Annihilate!  —  Whoever could have imagined that Republicans could be such wussies?  After all, the GOP is the Party of Testosterone.  Democrats are the ones who are supposed to be wimpy and weepy.  But lately the Republicans have been a bunch of crybabies: Hey mama, President Obama is picking on us.

A political DUI  —  Some of us can recall the helpless feeling of being in a vehicle driven by someone who is intoxicated.  If you're like me, you don't want to cause a scene unless the driving is really erratic.  But there comes a moment when you need to say: Stop the car.  You're going to hurt someone.

NBC/WSJ poll: Public wary about sequester cuts, but Obama in stronger political position than GOP  —  With automatic, across-the-board spending cuts set to begin Friday, majorities of Americans believe they aren't a good idea and say the contentious budget negotiations make them less confident …

Dozens of big U.S. companies to back gay marriage  —  Scores of corporations will file a Supreme Court brief favoring gay marriage later this week.  Signatories will include Apple, Facebook, Intel, and Morgan Stanley.  —  FORTUNE — On Thursday, dozens of American corporations, including Apple …