We need a federal agent at every...

By Frank Moraes

(Ed. note: This post was written last night. Frum must be up to, like, 2,109 such tweets by now. He is, as they say, en fuego. -- MJWS)

In an update for a post earlier today, I noted that Jim Naureckas tweeted, "If only an armed guard could be placed next to every state trooper." Well, it has become a thing. David Frum has now similarly tweeted 14 times.

First, dental clinics:

We need a federal agent at every dental clinic abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?sec…
— davidfrum (@davidfrum) December 22, 2012

Later, strip clubs:

We need a federal agent at every strip club wdrb.com/story/20372337…
— davidfrum (@davidfrum) December 22, 2012

And most recently, muffler shops:

We need a federal agent at every muffler shop topix.com/forum/philly/T…
— davidfrum (@davidfrum) December 22, 2012

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What could have been: Robert Bork

By Frank Moraes 

It is a sad day. Robert Bork died this morning. But that's not why it's sad. It's sad because of the great opportunity we missed.

One incident in Bork's career explains everything about him. During the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon wanted Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox fired because, you know, he was doing his job. Attorney General Elliot Richardson refused to do it and resigned. So did his second in command, William Ruckelshaus. But Bork was willing to do it. Why? Because he's an authoritarian.

But we missed a great opportunity to have him on the Supreme Court. Instead, we got Clarence Thomas who is 20 years younger than Bork and, more to the point, is not dead. There is really no daylight between Bork and Thomas in terms of how they rule on the cases. They both think children ought to be forced to pray in public school. Women shouldn't have the right to an abortion. People don't have a right to privacy.

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Two questions, one of them Bork-related

By Michael J.W. Stickings

Question #1: If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound? 

Question #2: If failed Supreme Court nominee and right-wing judicial extremist Robert Bork comes out publicly against a generally well-respected and well-qualified Supreme Court nominee like Elena Kagan, if, for that matter, he gives his opinions on anything, SCOTUS-related or not, does anyone beyond the walls of the right-wing Insanitarium actually give a shit?