Last night’s shrimp mornay was good – not as good as I’d remembered, but good.

Not nearly as many ingredients as the beef bourguignon.

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Looks like the pick for the Supreme Court slot is coming in.  Tomorrow’s Headlines Today — Meet the Press head goon D. Gregory asked Atty. Gen. Holder about the pick, and he said, “soon, baby.”  And then Gregory asked Holder specifically about Elena Kagan — but nobody else, before moving on, quickly, to the shithead who tried to blow up his SUV in Times Square.

If you’re a degenerate gambler and near a bookie who takes bets on Supreme Court picks, if the odds are any better than even money, I’d put a fiver on her.  Just a guess.

ADD: Politico (via TPM) basically have the same thing, as of yesterdayish.  So this is one of two things — (1) Gregory parroting what Politico said, or (2) an actual, honest to God “thing.”  The way Holder responded tells me it’s quite possibly a real-thing.  He didn’t throw out the obligatory “if she’s the nominee” until after giving a spiel about who wonderful she is.  Also.

Title: “The Manchurian President: Barack Obama’s Ties to Communists, Socialists and Other Anti-American Extremists”

Authors: Aaron Klein and Brenda J. Elliott

Rank: 11

Blurb: “The book uncovers a far-leftist, anti-American nexus that has been instrumental in not only helping build Obama’s political career but in securing his presidency.”

Review: “After reading, ‘The Manchurian President’, you may still wonder how America could have possibly elected BHO, but you won’t wonder why he acts like a marxist through his public policy. The truth is, he’s been around marxism and socialism his entire life, and his policy reflects this stunning truth.”

Customers Also Bought: “Edge of Apocalypse”, by Tim LaHaye

Footnote: The president wingnuts complain about sounds a lot better than the one we have.

The Manchurian President [Amazon]

Buy or Die [Stinque@Amazon kickback link]

In a message delivered today to Utah Republicans, Jim DeMint endorses Mike Lee. Mike Lee now fears all his friends will shun him.

Bennett out; GOP delegates reject 18-year Senate veteran [Salt Lake Tribune]

Tonight, another recipe from Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Shrimp Mornay. First, the bechamel:

Ingredients

Directions

Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan, blend in the flour with a wooden spoon, and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until butter and flour foam together for 2 minutes without turning more than a buttery yellow color. Remove from heat, and when bubbling stops, vigorously whisk in all the hot milk at once. Bring to the boil, whisking. Simmer, stirring, for 2 minutes. Season to taste.

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This is a jellyfish. It lives in the sea. It’s not like all the other jellyfish. Its gonads are inside-out. The nice lady zoologist who discovered it says the gonads look like “skyscrapers in a downtown business district.” She named the jellyfish Csiromedusa medeopolis. It means “city of gonads.”

We want to be a zoologist when we grow up, so we can give jellyfish dirty names too.

“City of Gonads” Jellyfish Discovered [National Geographic]

On May 9, 1960 — which this year falls on, um, Sunday — the FDA announced it would approve Enovid for use as a contraceptive pill. But the actual approval didn’t happen until June 23. Guess which date everyone’s running with for the Pill’s golden anniversary? [AP]