‘Mediscare,’ Republican style  —  Are Republicans ready to be trusted with the reins of power?  —  If you're thinking of answering this in the affirmative, you might want to pause long enough to learn what transpired on the third floor of the Capitol on Thursday.

The Case for Crazy: What the GOP Would Learn by Picking Rick Santorum  —  The party faithful will get to experience the adrenaline rush of going off a cliff together, like Thelma and Louise—elation followed by an electoral thud.  —  A cleansing bout of craziness in 2012 could be just what the GOP needs.

Retracting “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory”  —  Ira writes:  —  I have difficult news.  We've learned that Mike Daisey's story about Apple in China - which we broadcast in January - contained significant fabrications.  We're retracting the story because we can't vouch for its truth.

Destroy all churches  —  Obama silent while Saudi grand mufti targets Christianity  —  If the pope called for the destruction of all the mosques in Europe, the uproar would be cataclysmic.  Pundits would lambaste the church, the White House would rush out a statement of deep concern …

OWN Cancels Rosie O'Donnell Talk Show  —  With dismal ratings on the little-watched network, Oprah Winfrey pulls the plug on O'Donnell's five-month-old talker.  —  OWN has pulled the plug on Rosie O'Donnell's five-month old talk show.  —  The daily show will tape its final episode on Tuesday …

For the Republicans, Romney  —  This year, as rarely before, the presidential primary campaign lands in Illinois as a work very much in progress.  The Democrats?  They've settled on a candidate.  But Republicans in the Land of, yes, Lincoln have urgent work to do — for their debt-besotted nation …

Administration releases Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on preventive services policy  —  Officials at the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury today took the next step in the Obama administration's effort to ensure women access to recommended preventive services …

The worst of all worlds  —  America's economy is a mosaic of puzzles and contradictions that has economists and bloggers scrambling for explanations and scrutinizing the data for quirks and flaws.  Lately, I've been thinking dark thoughts: what if all it takes is a single explanation that assumes all the data are correct?

Invisible Children Co-Founder Detained: SDPD  —  SDPD said he was found masturbating in public, vandalizing cars and possibly under the influence of something  —  A co-founder for Invisible Children was detained in Pacific Beach Thursday for being drunk in public and masturbating, according to San Diego Police Department.

Afghan Shooting Suspect Identified as Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales  —  WASHINGTON — The American soldier suspected of going on a rampage that left 16 Afghan villagers dead is Staff Sgt. Robert Bales of Lake Tapps, Wash., according to a senior American official.

Cee Lo Green Sings ‘F*** You’ at Obama Fundraiser  —  Singer Cee Lo Green just finished performing his hit song at President Obama's campaign fundraiser at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Ga., and he started with the uncensored version.  —  The Grammy-winner and Atlanta native flicked off …

Carbonite and Howard Stern  —  As detailed yesterday, the Media Matters employee spearheading efforts to pressure advertisers to stop advertising on the Rush Limbaugh show considered the March 3 Saturday night announcement by Carbonite that it was ceasing all advertising on Rush's show to be a turning point.

Romney advisers try to lay groundwork for united GOP against Obama  —  Mitt Romney, although mired in a frustrating slog toward the presidential nomination, has directed his top advisers to lay the groundwork for uniting the Republican Party in preparation for what they see as an inevitable …

Kyle Hunter Lawsuit: Meteorologist Sues CBS For Hiring Young, Good-Looking Women Over Him, CBS Responds (UPDATE) … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Kyle Hunter Cbs Kcal, Kyle Hunter Cbs Lawsuit, Kyle Hunter Lawsuit, Kyle Hunter Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit, Slidewide, Weatherman Lawsuit, Los Angeles News

“God's Will”?:  Sarah Palin's Secret Plot to Capture the White House in 2012  —  Mitt Romney , Republican Party , Rick Santorum , Sarah Palin 2012 , Gop , Newt Gingrich , Sarah Palin , Ann Coulter , Geoffrey Dunn , Lies Of Sarah Palin , Rebecca Mansour , Steve Schmidt , Brokered Convention , Sarah Palin Tea Party , Politics News

W.H. on Solyndra: ‘Ugh’  —  White House staff knew enough about Solyndra's troubles in January 2011 to dismiss talk of inviting the company's executives into President Barack Obama's special State of the Union box, internal emails released Friday show.  —  The idea of seating Solyndra officials …