Some reasons to worry about Nick Clegg, head of Britain's Liberal Party. Once upon a time, the Liberals were the dominant party in the U.K., battling it out with the Conservatives. But the Great Depression and WWII brought the Labor Party to the fore, and for many years the Liberals have seen themselves diminished into a non-factor. But new polls put the Liberals in second place behind the Conservatives. Could a new shift be happening? If you are a political wonk, like me, you might find this stuff fascinating.

George Will praises Chris Christie for telling it like it is in New Jersey.

Robert J. Samuelson tells it like it is about Wall Street.

Another article that puts the Tea Party movement in a bad light. No matter how hard they try, the liberals and their friends in the media will not succeed, primarily because they do not understand that the Tea Party movement is not about its most visible spokespeople, but about the tremendous number of ordinary Americans who share the frustrations of the folks who protest, and those who speak for them and with them.