Wednesday link dump: Dutch courage

• Sarah Palin has a cunning plan to fix the Gulf oil spill.
• She also has a cunning plan to use a sick old woman as a political prop.
• Have you been following the Rod Blagojevich trial? More fun Blago telephone transcripts are available!
• Speaking of trials of the century: the Prop 8 suit closing arguments are summarized here.
• Glenn Beck's novel is a lot like another novel, from a couple years ago. Except that one was liberal. To be fair, the guy who wrote the other one also wrote Glenn Beck's book. Mediaite is excitedly promoting "The Overton Window's" internet scavenger hunt! (REX-84? Oy. I liked it better when it was called "Vineland.")
• Aaaaand so much for the Senate helping unemployed people.

By Alex Pareene

Alex Pareene writes about politics for Salon and is the author of "The Rude Guide to Mitt." Email him at apareene@salon.com and follow him on Twitter @pareene

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