It wasn’t clear if “direct Newt interaction” came with a happy ending.

• Why Wall Street doesn’t get it.
• Krugman: failure is good.
• More “historian” fees?
• Raise our taxes, please.
• Caption contest.

Despite being the “best little whore in Texas” — The Secessionist is running out of dough.

• The answer, obviously, is more guns.
• House Dems recommend tax cuts.
• Can’t imagine why.
• Yes, it should.
• Stay classy, Texas Republicans.

Bloomberg has a great story about how Newt lobbied shilled for the institution he blames for the financial crisis — to the tune of $1.6M.

• Live, from the SCOTUS?
• Labor should tell Biden where to go.
• No one’s buying it, Mr. Beki-beki-beki-stan.
• The Feds turn to Happy Valley.
• Oh, my.

Wonder how these two will decide? The suspense is killing me.

• NYPD clears Zuccotti Park.
• Leon Panetta: leave the Pentagon alloooone!
• Newt, the latest leading Anyone-But-Romney candidate.
• The Pizza Guy’s “In what respect, Charlie”? moment.
• Assad: the next Gaddafi?

Glad to see the legacy media is picking up on what I’ve been saying for years — that the Secessionist decries “socialism” out of one side of his mouth while the other side is sucking on the federal teat.

• Predawn raid at Occupy Oakland.
• Krugman: vouchers for veterans.
• Clearly, it’s time to start bombing.
• Also, too, his Mommy says he’s a nice guy.
• OWS has all the right enemies.