Blogicized: Prime Meridian

• Fifteen years ago this Wednesday, One Meridian Plaza went up in flames, killing three firefighters. And today, construction began on a replacement condo tower (what else). Glad to see everyone worked really quickly on this one, really. [Changing Skyline]

• Instead of vetoing bad legislation — I mean, really, if you needed an ID to vote there’s absolutely no way I would remember it, and absolutely no way I would go back to the polling place after going home to pick it up, and I’m not that much more forgetful or lazy than the rest of the general population — wouldn’t it be awesome if he could just eat the bills? Oh, man, he’d totally clinch up re-election right then and there. [ACLU's Speaking Freely]

• The Phillies’ secret weapon for next year isn’t a front-line pitcher. (That would make too much sense.) It’s former newsman Scott Palmer, the Phillies’ newest PR guy. Start the parade down Broad Street! [PhilliesNation]

• And let’s do some more Attytood love, since it’s a very slow Presidents’ Day: When Will Bunch just tears into his own paper — even if it is just one of the columnists (and Christine Flowers at that) — we should all thank God for the Internet, free speech, snark and American journalism. [Attytood]