CLEARLY ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER wanted to keep minorities out of his NAACP speech yesterday. The family was in Washington D.C. today; the DOJ still requires a photo ID to enter (as do most other federal offices around the National Mall).

CALIFORNIA PREFERS trains to nowhere over rockets to somewhere. And the Lone Star State wins another business from California.

THE LONE STAR STATE named top U.S. state for business in 2012.

NASA ADMINISTRATOR CHARLES BOLDEN: "I think you heard some of my predecessors talk about they don't know where [NASA is] going. That's their problem, not mine. I know where the agency is going. I know where I want it to go."

He might want to tell the rest of us.

BUT WILL IT FLY? Rolls-Royce unveils Lego replica of Trent 1000 jet engine.

SURMOUNTABLE BARRIERS? Former Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., identifies four major hurdles Obamacare still must overcome. I don't think so.

THE BENEFITS OF PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION: Students report school is too easy.

ALMOST ALL BLUE: The 10 Worst-Rated States for Retirement.

JOHN GALT is alive and well: In Maryland, Higher Taxes Chase Out Rich.

HAS OBAMA PEAKED? My sense is that it is more of a speed bump in the road to decline.

INVERSE MIDAS EFFECT: Everyting Obama touches ....