The 16th President of the United States, who supposedly preferred being called by his last name, was born on February 12, 1809.
Bud’s Round-up of Daily Drivel:
- Forceless: Obama’s proposed anti-ISIS authorization for the use of force prohibits ground troops. (NRO)
- Guilty until proven innocent: IRS says it’s sorry for seizing small business bank accounts. (NY Times)
- Power failure: Electric car-maker Tesla’s 4Q performance is below expectations. (IBD)
- Bad gas: US retail sales fall 0.8% in January on 9.3% drop in gas station sales. (IBD)
- Did he fail Econ 201? Obama attacks Staples over healthcare. (Reuters)
- Backing out: Tiger Woods is taking a golf leave of absence over lousy back, lousy play. (Sports Illustrated)
- Revealing: Sports Illustrated stirs up controversy with its swimsuit edition cover. (localsyr.com)
