Lightning Round - 063010

Not a cloud in the sky. Still, there's lightning:

• Mark Dayton may have lost the crucial support of Satveer Chaudhary, but he's managed to get the endorsements of Bill Luther and Mike Hatch, which is excellent news, because you should never underestimate the importance of the support of politicians who are otherwise long forgotten. He's also working on getting the endorsements of Roger Moe, Ann Wynia, Dee Long and this guy, which should put him over the top. It's likely that he also has Arne Carlson's support.
• As expected, the pointless kabuki of the Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan provide very little insight about how she would judge or her relative fitness for a lifetime appointment to the nation's highest court. Being forthright is not allowed. We have learned a fair amount about Al Franken, though.
• Andrew Breitbart, bless his heart, understands that money talks. And his offer of $100,000 for the archive of the "Journolist" is yet another brilliant publicity stunt. While I'm guessing none of the participants would want to risk their careers by collecting the money, there are any number of enterprising hackers out there who would be happy to pocket 100 large. Meanwhile, the always-enterprising Iowahawk would like a cashier's check. Alas, that last link is NSFW. But it is funny as hell and spot-on.