DOG BITES MAN: Eric Boehlert blows it again.

AT AMAZON, a clearance sale on clothing and luggage that ends tomorrow.

LEWIS & CLARK LAW PROFESSOR JIM HUFFMAN is challenging incumbent Ron Wyden for U.S. Senate. He gets an endorsement from Todd Zywicki.

THE ANSWER IS, ONLY THE REPUBLICANS: Politico: Edwards epilogue: Does the press really vet presidential candidates? Or Democrats who threaten the powers-that-be. Did Pravda “vet” the Politburo?

ILLINOIS: Angry commenters respond to state budget Web site.

DO WE NEED MALE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS? Depends on what you mean by “we,” doesn’t it?

Meanwhile, this piece by Tracy Quan is evergreen.

PLAYSTATION NETWORK PROBLEMS. If you’ve got one, I wouldn’t even turn it on until there’s more info, as the problem seems even to compromise offline play.

JULES CRITTENDEN IS GOBSMACKED at Joe Kennedy’s removing himself from consideration. “Almost sounds like he wants to remain gainfully employed, find his way around the block first, and not lose. Smart kid.”

HOW BAD HAS IT GOTTEN? Soros criticizes Obama’s bailouts. Though I don’t think following Soros’s advice would have helped.

RICK SANCHEZ PERFORMS ACCORDING TO EXPECTATIONS.

UPDATE: Reader Sam Dunkin writes: “I learned metric back in the ’60s studying physics. I’ll bet a LOT of people across this country don’t understand metric measurements. And as a good newscaster, (don’t know him, but presume he’s competent) he should get an English measurement figure for those folks.” Well, possibly, though I doubt he would extend the same courtesy . . .

ANOTHER UPDATE: Reader C.J. Burch isn’t impressed: “A meter is about a yard. That ain’t hard to remember and Sanchez isn’t a good journalist.”

THE BRITISH P.O.W. WHO broke into Auschwitz — and survived. (Note: This is a cool piece, and entirely safe for work, but the blog it’s part of is not, so if you go beyond the linked page, realize that.)

ASSOCIATED PRESS: Democrats’ Obama Bounce in California Disappearing. “Even Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, widely viewed just six weeks ago as a shoo-in for re-election to a fourth term, now faces the toughest race in her 28 years representing California in Congress.”

IT’S A DIRTY JOB, BUT JOHN HINDERAKER HAD TO DO IT: dissecting Frank Rich. “The Tea Party is a highly diverse movement, but you will find very few Communists in it.”

DANIEL HANNAN LEADS 300 British Tea Partiers.

WHATEVER THEY CAN THINK OF, I’D SAY: What Taxes Will States Turn To Next? The notion of just spending less doesn’t even occur to them. . . .

JOHN HINDERAKER ON CLIMATEGATE: The Big Picture.

FROM ZOMBIE, a Tea Party anniversary roundup.

MEDIA SELF-CONGRATULATION: An ironic Twitter juxtaposition.

MOE LANE: Keli Carender and the faintest whiff of panic from the NYT.

Plus, at the WaPo, “a tacit admission that the Tea Parties have pretty much brushed aside the existing, decades-old infrastructure of Lefty activist groups to become the standard by which community activism is judged.”

ANN ALTHOUSE: Al Gore would like you to lie back and accept what the government decides is good for you. “What do you make of these meanderings about capitalism and socialism? . . . And what is this ‘hatred and divisiveness’? It’s just criticism and debate.” Al’s never been very good at handling those.

BRITAIN: OVERDUE FOR A TEA PARTY MOVEMENT. UK Digital Economy Bill will wipe out indie WiFi hotspots in libraries, unis, cafes.

TELEGRAPH: British Labour Party “Infiltrated” By Islamic Radicals.

REMEMBER, THE STATE IS ALWAYS RIGHT: SWAT Team Endangers Child, Parents Charged With Child Endangerment.

SUZE ORMAN SEXISM: I watched this, too, and her bombast, punctuated with over-emphasized “sirs” and “Joes,” made me think of Keith Olbermann as well. Maybe she’s a fan? Anyway, I’ve found her show, which I used to find amusing, too irritating to enjoy for a while now. Helen and I used to watch it together, but, frankly, it’s not even up to Oprah standards these days. In particular, she’s always telling women they should consider a divorce; it’s as if she’s got something against marriage.

INTOXILYZER FAIL: Problems with D.C.’s breath alcohol machines throw DWI cases into chaos. “Some police officers told The Examiner that that top brass kept them in the dark about the machines’ accuracy problems even while drunk driving cases were routinely being dropped. On Thursday night, after The Examiner began making inquiries into the matter, a top police official sent out a copy of the Fenty administration’s statement on the matter.” I wonder if there’s a more general problem?