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- It's becoming increasingly clear that Rand Paul isn't just some not-ready-for-prime-time candidate but a man whose political beliefs have never been subjected to any real scrutiny. Hailing from a libertarian bubble where believing in things like NAFTA superhighways is commonplace, Paul has never had to endure the sort of questions that naturally arise from his beliefs. Simply put, Paul has little experience with people who might ask him if he thinks, for instance, whether the federal government should be setting the minimum wage or not.
- Reading news that only nine of the 73 House Republicans elected in 1994 will remain after Mark Souder steps down, Jonathan Bernstein snarks that "of course, any similarity of the class of 1995 and Newt Gingrich in wild but unfocused ambition, lack of interest in the substance of governing, and/or scandal in private life is surely a coincidence." Indeed. Concerning Gingrich himself, what more is there to say other than the man is a shyster and a fraud, who knowingly lies to and whips up fear in his supporters solely for the purpose of selling more books and raising the profile of Newt Gingrich.
- Remainders: Now you too can play the federal budget debt stabilization game; I hereby nominate this atrocious David Brooks column to be his all-time most vapid and pandering; it's Michael Gerson vs. the libertarians; and it's about time a politician had the courage to speak out on indifference to Puerto Rico's status as a country.
--Mori Dinauer
