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ACORN WAS CLEARED (SORTA)
in New York. Only the Brooklyn DA may have had a conflict of interest. He was endorsed by the Working Families Party, which is -- SEIU.

WHERE HAVE THEY BEEN?
Count on it. When Democrats need a pressure group, NOW responds. Sexual harassment by Bill Clinton wasn't on the Democrat agenda, ergo not on the agenda of the Nags at NOW. Democrats in NY, however, are now desperate to get rid of Gov. David Patterson who is making entirely too much sense in his call for deep cuts in the budget and taking the fight to unions. The party would like Patterson to step aside to give some cover before the blind Governor actually connects with voters who might ask the same questions.

And then there's the fact that Atty. Gov. Andrew Cuomo can't begin his campaign until he concludes his investigation of Patterson. VOILA! The nags at NOW, conspicuously silent since Bill, reprise Indignation, the Political Tool, and demand his resignation.

BEST LINE OF THE DAY
JustOneMinute says, "If cost control is the problem, ObamaCare is not the answer." That sums up the argument succinctly.

"Oh dear. The twat didn’t stand clear of it.."
Those were the words uttered on an video as a pilot steered his gyrocopter into an animal rights supporter. The supporter died. The pilot is on trial in the U.K. for manslaughter. FOLLOW UP: He was cleared of manslaughter by a jury.

JON STEWART ON CNN'S RICK SANCHEZ's TSUNAMI OVERREACTION. Story and hilarious video
From Freedom's Lighthouse.

CBS NEWS ASKS, "Is Maxine Waters Really As Dumb As She Seems?"
Reason's Michael C. Moynihan reacts. "America, These Are Your Leaders: Maxine Waters Edition" While Pejman Yousefzadeh at the New Ledger points out, These people want to determine health care policy.

LOOKING AT THE AMY BISHOP CONTROVERSY
David Boeri: Bishop Story Has More Holes Than A Sieve makes for great reading. Reporters used to write stories like this all the time.