A few morning reads...

1. Is the candidate of hope playing on our fears to push health care reform?  Karl Rove in today's Wall Street Journal.
2. Ron Brownstein assesses President Obama's approval ratings.  In short, Obama "has descended from the political stratosphere."
3. What's next for the global economy?  An "anemic" recovery, slow and bumpy.
4. Obama's foreign policy under scrutiny: alienating friends and emboldening foes.
5. President Obama sits down for a beer with Professor Gates and Sgt. Crowley this afternoon.  E.J. Dionne writes on this "teachable moment."
6. William Shatner recites Palin's latest speech as sacred poetry.