Inquiring minds want to know: why did the new anti-AIPAC name itself “J Street”? One clever emailer writes that the name

is based on an entirely inside-the-Beltway reference (there is no J Street). I am almost tempted to say that, just as their name refers to a non-existent street, their organization appeals to a non-existent constituency.

Over at the Corner, Mark Krikorian says that

Sending tourists to an address on J Street is a prank, like asking for a left-handed wrench or a bucket of vacuum.

My theory is that the name was inspired by the Nation‘s blog, also called J Street and self-described thusly:

That mythical street between L and K is a metaphor for all that should be in the nation’s capital but isn’t: voices marginalized or ignored, ideas too radical or unpopular for the mainstream, movements elided or dismissed.

Too perfect!