme Court facade” and “Abused cheetah cubs protected by U.S. troops“.

From BaltimoreSun.com article: Evening papers are back - online

Web editors say readers look for stories about crime and politics, about local neighborhoods and communities, local sports and entertainment.

In other words, they’re hunting for the kind of news once found in evening papers, exactly at the times of day that once were the edition deadlines of those papers. In fact, newspaper Web sites increasingly have come to resemble their vanished afternoon brethren, albeit in electronic form and loaded with bells, whistles, blogs and podcasts.

Major newspapers in search of an all-day audience are publishing multiple versions of breaking stories: short ones to slap on the Web as quickly as possible, longer ones for readers who have time to leaf through the paper the next morning.

Source: Romenesko

I was busy eating from Thursday through Sunday so I didn’t get a chance to post anything this weekend. I figured I’d ease into the week with an example of why Get Fuzzy is my favorite comic:

Look out Tim Allen, you’ve got competition in this year’s Christmas light display competition.

Carson Williams from Mason, Ohio has a little too much time and money on his hands and created a professional quality light show synched to heavy metal. It’s kindof creepy that the lights in the windows look like eyes. I’m sure glad I don’t live next to this guy.

From: Alek’s Christmas Lights and Decorations

Hat Tip: Rocketboom

I’ve got a lot to do, so instead of posting I’ll just share a few things that caught my eye today:

• 
  Michael Kinsley of Slate.com contends that the abortion debate in this country is anything but substantial.
• Slashdot observes that the Federal Election Commission ruled yesterday that blogs qualify for the ‘press exemption’ to federal campaign finance laws.
• Miller Lite has a new ad campaign called Taste Trial. The web site, in combination with TV and print ads (I saw one in the NY Times today) used taste test results that show Miller Lite has more taste than Bud Light to create a legal case against their main competitor.

I’m not going to attempt any real analysis (I’m feeling pretty lazy today), but here’s the latest WI polling data from Strategic Vision:

(I do find the responses to the last question interesting, given the approval ratings in other categories)

Below are the results of a three-day poll of registered voters in the state of Wisconsin. Results are based on telephone interviews with 800 registered voters in Wisconsin, aged 18+, and conducted November 11-13, 2005. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.

1. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush’s overall job performance?
Approve 29%
Disapprove 62%
Undecided 9%

2. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush’s handling of the economy?
Approve 27%
Disapprove 63%
Undecided 10%

3. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush’s handling of the war in Iraq?
Approve 32%
Disapprove 60%

Undecided 8%

4. Do you consider President Bush to be a conservative in the mode of Ronald Reagan? (Republicans only)
Yes 34%
No 52%
Undecided 14%

5. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush’s nomination of Samuel Alito to the United States Supreme Court to replace Sandra Day O’Connor?
Approve 52%
Disapprove 36%
Undecided 12%

6. Would you like to see the United States Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade?
Yes 36%
No 56%
Undecided 8%

7. Would you like to see the United States withdraw all troops immediately from Iraq?
Yes 49%
No 40%
Undecided 11%

8. Do you expect another terrorist attack within the near future?
Yes 69%
No 10%
Undecided 21%

9. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Jim Doyle’s job performance?
Approve 47%
Disapprove 44%
Undecided 9%

10. If the Republican primary were today, whom would you vote for? (Republicans only)
Mark Green 45%
Scott Walker 39%
Undecided 16%

11. If the election for Governor were held today, and the choice was between Jim Doyle, the Democrat and Mark Green, the Republican, whom would you vote for?
Jim Doyle 47%
Mark Green 44%
Undecided 9%

12. If the election for Governor were held today, and the choice was between Jim Doyle, the Democrat and Scott Walker, the Republican, whom would you vote for?
Jim Doyle 46%
Scott Walker 40%
Undecided 14%

13. Do you approve or disapprove of United States Senator Russ Feingold’s job performance?
Approve 57%
Disapprove 28%
Undecided 15%

14. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Herb Kohl’s job performance?
Approve 54%
Disapprove 27%
Undecided 19%

15. If the election for United States Senate was held today, and the choices were Herb Kohl, the Democrat or Tommy Thompson, the Republican, whom would you vote for?
Herb Kohl 42%
Tommy Thompson 44%
Undecided 14%

16. Would you like to see former Governor Tommy Thompson run for President in 2008?
Yes 48%
No 34%
Undecided 18%

17. Would you like to see Senator Russ Feingold run for President in 2008?
Yes 51%
No 36%
Undecided 13%

18. Who is your choice for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2008? (Democrats only)
Hillary Clinton 31%
Al Gore 14%
Russ Feingold 13%
John Edwards 7%
Wesley Clark 5%
John Kerry 5%
Mark Warner 4%
Joseph Biden 3%
Tom Vilsak 2%
Evan Bayh 2%
Ed Rendell 1%
Bill Richardson 1%
Barbara Boxer 1%
Undecided 11%

19. Who is your choice for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2008? (Tommy Thompson included; Republicans only)
Rudy Giuliani 27%
John McCain 23%
Tommy Thompson 22%
Newt Gingrich 8%
Bill Frist 2%
Mitt Romney 2%
Rick Santorum 1%
George Pataki 1%
George Allen 1%
Chuck Hagel 1%
Undecided 12%

20. Who is your choice for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2008? (Tommy Thompson not included; Republicans only)
Rudy Giuliani 32%
John McCain 29%
Newt Gingrich 12%
Bill Frist 3%
Mitt Romney 2%
Rick Santorum 2%
George Pataki 1%
George Allen 1%
Chuck Hagel 1%
Undecided 17%

21. Would you like Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to run for President in 2008? (Republicans Only)
Yes 47%
No 34%
Undecided 19%

22. Who is your choice for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2008 with Condoleezza Rice included? (Republicans only)
Rudy Giuliani 30%
John McCain 20%
Newt Gingrich 10%
Condoleeza Rice 10%
Bill Frist 4%
Rick Santorum 2%
George Pataki 1%
Mitt Romney 1%
George Allen 1%
Chuck Hagel 1%
Undecided 20%

23. Do you think Wisconsin headed in the right direction or wrong direction?
Right 30%
Wrong 58%
Undecided 12%

There’s been a major rift developing over the last few years at the University of Wisconsin. Two sides struggling for respect on a campus known for its radicalism and fights over freedom of expression. One minority ridiculed by the native population for their different upbringing and manner of dress. And only the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is bold enough to cover the story.

That’s right, the divide is between “Coasties”, students hailing mainly from New York, New Jersey, and California and “Sconnies”, a term I’ll use to cover students who call the Midwest home.

According to the Journal Sentinel:

Of the 28,217 undergraduates at UW-Madison, 58% are from Wisconsin and 11% are from Minnesota.

Most of the other 31% come from Illinois, New York, California and New Jersey. These students form a distinct demographic, and are often clumped under the all-purpose category: Coasties.

Unfortunately the Journal Sentinel has failed to acknowledge that students from Illionis have their own unique title: FIB.

Randy Frankfurter, a freshman from East Brunswick, N.J., who lives in a private dorm called Statesider is quoted in the story:

“They look down on us just because our parents have a little bit more money, because we talk about where our fathers work. They want to feel superior to us because they think we think we’re superior to them. Then we’re forced to.”

It’s a rough life in the land of popped collars, skin-tight black spandex pants, Ugg boots, North Face, massive sunglasses, and daddy’s credit card.

My advice if you don’t want to be scoffed at: stop wearing stereotypical clothing and avoid the KK like the plague.

Lori Berquam, dean of students, described the cultural conflict on campus as “good-natured,” and a lot of students agree.

But Wren Singer, director of orientation and new student programs, takes it seriously. At freshman orientation, students are prodded into discussions of “stereotypes of coastal culture vs. Midwest culture,” Singer said.

“Most people think about ethnic diversity, people from different races,” she said. “But I think it’s much more likely that a freshman would make a derogatory comment about someone from the East Coast than someone of color.”

A serious question for other college bloggers: is the divide between regional and out-of-region students so visible at other schools?

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The great ‘Coastie’ divide

Thanks Anne and Meg!

Note: I’ve got nothing against anyone from Illinios or either coast, only people who insist on wearing ugly, overly expensive clothing and sit in tanning booths until their bodies are a peculiar shade of orange.

This week, the online magazine Slate.com features a series of articles related to higher education.

Highlights include answers to the question of whether America’s University system needs reform (most think that we should re-embrace the liberal arts mentality) and the favorite books of famous college grads.

Nothing groundbreaking yet, but the series continues all week.

He sure gets a lot of coverage for someone who isn’t included in most major polls as a potential contender in 2008.

ABC’s The Note continues to track media coverage of Russ Feingold and his proposal to set a date to begin troop removal from Iraq. It seems like anyone who wants the Democratic nomination for ‘08 is going to have to admit they were wrong about Iraq or pretend they were against it all along. If Feingold can’t get the nod, at least he’s making a major impact on the agenda.

In a possible sign that Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) thinks the way to beat Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) in 2008 is by running to her left, he began an op-ed in Sunday’s Washington Post with the words: “I was wrong.” LINK

“It was a mistake to vote for this war in 2002. I take responsibility for that mistake. It has been hard to say these words because those who didn’t make a mistake — the men and women of our armed forces and their families — have performed heroically and paid a dear price.”

On Oct. 26, his former running mate, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), called for the withdrawal of 20,000 US troops after the Iraqi elections in December.

On Nov. 2, former Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle called for removing 80,000 US troops, including all of the Guard and Reserve forces still active in Iraq, following the December elections. LINK

The potential ‘08er who has led the way in this area, of course, has been Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI).

On August 18, Feingold proposed setting Dec. 31, 2006 as the target date for the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq.

Feingold spokesman Trevor Miller is now heralding that Tuesday Senate vote on a provision in a Democratic amendment that would direct the President to submit a report to Congress that includes a “campaign plan with estimated dates for the phased redeployment of the United States Armed Forces from Iraq” as a sign that Wisconsin’s Senator has succeeded in persuading the Senate to break its “taboo” about discussing benchmarks and timelines for completing the mission in Iraq.

Speaking of Feingold, the former Rhodes Scholar got substantial press attention over the weekend.

The New Republic dubs him “The Hillary Slayer” LINK in this week’s cover story, and George F. Will wrote on Sunday that if Feingold can avoid the pull of Democratic interest groups, he may face Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in 2008. LINK

(Although Will took some slaps as well.)

But although TNR’s Michael Crowley views Feingold as “the best hope that antiwar liberals have,” he doesn’t seem to think Feingold will actually be the Democratic nominee in 2008. He sees him as more of an “ulcer-maker.”

Quote from Washington Post Columnist George F. Will: “Still, Feingold is as Wisconsin, and in some ways as admirable, as Leinenkugel’s beer.”

Wigderson Library & Pub hosts this week’s Carnival of the Badger, a round-up of blog posts from around Wisconsin.

Some highlights include Folkbum’s post on the passed referendum in Florence County and Subject to Change’s analysis of possible motives behind Milwaukee’s proposed smoking ban.

If you’re a Wisconsin blogger, you can request to be included in the next Carnival of the Badger. Just submit your post.

The future looks dim for “Arrested Development”, one of the most clever, witty shows on television, since Fox has cut this season’s order from 22 to 13 episodes. I have no idea why, but the network has decided that re-runs of “Prison Break” will do better in the “Arrested” time slot during Fall sweeps. “Arrested” will return in December, but it looks like its run might end in January. I don’t know what I’ll do if the day comes when I can no longer hear Ron Howard’s whimsical narrations.

On a side note, how can a show called “Prison Break” last longer than one episode?

From Variety.com:

“Arrested Development” may have finally played its last get out of jail free card.

Fox has cut back its episode order on one of TV’s most critically praised shows to just 13 segs, down from 22. Skein, from 20th Century Fox TV and creator Mitch Hurwitz, has also been pulled from the schedule for the rest of the month, another sign that the network may have finally given up on trying to bring an audience to the show.

As for “Arrested,” skein returned from a month’s hiatus this week, while “Kitchen”"Kitchen” was slated to return Monday. Despite tough competition from a high-rated “Monday Night Football” matchup, “Arrested” performed about as well as it had been in the timeslot before baseball. Ratings for “Prison Break,” however, took a notable dip, which is what likely prompted worried Fox execs to reverse their previous plan to keep “Arrested” on the air through year’s end.

Instead of the two laffers, Fox will air repeats of drama “Prison Break” in the 8-9 p.m. Monday slot for the rest of the sweep.

“Arrested” and “Kitchen” will return to the skedsked Dec. 5. Come January, net is expected to stick with its original plan of moving “House” into the Monday-at-8 slot.

Fox wasn’t commenting Thursday, and for now, nobody’s using the word “cancellation.” But in the case of “Arrested,” the handwriting appears to be on the wall.

hat tip: Ain’t it Cool News

Update: Lost Remote’s Steve Safran has a plan for online distribution of Arrested Development.

The University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire has a policy prohibiting resident assistants (RA’s) from leading bible study groups in their dorm. The University claims that the policy is necessary to ensure that RA’s are approachable.

Subsequently, there has been a major backlash from conservatives in media and government calling for the repeal of the policy and basically bitching about how the University of Wisconsin system is run by the devil.

There are essentially two issues here:

1) Separation of Church and State

This is a pretty cut and dry issue. It’s a cornerstone of our government. But… it doesn’t appear that the University is making this claim. They just want to ensure that their RA’s are “approachable”.

2) 1st Amendment Rights

The 1st Amendment argument does hold water, since the government cannot ban speech simply because they don’t like it or the effect that it may have. But, they may place time, manner, and place restrictions on speech if the government interest is significant enough. I believe (I could be wrong) that RA’s are still allowed to hold Bible study sessions, just not in there dorm room, which in this case happens to be an extension of their paid position. If the university didn’t allow RA’s to run Bible study groups as all, they would be blatently running afoul of the 1st Amendment.

Usually, a significant government interest will have to do with public safety or national security. Given previous decisions on what constitutes a significant government interest, I don’t see how ensuring that RA’s are “approachable” even comes close to a significant public interest.

Abraham Miller, a professor of political science at the University of Cincinnati, wrote an article on Chronwatch.com about the controversy titled “Bibles Out, Vaginas In at University of Wisconsin“. I’m guessing he leans a little conservative. Anyway, he makes a great point (although not in quite the way I might express it):

The rationale for this public trampling on the First Amendment’s sacred grant of freedom of religion is that resident associates who study the Bible and pray to God might be seen as “unapproachable” by their charges. Some academic bureaucrat’s arbitrary notion of what “approachable” means, of course, trumps the First Amendment.

And how consistently has this notion been enforced? One RA who for three years staged the controversial but feminist-applauded play, ‘’The Vagina Monologues,'’ as an official residence hall activity, received praise from the Office of Housing and Residence Life. No university official suggested that participation in a controversial play that obsessed about a woman’s vagina for more than an hour would make someone “unapproachable.” Only studying the Bible would do that!

Here’s the University’s original comment on the subject, from the Journal Sentinel:

“As a state employee, you and I have a responsibility to make sure we are providing an environment that does not put undue pressure on any member of our halls in terms of religion, political parties, etc.,” Newman wrote. “As a ‘leader’ of a Bible study, one of the roles is to gather and encourage people to attend. These two roles have a strong possibility to conflict in your hall.”

It doesn’t seem as though there’s must consistency to the university’s reasoning, despite the fact that the prohibition was extended to study of the Koran and the Torah.

There is a diffence in the Vagina Monologue comparison, in that the University’s ban is on religious study groups. But, just because RA’s are technically “working” nearly 24 hours a day doesn’t mean that they can’t express themselves.

According to the Journal Sentinel:

The university’s position is backed by a similar written policy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is supported by the Freedom from Religion Foundation in Madison.

“There’s free speech, but this isn’t free,” said Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom from Religion Foundation. “This amounts to taxpayer subsidy of worship.”

In that case, tax payers are subsidizing RA’s to go to worship, work a second job, or write a politically-oriented blog. RA’s receive a stipend… does that mean they’re always on the clock… even when they’re not performing RA duties?

There’s an apparent conflict of interests here, but I’d say that the 1st Amendment trumps any state interest ensuring that RA’s are “approachable”. If the University made a direct “separation of church and state” claim, they’d have a better case, but it would still lose.

According to the Badger Herald, both U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Wis and state Rep. Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford “called the policy unconstitutional and ‘un-American.’ They accused UW-Eau Claire of infringing on the rights of students to free speech and freedom of religion.”

They may be right about the legality of the policy, but pulling our ‘un-American’? They just hate the public university system, or at least the one run by the ‘liberal elites’. I’d say that is what’s un-american. Wow, that phrase just really pisses me off.

In the end, I end up agreeing with Green, Suder and Miller, but I doubt it’s for the same reasons. Miller’s just using the 1st Amendment as an argument for protecting his beliefs against any possible threats. But, I guess that’s what the 1st Amendment really is for… protecting speech.

Unfortunately, Miller’s call to action is too dramatic for my taste:

Stand up in your congregation and make people of faith aware of this outrage. Write to the Governor Jim Doyle of Wisconsin Jim, POB 7863, Madison, WI 53707. Write to President Bush and demand that his administration cut off all federal funds to the University of Wisconsin system.

Cut off funding from the entire University of Wisconsin system in order to save Christianity. Yeah, that’ll work real well. Just like holding back money from public schools with low test scores makes them better.

Talk about making a politically charged media event out of a molehill.

Chronwatch.com: Bibles Out, Vaginas In at University of Wisconsin

Badger Herald: Reps. blast UW-Eau Claire

Journal Sentinel: Bible study policy raises ire

Capital Times: UW-Eau Claire decides to review Bible study ban

FIRE: University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire: Ban on RAs Leading Bible Studies

Newspaper usage (along with most other mainstream media) continues to drop off quickly, while internet sources and even cable news pick up the slack. I don’t have information on the exact reasons for the drop, but it’s fairly easy to speculate.

1) Cost. The internet is free. This is, hands-down, the most major reason people are turning away from physical print. Why would I pay to read the same thing I can get for free?

2) Regular updates. Newspapers only come once a day, but internet news sources are updated constantly. Why wait for a paper copy of the NY Times when I can get that same news by checking NYtimes.com quickly before I go to bed and again in the morning.

3) Convenience. I can get news updates at work or inbetween classes in a couple minutes on the internet. And I don’t have to sift through tons of classified ads or features sections I don’t care about.

Of course, physical print still has some advantages like portability but even that will likely be negated within a couple of years with the development of e-paper and increasingly portable internet devices.

So far, the Wall Street Journal is the only major newspaper with a successful paid on-line subscription service.

But WSJ has a very targeted, dedicated subscriber base. And perhaps more importantly, most people who read WSJ actually have the disposable income to lay down a couple hundered dollars a year for an online subscription. I’m not sure how’s it’s panning out financially, but the NY Times’s TimesSelect premium service has at least one major problem.

From unmediated via The Long Tail

Mainstream Media Meltdown II

On the occasion of today’s gruesome statistics on the continuing fall of newspapers, here’s an updated look at mainstream entertainment and media in decline.

Down:

* Box Office: down by 7% this year (tickets per capita have fallen every year since 2001).
* Newspapers: circulation, which peaked in 1987, is declining faster than ever and is down another 2.6% so far this year.
* Music: Sales are down another 5.7% this year; although digital downloads (still just 6% of the business) are climbing nicely.
* Radio: down 4% this year alone, continuing a multi-decade decline.
* Books: down by 7% in 2004 (but see comments below for discussion)

Mixed:

* DVDs: sales growth is slowing dramatically, from 29% last year to single digits this year.
* TV: Total viewership is still rising, but as channels proliferate and the audience fragments the rating of the average show continues to decline.
* Magazines: Ad revenues are up a bit although the number of ad pages is flat (they’re charging more per page). Circulation is also flat, while newsstand sales are at an all-time low.
* Videogames: it’s the final few months of the current generation of consoles, which tends to the trough of the buying cycle. Sales were down 20% in Sept, but will probably pick up by Christmas with the launch of the Xbox 360.

Up:

* Internet advertising:
–Banners: Up 10% this year
–Keywords: Google revenues up 96%

“The Kid” is returning to Milwaukee in a Brewers uniform, this time as a coach. The Journal Sentinel is reporting that hall of famer Robin Yount will be a bench coach for the Brewers next season.

Having a coach of Yount’s experience and influence on the Milwaukee bench should be another boost to the ballclub in 2006.

Brewers TV announcer and former teammate of Yount, Bill Schroeder had this to say: “Just his presence will rub off on the players and make them play harder. You don’t want to disappoint Robin Yount. He brings even more credibility to a team starting to have success. I can’t think of a better guy to be our bench coach.”

Whatever your political allegiances, you can’t deny that the President of the United States has the ability (and responsibility) to nominate Justices to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court. And, if a nominee is qualified and understands the responsibility that comes with a Supreme Court appointment, Congress has a responsibility to confirm the nomination.

Of course, a Republican president will nominate someone with more conservative views, as would a Democrat nominate someone with more liberal views. That’s how the system works. You can’t expect to block a qualified nominee based on the fact their some of their views may conflict with yours. If you’re a Democrat, you may be obligated by the party to make a fuss over a conservative nomination, but that doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do.

I agree with the view that UW Law Professor Ann Althouse’s expressed today in her NY Times op-ed:

Those Democrats who are already insisting that Judge Alito’s record on the bench makes him unacceptable should keep in mind that someday they, too, will have a president with a Supreme Court seat to fill, and it would serve the country well if that president wasn’t forced to choose only among candidates with no paper trail. To oppose Judge Alito because his record is conservative is to condemn us to a succession of bland nominees and to deprive future presidents of the opportunity to choose from the men and women who have dedicated long years to judicial work.

Russ Feingold demonstrated a similar opinion when he voted to confirm John Roberts in September. Feingold saw Roberts’s qualifications and, although Roberts definitely wasn’t the person he would’ve picked for the job, Feingold knew it wasn’t his role to fight against a respected, qualified nominee.

From the AP:

One day, he said, a Democratic president might nominate a “Democratic John Roberts” - someone, as Feingold described it, with outstanding qualifications and a progressive paper trail.

“When that day comes, and it will, that will be the test for this committee and the Senate,” he said. “And, in the end, it is one of the central reasons I will vote to confirm Judge John Roberts to be perhaps the last chief justice of the United States in my lifetime.”

Unfortunately, too many in the political and judicial communities hide their conservative leanings behind a “strict constructionist” or “federalist” facade. Bush says he’s appointing judges that will interpret the law, not legislate from the bench. I buy it with John Roberts, but how could you defend the Miers nomination? She was obviously nominately because she would bring her political views, which were directly in line with Bush’s, to the Court.

I can’t say I’m happy about the nomination of Alito, but I don’t see how Democrats could stop his confirmation. It appears that he has more judicial experience and a more extensive paper trail than Roberts.

Aside to Republicans: Congrats on finding someone who’s not a total Bush crony and actually has the background for the postition.

Aside to Democrats: Cry about it for a day. Then follow Feingold’s lead, suck it up, and move on. You’ve got bigger battles to fight, ones you can actually win.

Financial Times: Do not simplify Alito’s record on abortion

AP:
Feingold again bewilders liberal allies

Ann Althouse - NY Times Op-ed: Separated at the Bench