The AP’s Glen Johnson writes about Mitt’s latest Iowa ad focusing on immigration.  The Boston Globe’s Scott Helman claims Mitt is “hardening his rhetoric” ahead of Ames. 

The Hill’s Sam Youngman  notes some concern about Mitt’s lack of traction in Florida.  Every campaign has some rough patches, and Florida’s primary race is still very fluid.  In or out, Fred.  Time to make up your mind. 

Associated Content’s Jason Bauer (any relation to Jack?) reports on Mitts plan for internet sexual predators.  It’s pretty simple actually.  “One Strike And Your Ours”.  I like it. 

The AP also reports that Mitt has designs on restructuring the Department of Homeland Security to focus more on preventing acts of terrorism than to responding to them.  This seems to come as a novel concept to most of the MSM, but it makes perfect sense to me.  From a cost standpoint, I’m pretty sure it costs a lot less to prevent an act of terrorism than to clean up after one.  If you doubt my point, may I suggest you visit downtown Manhattan. 

From the Silly File – commonly known as the Huffington Post, I bring you Chris Kelly.  Mr. Kelly seems overly concerned about the availability of used Playgirl magazines on E-bay, which begs the question of his impetus to search E-Bay for said magazines.  When he provides that information, I’ll be happy to discuss his questions further. 

This article doesn’t mention Mitt, however I have to ask the question.  Does a group of four Congressmen really qualify as a “Caucus”?  Sounds to me more like a badly attended Elders Quorum Social. 

The New York Time’s Michael Falcone reports on Obama’s reaction to Mitt’s (and Rudy’s) lambasting the Democratic Party as a group of “defeatists” and “losers”.  Truth hurts.  Obama came out with some tough talk – proposing that troops be “re-deployed” (read Cut & Run) from Iraq to Afghanistan and Pakistan.  No word as to what he would do with the disaster he’d leave in Iraq.  That doesn’t fit well into a soundbyte. 

The NRO’s Jim Geraghty brilliantly illustrates the silliness factor inherent in the YouTube Circus.  Evidently Mike Worlock of Spartanburg, South Carolina will have a problem with every single government employee (be they federal, state, or local) who happens to be Mormon and sees fit to pay tithing on their government salary.  Excuse my French, Mr. Worlock, but you’re an idiot.  What any person sees fit to do with their hard-earned salary is their business.  Not yours.  Read up on “conflict of interest” before you go making a fool of yourself and thus making yourself an exceptionally easy target for guys like me.  End Memo.  (HT – Article VI) 

And finally today, Mitt suggests a “Surge Of Support At Home”.  Fantastic idea.