Things you should know: Republican members of the House Science Committee include Rep. Todd “Shut That Whole Thing Down” Akin and Rep. Paul “Lies Straight From The Pit Of Hell” Broun.

During his appearance just now in the DC suburbs of northern Virginia, President Obama referred to that part of Wednesday’s debate when Mitt Romney claimed his own health care reform plan would cover people with pre-existing conditions: Read More

With a strong jobs report, both sides in the presidential campaign are, predictably, reacting and spinning the results — some more happily than others. But there’s a deeper point to be drawn about today’s numbers that may be helpful to understanding the presidential campaign. Read More

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The TPM Electoral Scoreboard moves to Obama 294, Romney 191 as Florida and Colorado move from Lean Obama to Toss Up. Read More

Jack Welch leads the new BLStruther movement, but he’s not alone.

Two great scourges raise their head on the campaign trail. “Muslim lier” spray painted on Obama HQ in Des Moines.

The complete text of Mitt Romney’s statement reacting to today’s jobs numbers.

Not surprising but there’s already a wave of BLStruthers out there claiming that the White House and Labor Department juiced the numbers to boost President Obama’s reelection prospects.

Here’s former GE CEO Jack Welch:

Unbelievable jobs numbers..these Chicago guys will do anything..can’t debate so change numbers

— Jack Welch (@jack_welch) October 5, 2012

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Setting aside for a moment all the political ramifications, the new jobs reports contains quite a bit of positive data suggesting the economy didn’t cool off as much since last winter as originally feared and that the heretofore mostly jobless recovery may be generating more jobs at a faster clip than previously known. For breadwinners and serious policymakers, that’s a lot more important than the immediate electoral impact.