Lunch Break

Obamaisapathlogicalliar: Can we just say it now: Obama is a liar: NQ's piece called i was running for president, there you go really gets at what a liar Chicago Slim is. Pathological. He really does not care about what he said a year ago...or last month..or last week...it's all about being loved in the moment.

Noonan on "Austerity Chic" - not much of a fan of Ms. Noonan but this piece is wonderful.
They didn't look like people trying to figure out how to survive as much as people trying to figure out how to live. The picture that accompanied the article showed a happy family playing Scrabble with a friend.

Poll: I think suburbs and exurbs are going down in the years ahead. What do you think?

Music: Patti LuPone covers a Susan Boyle song.