JENNIFER RUBIN: Not Sufficient to Let Holder Investigate Holder.

When we last left the saga of the Obama administration’s dismissal of the default judgment in the New Black Panther voter-intimidation case, the Justice Department had finally consented to an internal investigation by the Office of Professional Responsibility while the independent U.S. Civil Rights Commission had decided to embark on a comprehensive study and produce a report on the decision and its implications for voting-rights policy. Attorney General Eric Holder to date has stiffed the commission—first ignoring its inquiries and then citing the OPR investigation as reason not to cooperate.

Rep. Frank Wolf, who was instrumental in raising the profile of the case and in demanding an explanation for the dismissal, isn’t satisfied. A spokesman in his office, Dan Scandling, explained to me that Wolf continues to press forward for a congressional hearing to get to the bottom of the issue.

Seems fair to me.

A LOOK AT near-term prospects for increased longevity.

APPLECARE UPDATE: Okay, the DVD drive in my new Macbook Pro hasn’t worked right since I bought it. So I took it in today, they had the part, and they fixed it and sent me on my way within 20 minutes. No complaints on that service!

LOSER LOSES AGAIN: Appellate court tosses Dan Rather’s lawsuit against CBS.

WHO WILL SIGN POMPLAMOOSE?

JAMES PETHOKOUKIS: “Liberals are screaming over public option failure even tho WH says plan is no biggie. Someone has their story wrong.”

IN NEW YORK, Massive voter fraud linked to ACORN. I’m shocked, shocked to hear this.

SONJA SCHMIDT: How To Be A 21st Century Bigot.

JOSEF JOFFE: The Age of Nice — Or, Politics as Psychiatry.

It took Jimmy Carter until Christmas 1979, when the Soviets rolled into Afghanistan, to figure out that goodwill is not good enough. Let’s hope Mr. Obama learns faster how to shift from “good” to “will.” A reset, no matter how often, doesn’t change the reality inside a computer. The operating system remains the same.

Indeed.

ANALYZING CHINA’S 2008 EARTHQUAKE.

BACK UP YOUR BRAIN: By 2040 you will be able to upload your mind.

OFF THE GRID: 5 Highly Productive, Low-Stress Animals You Can Raise at Home.

REVIEWING THE REVIEWERS: A roundup of book reviews from all over.

PROBIOTICS: Claims and reality. “So what health problems can probiotics really help? After gathering at a Yale workshop to review the available evidence, a panel of 12 experts concluded that there was strong evidence that several probiotic strains could reduce diarrhea, including that associated with antibiotic use. Several studies have also suggested that certain probiotics may be useful for irritable bowel syndrome, with the strongest recommendation for Bifidobacterium infantis 35624, the probiotic in the Procter & Gamble supplement Align.”

NORTHEAST MAY HAVE coldest winter in a decade.

STAR TREK MEETS MONTY PYTHON.

DIY: How I Converted My Mercedes to Veggie Oil.

JAY LENO’S biodiesel-powered EcoJet.

GIVE THEM AN “A”: Students Save Law Prof’s Life.

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX drops in September.

NEW SCIENTIST: Europe’s Problems Will Grow As It Shrinks.

IN THE MAIL: Bruce Bartlett sends a copy of his Wrong On Race: The Democratic Party’s Buried Past. He suggests it’s particularly relevant to today’s political discussions.

CHRIS DODD UPDATE: More on those “lost” Countrywide phone tapes.

More on that here.

CQ POLITICS: A GOP Challenge for West Virginia Rep. Mollohan. “West Virginia Democratic Rep. Alan B. Mollohan, who was unopposed in his last re-election campaign, has drawn a 2010 challenge from a Republican state legislator.” Personally, I think that no incumbent should run unopposed.

THE SILENCE OF Marcus the Lamb.