TSA airport screeners gone wild in San Diego- again  —  In what can only be described as TSA handlers gone wild, the San Diego Harbor Police arrested an area resident for refusal to complete the screening/security process yesterday.  This is the same airport that created the TSA security catch phrase “don't touch my junk.”

Special Underwear Makes Your Privates Invisible to TSA Scanners  —  Citizens, take heart: Even as our country falls under the total domination of our new TSA overlords, capitalism continues unabated.  A Colorado man has developed undergarments with special body scanner-blocking fig leafs to hide your privates.

The Impact Today and Tomorrow of Chalmers Johnson  —  Next week, Foreign Policy magazine and its editor-in-chief Susan Glasser will be releasing its 2nd annual roster of the world's greatest thinkers and doers in foreign policy.  I have seen the list — and it's impressively creative and eclectic.

Deposition: Countrywide Never Sent Mortgage Notes to Trust; Mortgage-Backed Securities in Question  —  Christine at Foreclosure Industry gives her 10 reasons why the MERS problem cannot be fixed by legislation, and it's a pretty good list.  I would add that it's simply not the only problem …

For NBC Sale, Tensions Rise in Washington  —  Comcast is still in negotiations with the government over its proposed takeover of NBC Universal, but that did not stop the cable company from announcing a new management slate for the entertainment giant last week.

Huckabee in Iowa: Palin potentially “a force” in 2012  —  Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, one of three 2012 GOP presidential prospects in Iowa this month, said Sunday the next one on the schedule, Sarah Palin, would be a strong contender, should she decide to run.

Buffett Tells ABC Rich Americans Should Be Paying ‘A Lot’ More in Taxes  —  Billionaire Warren Buffett said that rich people should pay more in taxes and that Bush-era tax cuts for top earners should be allowed to expire at the end of December.  —  “If anything, taxes for the lower …

The GOP's lame-duck hardball  —  Washington began last week to come to grips with the new order of things, a regime in which Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell holds as much sway as the president of the United States.  —  With the additional leverage that six more Republican senators …

Carter: Fox commentators have ‘deliberately distorted’ news  —  Jimmy Carter said Sunday that Fox News commentators including Glenn Beck have “deliberately distorted” the news.  —  Speaking on CNN's “Reliable Sources” Sunday, the former Democratic president took aim at the cable news channel climate …

Local jihadist website tied to terror thugs returns under new name, IslamPolicy.com  —  Revolution Muslim, linked to local terror plots, is now called IslamPolicy.com  —  A militant New York website tied to terror plotters - and shut down for promoting violence - has resurfaced under a new name.

Gingrich: No debates moderated by Olbermann or Matthews  —  Newt Gingrich, a potential 2012 Republican presidential contender, said Sunday that he would not participate in a debate moderated by Keith Olbermann or Chris Matthews.  —  “There's no possibility that I would ever go to a debate …

Jindal blasts Obama administration, calls TSA searches excessive  —  Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) blasted the Obama administration's handling suspected terrorist and called the Transportation Security Administration's controversial search procedures excessive during NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday.