You'd think we'd have learned.

Sarah Hoyt:

Our . . . civilization is a sort of tree, with its roots in property rights and the rule of law, and its branches lifting the rarefied heights of science, technology, arts, and literature.

For the last forty years in the U.S. — longer in other places – a worm has been gnawing at the roots and sickening the tree. That worm is the philosophy of Karl Marx.

Read the whole thing.

Be careful, Paul.

All this clamor for Ryan to run is a heady brew, but he should look at Obama to remind him of the difficulties you can create for yourself by getting in over your qualifications.

Mitch Daniels wont' run reports Politico.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels told supporters in a midnight email early Sunday that he is opting against a 2012 presidential run, a decision that he said ultimately came down to family concerns.

Romney, Pawlenty, Bachmann, Cain, Huntsman. Now it goes to Palin Watch. Vor me it'll be Pawlenty and Romney, and since I have a better feel for what Romney's views will be I'll support him, until he proves I'm wrong about him.