PostPartisan - Quick takes by The Post's opinion writers - June 7, 2009

My Mother, the Jew Judge

By Lauren R. Taylor For the first few hours after the shooting at the Holocaust Museum, my reaction was like that of almost everyone else: horrified, sad, angry. I followed the news on the web and read white supremacist James...

Notes From an 'Affirmative Action Baby'

I am a product of affirmative action. I am the perfect affirmative action baby. I am a Puerto Rican, born and raised in the South Bronx … With my academic achievement in high school, I was accepted rather readily...

In Virginia, the Advantage Goes to Deeds

The first post-primary poll in Virginia, from Rasmussen, gave Democrat Creigh Deeds a 47-to-41 percent lead over showed over Republican Bob McDonnell. That’s a huge improvement for Deeds from a Rasmussen poll taken in April, which showed McDonnell ahead...

Thank You, Carrie Prejean

By Eva Rodriguez Who would have thought that Carrie Prejean would be the person to restore my faith in the rule of law? The California beauty queen first made national news during the Miss USA contest when answering a question...

A Show of Unity in the Blogosphere

By Alex Remington In the highly polarized political blogosphere, everything is divided in two. It's unusual for bloggers on the right and left agree on anything. But a striking number of voices on both sides seemed to agree on one...

Back in Your Court, Obama