Evening eats

a. David Bernstein updates his 2012 power rankings. Pence seems unnaturally high (and not in that way).

b. Franken's got committee assignments lined up.

c. John Stossel likes DeMint's health care plan.

d. Mark Sanford betrayed at least two wings of the party.

e. A new celebrity Birther.

f. Mike Huckabee tackles the national debt.

e. The Washington Times reviews Jim DeMint's book.

g. A pro-Palin site clashes with a state legislator, eliciting charges of corruption on one side and anti-Semitism on another.

h. Jindal and Louisiana experiment with a "career diploma".

i. Blindly snap the broken beats.