Panetta's Lament: They Had No Plan  —  The argument that the constant carping about Hillary Clinton's campaign has been a function of an Obama-friendly, process-obsessed media is well and good.  But how, then, to explain the deeply held dissatisfaction of an old Clinton loyalist like Leon Panetta?

McCain apologizes for radio host's Obama attack  —  I think we can safely say Bill “Willie” Cunningham, a conservative radio talk show host in Cincinnati, won't be showing up at any more rallies for Sen. John McCain.  —  It's never a good idea for someone who's sole job is to fire up the crowd …

Clinton's superdelegates rejecting pleas to switch  —  House Democrats supporting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) are rejecting Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (Calif.) plea that lawmakers not overrule voters should they be in a position to decide who will be the Democratic presidential nominee.

Temperature Monitors Report Widescale Global Cooling  —  A twelve-month long drop in world temperatures erases global warming  —  Over the past year, anecdotal evidence for a cooling planet has exploded.  China has its coldest winter in 100 years.  Baghdad sees its first snow in all recorded history.

Obama, BigLaw, and Taxes(Or: Obama = $34,000 Paycut)  —  [Ed. note: Today we bring you some “news you can use”: a practical look at how political choices might affect your personal finances.  This post is by Ted Frank, who blogs at Overlawyered.com and PointofLaw.com, and who has guest edited ATL in the past.

Live-Blogging Cleveland  —  10.36 pm.  Obama won it - quite easily.  It was overwhelming before the final break.  But decisive nonetheless.  I can't see how she manages to rescue her campaign now.  And his momentum will continue.  It's over, right?  —  10.29 pm.  A nice classy semi-closer from Obama.

Another Photo Of Obama In Muslim Garb?  —  Here we go again.  Maybe.  —  This is an undated and un-captioned photograph that appears on the (highly partisan) website “Freedom's Enemies”: … And, if it is real, it is once again from the Associated Press.

Vantage Point  —  On substance: Clinton.  On style: Obama.  —  You cannot, said Chesterton, love a thing without wanting to fight for it.  If Clinton was the underdog tonight, she kept the upper dog on the defensive for most of the night.  Near the end, for example …

General: ‘No reason to doubt’ Obama's story  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Army chief of staff Gen. George Casey, testifying on troop strain before the Senate Armed Forces Committee Tuesday, said there is “no reason to doubt” Sen. Barack Obama's military shortage story during CNN's debate in Austin, Texas, last week.

Debate Drunkblogging — LIVE!  —  6:53pm (Mountain, as usual) Who has the worse pregame show — CNN with Lou Dobbs and his giant orange head, or MSNBC and Keith Olberman's giant little penis?  It's a tough call.  I should warn you that Melissa and I started in on the Chianti early tonight, and I've since moved on to gin martinis.

A TENSE NIGHT COMES TO AN END  —  From NBC's Chuck Todd  —  Phew, the entire debate had a very tense feel; a combination of two very competitive Democratic candidates and two very tough questioners.  Both candidates were put on the spot and survived.  Clinton came armed with her own material …

Gotcha BS  —  Good for Hil getting the name of the new president of Russia right (more or less).  Catty of Russert to ask.  She got the essential part of the question right — he's Putin's marionette.  Did she really need to know the guy's name off the top of her head to convince us she understood what's happening in Russia?