Saturday morning roundup

Ironically, I was driving some friends to Dulles and saw the stopped traffic in the opposite lanes, when we discussed the tragic accident on the BW that morning, not knowing that what happened on the toll road was similar. If your car breaks down, please get off the road and let the police deal with getting the car off the road!

Here's another safety tip: shut the f* up and go through the f*ing scanner and get off your butt and make your voice heard on national security issues.

Charles Blow draws out a fascinating parallel:

In fact, some on the right seem to be doing with the race issue what they’ve done with the climate-change issue: denying the basic facts and muddying the waters around them until no one can see clearly enough to have an honest discussion or develop thoughtful solutions.

Gail Collins makes some interesting parallels, too. Ooh--andtea partiers might even learn about the Constitution. Spoiler alert: There's separation of church and state.

The Economist takes on the Kristof's inequality column and assures us we are not (lower case) banana republic.

Has your kid got an unsightly mole? Now you can airbrush it out of school pictures.