The decision by former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee not to seek the Republican nomination is a good sign for President Obama’s re-election prospects, and not simply because it removes one proven politician from the field.

This is really good news for some white guy. And when I say “some white guy,” I don’t mean RedState’s Erick Erickson, who scheduled an epic one-on-one interview with Trump which is now effectively meaningless, as if it wasn’t before.

Corporatist Democrats have a sweet scam going. Even when they lose an election, they still win.

Happy Debt Limit Day! The US government has officially reached the ceiling for the amount of debt it can float, $14.294 trillion. This does not yet mean that the government can no longer borrow money or fund operations, at least not yet. Tax dollars flow into the Treasury on a regular basis and can be used for ongoing operations. And there are a number of actions Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner can take to allow the space to keep the borrowing coming and meet the country’s financial obligations. Some have already been triggered, like ending state and local government bond issues. Today, Geithner begins to borrow from federal pension funds.

In effect, SCOTUS’ decision not to take this case leaves in place state secrets precedent that allows the government to commit grave crimes, but hide behind state secrets.

Many are nervous that, without leadership at the top, the reforms DSK attempted at the IMF will wither.

Tell me if this sounds familiar: You’ve got a long undercover investigation of a young Muslim man. It ends in the man acting to get what turns out to be an inert bomb. And there seem to be problems with the undercover work in the investigation.

Inspired by the Arab uprising, protesters on three borders marched into Israel and triggered violent responses from Israeli security, leading to at least 15 dead.

US-Pakistani relations really didn’t need this right now. Pakistan arrested–and then released, apparently because the person’s claim to have diplomatic status checked out–an American with high tech gear allegedly snooping around a nuke lab.

• Hague charges Gaddafi with war crimes.
• Massive flooding in Louisiana.
• And you think the Republican primary is crazy.
• Good luck with that, GOP.
• Ron Paul is crazy. There, I said it.