Here’s your awesome idea of the day. A group of Tea Partyish House Republicans is pushing the idea of saving money by abolishing the dollar bill and replacing with a mandated $1 coin. It’s called Currency Optimization, Innovation and National Savings (COINS) Act and it would allegedly save money in addition to being a huge pain in the butt (perhaps literally) for every American.

Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) says it’s time for Republicans to double down on his Medicare-ending budget.

In what’s clearly becoming a major theme going into the 2012 campaign, VP Joe Biden calls the booing of a gay soldier at last week’s GOP debate “reprehensible.” Watch.