Links of the Day

Going to see "Kong" tonight. Here's some stories that will make you go ape...

[*dodges tomatoes*]

-More bad news for Tom Delay as the Supreme Court challenges his gerrymandering:
Supreme Court to Review Texas Redistricting

The Supreme Court said Monday it would consider the constitutionality of a Texas congressional map engineered by Rep. Tom DeLay that helped Republicans gain seats in Congress...

Gotta get Alito on the bench QUICK! He'll stop this anti-Delay judicial activism!

-Sen. Robert Byrd warns Frist on using the nuclear option to stop a supposed filibuster of Alito, stating "If the senator wants a fight, let him try it. I'm 88 years old, but I can still fight, and fight I will for freedom of speech. I haven't been here for 47 years to see that freedom of speech whittled away and undermined.":
Byrd Warns Frist Against 'Nuclear Option'

Think Progress has video of Byrd explaining to Frist that an up or down is not a constitutional promise.

-The CEO of Diebold resigns:
Diebold CEO resigns after reports of fraud litigation, internal woes

Awww, but who will 'deliver' swing states for Republicans next time? A sad day for fans of voter fraud.