Happy Hour Roundup
* Gallup adds more context to Obama’s drop below 50%, noting that while only Ford, Reagan and Clinton have hit this point faster than Obama did, all presidents who’ve crossed that threshold rebounded.
* GOP leaders keep laying the groundwork to portray any Afghanistan escalation short of 40,000 new troops as a betrayal of the commanders.
* Oh, man. GOP Rep Steve King is really, really, really frightened of what could happen as a result of Khalid Sheik Mohammed’s trial. No word on what he thought of Bush’s claim that terrorists should be tried in U.S. courts.
* Chris Matthews worries that KSM will win the argument.
* It’s worth recalling that the health care bill vote really will be a tough one for some Dem Senators.
* Sam Stein: Why does GOP need six weeks to study a bill they’re all going to oppose?
* I’d wondered how yesterday’s finding that a majority of GOPers think ACORN stoll the election for Obama compared to public sentiment after the 2000 recount. Jason Zengerle digs up the answer. Caveat: The recount court fight actually, you know, happened.
* Why is John McCain claiming the Senate climate change legislation is partisan when it’s being pushed by a Democrat, a Republican and an independent?
* David Kurtz: Sarah Palin’s emerging role as kingfish, er, kingmaker in GOP primaries is very good news for Dems.
* Jonah Goldberg defers judgment on whether Palin is qualified for the presidency.
* Sign making the rounds on the right: “Free Nobel Peace Prize with an order of shrimp tacos.” No chicken or beef? Seems un-American.
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