I have to admit that I never thought the Arab League would call for a no-fly zone over Libya, and I never believed the UN Security Council would pass a resolution authorizing force to protect Libyan civilians from Gaddafi's thugs. Alas, too little, too late.

Max Hastings points out that the intervention is happening too late, and argues that it makes no sense for the U.S. or other Western nations to intervene in the Arab world after our experiences in Iraq (and Afghanistan, for that matter). I agree. We should only intervene when our vital national interests are at stake.

Just the day before she managed to achieve a diplomatic victory by helping to convince the Security Council to take action on Libya, Hillary Clinton announces that she will not serve as Secretary of State in a second Obama term. That's nice. Of course, many folks don't think there will be a second Obama term (me included).

Meanwhile, Nicholas Kristof writes about the problems in Bahrain where Shiite protesters are being beaten and bullied by Sunni police and security forces loyal to the monarchy in that small country. The government is being aided by Saudi military units that entered the country earlier this week.

Charles Krauthammer fires back at the head of the OMB, Jack Lew, who insists that those IOU's in the Social Security "lockbox" are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, just like any other Treasury bond. Krauthammer, correctly, points out that Lew's contention is s much baloney.

Jay Cost explains why most of the Presidential polls that are coming out at this time are practically worthless. He is correct. There are only two polls really worth looking at right now. Presidential job approval and any question regarding whether or not the President deserves re-election. Until we get a GOP nominee, those will be the best polls to get a feel for the 2012 outcome.