Ross Douthat: Heckuva Job, Barack. Matthew Continetti's new book, The Persecution of Sarah Palin, will be released one month from today. Allahpundit: The obligatory "Today interviews Rush Limbaugh" clip. Big Bird is a birther; I hear Snuffy is still investigating Trig Palin's provenance. Jim Prevor: "risky foods" aren't so risky. On The View, Rachel Campos-Duffy fills in as the show's conservative heroine: