AFSCME responds to the 60 Minutes report about the fiscal crisis in the states. While they are correct to point out that many states have failed to fully contribute to their pension plans, they refuse (of course) to admit that their pension plans are far more generous than many private sector plans, and that these plans constitute a $1 trillion liability (follow that link to a report from the Pew Center on the States...the head of AFSCME can slam Governor Christie all he wants, but the Pew Center is non-partisan, so I suspect he won't mention them or their report).

Charlie Gasparino says some Obama advisers took time out to listen to some CEOs and bankers. I doubt it did any good.

The New York Times publishes this article about the scientist whose carbon dioxide measurements of the atmosphere got the ball rolling on the global warming theory.