Wednesday morning roundup

Steve Pearlstein on Wisconsin.

An environmental novel from T. Coraghessan Boyle, and a new book on Russia and mothers from Elena Gorokhova.

Dana Milbank on Rush Limbaugh and other critics of the First Lady's, including those on the left. People just can't seem to grasp that her making suggestions about food and nutrition does not amount to directing the way people eat, or that she's not preaching nutritional purism. I understand people's sensitivity about being told what to eat (see my ramble from yesterday, or my posts from over the holidays), but let's just all take a deep breath and approach Mrs. Obama's efforts with less sensitivity and more reason.