Daily Briefing: Lines in the Sand

President Bush signs border fence bill that neither himself nor Democrats think will actually get built, or if built, do any good. [WP, NYT]
Opponents of gay marriage cheer pro-gay decision from New Jersey court, hope it will motivate large numbers of anti-gay voters whose homophobia had been dormant. [WP, NYT]
IRS commissioner’s dubious ethics largely ignored by White House’s ethics lawyer who is his wife. [NYT]
Hedging their bets for the next Congress, some corporations make last minute contributions to Democratic candidates. [WSJ]
In a campaign season with record ad spending, you still only remember the ridiculous ones. [WP, WSJ]
Gas prices may be down, but Exxon-Mobil’s profits aren’t. [WP]
Black voter turnout negatively affected by ” past shenanigans,” positively affected by hatred of the Bush administration. [NYT]
Donald Rumsfeld takes criticism from Republicans who don’t have a pressing campaign requirement to be against him, they just are. [WP]