FROM THE BLOGS:
Obama compares recovery with Jesus – Greg Hengler, Townhall
Maddow & Olbermann skipping Mideast? – M.J. Rosenberg, TPMCafe
Pawlenty threatens to drag out race – kos, Daily Kos
Retail sales drop, surprise the market – Chris in Paris, AMERICAblog
Rubio will run – Erick Erickson, RedState
Democracy and capitalism – Megan McArdle
Zionism and diasporism – Ezra Klein
Who you calling extremist? – Jonathan Chait, The Plank
Bullish on Norm – David Weigel, Washington Independent
They doth protest too much – Steve Benen, Political Animal
An impressive piece of explanation – James Fallows
Have we created more pirates? – Paul, Powerline
Here we go again… – Jonah Goldberg, The Corner
Sebelius lied, unborn babies died – Ken Shepherd, Newsbusters
A defense budget a pirate could love – Conn Carroll, The Foundry
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama defends steps to shore up economy – The Hill
U.S. could get shares of GM and Chrysler – Detroit Free Press
Goldman using share sale to pay off bailout – New York Times
Obama refocuses on the economy – Washington Post