What's with all the @#%! language?  —  President Barack Obama called rap star Kanye West “a jackass.”  Vice President Joe Biden told a senator to “Gimme a f—ing break!”  Economic adviser Christina Romer declared that Americans had yet to have their “holy s—” moment over the economy.

Harwood Confirms: Comment Came from “Obama Advisor”  —  In response to the comment about White House disdain for the “liberal fringe” reported by NBC's John Harwood last night, some are suggesting that the word “adviser” could mean this is coming from someone outside the White House.  —  Steve Benen:

Bloggers Furious At White House For Anonymous Ridicule  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Progressive bloggers were in an uproar Sunday night after a White House “adviser,” speaking on condition of anonymity, urged them to “take off their pajamas” and get serious about politics.

Obama fails to win Nobel prize in economics  —  Commentary: Michael Moore, Timothy Geithner also passed over  —  LONDON (MarketWatch) — In a decision as shocking as Friday's surprise peace prize win, President Obama failed to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Monday.

Obama Job Approval at 56% After Nobel Win  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama appears to have gotten a slight bounce in support after he was announced as the Nobel Peace Prize winner on Friday.  His 56% job approval rating for the last two Gallup Daily tracking updates is up from a term-low 50% …

Two Americans Are Awarded Nobel in Economics  —  In a departure from prevailing economic theory, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science was awarded Monday to two social scientists for their work in demonstrating that business people — co-workers as well as competitors …

NOBEL SURPRISE  —  If President Obama really had to get a gift postmarked Scandinavia this month, he would probably, on the whole, have preferred the Olympics.  At least at the Olympics the judges wait till after the race to give you the gold medal.  They don't force it on you while you're still waiting …

An institutional economics prize  —  Congratulations to Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson.  What a day for them!  —  The way to think about this prize is that it's an award for institutional economics, or maybe more specifically New Institutional Economics.

Is the Insurance Industry Declaring War?  —  Over the weekend, America's Health Insurance Plans circulated a study it commissioned from PriceWaterhouseCoopers.  In a memo to AHIP members, reproduced here, president Karen Ignani explained its significance:  —  The report makes clear …