Joe McGinniss talks about why he moved in next to Sarah Palin  —  When a source told Joe McGinniss that he could rent the house next to Sarah Palin's Wasilla, Alaska, home, the author was sold.  —  A room at the Best Western, not far away, would have been prohibitively expensive.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer abruptly suspends state's attorney general from illegal immigrant law defense  —  A sudden new twist in the ongoing rhetorical and legal struggle over Arizona's tough new law to round up illegal immigrants.  —  Late Friday night as the Memorial Day weekend began …

You make a grown man cry  —  I know I talk about David Broder too much, but this reads like parody: … No, there is no way that a president could fabricate a story about something a family member told him.  It simply is not possible.  It can't be done.  When a president mention …

Pathetic: BP Buses in Temps for Obama Photo Op  —  Maybe the alternate photo caption should read something like “I can see the end of my presidency from here.”  Well, we all figured this would be a carefully choreographed photo op for the current occupant of the White House …

Sestak was ineligible for job Clinton offered  —  In a little-noticed passage Friday, the New York Times reported that Rep. Joe Sestak was not eligible for a place on the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, the job he was reportedly offered by former President Bill Clinton.

Options studied for a possible Pakistan strike  —  The U.S. military is reviewing options for a unilateral strike in Pakistan in the event that a successful attack on American soil is traced to the country's tribal areas, according to senior military officials.

Trust Women  —  This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of Dr. George Tiller's murder, a terrorist act committed to stop him for providing women with safe, legal abortions.  The murder was only the most obvious sign that the anti-abortion movement is winning, steadily shaving away women's constitutional rights.

Dennis Hopper dead at 74  —  Two-time Academy Award nominee was battling prostate cancer  —  LOS ANGELES — Dennis Hopper, the high-flying Hollywood wild man whose memorable and erratic career included an early turn in “Rebel Without a Cause,” an improbable smash with “Easy Rider” …

Top Kill Likely a Failure  —  It's become obvious from BP's doublespeak and moving of the goalposts that the “top kill” hasn't worked.  I'm beginning to believe exactly that; that BP knows the top kill has failed, but that they are continuing to pump mud out on the ocean floor rather than admit it.

An Unnatural Disaster  —  “Where I was wrong,” said President Obama at his press conference on Thursday, “was in my belief that the oil companies had their act together when it came to worst-case scenarios.”  —  With all due respect to the president, who is a very smart man …

White House says Carville doesn't know all the facts  —  (CNN) - James Carville doesn't know all the facts, the White House says.  —  Amid repeated criticism from the Democratic strategist and CNN contributor over the president's response to the BP oil spill, White House Press Secretary …