Three political briefs, Too late to get Clarence Thomas, Dan Grobstein File

Three political briefs:

• Karl Rove's and Chamber's Lies Facilitated By John Roberts' Supreme Court's Decision
• Housing Market A Real Mess 
• The Banks Are THE Problem With The Economy 

Bob Nilsson asks the great question:

Would you or one of your readers know the statute of limitations on perjury before Congress, not to mention sexual harassment? Now that Anita Hill’s testimony has been belatedly corroborated by Thomas’ former girlfriend, the possibility conjures up an interesting image.

Lillian McEwen breaks her 19-year silence about Justice Clarence Thomas

Alas, and unfortunately, the answer is five years.

Dan Grobstein File

• Guy Who Runs Anti-Ryanair Website Forced To Hand Over The Domain Because He Made A Little Money

• The mortgage bond scandal FAQ

• Our Computerized Future
  quote
  That's because aside from trivia, fact retrieval isn't very useful unless you know what facts to look for in the first place, how to evaluate those facts, whether they're reliable, how to put them into context, what's missing, and what it all means.
  and
  Faster retrieval, I like to say, makes smart people smarter and dumb people dumber.
  unquote.
  The problem with the Internet in a nutshell. Just because it's on line doesn't mean it's true. Same thing goes for Fox News. Just because it's on tv doesn't make it true.

• Ebert Tweet: Grassroots uproar sinks plan to bring far-right Fox News to Canada. They don't want to be polluted.

• Obama to skip visit to spiritual center of Sikh religion lest someone confuse him with a Muslim

• Open Thread: “Recession? What Recession?”

• Lessons Obama could learn from 'The Godfather'

• Perverting History: Virginia Textbook Said Thousands Of Blacks Fought For South In Civil War

• Maureen Dowd on the GOP's ignorance chic