Kim’s chosen successor holds credentials, but lacks experience

(Washington Times – Andrew Salmon) *Lead Story*

We’ve Crossed the Rubicon

(Daily Reckoning – Eric Peters) *Must Read*

Alabama jobless rate falls amid immigration reform

(Daily Caller – Neal Munro)

Tea Party Leader’s Gun Arrest Highlights Tyranny of Law

(PJ Media – Walter Hudson)

Who Created Prosperity? Bureaucrats Or Individuals?

(Investor’s Business Daily – Svetlana Kunin) *Must Read*

Retiring ATF chief fires parting shots on guns, cartels

(Houston Chronicle – Dane Schiller)

Could Your Facebook Friends Actually Affect Your Credit?

(The Blaze – Liz Klimas)

Barack Obama’s big government vacation: the president adds nearly $4 million to the national debt with his lavish Hawaiian holiday

(Daily Telegraph UK – Nile Gardiner)

Two-Month Payroll Tax Holiday Passed By Senate, Pushed By President, Cannot Be Implemented Properly, Experts Say

(ABC News – Jake Tapper)

Eric Holder Plays the Race Card

(Human Events – John Hayward)

The anglosphere yet reigns supreme

(Globe and Mail – Neil Reynolds)

Nebraska Rebels Against Sales Taxes on Youth Sports

(Forbes – Bob Cook)

Voter fraud is real. And voter ID laws are really needed; they are not racist

(Pittsburgh Gazette-Post – Jack Kelly)

WaPo Story Notes ObamaCare State and Federal Exchange Set-ups Running Behind Schedule

(NewsBusters – Tom Blumer)

Oil group calls for Chiquita banana boycott

(Fuel Fix – Dan X. McGraw)

Nation reporter: Food stamp reform motivated by racism, too!

(Hot Air – Tina Korbe)

Bad News Gets Worse For China

(American Interest – Walter Russell Mead) *Must Read*