Want to catch up on the twists and turns of the payroll tax imbroglio? Brian Beutler’s got your back here and here. Or you could get the parallel universe take on matters by watching Fox News.

Gingrich’s sky-high Iowa poll numbers are plummeting back to earth. And if the past few weeks felt like a dream to the candidate, then he got a rather rude awakening today.

Benjy Sarlin sums up Romney’s latest defense of his Bain Capital days in today’s episode of 100 Seconds.