“The health-care drive is the most important reason Obama has sunk to 46 percent. But this reflects something larger. In the end, what matters is not the persona but the agenda. In a country where politics is fought between the 40-yard lines, Obama has insisted on pushing hard for the 30. And the American people — disorganized and unled but nonetheless agitated and mobilized — have put up a stout defense somewhere just left of midfield.”

*Obama to appoint his unicorn, Changitatus, to the Massachusetts Senate seat.

*Barney Frank says that if Scott Brown wins the Senate race, ObamaCare is dead.

*Dems Feeling Heat Over Kennedy Seat, by Jonah Goldberg.

“The Democrats’ “bad climate” is a direct result of how they’ve governed. The populist backlash is fueled by a sense that Democrats are acting on their preferred agenda and by their own rules. From the shenanigans of the people who write our tax code and collect our taxes to special deals and secret arrangements for big businesses and legislators who play ball, the Democrats have abandoned transparency in favor of transparent arrogance.”

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*Obama Rewards Losers, Punishes Winners, by Larry Kudlow.