In Rolling Stone Issue 1082-83, Matt Taibbi takes on “the Wall Street Bubble Mafia” — investment bank Goldman Sachs. Taibbi goes behind the story and explores key issues in a series of video interviews found here:

• The Great American Bubble Machine

India Legalizes Gay Sex

Mark Sanford, apparently unwilling to accept the gift of Michael Jackson’s all-media consuming death, has reinserted himself into the national conversation by talking about his feelings toward his mistress to AP:

“I will be able to die knowing that I had met my soul mate.”

My jaw, along with Mrs. Sanford’s, presumably, is on the floor.

The Minnesota Supreme court has finally ruled that Al Franken won the election in the land of 10,000 lakes.

Read the (.pdf) ruling.

UPDATE: Coleman concedes: “The Supreme Court has made its decision and I will abide by the results.”

The one-man Enron, perpetrator of a $65 billion fraud, has been sentenced to 150 years. For comparison, consider that Jeff Skilling, the criminal mastermind behind Enron’s collapse, got just 24 years.

What do you think, has justice been served?

Historic climate bill passes House 219-212.

You know South Carolina’s love guv has found some breathing room when Michael’s passing is the lead item on Talking Points Memo.

Sanford’s advice to the national media covering the sudden death of the king of pop? Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough

We’re the insurance industry.

Did you forget to disclose a visit to the dermatologist when you applied for coverage?

Guess what? We won’t pay for your breast cancer treatment.

Fuckers.

LATimes: Health insurers refuse to limit rescission of coverage