Sen. Ron Wyden places a "hold" on the Protect IP Act
OK, I'm now a fan.  I was up in Oregon for grad school during the Senate campaign between Wyden and Smith.  I lean libertarian/fiscal-conservative, so was rooting for Smith against the awkward, liberal Wyden.  Funny to think about the consequences had my wishes come true: Wyden is taking a well-thought-out, brave and effective position here and I'm reasonably sure that, had my wishes come true, Smith would not have done the same.  <i>Go Wyden!</i><p>Separately and ironically, after bitching about "single-issue voters" and "litmus tests" involving abortion, it seems I'm now exhibiting the same traits with respect to the intarwebs.