Morning Matters

• Feds choose interesting way of tabulating the “Cash for Clunkers” program that conveniently allows them to omit the fact that the top vehicle bought through the program thus far has been . . . an SUV.
• Because that’s what Iraq needs right now–a smoking ban.
• Obama’s top anti-trust appointee wants to turn Google execs into libertarians.
• Another round of thick-headed local authorities shutting down a kid’s lemonade stand.
• Obama faces grim choices in Afghanistan.
• GM to start selling new cars on eBay.
• Last year's record federal deficit may quadruple this year.
• New White House policy for federal websites stirs privacy concerns.

With Reason, Hit and Run

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