Top Items:

Judge uses Obama's words against him — **FILE** President Obama talks about his health care plan, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009, at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, N.H.(Associated Press) — In ruling against President Obama's health care law, federal Judge Roger Vinson used Mr. Obama's own position …
RELATED:


The Constitutional Moment — Judge Vinson introduces ObamaCare to Madison and Marshall. — 'If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government …
Discussion:
The Plum Line, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Betsy's Page and Blue Crab Boulevard

Judicial Activism and the Affordable Care Act
Discussion:
Politics Daily, Balloon Juice, The Huffington Post, Health Dollars, White House Dossier, TPMDC, American Spectator, UNCOVERAGE.net, Conservatives4Palin, Weasel Zippers, Eschaton, The Daily Caller, Wonk Room, AOL News, Online NewsHour, Right Wing News, The New Republic, Daily Kos, Washington Monthly, Justice Blog and The Atlantic Online

The Weak Link in Judge Vinson's Opinion Striking Down the Mandate
Discussion:
Ezra Klein, TalkLeft, Slate, Hit & Run, ACS Blog and Patterico's Pontifications

What happens if conservatives succeed in undermining the ACA?
Discussion:
Mother Jones, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Right Sphere


Wonkbook: What the Vinson ruling means
Discussion:
The Volokh Conspiracy, ThinkProgress, The New Republic and A plain blog about politics

Federal Judge Rules Health Law Violates Constitution
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, National Review, Ezra Klein, Guardian, Liberal Values, The New Republic, Cato @ Liberty, Talking Points Memo, The Foundry, The Reaction, Hot Air, Concurring Opinions, This Just In, American Spectator, Balkinization, The Sundries Shack, Caffeinated Thoughts, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, UrbanGrounds, Maggie's Notebook, Scared Monkeys, The Mahablog, Questions and Observations, The Plum Line, Fox Nation, Blogcritics, Michelle Malkin, Patterico's Pontifications, No Sheeples Here, Outside the Beltway, The Moderate Voice, Weigel, Ben Smith's Blog, The Other McCain, POWIP, AmSpecBlog, Washington Post, Gawker, The Volokh Conspiracy and Hullabaloo


Allying Ourselves With the Next Egypt — EVEN if the protests shaking Egypt subside in the coming days, the chaos of the last week has forever changed the relationship between the Egyptian people and their government. The anger and aspirations propelling a diverse range of citizens …
RELATED:

U.S. open to a role for Islamists in new Egypt government — But the Muslim Brotherhood must renounce violence and support democracy, the White House says. — Reporting from Washington — The Obama administration said for the first time that it supports a role for groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood …

A democratic Egypt or a state of hate? — Things are about to go from bad to worse in the Middle East. An Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement is nowhere in sight. Lebanon just became a Hezbollah state, which is to say that Iran has become an even more important regional power, and Egypt …
Discussion:
normblog, Mondoweiss, Da Techguy's Blog and Firedoglake

Israel shocked by Obama's “betrayal” of Mubarak — (Reuters) - If Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak is toppled, Israel will lose one of its very few friends in a hostile neighborhood and President Barack Obama will bear a large share of the blame, Israeli pundits said on Monday.

Mitt Romney: No Apology for Individual Health Care Mandate — On the kick off to his “No Apology” book tour Mitt Romney is on message - refusing to apologize for the Massachusetts health care law that, like President Obama's federal legislation, requires citizens to buy health insurance.
Discussion:
Politics Daily, USA Today, Right Turn, Ballot Box and ABCNEWS
RELATED:

Mitt Romney To Obama: ‘Press The Pause Button’ On Health Care
Discussion:
Bloomberg, Political Punch, USA Today and The Page

Romney: I won't apologize for my Massachusetts health reforms
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers

Romney rips Obama in new paperback
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, TPMDC and The Politico

Health care challenges could rescue Romney
Discussion:
Ezra Klein, The New Republic and The Atlantic Online

Bill would require all S.D. citizens to buy a gun — Five South Dakota lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require any adult 21 or older to buy a firearm “sufficient to provide for their ordinary self-defense.” — The bill, which would take effect Jan. 1, 2012 …
RELATED:

S.D. pols want mandate & #8212; for guns
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story

Jordan's King Dismisses Cabinet — RAMALLAH, West Bank — King Abdullah II of Jordan fired his government in a surprise move on Tuesday, in the face of a wave of demands of public accountability sweeping the Arab world and bringing throngs of demonstrators in the streets of Egypt.
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland, TalkLeft, The Monkey Cage, The Daily Dish and Joe. My. God.
RELATED:

Jordan's King Dismisses Cabinet After Protests — AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's Royal Palace says the king has sacked his government in the wake of street protests and has asked an ex-army general to form a new Cabinet. — King Abdullah's move comes after thousands of Jordanians took to the streets …
Discussion:
Ben Smith's Blog and FrumForum


Jordan's king dismisses government, appoints new PM
Discussion:
AmSpecBlog, Parker Spitzer, World Threats and POMED


Protesters flood Egypt streets — More than a million gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square as massive countrywide protests are held against President Mubarak. — More than a million protesters have flooded into central Cairo, turning Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital …
Discussion:
Open Left and Firedoglake
RELATED:


Denny Rehberg to Announce Senate Bid Saturday — Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) will announce Saturday he is challenging Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.). — “It's happening Saturday,” said a knowledgeable Montana GOP political operative. “He's running. There is a lot of support and enthusiasm back home, and Denny knows he can win.”
Discussion:
The Fix, CNN, Billings Gazette, Ballot Box, Online NewsHour, TPMDC and Hotline On Call
RELATED:

Cuellar first to pay up DCCC dues …
Discussion:
msnbc.com, The Fix and Taegan Goddard's …


Shock Investigation: Planned Parenthood Advises ‘Pimp’ on Underage Sex Trafficking, Secret Abortions for Minors — Over the past four years, our investigative team has revealed repeated cases of Planned Parenthood affiliates covering up the statutory rape of underage girls and enabling sexual abusers.
Discussion:
Verum Serum, Pundit & Pundette, JammieWearingFool and La Shawn Barber's Corner
RELATED:


Bush Child, in a Break, Endorses Gay Marriage — The Bush dynasty is no stranger to generational conflict: father and son differed over deposing Saddam Hussein, raising taxes and the role of the United Nations. — Now it is father and daughter who find themselves at odds over a weighty issue.
Discussion:
Runnin' Scared, CBS News, Wonkette, CNN, Mediaite, AOL News, Gawker, Hot Air, The Political Carnival, The Moderate Voice and Joe. My. God.
RELATED:

Bush daughter Barbara supports gay marriage
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland


Ethics hires Ensign special counsel — In a stunning move, the Senate Ethics Committee has appointed a special counsel to take over the investigation of Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), whose affair with the campaign aide married to another senior Ensign staffer shocked Washington in June 2009.
Discussion:
The Note
RELATED:

Senate Ethics Committee moves ahead on Ensign probe, appoints special counsel
Discussion:
The Page

Dems choose Charlotte for 2012 convention — Mark Murray writes:From NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro — The Democratic National Committee today announced the selection of Charlotte, NC, as the site of the party's 2012 convention, a clear sign that Democrats will once again target …
Discussion:
Joe. My. God.

A VISION OF FOREIGN POLICY THAT ONLY BECK CAN PROVIDE.... Over the last year or so, Fox News' Glenn Beck has lost about a third of his audience, which is a pretty significant drop, and may very well lead the deranged media personality to think of ways to bring viewers back.
Discussion:
Media Matters for America


Bolton: Mubarak's Downfall Would Mean We Need To Bomb Iran Sooner — Former Bush Ambassador John Bolton has been one of the few defenders of the Mubarak regime in Egypt after massive anti-government protests broke out there last week. Yesterday on Fox News host Sean Hannity's radio program …
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Raw Story, LobeLog.com, JTA and FP Passport


Government's Dietary Advice: Eat Less — The latest nutrition guidelines released Monday by the federal government reiterate much of the advice from previous years: eat less salt and saturated fats, eat more fruits and vegetables and whole grains. — But there is a startling difference.
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway, JustOneMinute, The Blaze, The Atlantic Online and SFist