Wednesday link dump: Testing the filthy, oily waters

An LGBT magazine in Minnesota outed a local minister as a closeted homosexual. But their methods -- they reported on his participation in a 12-step program -- are a bit questionable. Furthermore, as Tom Scocca writes, is the minister "hypocritical" if he's fighting against homosexuality in society and in himself?
The Washington Times photoshops a turban on Elena Kagan because she is a scary evil Muslim liberal communist fascist Maoist terrorist etc. etc.
The great Spencer Ackerman is moving to Wired's Danger Room blog.
The owners of oil pipelines are collecting phantom income taxes that they do not actually pay. From you!
For some reason, Politico cut a line from a story that accidentally demonstrated why so much DC journalism sucks.
The New Republic started a blog where Dissent's Michael Kazin and the National Review's Jim Manzi criticize TNR from the left and right, respectively. So psyched!
Our healthcare system still sucks and we are still paying a lot of money for it.
Republicans have a demographics problem.
Jeb Bush is ready for 2012!

Jeb Bush's probable campaign, a questionable outing, Elena Kagan-smearing, and odd Politico edits