Sen. Sessions (R-AL) gets the budget ball rolling by begging President Obama to start destroying Social Security so Republicans don’t have to. I’m listening to another guy on Fox now saying how Dems are obligated to axe Social Security because President Bush took such a hit for trying to axe it in 2005.
Shirley Sherrod used the opportunity of CPAC to serve Andrew Breitbart with a suit for libel and slander.
The Postal Service Inspector General reports that postal employees are charging a bit too much porn on their company credit cards, in addition to other problematic charges.
The AFL-CIO goes on TV with a new ad targeting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) and his efforts to rollback union collective bargaining rights and possibly call out the state National Guard on state workers.
Bernie Avishai on why President Obama should present his own plan for an Israeli-Palestinian peace based on the Olmert-Abbas talks of several years past.
Pamela Geller, blogger and ardent opponent of the Park51 Islamic cultural center proposed for downtown New York City, tells attendees at CPAC that CPAC itself has been infiltrated by “Muslim Brotherhood activists.” Watch.
State Department releases statement on protests in Algeria.
We note the ongoing protests in Algeria, and call for restraint on the part of the security services. In addition, we reaffirm our support for the universal rights of the Algerian people, including assembly and expression. These rights apply on the internet. Moreover, these rights must be respected. We will continue to follow the situation closely in the days ahead.
If you’re in DC on the 15th you may want to check Bad Romance: A Comedy Show About Love & Other Messy Stuff, a show put on by TPM fav Sara Benincasa and Hillary Buckholtz. Find out more about it here.