FIVE YEARS LATER: Where did all that stimulus money go? Up in smoke, mostly.

WILL SMART GUNS transform the gun industry? In a word, no. Smart guns are only of interest to those who are afraid of guns. Guns are tools, like knives and hammers, and should only be used by those knowledgeable enough to use them properly.

A 'smart' gun in the hands of a fool is far more dangerous than a 'dumb' gun in the hands of a sound and sensible user.

WISCONSIN SEIU: Nice job you got there, be a shame if you lost it. Still thugs.

NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE: VW Workers Escape from Detroit.

WEEKLY STANDARD: The mission of today’s Republican party is to defend and restore the rule of law.

BYRON YORK: Why Hillary Clinton's past is fair game in the 2016 presidential race. Only if character is an important trait in a President.

RELATED THOUGHT: Is liberalism a symptom of narcisstic personality disorder? Or conversely?

WHITE HOUSE: stimulus failure a roaring success. Just ask any of those of us who still don't have jobs (or are likely to get one).

AVIATION WEEK: Lockheed Martin Refines Hybrid Wing-Body Airlifter Concept.

SIX REASONS your tax return might will get audited:

1) You're a Tea Party member
2) You donated to a conservative social welfare organization (Tea Party)
3) You donated to a conservative political campaign organization (Tea Party)
4) You're a (Tea Party) conservative
4) You're a (Tea Party) Republican
6) You made too much money

More seriously, six real reasons.

CNN BREAKING NEWS: Asteroid missed Earth by an (astronomical) hair. Nice to know we're still alive.

IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA to be a Good Samaritan. I suspect there's much more to this (evidence the general whininess), but still....

SUBPAR: Anti-Obama street art covers Santa Monica.

AL GORE: If we keep Earth too cold for human life, the aliens won't invade us....

RELATED, but humorously.

BARACK OBAMA: I'm the law. Obama is living proof that arrogance, narcissism, and hypocrisy should be impeachable offenses.