Obama likes Golf, round ball aka Basketball, and hanging out with the guys having a beer summit. Is there what one might call a jock mentality in the White House?

Friction about the roles of women in the Obama White House grew so intense during the first two years of the president’s tenure that he was forced to take steps to reassure senior women on his staff that he valued their presence and their input.

House Dems outraised Republicans in August. Hey GOP, go big or go home.

After all, Obama just gave the GOP and independents 1.5 trillion reasons to be energized this election. Obama has staked his fortunes on a full-throated, tax-the-rich populism. Of course, it isn’t a serious proposal, but more a love poem to his leftist base.

Ross Douthat calls it the ‘running for reelection as Nancy Pelosi’ strategy.

After the November mid-terms, there was talk that Obama may pull a “Clinton” and tact to the center. That bet was a sure loser. Tim Cavanaugh says, yeah its only been three years, but Obama’s presidency has already run out of steam.

David Bernstein at the Volokh Conspiracy blog, written mostly by law professors, was challenged by Media Matters regarding their stance on a George Will column. You can read a brief history of posts at the above link. While claiming to be monitoring the media, somehow – what Media Matters is actually trying to argue – and being wrong by the way – is a point of law. Along with being outgunned in this instance, the ultimate goal of MMfA’s work here appears to be trying to impact policy and law, more so than opinion.

When we last encountered the Media Matters blog, its authors reacted to a George Will column on Rehabiltating Lochner by declaring that Lochner v. New York is “in no way a liberal bogeyman.”

Today, reacting to a blog post of mine suggesting that the idea that federal power does not constitutionally extend to broad child labor laws is not all that shocking given that the states could and did regulate child labor before the feds stepped in, the MM blogger chimes in: “Is George Will on board with dismantling federal child labor laws, or did he not know what he was getting into when he endorsed Lochner?”

Think Progress is trying to smear Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell by mischaracterizing audience reaction at the last GOP debate. What said audience was cheering for was an honest adherence to the Law. The Death Penalty is Constitutional in Texas and the product of the democratic process. But the Left cares little for democratic process, preferring instead to use media and dishonest narratives to force their views upon the masses. That’s precisely why TP is smearing McConnell.

Mitch McConnell Doesn’t Have ‘Any Particular Reaction’ To Tea Party Audience Cheering For Death

Rather than take a moment to condemn GOP debate audiences that cheered for executions and to leave a man to die, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said he didn’t have “any particular reaction.”

DOOM: The long grave already dug

Suicides in Greece have doubled since its debt crisis began.

The Euro end-game has begun. This isn’t going to be pretty.

IMF: Hey, the global slowdown is worse than we thought. (Unexpected!)

Hope & Change: GM held its first board meeting outside the U.S…in China!

Is there a tea party brewing in the UK?

BigPeace’s Worldview, September 20: Chaos in Europe

Gallup: Perry 31%, Romney 24%, Ron Paul 13%, Michele Bachmann 5%

The NYTs looks at Texas Governor Rick Perry’s early life. Below is the lede for the story. Is that harmless fun, or intended to leave another impression of Perry?

PAINT CREEK, Tex. — In the early 1960s, at a tiny, rural school here in the rugged plains of West Texas, little Ricky Perry waged his first campaign. Seeking the office of Halloween King, he stocked up on penny candy at Ma’s convenience store and then doled it out to classmates.

“It was Rick’s first victory, and he won it with payola,” Wallar Overton, his old scoutmaster’s son, said with a chuckle.

New York Magazine suggests Obama is the best thing Israel has going for it. Do you agree?

Barack Obama is the best thing Israel has going for it right now. Why is that so difficult for Netanyahu and his American Jewish allies to understand?

From the credit where due category, a new book out on Sarah Palin is said to be so bad even the NYTs is defending her.