I don't think I've ever seen anything in American politics quite like the "Ron Paul Revolution," the fervent support for the grandfatherly old-school constitutionalist who is pulling liberty-minded voters and money into the Republican primary at astonishing rates.

Ah, yes, the Birdbrain regime. Creators of jobs, right? Such as nice ones overseas? In incredibly hostile territory, we suppose? Problem is, some are so desperate, and the price so lovely, some are willing to take their chances with bullets flying as they work.

Select quotes from Paul B. Farrell's "13 reasons Bush's bailout won't stop recession," at MarketWatch:

For a speech being praised so highly by so many mainstream pundits and pols, Mitt Romney's speech "on his faith" didn't engender much faith in him, at least in my house.

And it's wah, wah, wah as our government starts to turn the tables on the credit card issuers, what with their quantum math, statements that read like Tolstoy, and well, unfair practices. And the cool part? They're not happy, of course. Didn't they, using their lobby dollars, revise the bankruptcy laws to their liking? Yes. So, what are they unhappy about now?

Adding to the number of fed employees and agencies under congressional investigation, the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced yesterday that it will investigate the FCC, specifically whether its Chairman, Kevin Martin, has been conducting its affairs in an appropriate manner.

If you think that's a bizarre question, hang on a minute. The U.S. has, once again, formally stated it's position that it has the perfect right to go to a foreign country and kidnap one of its citizens to be taken back to the U.S. for trial on criminal charges.

John Hinderaker runs the Powerline blog, and adopts the name "Hindrocket." And he has news for you and me and all those of us who are Democrats or liberals (he doesn't seem to see any difference): we're probably not as sane, healthy, and happy as he and his fellow conservatives are, which is why "if you're a Republican, the message is mixed: you're probably happier and healthier than your Democratic neighbors, but you're also less likely to be passionate about imposing your political views on others."

Right-wingers have gone ballistic since Wednesday's Republican YouTube debate because four of the questioners appear to be Democrats, including the retired "do ask, do tell" soldier who hogged not one but two microphones, and it's apparently GOP policy to avoid speaking to outsiders until the general election. But when Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan went hunting for Democrats today in that debate's target-rich environment, she still came up empty-handed.

So today's NY Times section on Business carries a lengthy story by David Leonhardt headlined "A Slowdown in Jobs Lost, and Created." The gist is that in the past "few years" the rates of both new job creation and old job loss have been slowing. Why?

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