Jindal Admits Katrina Story Was False  —  Looks like the game is up.  —  Remember that story Bobby Jindal told in his big speech Tuesday night — about how during Katrina, he stood shoulder-to-shoulder with a local sheriff who was battling government red tape to try to rescue stranded victims?

Scenes from the New American Tea Party  —  Some photos from the just-completed anti-stimulus New American Tea Party, outside of the White House (after the jump):  —  The best sign I saw.  —  Right before the march from one point of Lafayette Park to another.  —  She voted for Sen. John McCain, too, but is less proud of that.

Porn in the USA: Conservatives are biggest consumers  —  Americans may paint themselves in increasingly bright shades of red and blue, but new research finds one thing that varies little across the nation: the liking for online pornography.  —  A new nationwide study (pdf) …

They're Warriors, Not Victims  —  Here's the last part of today's speech by Obama: … This is a very subtle form of the soldier-as-victim trope that is fast becoming an Iraq legacy.  For soldiers throughout history—those who have endured physical and emotional sufferings of an essential similar quality …

Obama Approval Rating Increases to 67%  —  Had dropped to 59% prior to his Tuesday congressional address  — USA - Government and Politics - Presidential Job Approval - The Presidency - Americas - Northern America  —  PRINCETON, NJ — In the days immediately after Barack Obama's …

Secret Coleman-Lawyer E-Mails Reveal Intentional Hiding Of Witness — Franken Camp Wants Double-Count Claim Thrown Out Completely  —  All hell just broke loose in the Minnesota courtroom, with Al Franken's lawyers catching Team Coleman in the act of yet more concealing of evidence …

GOP has 2012 gender gap, new poll says  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - As the the first unofficial ballots are cast in the next race for the White House, a new national survey of Republicans indicates that the GOP doesn't have a clear presidential frontrunner — but does have a clear gender gap.

Some say Bunning, in frustration, hinted he may quit GOP seat  —  WASHINGTON — Already in conflict with his party's leaders, Sen. Jim Bunning has reportedly said privately that if he is hindered in raising money for his re-election campaign he is ready with a response that would be politically devastating …

U.S. pulling out of racism conference  —  White House aides told Jewish leaders on a conference call today that the United States will boycott the United Nations' World Conference on Racism over hostility to Israel in draft documents prepared for the April conference.

Obama's Chief Vetter Has His Own Tax Problem  —  White House general counsel Gregory Craig has seized control of Obama's vetting process after a series of nominees with unpaid taxes.  But his wife's business may also have avoided taxes.  Who vets the vetter?

Yes, Ron Paul is a Bircher  —  There's much to appreciate in John Derbyshire's essay that Eve links to about the rise of right-wing talk radio and the concomitant decline of intellecutal conservatism.  As an analytical exercise, it's pretty much spot-on.  Just witness the reaction Tucker Carlson received …

Dobson resigns as chairman of Focus on the Family  —  DENVER (AP) — Conservative evangelical leader James Dobson has resigned as chairman of Focus on the Family but will continue to play a prominent role at the organization he founded more than three decades ago.

Two Cheers for Regressive Taxes  —  David Leonhardt had an excellent article the other day on the long-run need for more tax revenue than can be generated merely be allowing for the expiration of the Bush tax cuts.  He makes mention of something called Wagner's Law, which is related …

Jonathan Krohn: 13-Year-Old Conservative Wunderkind Wows CPAC, Joe The Plumber  —  The future of the conservative movement presented himself on Friday, and he was 13.  —  Jonathan Krohn, the author of “Define Conservatism” and political prodigy voted “Atlanta's Most Talented Child” in 2006 …

Newt calls out Holder on race  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called out Attorney General Eric Holder Friday over his comment that the United States is a “nation of cowards” on issues of race.  —  “I'm welcome to have a dialogue with you about cowardice, anywhere, any time,” …

Court Rejects Obama Bid to Stop Wiretapping Suit  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has lost its argument that a potential threat to national security should stop a lawsuit challenging the government's warrantless wiretapping program.  —  A federal appeals court in San Francisco …

PRESS BRIEFING BRIEFING.  —  I may try to do this semi-regularly, may not.  But there were some interesting nuggets buried in yesterday's press briefing.  As you might expect, the basic frame of the questions was something like “OH NOES!  TAXES!”  One particularly odd exchange centered around …

Jobless Angry at Possibility of No Benefits  —  As governors in nine states, mostly in the South, consider rejecting millions of dollars in federal stimulus money for increased unemployment insurance, there is growing anger among the ranks of the jobless in those states that they could be left out of a significant government benefit.

‘Great Society’ Plan for the Middle Class  —  Opponents of President Obama's proposal for a sweeping new government activism in the economy call it a return to a traditional tax-and-spend philosophy, a step back to the era of Lyndon B. Johnson.  —  It may also be a postmodern, post-Clinton form of liberalism.

A Terrorism Test Case Obama May Not Want  —  Three years ago, when the Bush administration announced that Jose Padilla would be tried in a civilian court after being held as an enemy combatant without charges, civil libertarians derided the move.  It was a cynical attempt to end-run …

California unemployment rate reaches 10.1%  —  Job seeker Ray Thiel works on his resume at a career center in San Francisco.  The unemployment rate in California jumped to 10.1% in January.  —  With more than 1 in 10 workers unemployed in January, the state registers its highest jobless rate since June 1983.