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E.J. Dionne's latest column, which The Journal Gazette ran this morning, has one of the most unintentionally hilarious opening paragraphs I've seen in awhile:

The 2010 election is turning into a class war. The wealthy and the powerful started it.

These dummies are begging to be caught:

Authorities in northern Indiana are warning residents to be on the lookout for counterfeit money.

The South Bend Tribune reports that police there have been alerted to a string of fake $100 and $20 bills. The phony bills have been found in the cash registers of gas stations and stores over the past two weeks.

Sign of the times:

Kmart, which heavily promoted its layaway options during the last two holiday seasons, is expanding the program in anticipation of another tough Christmas.

Those rotten anarchist Tea Party nuts -- why, they don't want to listen to any of us!

Charles Murray on the difference between "energetic government" and "unlimited government":

Judging from the negative reaction from the governor's office and legislative leaders from both parties, this seems like a tough sell, thank goodness:

The Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute, a nonpartisan government research group, determined that the state could face a $1.3 billion deficit in the next budget year if the economy does not drastically improve or if deeper spending cuts are not made.

Is Evan Bayh looking smart for getting out so early, or what? A video from "Morning Joe:

This made me laugh, until I realized who the joke was on:

Could you loan me ten dollars but just give me five? That way you'll owe me five, I'll owe you five, and we'll be even.”

But with all due respect, a majority of Americans are also saying "no" pretty loudly and clearly: