From the Wire (brief):

Here are some articles that caught my eye today.  Since this is the weekend no major commentary.  

CIA and Pentagon planners now worried there is a chance that Mexico may implode (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101215537).  Squad sized (normally about 10 soldiers) units of Mexican soldiers and police are being captured, killed, and tortured by drug cartel fighters.  Experts say that Mexican local police are not up to containing the violence (as they are often involved or too scared to do anything).  

Old people support the G.O.P. more than young people (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/weekinreview/01connelly.html?_r=1).  Who would have thought?

Great... my county can no longer afford to prosecute "minor" crimes like DUI and is planning to lay off 75 sheriff's deputies (http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_11804041?source=rss).

1/10 of working age Californians are jobless (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-california-jobs28-2009feb28,0,3811550.story).

S.F. Chronicle in deep financial trouble (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29390116/).

S&P at its lowest in 12 years.  Dow a tick above 7,000 (http://www.google.com/finance?hl=en&tab=we).  

Even Warren isn't doing too well lately...  Berkshire profits fall (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aO.dAwhtKlAw&refer=home).

CA has another water shortage.  Arnold declares statewide drought (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/27/MN8H166JE1.DTL&type=news).

Barry--US out of Iraq by 2010 (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/02/27/national/a100535S07.DTL&type=politics).