- President Obama declares “stalemate.”
- His call last night for viewers to contact Congress crashed several websites, including Boehner’s.
- Wall Street weighs downgrading America.
- A convincing case for getting rid of AAA ratings altogether.
- Cantor has long championed hedge funds’ carried interest exemption.
- Not much new here, but Ramesh Ponnuru’s state of play of the GOP presidential field is spot on.
- Joint Chiefs Chair Mike Mullen says we’re in a Libyan “stalemate.”
- Arkansas Blue Dog Mike Ross won’t seek re-election in the House.
- And Amy Winehouse’s death proves inapt metaphor, despite congressman’s best efforts.