"Governor No", a very interesting contender

He's definitely an outside chance, but former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson just could be the most interesting potential Presidential candidate to come along in a long time.  Fiscally conservative, socially liberal.  Go read it; he makes a hell of a lot of sense.

Johnson/Paul in 2012 or 2016 could get really interesting.

Sarah Palin, on the other hand, just endorsed Carly Fiorina for Senator from California.  I ... really can't find it in myself to lament the idea of Dianne Feinstein losing her seat, and Fiorina just may have the best chance of doing it.  But that's about the only good thing I can find to say about Fiorina.  As far as I can tell, her platform is composed entirely of empty WHARRRGARBL.

European economics: Two articles

A STRATFOR analysis of the global crisis of financial legitimacy discusses the principles behind limited liability investment, and analyzes the ongoing financial troubles in Europe.

And in a commentary column on Rasmussen, Lawrence Kudlow discusses the bailout of the Greek economy and its implications on German politics and the rest of Europe.