“First lady Michelle Obama appears to have violated Illinois law — when she engaged in political discussion at a polling place! [After voting] she let voters including electrician Dennis Campbell, 56, take some photos. ‘She was telling me how important it was to vote to keep her husband’s agenda going,’ Campbell said.” [Drudge]

Just as the final miners were being rescued yesterday, angels began appearing in the skies above Manhattan, thanking America for the miracle provided by free-market capitalism.

Hey, makes as much sense as this:

Not long after the first sightings, messages began appearing on Twitter linking to a month-old press release announcing the publication of a book by a retired NORAD officer predicting that UFOs would buzz the earth’s major cities on Oct. 13.

Proof that intelligent life exists in the universe: the UFOs took one look at Earth and got the hell out of here.

Mystery shiny objects floating over Manhattan spark UFO frenzy [Daily News]

“So should state workers be able to vote in state elections on matters that would benefit them directly? The same question goes for federal workers in federal elections. I’m not suggesting that public employees should be denied the right to vote, but that there are certain cases in which their stake in the matter may be too great.” [NRO]

“Harry Whittington is too gracious to say it out loud, but he doesn’t dispute the notion, either. Nearly five years on, he’s still waiting for Dick Cheney to say he’s sorry.” [WaPo]

Our guest columnist this morning is Walter Dellinger, writing in 1994 in his capacity as assistant attorney general of the United States and head of the Office of Legal Counsel. We’ve taken the liberty of highlighting passages for speed-skimmers.

Speaking about the DOMA appeal Tuesday, DOJ spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler said “The Department of Justice has a long-standing practice of defending federal statutes when they are challenged in court, including by appealing adverse decisions of lower courts.”

Presidential Authority to Decline to Execute Unconstitutional Statutes

I have reflected further on the difficult questions surrounding a President’s decision to decline to execute statutory provisions that the President believes are unconstitutional, and I have a few thoughts to share with you. Let me start with a general proposition that I believe to be uncontroversial: there are circumstances in which the President may appropriately decline to enforce a statute that he views as unconstitutional.

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Honestly, we don’t know what it is about billboards. They’re not seen by many people live, compared to the traffic they get when they’re plastered all over the Interwebs. And yet, they’re a part of Americana. Ugly Americana, mind you, but still.

Anti-Obama billboard raises eyebrows [Daily Sentinel, Florida]

Sony’s version of Google TV is making the rounds this week, and alpha geek John Gruber at Daring Fireball has unearthed an old Onion video that explains the new product. Don’t worry if you have no fucking clue what this is about. That’s the point.

Stinque Workplace Advisory: We recommend you crank the audio to 11.