OUR PUNDIT-OF-THE-DAY!!
How the GOP Awakened Obama (Jacob Heilbrunn) from the National Interest
"Then came the budget battle over raising the debt ceiling. ... The upshot is that since then, Obama has been reinvigorated. The GOP, to put it another way, awakened a slumbering giant. Obama's State of the Union address signaled that he is uninterested in compromise. ... So far, Obama has every reason to believe that his fortunes have decisively turned for the better."
Crushing the Radical Axis (Benedetta Berti, Yoel Guzansky) from the National Interest
"The alliance of Iran, Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas has been dealt a blow by the Arab Spring. Will it prove fatal?"
Five Myths About China’s Power (Minxin Pei) from the Washington Post
"Many ask how China has grown so much so fast, whether the Communist Party can stay in power and what Beijing’s expanding global influence means for the rest of us. But to understand China’s new role on the world stage, it helps to rethink several misconceptions that dominate Western thinking: 1. China’s rise is marginalizing American influence in Asia. ..."
German Angst as U.S. Troops Bid "Auf Wiedersehen" (Alexandra Hudson) from Real Clear World
" News that the 172nd infantry brigade, with its 3,500 soldiers and 8,000 family members, is being pulled from Grafenwoehr to return to the United States has hit this town hard. After 67 years of living together, locals in Bavaria say the Americans are not just their employers and customers, but also close friends."
Corruption Scandal Rocks Vatican, Whistle Blower Archbishop Vigano Was Transferred Against His Will from the Huffington Post
"The Vatican was shaken by a corruption scandal Thursday after an Italian television investigation said a former top official had been transferred against his will after complaining about irregularities in awarding contracts."
America’s Permanent Dead Zones from Salon
"As other parts of the nation recover, certain communities from Dodge City to Durango remain in persistent decline."
Unlikely Support for an Argument by Obama (Mark Landler) from the New York Times
"Written by a Mitt Romney adviser, the book, “The World America Made,” argues that American decline is a myth."
First Thoughts: Romney Owned Gingrich, But Problems Linger: NBC/WSJ Poll… All Three Republicans Negative (Chuck Todd et al.,) from MSNBC
"The most important item in the NBC/WSJ poll was that all three Republican candidates are a net-negative when it comes to favorability. ... The primary has done damage to Romney. He cannot afford a long primary. ... George W. Bush, John McCain, and Bob Dole were all in primary fights and ALL were a net-POSITIVE at this time in the election cycle. In the past 20 years in the poll, no one who went on to be the major party nominee of either party with a net-negative at this point - except John Kerry, and we all know how that turned out."
Smoke Gets in Mitt’s Guise (Michael Graham) from the Boston Herald
"After the electoral fiascoes of ’06 and ’08, it wasn’t the Washington GOP that turned things around. It was the conservative base and the Tea Party. They helped elect Sen. Scott Brown here and handed the House back to the GOP. And now party bosses wonder why the base refuses to take our “Mitt medicine” and do as we’re told. Maybe it’s because we’re tired of losing. That’s the real message Republican voters are trying to send. No more losing politely with some moderate squishy candidate who cares more about what East Coast elites think of him than conservative voters do."
Newt Gingrich Under Fire From Conservative Media from the Associated Press via the Huffington Post
"Forget the so-called liberal media. Right now Newt Gingrich's most ardent critics are conservative pundits and columnists, many of whom have launched aggressive campaigns to discredit him and trip up his run for the Republican nomination."
The GOP Empire Strikes Back at Gingrich (Dan Balz) from the Washington Post
" The revenge of the Republican establishment is a sight to behold. From one corner to another, those who have tangled with Newt Gingrich, who feel aggrieved toward Newt Gingrich or who fear Newt Gingrich have amassed to stop him. They know how much harder it will be to do so if the former House speaker wins Florida on Tuesday."
And We Should Hate Newt Gingrich for This? (Erik Erikson) from Redstate.com
"The fix is in for Romney, which just means when he is crushed by Barack Obama a lot of Republicans will have a lot of explaining to do."
For Newt, ‘World War III’ Is Just the Beginning (Spencer Ackerman) from Wired Magazine
"Newt Gingrich doesn’t just want to lay waste to his political enemies and a large part of the news media. The former House speaker and presidential hopeful wants to bomb a significant part of the planet, too."
Is Newt Nuts? (Jacob Weisberg) from Slate
"Consider the symptoms: Bouts of grandiosity, megalomania, irritability, impulsiveness, spending sprees …"
The Reid Report is looking at the same topic HERE. That article is based on a 1995 Vanity Fair article which can be found HERE.
Sarah Palin: Newt Gingrich's Secret Weapon from Politico
"Newt Gingrich has a new unofficial campaign surrogate and her name is Sarah Palin. As the 2008 veep nominee sees it, Gingrich is getting a raw deal from the national media and conservative elite, the very same forces who conspired against her when she was on the national ticket."
Somehow it seems perfectly logical that Palin would run to Gingrich's defense. If she really threw in her lot with Gingrich in attacking the "GOP" establishment, the divisive damage the two could do would be enormous!
President John Tyler’s Grandson Says Newt Gingrich is a 'Jerk' from Politico
We posted the amazing story the other day about Tyler's still-living grandchildren!
"President John Tyler’s grandson Harrison Tyler, 84, says he’s not impressed with the state of politics today and particularly thinks Newt Gingrich is a “big jerk” for his three marriages."
BODY PAINTING NUGGET!!
She's a Wallflower! Artist 'Disappears' by Painting Her Body to Match the Colorful Backdrop (PHOTOS) from the Daily Mail [of the UK]
The pictures are quite amazing!
"At first glance, Cecilia Paredes' artwork just looks like pictures of particularly colourful wallpaper. But look a little closer and the bold, floral images start to take on a human form. The Peruvian artist
experiments with her own body by painting designs on herself to blend into various backgrounds."
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