Just like the writers at Red State, we too have a day job, and have to make a living for our family, so here are a couple of interesting links.

First, Hugh Hewitt has two great articles. The first is, A house on fire. Here is a part:

“Whether this was a blunder or a plan to recover from a blunder, we won’t know for years. Mr. McCain at first said he would “listen to the leadership” regarding judicial nomination procedure, only to suddenly, on an apparent impulse, declare to Chris Matthews that he would vote against ending the disfigured filibuster. The backlash against him was immediate and intense. Perhaps he thought he could undo the damage to his carefully planned political rehabilitation with a bold “compromise.” The result seems just the opposite. Not only is his political house on fire, so too is (Read the rest of the story below the fold...)

Peggy Noonan is at her finest in this piece in the Wall Street Opinion Journal, entitled, Mr. Narcissus Goes to Washington. This is just enough to make you go read the whole article:

“John McCain wryly reminded us not to miss A&E’s biography of his heroic Vietnam experience. Joe Lieberman referred to the group as “this band of brothers, and sisters.” But my favorite was Lindsey Graham, who said, “I know there will be folks ‘back home’ who will be angry, but that’s only because they’re not as sophisticated and high-minded as I am. Actually they’re rather stupid, which is why they’re not in the Senate and I am. But I have 3 1/2 years to charm them out of their narrow-minded resentments, and watch me, baby.”

Oh, excuse me, that’s not what he said. That’s only what he meant. It was the invisible scroll as (Read the rest of the story below the fold...)