Reads for this Friday

1. The Economist editorializes that neither the president nor Congress knows how to deal with the deficit, while Paul Krugman warns us not to fear the debt scare.
2. The unemployment rate dropped, but the economy continued to shed jobs.
3. Mikhail Gorbachev writes about the lessons the Soviets learned in Afghanistan, while Sen. John Kerry says Yemen will pose a greater threat if we don't act now.
4. Sarah Palin will be the headline speaker tomorrow night at the National Tea Party convention in Nashville. But the event seems to be highlighting the confusion over who the Tea Party is and what they support.
5. Peggy Noonan is less interested in Question Time, and more interested in bipartisan solutions.
6. Finally, we are just days away from the big game.  After this Sunday's show, my eyes will be locked on Caps v. Pens, in what is becoming one of the best rivalries in sports.