Exposing an Irresponsible Anonymous Blogger  —  One bane of the Internet is the anonymous blogger who abuses his anonymity to engage in irresponsible attacks.  One such blogger who has been biting at my ankles in recent months is the fellow who calls himself “publius” at the Obsidian Wings blog.

Dems express ‘growing concern’  —  House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer and Reps. Chris Van Hollen and Daniel Maffei have circulated this letter today ...  ... to Obama expressing “growing concern” with the closures of GM and Chrysler dealerships across the country.

The Reckoning  —  Obama Versus the Way of the Universe  —  I wish the President well, but he is butting up against human nature.  And that is a fight one cannot win.  If one runs up nearly a $2 trillion annual deficit, and then persists in such red-ink to the point of adding another $9 trillion …

Palin helps NY town celebrate Alaska anniversary  —  AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin set aside politics only briefly Saturday to help Auburn officials celebrate their inaugural Founder's Day and raise money for a museum honoring William Seward, the 19th-century U.S. secretary …

D.C. Couple's Disdain for U.S. Policies May Have Led to Alleged Spying for Cuba  —  Disdain for U.S. Policies May Have Led to Alleged Spying for Cuba  —  He was a courtly State Department intelligence analyst from a prominent family who loved to sail and peruse the London Review of Books.

Gingrich: Americans ‘surrounded by paganism.’  —  On Friday, Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, and Oliver North visited Rock Church in Hampton Roads, Virginia to give a three-hour long lecture on “Rediscovering God in America.”  The speakers warned the audience about the “continuing availability of abortion …

All but over for Coleman, experts say  —  Seven months after Minnesota's Senate election, the state's highest court hasn't reached a decision but election law experts agree: Norm Coleman doesn't have a prayer.  —  These experts see almost no chance Coleman's lawyers will prevail in their appeal …

Red meat from T-Paw  —  Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty offered up his own round of sharp-edged zingers in remarks to the College Republican National Committee Friday night, POLITICO's Zack Abrahamson reports.  —  “The only thing growing faster than the federal government's deficit …

Obama to Forge a Greater Role on Health Care  —  WASHINGTON — After months of insisting he would leave the details to Congress, President Obama has concluded that he must exert greater control over the health care debate and is preparing an intense push for legislation that will include speeches …

U.S. Lawyers Agreed on the Legality of Brutal Tactic  —  WASHINGTON — When Justice Department lawyers engaged in a sharp internal debate in 2005 over brutal interrogation techniques, even some who believed that using tough tactics was a serious mistake agreed on a basic point: the methods themselves were legal.