Bloggers are up in arms, calling the resignation and public disgracing of House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) over allegations of insider trading during the 2008 financial meltdown.

There's been a lot of talk this election season about Jerry Brown's refusal to defend Prop 8 in court. As Attorney General, his utmost responsibility is to uphold the law, and he found the measure to be in direct violation of the constitution--plain and simple.