Thursday morning must-reads

CBO forecast: Partly cloudy with a 100% chance of utter devastation

Cut, cap, balance: Budget hawks band together on Capitol Hill

Paul Ryan: Avoiding the credit cliff

When did comic books get so political?

Rick Perry scopes out New Hampshire

NH legislature overrides veto to pass parental notification abortion bill

Stephen Moore: Drafting Rubio

Obama declares victory in Afghanistan before it's been achieved

Under Obama, casualties in Afghanistan increased 5-fold

Jon Huntsman echoes Obama's troop reduction strategy

GOP & Dems get taxpayer subsidies for political conventions?

"You're clueless": Rand Paul questions TSA executives over invasive pat-downs