WHATEVER HAPPENED to the myriads of hostlers, blacksmiths, coopers, sucksmiths, millers, tallowmakers, wheelwrights, sicklemen, puddlers, telegraphers, stockingers, fellmongers, saddlers, ploughmen, knackers, bleacherers, weavers, thatchers, and scriveners?

LOIS LERNER: My dog ate my homework made me investigate Tea Party groups.

WHAT DONALD TRUMP KNOWS that Republican politicians don't.

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TECHNOLOGY doesn't always work according to plan.

THAT YOU'RE AN ASS: What your reaction to my NRA sticker says about you.

THE WEEK: Why there is no viable solution to America's gun problem. It's because there is no gun problem. There is a mental health problem, and the progressives are loath to address it because it puts their own mental 'health' at risk.

TWEET OF THE DAY: Forrest Bush.

MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Blame the NRA. Of course.

THEY’RE FROM THE BLOATED BUREAUCRACY and they’re here to help you save money. If you can survive until 2030.

POWERLINE'S WEEK IN PICTURES, groundhog edition, is up. They were so good - and so varied - that I couldn't choose a single favorite. Here are my favorites:

Now go see the rest.

ISN'T 'REDISTRIBUTION' supposed to be about taking from the rich and giving to the poor? Or did I get it wrong?

SPACE.COM: Private Space Stations Could Be a Reality by 2025. And I might be around to see it happen...

A CASE of "be careful what you ask for, as you might get it (good and hard)": A coalition of labor unions and health insurance companies is pushing Congress to repeal Obamacare's 'Cadillac tax'.

TECHNOLOGY: The evolution of today’s most popular laser eye surgeries. What surprises is the speed at which technology moves to application and the slowness at which application moves to approval.

LOCKHEED may be 'losing the battle' to keep flying the U-2 Dragon Lady. Then again, maybe not.

All I know for sure is that it was 'losing the battle' when I retired from the Skunk Works way back in 2010.