The New York Times’ Pam Belluck writes about Mitt’s economic record.  She cites the numbers for the first three paragraphs and then is quick to quote incoming Governor Patrick’s $1.3 billion budget hole.  Memo to Pam:  Patrick dug that hole himself.  You might want to mention that.

LA Business Journal’s Howard Fine details the LA side of the Mitt campaign. (free subscription required)

The State Journal’s Juliet Terry interviews Mitt on some issues specific to West Virginia.  He emphasizes clean coal technology as a way for the US to become energy independent.  Just so you know, the US is the Saudi Arabia of coal.  Find a way to replace oil with clean coal technology and the Mullahs will have to find something else to sell.  Sand maybe.

The Hartford Courant’s Mark Silk fancies himself a religious scholar, but shows his utter ignorance about Mormons.  Simply put, Mark, neither you nor “Evangelical Poohbah” Chuck Colson are qualified to stand as sentries at the gates of Christendom and decide who is and is not a Christian.  This isn’t a race for Pastor.  This is a race for President.  Any religious debate is one you will quickly lose.

The Conservative Voice’s Dr. Douglas Schell has an interesting conversation on Mormon doctrine as it relates to the United States Constitution.  He’s promised to keep the discussion and dialogue “respectful”.  It might be worth bookmarking.

WBZTV’s Jon Keller has some new polling data that might surprise some.  I’m not holding my breath waiting for the MSM to trumpet the data.

On a personal note, I’d like to throw the Yellow Flag for Cheap Shotting on the Nation’s Nicholas Van Hoffman.  He called out Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ Chief of Staff D. Kyle Sampson.  Sampson evidently overstepped his authority by canning the eight US Attorneys without getting approval from the proper Gonzales.  Sampson himself was canned as a result.  Not content with simply reporting the facts, Hoffman had to put in the obligatory cheap shot: