The Daily learns tweet originated from app that pol used the night pic was posted  —  As the world has attempted to make sense of Rep. Anthony Weiner's claim that his Twitter account was hacked, a key clue has been missing: exactly how the notorious groin pic was posted online.

Our Fantasy Nation?  —  With Tea Party conservatives and many Republicans balking at raising the debt ceiling, let me offer them an example of a nation that lives up to their ideals.  —  It has among the lowest tax burdens of any major country: fewer than 2 percent of the people pay any taxes.

A G.O.P. Hopeful Gathers Momentum as More Voters Like What They Hear  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Michele Bachmann was campaigning just north of here, the Sarah Palin tour was rumored to be arriving soon, and Mitt Romney was on his way to announce his entry into the presidential race.

Sunday Reflection: Hard to get good goons these days  —  So the public employee unions have been on the defensive across the nation, and they've been losing battles in state capitols from Wisconsin, to Ohio, to Tennessee.  —  Although there have been some violent incidents and death threats …

Palin on the big screen  —  A documentary film about Sarah Palin set to be released next month is fueling more speculation that she is edging closer to jumping into the race for the GOP presidential nomination.  —  The nearly two-hour long film, titled “The Undefeated,” …

What would Michelle say?  President Obama wolfs down TWO chili dogs and fries... the day after his wife unveils new dietary guide  — Mr Obama also visits Chrysler factory in Toledo - and fails to mention grim unemployment statistics  —  When his wife unveiled the USDA's new nutritional plate yesterday …

Scarecrow's Nightmare: Austan Goolsbee Defends President's Romney's Economic Plan  —  If I'd been asleep for the last decade and woke up to ABC This Week's interview of Presidential economic advisor Austan Goolgbee, I would assume that Mitt Romney won the 2008 election, that he was predictably …

Palin: Obama wants to ‘go down with this sinking ship’  —  Sarah Palin suggests President Barack Obama is downplaying disappointing economic numbers for May, saying he wants to “go down with this sinking ship.”  —  Responding to new figures showing that the nation's unemployment rate ticked …

Jon Huntsman says he'll bypass Iowa caucuses  —  The likely GOP presidential candidate cites his opposition to subsidies for corn and soybeans, major crops in the state.  —  Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman talks to prospective voters at a cultural festival in Berlin, N.H. With him is his wife, Mary Kaye.

Ill. Dioceses Suspend Adoption Licensing  —  Two Illinois Catholic Charities agencies have suspended licensing new foster care and adoptive parents following the state's enactment of a civil unions law.  —  Glenn Van Cura, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Joliet …

Months after healthcare repeal vote, GOP still working on ‘replace’  —  More than four months after their triumphant vote to scrap the Democrats' healthcare reform law, House Republicans have yet to fulfill the second part of their campaign pledge to “repeal and replace” the legislation.

On Fauxgressive Rationalizations of Selling Out to Powerful, Moneyed Backers  —  I'm surprised that my post, “Bribes Work: How Peterson, the Enemy of Social Security, Bought the Roosevelt Name” has created a bit of a firestorm within what passes for the left wing political blogosphere.