TODAY IN WASHINGTON: The rally for nothing in particular.

OBAMA ISN'T A FAILURE, PER SE. No, he's a failure, in toto.

JOHN STOSSEL: "It's not about electing the right people. It's about narrowing [the government's] responsibilities." The book is here.

iCANDY: geek technology from the IEEE.

THE BEST REASON for killing ObamaCare: "Freedom saves twice as much money as bureaucracy—and with 100 percent less rationing."

LOS ANGELES POLICE will ignore the state's impound rule because they say it limits ability for illegals to get to work. Wasn't that the purpose of the rule?

IT'S OBAMACARE'S SECOND BIRTHDAY and only the Republicans are 'celebrating'.

NEW PHOTOS of the asteroid Vesta. More photos here.

GUN SALES are booming under the Obama administration. The Second Amendment should thank them for their support.

INSTAPUNDIT: Santorum go home! While I agree that 'culture' is indeed an underlying problem, as any physician knows, the first order of business is to keep the patient alive.

THE STIMULUS was simply a massive partisan wealth transfer -- the largest single transfer in American history.

SHADES OF 'FAKE BUT ACCURATE': lying to tell the truth. Is there any doubt why much of America doesn't trust the mainstream media?

I KNEW THEY WERE FULL OF IT: Occupiers Dump Human Waste in Public Spaces.

The jokes are self-writing.

VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL Ken Cuccinelli announced his candidacy for Governor of Virginia (in 2013) today.

WHY WON'T THE DEMOCRATS adopt a budget? Read the comments.

AL QAEDA killed an American teacher in Yemen because he was trying to spread Christianity in the mainly Muslim Arab nation.

It's past time to admit that Al Qaeda and its Islamist supporters are nothing short of savages and to start treating them as such.

IF YOU THINK education hasn't morphed into proselytization, think again.

ENVIRONMENTAL 'PROTECTION' AGENCY gets a swift kick in the teeth. Now it's time to elect a Republican President and Congress and perform a full extraction of those remaining.

Here's a question that the Congress and Supreme Court should ponder: What if I were to accidentally (or intentionally, for that matter) create an EPA-defined 'wetland du jour' (since there's obviously no statuatory definition) on my own property ... would the EPA require I fill it in? Or take it away?

THE WAR ON WOMEN: Two views by Peggy Noonan and
Vox Day. I would argue that they're both right; sort of like seeing both sides of the same coin. There's both a culture gap and an age gap, with Noonan reflecting the older, more civil side and Day reflecting the younger, more uncivil side of the gaps.

"SMART" isn't about intelligence; it's about control.