Daily Briefing: Climb, Mate, Change, and Go Home
*Clarence Thomasdoesn't want the EPA to act on global warming, cause he likes it hot . [ WP , NYT , LAT , USAT ]
*Antonin Scaliadoesn't want to address the legality of holding detainees at Guantánamo, cause he hears cries of innocent men in his dreams at night, and likes it. [ WP , NYT ]
* No one hates America more thanHarry Reid. [ WP ]
*Mitt Romneyis an "aggressive fundraiser,"John McCainhas "a host of shortcomings." [ WP , WSJ ]
* Even intelligence reports in Italy are luxuriously handcrafted, accurate. [ WP ]
* NASA Inspector GeneralRobert Cobbcould end up fired -- into space on the back of a photon torpedo. [ WP , NYT ]