GEORGE MCGOVERN’S EPIPHANY ON BUSINESS AND REGULATION, as explored by Elizabeth Scalia, the Anchoress. Somehow I wouldn’t expect Mr. Obama to have a similar moment after he leaves office.

GALLUP: Romney 51, Obama 45.

UPDATE: WaPo: In Virginia And Iowa The Electorate Is Shifting Right.

VIDEO: Chris Christie’s epic takedown of President Obama in Virginia:

Christie went on to question President Obama’s leadership abilities asking him why Americans should re-elect him as president.

“If you don’t think you can change Washington from inside the White House, then let’s give you the plane ticket back to Chicago you have earned.” Christie said. “I mean that is a scary thing for the President of the United States to say, isn’t it?”

To be fair, it’s probably not the scariest thing Mr. Obama has ever said.

(Video at link.)

READER BOOK PLUG: Reader Lewis Pipkin writes: “My friend and law school class Brent Wolfingbarger released a political thriller called The Dirty Secret a few months ago. It’s a great (and timely) read, and it would be much appreciated if you could put in a word for it with your readers.”

I’M SURE THE SHIRTS WERE UNION-MADE: Spelling is hard: Obama supporters wear ‘Foward’ T-shirts at Biden rally. Imagine the press reaction if this happened at a Tea Party event.

TIMOTHY DALRYMPLE: Five Things I Wish Mitt Romney Would Say in the Debate.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: College Is Dead: Long Live College!

‘IN A FACEBOOK POST:’ Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

MICKEY KAUS: E.J. Dionne’s situational punditry.

DON’T GET COCKY, KIDS: Romney Has Best Gallup Tracking Poll Numbers Since 1968. “Mitt Romney continues to out-poll every winning presidential challenger since 1968.”

MAYBE THERE’S MORE OF US? More conservatives* have blogged about Ms. Fluke’s Reno rally . . .

FOR THIS STRAIGHT WOMAN THE ANSWER IS YES:  Do we make too much fuss about breasts?

It’s good to raise awareness of breast cancer, but an agenda driven by popular opinion can get in the way of science.

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES of the Middle East. Also starring Hillary Clinton and Ri Sol Ju of North Korea.

THE NEW FACE OF INFIDELITY: Research shows women may be cheating now almost as much as men; the toll of new temptations. More opportunities, fewer consequences. No surprise.

DENNIS PRAGER ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

MISSOURI: War On Women? McCaskill Business Sued For Sexual Harassment. “The plaintiff alleges that she was repeatedly subjected to sexual harassment while employed at Sugar Creek and that management routinely participated. Documents show that the plaintiff worked at an apartment complex managed by Sugar Creek and her deposition details how tried to notify upper management at the company of the situation. According to the plaintiff’s complaint, she was asked in front of others to put on underwear other people had worn, she was followed into a restroom and barred exit, forcing her to watch simulated sex acts, and more. The plaintiff says she was targeted because she is a woman.”

STILL IN JAIL: PICKET: Anti-Muslim filmmaker detained for almost a month…next court date three days after election.

JOE BIDEN’S CRONY CAPITALISM. “Richter didn’t mince words. It really helps, he said, to have ‘the brother of the vice president as a partner,’ according to a person who was present. . . . Since November 2010, James Biden has been the executive vice president of Hill International’s housing subsidiary despite little if any documented work history in residential construction. And if the company’s projections are accurate, both Hill and Biden are on the verge of a huge payday, beneficiaries, some analysts believe, of James Biden’s connections to the Obama Administration through his older brother. Indeed, the Iraq project may be the most lucrative single development in Hill’s history.”

MISSOURI: Why Aren’t the Webster Agency Partnerships Listed on Claire McCaskill’s Financial Disclosure?

OOPS: Intelligence officials destroy White House’s Benghazi narrative.

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE TEA PARTY:  Finally, somebody in the lamestream media gets it right.  Joe Scarborough, a former Republican congressman and now host of an MSNBC morning show, tells the truth that no one else in the MSM wants to hear:  The tea party is alive and well, and has had–and continues to have–incredible momentum and success.

THIS IS HOW THEY TREAT THEIR FRIENDS: Why Did Ambassador Stevens Stay in Libya?

TRUST BUT VERIFY: German Court Demands Bundesbank Audit Sovereign Gold Holdings.

#DESPERATION: Press in chains? Are reporters not allowed to talk to voters at Biden event?

DONATE GATE GROWS:  GRAB THE RAID, THERE’S A ROCHE IN THE WHITE HOUSE:   Scandal is growing over the influence of American expatriate Robert Roche, the executive of a Chinese company who seems to mysteriously get VERY close access to the President in key meetings with the Chinese.  Oh– and he is also the owner of Obama.com, a website that redirects visitors to a site where they can make donations to the Obama campaign without providing a credit card verification security code.

Hmmmmm, let’s see:  No credit card verification. Documented examples of foreigners contributing to Obama. Close ties to the Chinese…..   Wonder what could be going on? [insert incredulous look here].

UPDATE:  Oh, and an astonishing 68% of traffic to Obama.com is foreign.