The last frontier in idiotic home owner's association rules? 90-year-old Medal of Honor recipient can't put a flag in his yard. Noonan on Obama's redeclaration of war: "The Democrats for eight years had been removed from daily national responsibility-the party out of power always is-and in any case it's always easier to question and criticize than to know and make a decision. But to have now a Democratic president surveying essentially the same history and data as his predecessor and coming to the same rough conclusion-we are in a real struggle with bad people, it will go a long time-was encouraging, and seemed to mark a two-party sharing of overall authority and investment." Photos: Lighting of the National Thing We Surprisingly Still Call a Christmas Tree Medicare cuts will not be stripped from Senate bill. Eugene Robinson: "Give up, Obama!" We're all anti-statists now: In the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, only 23% of respondents said they trust the government "always or most of the time"--the smallest proportion in 12 years. The percentage of voters who think government should "do more to solve problems and meet the needs of people" has dropped 5 points since Obama's first weeks in office, while that of those who think government should leave more things "to businesses" rose 8 points. The shift is especially noticeable among independent voters, a small plurality of whom wanted government to "do more" after Obama took office; now--by a margin of 17--they think government does "too much." Obama refused to be photographed with the F-22. Henninger: Science is on the credibility bubble. Good news: Obama asked jobs summit talkers to "bring their A-game," and they came away with some "great ideas." Wonder what the salary runs on a "great idea" these days. Did Palin go birther in a radio interview? A transcript and the Palin response, likening birtherism to conspiracy theories about Trig's birth. Abortion clinic video: "We do sacred work." Good Morning... George?