SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 10:37 P.M. ET:

I'M SHOCKED, SHOCKED – Brace yourselves.  Maybe you should sit down.  Following the House vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, the Justice Department, over which Holder presides, has announced that it will not prosecute him.  Boy, what a surprise.  I really thought the Boy Scouts over there were ready to go after their boss just to show that they were interested in justice.  No such luck.

NERVE, REAL NERVE – I guess you feel a bit confident when you don't have to worry about too much press scrutiny.  The White House says it is standing by its position that the individual mandate in Obamacare is not a tax, even though the Supreme Court has just ruled that it is, and that the provision can only be sustained if it's considered a tax.  The White House does not explain the massive contradiction in its position, and you may be sure that most of the kept men and women of the press will not inquire.  Don't ask, don't tell.

FLORIDA THUMBS DOWN ON COURT RULING – The first reported poll taken after the Court's decision on Obamacare has been reported.  Taken in Florida, whose residents have a particular interest in medical care, it shows 50% of respondents disapproving of the Court's action, with only 39% approving.  The poll showed 83% of respondents followed the debate.

SOME JUSTICE – Most of our readers have probably seen the YouTube video, which went viral, of the school-bus monitor who was horribly harassed and cursed at by students aboard her bus, in part because of her appearance.  The New York school district where the incident took place has now taken severe action against four students, suspending them for an entire year.  They will receive an alternative education and each will have to complete 50 hours of community service before they can apply for readmission.  Seems like just punishment to me.

June 29,  2012