In The News: An Independence Whip, July 3, 2010

Elena Kagan: Well, That Looks Like My Handwriting On That Memo, But Gee I Don’t Know What You’re Talking About [*1] — And with this, I come to the point where I do not believe I would trust this woman to walk my dog, let alone be a justice of the Supreme Court . . .

Sen. Coburn: Kagan ‘Ignorant’ of Constitutional Principles; ‘I Wouldn’t Rule Out a Filibuster’ [*2] — Actually, the Republicans’ actually going ahead, finding some cojones, and shutting Washington down for the rest of the year would probably set off an economic boom all by itself . . . Breitbart’s big $100k

And, here’s Glenn Reynolds’ thoughts on the Breitbart bounty on the Journolist e-mails. [*3] — As Tigerhawk notes, the Instapundit has an “impish” sense of humor . . .

The perfect as the enemy of the good [*4]

CBO: Deficit To Reach 62% This Year; But Don’t Fear, It Will Stabilize At 67% [*5]

NRC Shuts Down Obama Administration’s Attempt to Close Yucca [*6] — A victory of common sense over Obama-driven “progressive” political posturing?

Shock: Sotomayor Lied In Her Confirmation To Appease Republicans [*7] — If true, wouldn’t this constitute perjury?

Is It Constitutional? Well, It’s Dumb, but That’s Not the Same Thing. All Right Then. [*8]

Video: Tony LaRussa endorses Arizona immigration effort [*9]

IRS Fails Government Audit [*10]

Confirmed: Russian spies really, really dumb [*11] — But what if (cue ominous music) these buffoons were not the real spies? (cue crescendo) . . .

Boehner Punk-slaps POTUS [*12]