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Democracy, Inaction

When he’s not busy launching missiles into the ocean, for funsies, North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il is attacking South Korea’s internets. This is concrete evidence that the North Korean government lurks 4chan. (Wall Street Journal)
New York Republicans have persuaded a judge to prevent Gov. David Paterson from appointing a Lieutenant Governor because if they did have one, the state Senate would have to actually do some governing. (Newsday)
Jeb Bush is not sure if President Obama is a Socialist. (Protip: he is not.) Meanwhile, I don’t know why a member of the Bush family is being taken seriously when talking about politics. (CNN)
Four men walked straight through security into federal buildings carrying bomb-making materials. Good news: the men were GAO agents investigating lapses in federal security. Bad news: it is apparently very easy to bring bomb-making materials into federal buildings. (Washington Post)
Israel’s batshit-crazy Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not care for David Axelrod or Rahm Emanuel, who he called “self-hating Jews.” (Haaretz)

Check out this P-I-M-P, Rahm Emanuel

Over 100 White House staffers make more than $100,000 per year, in order to keep themselves well-stocked in dijon mustard and arugla. That’s not quite as many as in the Bush administration, but still, who does this Obama guy think he is? Don’t worry too much, though, because some White House staffers are still poors (PDF), like the rest of us. (CNN/White House)
Your US Marines launched a major new offensive against the Taliban in Afghanistan yesterday. Wait, Taliban? We’re still fighting those guys? I thought “Mission Accomplished,” and all that. And which one’s “Afghanistan” again? Are they the ones with the WMDs? (BBC)
What is up with North Korea, man? Here they were having these nice talks with South Korea about industry, or something, when all of the sudden the North just shoots some missiles into the water because why not? Seriously, North Korea, enough with the shooting missiles at things all of the time, already! (Voice of America)
Congratulations, gays! It is no longer a crime for you to exist in India! Fort Worth, Texas, not so much, but India is okay. Baby steps, people! (AFP/Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
At a healthcare town hall in Virginia, President Obama took a question from a woman who has cancer but doesn’t have a job or health insurance. He called her “Exhibit A” for why we need healthcare reform, but he did not cure her cancer with his superpowers! Why haven’t you cured cancer with magic, Mr. President? (NECN)