- AP, Analysis: McCain hampered by campaign missteps. Yes, AP. Sue me.
- Carpetbagger Report, With McCain, it’s about more than a simple change of heart
- Crooks & Liars, Top McCain Adviser: Another terror attack would give McCain “big advantage”
- HuffPo, Impossible: Finding An Expert Who Says McCain's Energy Plan Provides Short-Term Relief
- Here's the sort of shocking flip-flop on a basic issue of principle for which I can imagine no justification other than naked ambition: McCain in 2005: Gitmo Detainees Deserve Trials Or Should Be Released. Now, of course, McCain claims that a Supreme Court decision giving minimal habeas rights is one of the worst decisions in the the Court's history….
- Nitpicker Blog, McCain Lying about oil spills
- Crooks & Liars, A novel defense for McCain’s policy reversals
- Politico.com, John McCain doesn't work weekends
Recent Bluessky Posts- 2-1 with Rao in dissent. (And stayed pending appeal to SCT.) Which makes me wonder, when is the last time Rao voted against Trump? If any.... www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08... August 7, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Jotwell Torts: Christopher J. Robinette, Gaming the Standard, JOTWELL (August 7, 2026) (reviewing Ani B. Satz & Liza Vertinsky, Customary Corruption, 66 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 693 (2025)), torts.jotwell.com/gaming-the-s.... August 7, 2026 Jotwell
- TIL that disgraced former NC Congressman Madison Crawthorn is trying to carpetbag himself into an open Florida seat, kick-started by $500,000 of this own money. (Apparently it's not going great.) floridapolitics.com/archives/777... August 7, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- At least five of these are already true or will be true by the end of next week. August 7, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- I have a personal and maybe political commitment against cannibalism. Oh, and one against genocide. Good thing we don't have that code here. August 6, 2026 Michael Froomkin
And from the equal time department, comes this column from the Washington Post:
The Ever-Malleable Mr. Obama
By Charles Krauthammer
— Bret
By the ever-wrong Charles Krauthammer
& don’t forget a little bashing for McLame’s beautiful wife Cindy, or rather, Madam “oxycontin chic”
“To be clear: Barack will support a filibuster of any bill that includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies.”
— Obama spokesman Bill Burton, Oct. 24, 2007
Both of these bozos will change their views on issues if they think it means more votes in November.