I've spent the past 2 days trying to convince my 16 y/o she is not a “slut” **Updated x 3  —  I can hardly type, can hardly put this into words!  I have been writing and rewriting this because if I don't break down in tears, I get so angry that I can't think straight!

THE VETTING, PART I: BARACK'S LOVE SONG TO ALINSKY  —  Prior to his passing, Andrew Breitbart said that the mission of the Breitbart empire was to exemplify the free and fearless press that our Constitution protects—but which, increasingly, the mainstream media denies us.  —  “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”

Polls show Romney gaining nationally, pulling ahead in Ohio  —  Mitt Romney has regained the lead over the GOP field nationally and is poised for a victory in the key Super Tuesday battleground of Ohio, according to new polls.  —  According to a Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll released on Monday …

NBC/WSJ poll: Primary season takes ‘corrosive’ toll on GOP and its candidates  —  As another round of voting takes place this week in the Republican presidential race - with 11 states holding Super Tuesday contests - a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows that the combative …

Eric Cantor Compares Contraceptive Mandate to Kosher Food  —  I think the Republicans know they overreached this time with the contraceptive debate and the Blunt Amendment.  But being a Republican means never having to say you're sorry.  You obfuscate, you reframe the debate into something …

States of Depression  —  The economic news is looking better lately.  But after previous false starts — remember “green shoots”? — it would be foolish to assume that all is well.  And in any case, it's still a very slow economic recovery by historical standards.

White House to Congress Dems: Expect no money  —  President Barack Obama has a bleak message for House and Senate Democrats this year when it comes to campaign cash: You're on your own.  —  Democratic congressional leaders, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi …

Hard-Working Teachers, Sabotaged When Student Test Scores Slip  —  For 15 years, Anna Allanbrook has been the principal of Public School 146 in Brooklyn, one of the highest-achieving elementary schools in the city.  In that time, she has never had a more talented and hard-working bunch than the current team of fifth-grade teachers.

God-botherer calls collect  —  Aspiring Cardinal Rick Santorum was interviewed by the generally enabling Fox employee Chris Wallace yesterday and asked how charitable he is in comparison to more allegedly heretical types. … Ruh-roh.  —  Li'l Ricky has managed to parlay his $923,000 …

Foreign Observers: Serious Problems in Russia Vote  —  There were “serious problems” in the vote that returned Vladimir Putin to the Russian presidency, the head of the major international election observer mission said Monday, adding fuel to an opposition testing its strength with plans for a massive protest rally.

Sunday Reflection: The future will be better than we think if politicians don't ruin it  —  I'm reading “Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think” by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler, and it's a good and highly encouraging book.  But I believe that their technological optimism, though justified, also needs to be qualified.