Congressional approval inches up...but the belief that congresscritters are corrupt is much more prevalent. A majority predict more partisanship in DC this year.
GOP insanity alert: GOP Governors continue jockeying for 2012 presidential poll position.
GOP sanity search: Mitt Romney warns Republican donors, “I also think its important for us to nod to the president when he’s right. He will not always be wrong.”
Foreign Affairs:
"Hello, Mr. Fox, welcome to the henhouse:"
Former Bush national security adviser Stephen J. Hadley is heading to the U.S. Institute of Peace -- the congressionally created and funded outfit that focuses on international conflict management, as a senior adviser for global affairs. He'll co-chair -- with former Clinton national security adviser Samuel R. Berger -- a working group on the Middle East.
The drug cartel violence raging south of the border could prove President Obama's most difficult political challenge:
The potential for this Mexican crisis to trigger the worst kind of demagoguery in U.S. politics is great, which is why the administration needs to keep intelligently addressing the problem now, before political campaigns reach a fever pitch next year...
Given the severity of the economic recession and the fear, anxiety, and frustration that Americans are already feeling from our many domestic challenges, the danger is very real that the Mexican crisis will give rise to U.S. demagoguery and racism that blind us to the real question: Would we rather send greenbacks today or Green Berets tomorrow?
The Weekly Planet:
Are flame-retardant chemicals on our coasts endangering young children?
The path to clean energy, Google-style.
The Economic Update:
Is GM's Wagoner only the first corporate CEO to be getting a pink slip from the American taxpayer?
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