OF COURSE IT DOES: Washington Tops List of America’s Richest Cities

JENNIFER RUBIN STEALS MY JOB, WRITES ALTERNATE HISTORY: Forget the debate, focus on what came before it

SIGNS AND PORTENTS: When You’ve Lost Jeff Greenfield…

CHRIS MATTHEWS LOOKS ON THE VERGE OF CRYING: Chris Matthews Doesn’t Get Leg Tingles from Obama’s ‘Big Bird’ Ad

POLL DANCING, HIDE THE INCREASE EDITION:  NYT’s Nate Silver Exposed as Obama Propagandist.  I wonder what Jornolist is called these days?

THE FUTURE CONTAINS INAPPROPRIATE TOUCHING: Why like someone on Facebook when you can hug them.  All together now:ewwwwww!

THE MOST OVERSOLD MURDERER EVER: “Don’t Shoot!—I’m Che!” (A Glorious Anniversary)  For a long time now, I’ve wanted to start a site in which one could post pictures of people caught wearing Che or Mao or hammer and sickle shirts with the question: Have you seen this commie?  And under it an excerpt of Che’s bio or the bloody history of communism.  I haven’t done it because I hate violating people’s privacy.  On the other hand we have to defeat communism’s chic image.  Mass murder is not cool.

BEFORE THEY BECAME A NATION OF GOVERNMENT DEPENDENTS:  Scotland’s vitality was the envy of the world

LAYERS AND LAYERS OF FACT CHECKERS:  The editor’s note at the bottom is priceless.  Always remember,  these people are trustworthy, unlike those bloggers working in their pajamas. (And that’s in something where their politics don’t matter.)

I TOLD HER TO WRITE WHAT SHE WAS TELLING ME:  And Kate Paulk did — thoughts on Mitt Romney’s character.   Her new book ConSensual is just out.  It continues her fun with Sci fi conventions.  It has a vampire detective who bites hard and just won’t let go.  You’ll come way dying fur more… er… (runs.)

I HATE THIS IDEA TOO: Give Back!  (I like the idea of paying it forward, for the help I got for nothing coming up.  I do a lot of mentoring and teaching because of that.  BUT I didn’t steal anything, so there’s nothing to give back.  Yeah, I did build that!)

SIGH: No, BuzzFeed and Mediaite, Paul Ryan Didn’t Get ‘Testy’ and End an Interview

YEAH, AND HE COULDN’T SPEAK WITHOUT A TELEPROMPTER: Colo. Governor: ‘Lincoln Wasn’t a Great Debater’   Stop laughing.  He’s my governor. (And I wanna cry.)

THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS DOING JUST FINE: Food Stamp Participation Rises

THIS HAS TO BE WRONG: The Same SCOTUS that Upheld ObamaCare May Make it Harder to Sell Your Old Corolla  I’m sure ours is not the only middle-class family making ends meet by buying non-essentials like videos and games used, and our electronics one generation old.

WELL IF COLUMBUS IS RESPECTABLE AGAIN: The Portuguese Columbus: Secret Agent of King John I No, it’s probably not true.  (Although there was a DNA test sometime and now I don’t remember how it turned out.)  But the thesis is fascinating for those interested in that sort of thing… or who might decide to write a book about historical conspiracies (I hear some guy called Dan Brown did pretty well out of that sort of thing) even if my parents laugh whenever the author is mentioned.

BECAUSE RAPISTS RESPECT WEDDING RINGS OR WHY NOT ALL CULTURES ARE EQUALLY VALID: Girls should marry to avoid being raped, say Indian caste elders.

Girls should marry while they are children to avoid being raped, Indian caste elders declared after a 16 year girl killed herself following a gang-rape.

CHANGE IT BACK: GM Bailout Could Be Undone By Same Judge That Allowed It.

AND YET MORE POLL-DANCING: Lies, Damned Lies, and Politico.

MAYBE IT WOULD HELP IF THEY DRESSED AS GIANT VAGINAS? Taliban Threatens to Bomb Code Pink Demonstration in Pakistan Against U.S. Drone Strikes

IF YOU THINK THE PIE IS FINITE, YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG: Dave Freer on the Finity Of Pie (mostly in publishing, though it applies to other fields.  And btw, I’m ALMOST sure he is joking about recycling toilet paper.  He lives in Tasmania and is not exposed to our crazier greenies.) Oh, and if you enjoy Dave’s writing, go ahead and throw some cash at his Bolg PI series.

WELL ABOVE 47%: ‘Nine in ten Scots ‘living off state’s patronage.’   My grandmother used to say “him who feeds you, rules you.”  If nine in ten people depend on the state, how free are they to vote their conscience?  While we still can, we should think: is this where we want to go?

MY READERS PROMOTE THEIR WRITING: Every week, or when I remember, I give my readers a chance to promote their writing.  Most of these I’ve never read, but go ahead, download a sample and give them a chance.

I, FOR ONE, WELCOME OUR NEW ROBOT HONEY-MAKERS: Coming in 2015: Electronic Bee Brains Uploaded into Robot Insects  Interestingly, my sons immediately remembered a Disney comic where Gyro Gearloose creates robot bees.  I feel more confident in my pre-k educational strategy which for years consisted of buying them comics so I had a couple of hours a day to work in peace.

IT’S THE WEEKLY WINSTON: At Powerline.  This one is the Obama debate edition.  (Maybe I should run a weekly Heinlein feature over at home blog.)