Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 2 June 2010

Good morning, everybody. Charlie Sheen is going to jail. Now, your morning constitutional:

Rep. Arthur Davis lost the chance to be Alabama\’s first black Democratic nominee for governor yesterday. Dale Peterson (previously) also lost his bid for Agriculture Commissioner.

No matter what happens in the fall, New Mexico will have its first female governor.

BP\’s shares have plunged 36 percent in value since the April explosion that caused a giant oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which may make BP cheap enough to attract acquisition interest. Attorney General Eric Holder is opening an investigation into the oil spill.

The Supreme Court yesterday decided that a suspect must declare openly that they wish to remain silent and not merely stay silent.

Why is Europe responding so timidly to its financial crisis? It it Hitler\’s fault?

Regardless of concerns over experience, 54 percent of Americans think Elena Kagan\’s nomination for Supreme Court Justice should be confirmed.

According to a new Entertainment Weekly survey, Homer Simpson is the greatest television character in the past 20 years.

Megan Fox\’s new tattoo quotes a line from the poet Angela Monet. Trouble is, Angela Monet doesn\’t seem to exist.

College students are bigger jerks than they used to be.

Blue Dog Democrats in the House prefer to protect doctor\’s payments at the expense of health care assistance to the poor and unemployed.

Finally, man is angry because dinner wasn\’t ready for him, so he burned down his house.