Resolution to wrap up blogging by 6:00 p.m. EDT fails, once again. But there are some scraps still on the table:
* Quoth T. Boone Pickens: “The biggest deterrent to an energy plan in America is Koch Industries.”
* No surprise, but interesting to know for sure: Weslyan Media Project study shows political ads this cycle astronomically more negative than in 2008, with Super PACs leading the way in bile.
* United Methodist convention approves resolution denouncing Israeli occupation and settlements in West Bank, but votes down resolutions calling for disinvestment in companies selling equipment used to enforce occupation.
* At TAP, Gershom Gorenberg reports Netanyahu government casually sanctions three settlements in West Bank that broke 1992 freeze-on-new-settlements agreement.
* At College Guide, Daniel Luzer notes student loan debt becoming significant bar to Catholic religious vocations.
And in non-political news:
* Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” sells for $120 million.
I’m battening down the hatches for tomorrow morning’s April Jobs Report. See you then.
Selah.
