- Obama will send “American Jobs Act” legislation to Congress tonight along with rhetorical push from the Rose Garden.
- Congressional Republicans handle Obama’s stimulus proposal with caution.
- Some 31 million Americans watched the President’s jobs speech. For comparison: 27 million watched the Saints-Packers game right after, and 5.4 million watched the GOP debate the night before.
- Pawlenty throws an early endorsement to Romney.
- Mitt papers Florida with a flier attacking Perry on Social Security.
- Bachmann is beginning to follow suit.
- No damage to primary voters’ faith in Perry’s electability yet.
- What Ron Paul learned from Rand’s 2010 campaign.
- “Authenticity” is an affectation. Still, Romney’s bad at it.
- Britain moves toward totally separating its commercial banking and investment banking (a la Glass Steagall). Meanwhile in the U.S.: Proprietary trading ban faces further delay.
- Republicans head for an upset in Anthony Weiner’s district.
- And politicians can’t dance.