House Republicans vote to defund NPR -- a pointless move that will go absolutely nowhere in the Senate -- but not before Rep. Anthony Weiner made them all look like fools. Not much of a challenge really, but still, not something you see every day.
Donald Trump goes birther. It seems he's got the message -- in order to be a real GOP candidate, you've got to be a crackpot.
Cracks between the Tea Party and GOP leadership widen.
Andrew Sullivan identifies the key paragraph in the New York Times' announcement of their new paywall -- i.e., it's only a paywall if you're lazy.
In wake of the Japanese nuclear crisis, President Obama says that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a comprehensive review of nuke plants in the US. Personally, I think we should always be doing a comprehensive review of nuclear safety. Go through every plant in the nation and, when you're finished, go back to the top of the list and start again. If we're going to be messing around with this stuff, we ought to at least pretend we take it seriously.
A new O'Keefe video proves that George Soros gave money to NPR and this is the worst thing ever! Personally, I think he just wanted the tote bag and a copy of David Sedaris' latest book. Stiil it's a huge scoop -- if you define "scoop" as "stuff that's public record and everyone already knows."
Finally and as was expected, the UN Security Council backs a no-fly zone for Libya.
