A few relevant items today:
- A Washington Post story illustrating the difficulty party's have enforcing unity among their members: A freshman Republican goes against the leadership on Afghanistan.
- The National Beer Wholesalers Association works the Hill.
- Wall Street turns on Obama.
- Does Language Shape How You Think? Politicians have known that words matter for quite some time. An entire industry has emerged around determining which words lead people to think a particular way. Can an entire language do the same?
- Glenn Beck follows his rally with a launch of a new web site.
- The electoral landscape looks better and better for Republicans.