ROLL CALL: Inside the NRSC’s Comeback Strategy. The goal is to avoid “Todd Akin moments.”

Okay, but just remember that the three biggest new GOP stars in the Senate — Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz — got there over the opposition of the establishment.

SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT TO ME: Credit rating agencies shrug off sequester, say more cuts needed. “Credit rating agencies are shrugging off sequestration, saying the U.S. government will need to do more to reduce the deficit if it wants to prevent a downgrade of the nation’s credit rating.”

I recommend a 5% across the board year-over-year cut.

THE ECONOMIST: If Barack Obama wants a cleaner world and a richer America, he should allow natural-gas exports. Yep. Also fracking and nukes. You should be for these things, if you care about the planet.

THEY TOLD ME IF I VOTED FOR MITT ROMNEY, OUR PRESIDENT WOULD BE ROUNDLY MOCKED BY THE BRITS. AND THEY WERE RIGHT! Telegraph: Barack Obama a ‘dithering, controlling, risk-averse’ US president.

JOURNALISM: Washington Post report confuses one prostitute with another in bid to debunk Menendez allegations.

As I keep pointing out, though, while the hooker angle excites the press, the real story is about influence-peddling.

THE FRUITS OF “SMART DIPLOMACY:” Arab spring brings new buyers for bulletproof cars.

BYRON YORK: Jeb Bush immigration flip could upend amnesty debate.

Bush, who would be a leading contender for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination if he chooses to run, is generally regarded within the GOP as liberalizing voice on the issue of immigration. A longtime supporter of comprehensive immigration reform, Bush has in the past supported a path to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants currently in the country illegally.

But now, in a new book, Immigration Wars, Bush proposes a plan under which those 11 million — or at least the ones who came to the United States illegally as adults — could gain legal status but would never be eligible for American citizenship. The only way for them to find a path to citizenship would be to leave the United States, return to their native country and wait for a chance to come to the U.S. legally.

Hmm.

INSENSITIVITY TO RAPE: Colorado Democrat Berates Rape Survivor At Hearing.

I THINK IT’S THE IDIOT TEACHERS/ADMINISTRATORS WHO PERPETRATED THIS BIT OF CHILD ABUSE WHO NEED THERAPY: School Offers Counseling for Students Troubled by Pastry-Gun Incident.

JUVENILE JUSTICE: “We are Coming to Find You and Monitor Every Step You Take”: NYPD Stalks and Cyberstalks Juvenile Criminals. “It’s like Father Connoly’s attempts to keep kids on the straight and narrow, but with fake Facebook accounts of hot teen chicks.”

Boston’s Operation Night Light was pretty effective.

ANNALS OF GOVERNMENT-SCHOOL OVERREACTION: “Zero tolerance” for guns leads to college educated adults becoming irrational. If you aren’t smart enough to distinguish reality from non-reality, you shouldn’t be allowed around kids.

ON THIS ISSUE, I’M WITH THEM 100%: White House Calls for Cellphone ‘Unlocking.’

UPDATE: Rep. Jason Chaffetz is working on a bill.

NEWS YOU CAN SNOOZE: Hit the gym or toss & turn: Sleep quality tied by ‘compelling association’ to exercise levels: U.S. experts.

Though length of slumber appeared unaffected by physical endeavours — both groups averaged six hours and 51 minutes on a weeknight – the quality of sleep proved vastly different. People who engaged in light, moderate or vigorous exercise reported consistently enjoying a good night’s sleep at a rate of between 56 and 67%, while sedentary participants’ rate was 39%.

Hirshkowitz cautioned, however, that “cause and effect can be tricky.” Though he suspects the good health fostered by exercise leads to improved sleep, it’s also possible that poor sleep makes people less inclined to exercise.

Always a question. But if you’re having trouble sleeping, give it a try. Just don’t work out too close to bedtime.

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OBAMA’S THIRTEEN WORDS.

JEEZ, COULD YOU GROVEL ANY MORE? It’s funny how sometimes its edgy to be offensive to religious people, and sometimes it’s unforgivable to be offensive to religious people.

CALIFORNIA’S REVERSE-JOADS: “Low- and middle-income residents are fleeing the state. Sacramento’s liberal policies may bear much of the blame.”

IS SENDING YOUR KID TO GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PARENTAL MALPRACTICE? Today’s Hysterical Gun Freakout: Teacher Invades Kid’s Privacy, Threatens Him Over Digital Photo of Airsoft Gun.

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THE ACADEMY DISCOVERS a new civility standard, courtesy of Brian Leiter.

Related thoughts from Prof. Jacobson.

I SAW THIS MOVIE. IT HAD CHARLTON HESTON. Plague Of Locusts Descends On Egypt Ahead Of Passover.

LAW SCHOOLS NOT DOING SO WELL in the Winter 2013 Transparency Index Report.

WHEN AIR TRAVEL WAS FUN: Vintage Air Travel Photos. Of course, it was also a lot more expensive.

VIDEO: Northern Nigeria in 1959. Compare and contrast.

MY USA TODAY COLUMN ON SURGING BIPARTISAN MOMENTUM and further refinements of my revolving-door surtax proposal.