Link blag

Frum at NewMajority: The stock market performs markedly worse when Congress is in session. He also notes that the Obama administration's reorganization of Chrysler is lawless.

The ratio of Dow/Gold is not a pretty picture.

FiveThirtyEight: Discussing social and economic conservatives, Huckabee fails logic 101.

Kossacks note abstinence proponents are freaking out.

ONTARIO - Asian teen strikes back at bully in self-defense, is charged with assault, rallies community.

Yglesias: Obama's don't ask don't tell hypocrisy.

Obsidian Wings: Europe succeeded because it population was controlled by fecal matter?

Taking fiscal responsibility seriously

If this future projected deficit chart looks the same in 2012:



...that is to say, if those red bars for 2012+ are projected to be near that high, then nobody who values fiscal responsibility should consider voting for Obama.

Whether Republicans will offer a compelling protest choice, I don't know. It could well be a freak like Palin. But in that case one should sit 2012 out or vote 3rd party.

Huckabee argues against equal marriage

Worth revisiting amidst the Warren hatefest: