HEH: "12,948 votes cast! If Piers Morgan had that many viewers he'd still be on the air."

From the comments to an Instapundit straw poll.

COULD WE save satellites and astronauts by wiping out the Van Allen belts? The question, in my mind, is less 'could' than 'should'.

At present we don’t think there is any downside to not having them, but as with all things geophysical, it is hard to know all the complex interconnections between the various systems and estimate the full effect of removing the radiation belts completely.

One would think that we have learned from the 'climate change' debate, but probably not....

MICHAEL BARONE: President Solipsism.

BERNIE SANDERS says he’d make a better President than Hillary Clinton. He's probably right, but that doesn't mean he'd make a good President.

BECAUSE IT'S IN FLYOVER COUNTRY: Why Does the National Media Get Texas So Wrong?

NEWT GINGRICH on pioneers and prison guards. The gist being that government wants to be (is?) the guard in a prison of 'safety'. Pioneers are too prone to upset the applecart.

A TELEGRAM FROM REALITY:

Sent by John Galt. Many more cartoons here.

NO CONTEST: The President wins by a landslide.

THE DEMISE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM in two charts:

Linked from Instapundit.