Texas Deathmatch

Fred Barnes , Weekly Standard "Hutchison, should she lose to Perry, may make the perfectly sensible decision to stay in the Senate. If that happens, Republicans may get what they’ve wanted all along: to keep Governor Perry and Senator Hutchison. No doubt Palin would be pleased, too."

Bill Kristol: Feeling Lucky?

Weekly Standard "...the legislation introduced last week by Senators John Cornyn and Sam Brownback at least pushes in the right direction. “The Iran Democratic Transition Act” would support—rhetorically and financially—efforts by Iranian opposition groups to remove the regime in Tehran and pave the way for a free and democratic government in Iran."

Climategate: Phil Jones Finally Proves Al Gore Right — The Debate Is Over

Pajamas Media "CRU's Phil Jones just ended it via the BBC, but the world now owes credit where credit is due: to the long-suffering, abused global warming skeptics. (See also Roger Kimball: "It’s Not That I Like Saying 'I Told You So' About 'Global Warming,' but ... ")"

Barack Obama in BusinessWeek

National Review Online "In an exclusive interview with Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Barack Obama offers a number of interesting arguments and ideas, and I'd like to highlight a few of them. Perhaps you've heard about the president's favorite CEOs. But there's some other very interesting stuff in there too. " By REIHAN SALAM

Battle of the Veeps; the Dick and Joe Show

Biden Knocks Cheney on Meet the Press --------------------------- Cheney Hits Back on ABC

Climategate Conspirator Cracks

Atlas Shrugs "When one attempts to get one's arms around the level of this fraud, it is impossible to fathom. A scheme to rob productive nations of their wealth, line the pockets of the international aristocracy and enrich Africa and Islamic nations -- failed states made sicker by foreign aid. Al Gore ought to be in jail."

Muslim Group Defends Interruptions of Campus Speaker

InsideHigherEd "The Muslim Public Affairs Council has come out in defense of the students at the University of California at Irvine who repeatedly interrupted a speech last week by Israel's ambassador to the United States, leading to arrests and university investigations."

Obama’s New OIC Envoy Defended Activist Who Aided Terrorist Group

CNS News "Headquartered in Saudi Arabia, the 40-year-old OIC has become increasingly visible in recent years, thanks to its activism at the U.N., where it continues to promote a campaign against the “defamation” of Islam."

Breaking: Indiana Senator Evan Bayh to Retire

Gateway Pundit "Democratic Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana announced this morning that he will retire and not seek re-election this year. Former Senator Dan Coats (R-IN) announced last week that he would challenge Bayh this year." Let's hope some third party candidate doesn't show up.

Tea Party to field candidate in battle for Harry Reid’s Senate seat

LasVegasSun Uh-oh. Sun columnist Jon Ralston is reporting that the Tea Party has qualified as a third party in Nevada and will have a candidate in the Senate race to battle for the seat held by Majority Leader Harry Reid. Bad idea.

Middle America Cheers For Sandra Bullock

Big Hollywood "While serious Hollywood types spend most of their time, energy and money on movies that trivialize the experiences of middle America, Middle America spends its time and money on movies that celebrate what it is to be an American. Capitalism is good for Hollywood executives, but it’s under assault in the scripts being written. American military men and women are celebrated as heroes on Main Street, but they are overwhelmingly portrayed as killers in the movies that Hollywood produces. And while Hollywood is tremendously liberal, the rest of America is not."

How skiers prepare for the downhill

NY Times (Video) "Graphics editor Joe Ward and gold medalist Ted Ligety explain how skiers prepare for the downhill with a pre-race course inspection."