Wednesday link dump: Hello senator... I'm in jail

• Are "arguable naïveté" and "public-relations missteps" by the Cordoba House organizers to blame for the anti-Mosque hysteria? (No.)
• Economists released a letter saying Meg Whitman is full of crap.
• Good news: If you still have a job, you're doing pretty well for yourself.
• Republicans are terrified that Democrats will do what they did during a lame duck session.
• Law-enforcement officials are inventing reasons to protect police from being videotaped while on the job.
• Pat Toomey claims to have "personally led a filibuster on the House floor," which is impossible.
• Jeez, John McCain, why don't you just marry Snooki already.
• Congressional candidate Reshma Saujani insists she's not pro-Wall Street -- as she sits in front of the Wall Street bull statue.

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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