What I've got my eye on, 2/4

1. President Obama calls on Democrats to "finish the job" on health care and financial reforms, saying that "the lesson of Massachusetts...is not to do nothing."
2. Attorney General Eric Holder says that he ordered that the Christmas Day Bomber be read his Miranda rights, calling the decision "fully consistent" with policies of previous administrations.
3. The Illinois Senate race is giving Democrats headaches. 
4. Did the GOP's reacton to the president's State of the Union address undermine their populist appeal? Joe Conason argues that the Republican defense of banks and corporate political donations reveals an agenda focused on protecting the rich and powerful.
5. George Will worries that while China is investing in the future, America is investing in the past.