SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE:

CONSOLATION PRIZE – You may remember Goodwin Liu, the Berkeley law professor nominated by President Obama to the liberal Ninth Circuit, based in California.  Liu had to withdraw his name in face of determined Republican opposition based largely on his leftist interpretation of the Constitution.  Well, not to worry.  California Governor Jerry Brown has just appointed Liu to the state's highest court, where he should feel right at home.  It's considered one of the most liberal courts in the country.  In liberal politics, there's always a second chance.  And a third.  And a fourth.

FORD EJECTS THE CD – Ford Motor Company is doing away with CD players in its cars.  Eventually, Ford owners will access music through the internet, presumably meaning a driver would operate some dashboard controls to download the desired selection.  That's just what we need, trying to access the internet at 65 mph.  There is no word on whether Ford is supplying life insurance to go along with this technological advance.

KOCH DOES A KOCH – New York's former, and irascible, Mayor Ed Koch, who became famous as a reformer in the Democratic Party, has endorsed a Republican to replace disgraced Congressman Anthony Wiener.  Koch made it clear that he was sending a message to President Obama over Obama's Mideast policies and overall stewardship.  Koch supported Obama in 2008, but don't be shocked if the popular ex-mayor goes rogue in 2012.  While some Dems may abandon Obama because he viewed as insufficiently "progressive" (whatever that means), more moderate Democrats may drift over to the other side in disillusionment at the administration's train wreck.

WAPO GETS IT RIGHT – We've commented before that the editorial page of the Washington Post is far more reasoned and mature than is the same page at The New York Times.  Both are liberal, but only one is sane.  The Washington Post has once again proved its maturity by editorializing that the only person responsible for the Norway massacre is the person who carried out.  This comes after days of truly tasteless comments by the left-wing media, suggesting that the killer was influenced by a number of conservative writers and critics of multiculturalism, and that they deserve part of the blame.  That is rubbish, of course.  The murderer's manifesto even references Mark Twain, that well-known enabler of terrorists.  The WaPo editorial, well worth reading, is here. 

July 26, 2011