Friday link dump: Confused by Earth

• Here's Loretta Sanchez with an embarrassingly overt exploitation of the sort of racial politics that are always at play in majority-minority districts. But Loretta Sanchez embarrassing herself is no huge surprise. (I have always preferred her sister Linda.)
• You should just read everything Adam Serwer wrote about the ridiculous Civil Rights Committee testimony today by former Bush Voting Section Chief Christopher Coates, but especially this post.
• On the coming tabloidization of CNN, and Rick Sanchez.
• The Constitution: Is it actually not so great?

By Alex Pareene

Alex Pareene writes about politics for Salon and is the author of "The Rude Guide to Mitt." Email him at apareene@salon.com and follow him on Twitter @pareene

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