pretty amazing

Sen. Jeff Sessions says for fellow Republicans to stop calling Sotomayor a 'racist'

I think, considering the source, that this admonition is remarkable in its own right. Sessions should be an expert at spotting fellow racists.

no sanctuary

Abortion Doctor Shot to Death in Church -- NYT article

The culture wars have gotten bloody again. This actually shocks me--I thought this era was behind us and that we had grown somewhat with respect to the issue of abortion.

Edit: This post at feminist makes the point that Dr. Tiller was one of two doctors in Kansas who would perform abortions, and the only one in the western part of the state. Access is now diminished for those women whose right it is to choose whether to bring their pregnancy to term.

2nd Edit: Source: Suspect in custody in abortion doc slaying

intensity

I haven't watched tennis in a while, but I just watched a giant fall: Nadal upset at the French Open by Soderling. A great match.