Am I the only whose first thought upon seeing this:

was that at long last, they’re finally coming to take him away, ha ha?

If you’ve ever wondered whether you may have borderline personality disorder, or are close to someone who might, this video is a must see.

U.S. Senate hopeful Carly Fiorina (h/t: Tabitha Hale) notes that “only in America” can you have the privilege to run for the U.S. Senate:

She’s right, you know.

Matthew Hoy notes that saying so don’t make it so – unless you call it a “fact” and preface it with “for the record,” in which case it apparently does.

Ann Coulter thinks the criminal-minded ACORNies in the Brooklyn video are guilty of criminal conspiracy. I’m not so sure. I don’t recall the ACORNies conspiring with each other on the tape, only attempting to conspire with two people they thought were a pimp and a prostitute but who actually weren’t. Can you have a conspiracy of one?

“Alleged” cocaine dealer left a welcome mat on his front door inviting cops to “come back with a warrant.” So they did. ‘Hat tip: DRJ.

Heh.

Hat tip: PDB.

I think Adam Liptak has it right for the most part, as does David Hardy. i.e., that the five brave souls in Heller who ruled that people are “people” within the meaning of the Second Amendment will also rule that “shall not be infringed” means “shall not be infringed by federal or state government.” I also think it’s clear from the orals that the gunnies dodged a .50 caliber bullet when the Supremes awarded Paul Clement half of Alan Gura’s time. I’m glad the “privileges or immunities” argument was made, and won’t be the least bit surprised if Justice Thomas endorses it in a concurring opinion, but mark my words: it won’t carry the day; the traditional “due process” incorporation will. And when it does, I promise to be just as gracious in welcoming Chicago back to the Union as the North should have been after the last secession experiment went just as wrong.

One of the downsides to having your heels stuck in tar is that you never end up moving very far. When everyone went shall-issue in the 1990s, NC followed suit, but larded up the right to carry law with so many exceptions that the only real effect of a CHP is to get you out of the even more onerous permit requirement when it comes time to buy. While all but 7 states have had the good sense to abolish “heartbalm” laws such as alienation of affection and criminal conversations (does NC still let you sue over a broken engagement, too?), the most reform even the egregious “Pretty Parts” Turner case could generate is a new law barring suits against people who started dating post-separation – basically the equivalent of saying you can’t be charged with murder if the victim was already dead. And now, while our neighbor to the north is fixin’ to abolish ABC stores outright and allow liquor to be sold in supermarkets, ours considers some itsy-bitsy reforms that once again fall well short. Oh well.