Sarah Palin writing about science is like Tiger Woods writing about monogamy. I think Palin's probably mistress number 73. She has the vacant-eyed white trash look that Tiger seems to favor. And obviously she didn't write the article in question. Full Article at Time Magazine

Michael Gerson has my sympathy in expressing sympathy for the exercise of clemency. We don't want governors so afraid that one of the people they have pardoned (or given commutations) will commit a crime that they never give any. Full Article at The Corner

WASHINGTON -- If it weren't for bad luck, Mike Huckabee would have no luck at all. Of all the deranged criminals in the country, Maurice Clemmons -- granted clemency by then-Gov. Full Article at Town Hall

If it weren't for bad luck, Mike Huckabee would have no luck at all. Of all the deranged criminals in the country, Maurice Clemmons -- granted clemency by then-Gov. Full Article at Minneapolis Star Tribune

Divorce is officially a casualty of the Great Recession. Rates are down for the first time in five years, according to the newly released study of the National Marriage Project. Full Article at Double X

WASHINGTON -- President Obama's decision on Afghanistan was tardy, messy -- and courageous. Full Article at Town Hall

Michael Gerson on the West Point speech: “After a sober, coherent beginning, the speech became defensive and overly self-referential. Full Article at Commentary

In Wednesday's Washington Post, Michael Gerson argues that the Obama administration should try supporting Iran's revolutionaries as a means of countering that country's nuclear threat. Full Article at Israel Matsav

Michael Gerson, unlike the Obami, concedes that our Iran-engagement policy is in a shambles: the regime has consolidated power, its nuclear program is going full steam ahead, and we have been shown to be very foolish: “Obama’s policy of setting... Full Article at Contentions

WASHINGTON -- With a decision on Afghanistan, we will now see if a reluctant president can persuade a reluctant Congress and inspire a reluctant nation to accept additional wartime sacrifice. But the administration must feel relieved. Full Article at Town Hall

In order to save the planet from global roasting, it seems entirely reasonable to ask Mr and Mrs Joe Peasant to submit to annual " carbon allowance " preventing them flying hither and yon and devastating the environment. Full Article at Beltway Blips

Michael Gerson has lousy timing. In The Washington Post, in one of those now familiar elegies for old media, he writes: And the whole system is based on a kind of intellectual theft. Full Article at Town Hall

Michael Gerson has lousy timing. In The Washington Post, in one of those now familiar elegies for old media, he writes: And the whole system is based on a kind of intellectual theft. Full Article at Rantburg

Like the nearby Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, the Newseum -- Washington's museum dedicated to journalism -- displays dinosaurs. Full Article at Minneapolis Star Tribune

Russ Steele Our local media guru, the Former Union Editor (FUE) often pontificates on the press and the Internet. Full Article at NC Media Watch

Surely the suspects should be tried in a world court to prevent the impression of a vengeful kangaroo court, an impression that can only continue the cycle of violence. Full Article at San Francisco Chronicle

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson, who is also a senior research fellow at the Institute for Global Engagement, break down the biggest stories of the week, including health care reform moves in Congress and... Full Article at Online NewsHour

WASHINGTON -- In the beginning, the Obama administration directed a spotlight toward its careful, thoughtful decision-making process on Afghanistan. Full Article at Town Hall

Michael Gerson, columnist, The Washington Post: "In exchange for a marginal public relations advantage, America will be subjected to the airing of intelligence sources and methods, to the posturing of mass murderers fully aware of their terrorist star... Full Article at USA Today