Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment:
• Days after House Speaker John Boehner played a round of golf with President Obama, GOP Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy said the president should "get off the golf course." (Bloomberg News)
• Mitt Romney is heading to London to raise cash from expats. (CBS News)
• Glenn Beck to Rick Santorum while shaking hands on camera: "I could kiss you in the mouth!" (Mediaite)
• Tim Pawlenty buys $14,000 of radio time in Iowa on top of a $50,000 TV ad campaign. (Ben Smith)
• Romney channels Margaret Thatcher. (Slate)
• Sarah Palin's move "The Undefeated" premieres in Iowa next week. (Des Moines Register)
• Herman Cain continues to endear himself to the press. (The Note)
• Van Jones launches a "liberal tea party." (The Fix)
