Goracle: I could have saved the planet had I been elected president
Ok – he didn’t say it in those exact words, but I’m sure that’ll be the exact impression you get when you read this piece from the UK Independent (emphasis added):
Monday open thread …
Is it a little too early to be on the countdown til Friday already?
Great news: Dry cleaner wins in defending itself against frivolous lawsuit
Remember the lawsuit I blogged about back in early May about the idiot Washington, DC judge who was suing his dry cleaner for $54 million (at one point it was $67 million) over a pair of lost pants?
Today’s USSC rulings
The USSC today issued several rulings, some of which I think you’ll find of interest. Lyle Denniston at the SCOTUSblog has a roundup of the rulings here, and I’ll highlight the ones I’m talking about:
McCain out of presidential race by September?
Robert Bluey reports on the speculation about Senator McCain possibly stepping out of the presidential race by September of this year, and notes a petition started by AZ Republicans urging him to go ahead and withdraw.