Peter Polliver

The Commons: Drawing a line at “stupid”

The House is easily offended. Sometimes.

The Commons: Bow before the independent business owner

As soon as MPs know precisely what they want, they will give it to them

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Megapundit: Olympic outrage!

Must-reads: Daphne Bramham on Hong Kong’s future; Henry Aubin and Gary Mason on police oversight, or lack thereof; Margaret Wente on Chinese gymnastics; Peter Worthington on Russia and Georgia.

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Haven’t I seen you somewhere before, Gary Goodyear? Liveblogging the Ethics committee Again. Forever.

It’s only been two days since the threatened all-night Ethics filibuster came to a confusing and cranky temporary halt, but it feels like so much longer. Not that anything was actually accomplished—not at that meeting, dutifully chronicled by ITQ, or since, but so much has happened outside this committee room.