- Anonymous White House official admits: "What we ended up with is a program in which you trade in old clunkers for new clunkers" (NYT)
- Meanwhile, "clunkers" rush shows signs of a slowdown (Dow Jones)
- Obama's green jobs adviser wonders why conservatives are so resistant ... (WSJ)
- ... while one Idaho conservative flies his Amtrak flag (AP)
- Tiny airports sure are getting a lot of stimulus money (ProPublica)
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