Benigno Aquino III, the new President of the Phillipines, has promised, in his efforts to signal change and honest leadership, that his calvacade will stop at red lights and not use sirens. Also, he will yield to pedestrians, tip homeless window-washers and not pick his nose in the car.

Confirmation hearings continue for solicitor general Elena Kagan. It appears to be a slam dunk and the bulk of what is transpiring is procedural--most agree she will be confirmed lesbian.