Obama to nominate Budget Director; Citizens ask, ‘to direct WHAT?’

◼ President Obama will reportedly announce his nominee for Budget Director today. - Twitchy

Obama is appointing a Budget Director today..Or as it's known at the White House "The Most Pointless Job In The Administration" #p2 #tcot

— S.M (@redsteeze) March 4, 2013

7) A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.

This one seems self-explanatory, but in practice, it can be tough to keep things on a timeline. This is what happened to the Occupy Movement, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Republican race for the presidency, too. If it goes on too long, people sour on it whether it’s a war, an election, or a tactic. ◼ 12 ways to use Saul Alinsky's Rules For Radicals Against Liberals - Townhall

Jim Brulte elected California Republican Party chairman

Newly elected CRP Chairman Jim Brulte  Credit: sanluisobispo.com via ivn.com

◼ California Republicans elected former GOP legislative leader Jim Brulte as the party's new leader this morning. - Sacramento Bee

Brulte, who served in the Legislature until 2004, faced no serious opposition in his bid to become California Republican Party chairman. He replaces Tom Del Beccaro, who decided not to run for a second term after a rocky run as chair.

Brulte is taking over at a low point for Republicans in California. Republicans currently hold no statewide office and account for less than 30 percent of the state's registered voters. They lost key congressional races and ceded supermajority control of the state Legislature to Democrats in the 2012 election.

Brulte says he wants to focus on "blocking and tackling" - seeking to revive the party's fundraising, voter registration and turnout programs. Supporters passed out buttons with a picture of nuts and bolts before the vote at the general session of the party's spring convention....

"The Constitution For Dummies" by Judge Andrew Napolitano

Pigs are flying, ladies and gentlemen

◼ AP Shocker: 'Tax Bills For Rich Families Approach 30-Year High' - Noel Sheppard/Newsbusters

Imagine that. The AP published an article which included the sentence "It’s middle- and low-income families that aren’t paying as much as they used to."

...the Associated Press ...shockingly published a piece Sunday titled ◼ "Tax Bills For Rich Families Approach 30-Year High":

President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress say the wealthy must pay their fair share if the federal government is ever going to fix its finances and reduce the budget deficit to a manageable level.

A new analysis, however, shows that average tax bills for high-income families rarely have been higher since the Congressional Budget Office began tracking the data in 1979. It’s middle- and low-income families that aren’t paying as much as they used to.

Coast to coast, states brace for budget shock

◼ One day after President Barack Obama signed an order to cut spending by $1.2 trillion over a decade, NBC News takes a look at how people may feel the pinch from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles. - NBC ◼ Via Drudge
◼ DC economy to take 'the worst' - NBC
◼ White House Adviser Backs Off Doomsday Forecast - FOX
◼ SEQUESTER JESTER: KERRY HANDS OUT $250 MILLION TO EGYPT - AP
◼ Tax bills for rich families approach 30-year high - AP

With Washington gridlocked again over whether to raise their taxes, it turns out wealthy families already are paying some of their biggest federal tax bills in decades even as the rest of the population continues to pay at historically low rates.

◼ AP Shocker: 'Tax Bills For Rich Families Approach 30-Year High' - Noel Sheppard/Newsbusters
◼ Dems struggle to find next triumph - Politico
◼ 'Politicians nervous' - McClatchy

Americans’ reaction to sequestration might change course of politics.