NOW THAT the 'debt crisis' is over, the Washington Post's E.J. Dionne is in full spin mode again.

[Obama] believes his old speech declaring there is neither a red America nor a blue America, and he trusted his capacity to bring left and right together — an imprudent presumption, given the nature of the current GOP.

See? It's the Republicans' fault -- never mind that the President's approval rating is below 40%. Somehow I have a hard time wrapping my mind around Dionne's evident assertion that over 60% of the populace are theos evil Tea Party Republicans.

STARBUCKS CEO urges other CEOs to stop donating to U.S. political campaigns. What I find amusing is that "In 2000 Schultz donated $50,000 to the DNC, and since has donated thousands to Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell, President Barack Obama, then presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and John Edwards...."

NANNY STATE MADNESS: "When California’s elected officials come back from their month-long recess they face a mountain of proposed legislation (almost 900 bills are lined up and waiting), including a new law (SB432) that would require hotels to eliminate flat sheets. Not having fitted sheets on hotel beds would now be a crime in California. This is not a joke...."

FLAMEOUT: 'Car of the Future' crashes in the present.

THAT LITTLE? Study finds women gossip five hours a day.

THAT'S SOOO 2008. Paul Krugman: What this economy needs is a space alien invasion!

THE OBAMA BUS TOUR: "A Big Ol' Hunk of Nothing on Two Thick Slices of Nada."

ROBERT REICH: Obama's policies "are just not big enough to make much of a difference." I'm surprised -- Obama has policies?

HOW ABOUT A DEPARTMENT OF (MY) JOB?

STOP CODDLING THE SUPER-RICH. Warren, you and your fellow millionaires and billionaires can always write a check to the Treasury. Have you?

OBAMA EMBARKS on job-saving tour. Yeah, his job.

LET'S NOT REDUCE THE DEFICIT; let's redistribute it.

HOPE YOUR BACKYARD GARDEN IS DOING BETTER THAN MINE: CAFE standards for big rigs.

HARRY REID: Yep… That Tea Party’s Going Away Any Day Now....

Reid could speed up the process by 4 years by resigning now.