Fri 8/7 Roundup: Sotomayor!, Baitullah Mehsud, Chopped Offal

Submitted by Sam duPont on 8/7/09

- Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed by the Senate to take her seat on the highest court in the land.

- Simon's commentary on HuffPo-- questioning the GOP's relationship to race.

- The White House is struggling to measure success in Afghanistan.

- The US military has yet to confirm it, but it looks like Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a drone attack.

- Hooray for statistical noise!  The unemployment rate dropped marginally last month.

- AIG posted its first profit in two years.

- Economists agree, the stimulus raised the bottom.

- I, for one, am anxiously awaiting Bill O'Reilly's glowing tribute to Obama.

- Fighting over chopped offal? A dispute over the origin of Haggis could tear Britain apart.

- Last, enjoy some footage from our event on Tuesday, as recorded by Cybercast News Service (The Right News.  Right Now.):