Saturday Morning News & notes

-It's a real shocker that Jesse Jackson, Jr. was pilfering campaign funds to buy things such as Michael Jackson's fedora, a reversible fox mink coat and movie memorabilia, isn't it? I mean, how can a man with such an upstanding father and from such an upstanding city really turn out like this? I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree when it comes to being a huckster.

- The crazy-ass commie Vlad Putin is tweaking us again. This time with nuclear capable overflights of Guam. In the battle for regional supremacy, we have to deal with China and now a revitalized Russia while Obama cuts military spending.

-Menendez thinks he's going to get out of this but when both the NY Times and WaPo keep it alive, your days are numbered. The prostitution issue that the women's groups declined to discuss has risen up again.

-Chris Christie holds the line on Obamacare exchanges. At least he's doing something to show he's not Obama's lapdog after helping reelect him.

-If you're going to embarrass your kids, do it right. I'm shocked looking at her picture that she did this, she looks so sane.

-So what do we really think of the states? What about European nations?

-Because pitchers and catchers have reported, let's get ready for some baseball: