A really slow news day where you had to think a bit deeper. That’s good, at least now and then, even at a news-cycle blog.
Here are some remains of the day:
* Sarah Posner explains why Jeb Bush’s “new way” of talking about same-sex marriage winds up in the same old homophobic places.
* A new Palin saga. I won’t write about it if I can help it, but here it is from the Arctic Avenger’s Facebook page.
* At The Page, Alexander Russo slices and dices reaction to a report comparing national and state test results. It’s not easy, as he suggests.
* At Ten Miles Square, Marquette’s Julia Azari reminds us that former and perhaps future WI Sen. Russ Feingold has an independent, bipartisan strain that makes progressives unhappy.
* At College Guide, Jill Barshay examines the benefits–and the lack thereof–of various community college certificates.
And in non-political news:
* Have to go with the headline: “Warren Sapp — Guilty In Hooker Case … Cuts AMAZING Plea Deal.” Isn’t that what being rich & famous in America is all about?
That’s it for Monday. We’ll close with the Devo song that appeals, rightly or wrongly, to the libertarian faction of the band’s following: “Freedom of Choice.”
Selah.
