The New Republic

That's the word Palin used in her ABC interview to describe Obama's handling of the economy: READ MORE >>

Via Pakistan's Dawn, New Delhi remains irritated by talk of a brokered Kashmir settlement with Pakistan: India on Wednesday said it needs no external help to improve ties with neighbor Pakistan, in a testy response to a statement issued by the United States and China. READ MORE >>

Obama and Hillary, both equipped with an arch sense of humor, must have been stifling giggles at this: READ MORE >>

Robert Gibbs has issued a statement saying the Obama White House is "dismayed" at Israel's plans to build 900 new homes beyond the Green Line in Jerusalem. Full text: READ MORE >>

Alex Massie with has a fun analysis: READ MORE >>

Could be: Obama returns from Asia on Thursday. "There is a sense" that he has made up his own mind. A source who closely follows AfPak professionally and has been right about such things in the past thinks Thursday is the day. And I know that a certain high-level military official abruptly scratched a planned overseas trip this week for reasons unstated. Hmmm.... READ MORE >>

The Washington Post editorial page--which takes a hard line on Obama's pronounced realism--thinks so: READ MORE >>

Another nice bit from that Vogue piece--this one about Hillary's ill-tempered moment in the Congo a few weeks ago: READ MORE >>

Speaking of Hillary, Vogue's Jonathan van Meter traveled with the secretary of state and produced an interesting profile--he has good backstory on her decision to take the job: READ MORE >>

Using Greg Craig's departure as his hook, Lloyd Grove has an amusing roundup of erstwhile friends and allies--including Van Jones, Tom Daschle, and Jim Johnson--whom Obama has tossed under the bus in the past couple of years. READ MORE >>