The International House of Bacon

* Patterico linked to a blog post about reaching across the aisle, as Obama claims he can do. The problem? He hasn’t been one to reach across the aisle when bipartisanship was sexy - he wasn’t part of the Gang of 14, wasn’t part of the immigration process, wasn’t there during the FISA update. Supporters will point to his transparency initiatives, but the fact that very few people noticed them is probably an indicator that they weren’t a big deal, and, more importantly, weren’t “tough” to take politically. I agree with Patterico that the bipartisanship didn’t work out well for us as a nation (and Bush, another bipartisan unity type, is more evidence of this folly), but McCain clearly has the goods on Obama if this is a major selling point for you.

* Also from Patterico: Barack Obama is all about the Same Old Washington Politics. Someone should really Googlebomb that phrase and attach it to a comprehensive Obama listing of all the ways he’s the same old song and dance.

* Reason takes some time with Michelle Obama’s commentary. I don’t really disagree with a word Reason has to say about it. “Easy” is such a broad, subjective term anyway. She should know.

* I ask again: This is the type of heathcare we want? Really?

* It’s like Barack Obama is a three year old, really. Applauding a nose blowing?

* QandO notes the disconnect between treatment of the McCain affair allegation and other interesting allegations in the past. What liberal media, right?

* Washington State Supreme Court rules in favor of government monopoly. So sad.

* The whole “shoot a missile at a spy satellite” thing is pretty neat. Bad Astronomy has a great compilation of links, photos, and video.

* South Korea returned 22 boat people they captured to North Korea. North Korea then executes them. Great job, guys.