I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that this week’s co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Bruce Beutler, is the uncle of TPM reporter Brian Beutler. Resemblance much?

Brian’s grandfather was a noted researcher in his own right, and his uncle followed in his footsteps. Brian’s father became a physician, and Brian actually majored in physics at Berkeley before his sharp detour into political journalism. Congrats to the Beutler clan.

Santorum at Values Voters Summit: When choosing a president, “look at who they lay down with at night.”

Santorum tells Values Voters Summit: Don’t worry about that 3 AM call. I’m just gonna stay up all night.

Michael Bloomberg: The Occupy Wall Street protests “are trying to destroy the jobs of working people.”

Romney rolls out his foreign policy critique against President Obama, focusing on president not thinking America is “unique” and targeting Obama’s imaginary budget cuts.

White House gives the thumbs up to Harry Reid’s ‘nuclear’ move in the Senate.

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Organizers of the Values Voter Summit, eager to prevent bad press stories, have a simple message for attendees dealing with the press: “Don’t be the weird one.”

Pastor who says Mormonism is a cult says Perry welcomed his endorsement.

So, unlike the evangelical pastor who endorsed him today, it seems Rick Perry does not believe Mormonism is a cult. But does that mean he’ll condemn the endorser who set this off and who says Romney isn’t a Christian? Well, the straight-talking Texan has a good way out of that.