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.

The military’s aggressive plan to transition to renewable energy is getting crimped by the House investigation of Solyndra and the Department of Energy’s renewables loan program.

You’ve probably seen the youtube clip of the NYPD officer pepper spraying protestors in the Occupy Wall Street protests. It turns out the same guy was named in civil rights complaints tied to the 2004 anti-Bush/GOP convention protests.

Anti-Islam blogger Pam Geller planning a lawsuit over rejected subway ad calling Israel’s enemies “savages.”

Heckler calls Obama ‘Antichrist’ before being whisked away by Secret Service. Watch.

With some luck and holding the line, Dems just managed to get their way on FEMA funding, scoring a victory in the last Capitol Hill hostage drama.

The FBI has a message for the nation’s idiots. No, shining lasers into cockpits as pilots are landing planes is not a great idea. In fact, it’s a serious felony. 24 year old Justin Stouder just found out the hard way.

Chris Christie vetoes $420,000 production subsidy for Jersey Shore.