Reid to GOP: For the good of the country, stop your nakedly partisan obstruction  —  Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, is Senate minority leader.  —  We are entering uncharted waters in the history of the U.S. system of checks and balances, with potentially momentous consequences.

FIRST ON BUZZ: After debate, Trump still tops SC GOP presidential race  —  Poll: Donald Trump at 35%; Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio follow with 18% each  —  Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders by 21-point margin  —  Sanders making gains among critical African-American voters, but still trails by 40 points

My Take on the GOP Debate  —  RUSH: Short version, I think Trump strategically was making a move on independents and Democrats in South Carolina since it's open.  And I think that he wants to wrap this up ASAP.  I think he wants a blow 'em out, going-away win in South Carolina.

Donald Trump: I will do whatever it takes  —  Support the use of enhanced interrogation techniques if the use of these methods would enhance the protection of the nation.  —  The first responsibility of any government is to protect its people.  In recent years, we have engaged in a discussion …

German ‘bail-in’ plan for government bonds risks blowing up the euro  —  'If I were a politician in Italy, I'd want my own currency as fast as possible: that is the only way to avoid going bankrupt,' said German ‘Wise Man’  —  A new German plan to impose “haircuts” on holders …

Campaigns secretly prep for brokered GOP convention  —  Mysterious outside groups are asking state parties for personal data on potential delegates, Republican campaigns are drawing up plans to send loyal representatives to obscure local conventions, and party officials are dusting off rulebooks …

GOP Iraq battle shines new spotlight on Jeb Bush weakness  —  It's entirely reasonable to say the war in Iraq was a disaster.  Maybe you disagree, or maybe you think that's too harsh, but it's an arguable proposition.  —  To Jeb Bush, though, it's an attack on his family, and therefore out of bounds.

Opening Shot In Rubio's “Morning Again In America” Ad Appears To Be Canada  —  (Ted Cruz plot?)  —  youtube.com  —  “It's morning again in America,” a calm narrator says as an idyllic scene of a boat crossing a harbor plays in Marco Rubio's latest ad — a darker riff on the classic Ronald Reagan ad.