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Some interesting articles to read:

Dick Morris asks, “Does President Obama truly believe that he can castigate and condemn Wall Street on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and then secure its cooperation on the other days of the week?”

Another Obama nominee has removed himself from the running .. Jon Cannon, nominee for Deputy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator.

Wealth envy activists in Great Britain are sure doing a heck of a job articulating their position. Oh wait … never mind. They are too busy attacking the homes of bank CEOs.

Looks like disillusioned foreign leaders are no longer looking at Obama as “president of the world.”

Even Democrats in the media are becoming disillusioned with the man who was once their savior.

Hillary Clinton says that the United States is also to blame for drug-related violence in Mexico. She’s right.

People in Europe have also picked up their pitchforks and are outraged over executive pay issues. Wealth envy is growing.

Obama says that “we need not choose between a chaotic and unforgiving capitalism and an oppressive government-run economy.”

So is tax cheat Tim Geithner open to the idea of a global currency, or not?

Congress passed land and water conservation legislation that will set aside 2 million acres for new wilderness, thus making the areas off limits to oil and gas drilling.

Here’s some news that shouldn’t shock you .. the post office is running out of money.

What have unions done to the economy of California? I bet you can see where this one is going. This is just a taste of what this country will be like if the unions get their card check bill.

You want to see a tangible effect of this union card check bill? Check out the latest news from FedEx.

Barack Obama wants new forms of energy to become dominant in this country .. but how can that happen if we have Senators like Dianne Feinstein fighting to make sure that hundreds of thousands of acres in California are not used for solar or wind projects?

Dozens of Massachusetts cities and towns are taking steps to impose stiff new fines for smoking marijuana in public .. in order to “shield” the children.

Your tax dollars at work .. New York state paying for dental cleanings for toothless people.

The Tales of Totus, the President’s Teleprompter.

What are college students giving up for Lent these day? Facebook.

Okay, this is for you people that still don’t get it about the AIG bonuses. Read this letter by Jake DeSantis, an executive vice president of the American International Group’s financial products unit, to Edward M. Liddy, the chief executive of AIG Do you get it now? You will need to log in to read the article but it is worth it. If you don’t have an account, you can try using bugmenot.com.

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Nancy Pelosi says that the federal government may spend even more of your tax dollars to help financial institutions. This is beyond the $700 billion in TARP funds.

Would you agree that Rahm Emanuel is the second most important man in the country, after Barack Obama? If that’s the case, we are in for a long four years. As if we weren’t already.

After his first week in the White House, Obama has an approval rating of 68%. Good, but not a record.

Russ Feingold is going to introduce a Constitutional amendment to end Senate appointments by state governors.

We, the taxpayers, have bailed out auto companies like GM, which are now using the money to built electric cars which are predicted to make up a whopping 5% of the market by 2020. Smart … real smart.

On Friday, auto industry supporters in Congress asked Obama to support another $25 billion in federal loans for car companies to make more fuel efficient cars.

Europe may be the recipient of some of our Gitmo detainees.

For the second time in history, it snowed in the United Arab Emirates. Must be all that global warming.

China is going to take a stab at universal healthcare.

Do you have your Pocket Obama? “It is an unofficial requirement for every citizen to own, to read, and to carry this book at all times.”

Hawaii is considering a state-funded program that would provide airline tickets for homeless people stuck in Hawaii to return home.

You’ll enjoy this use of tax dollars … $135,536 to teach government school children in Bethlehem, PA how to ice skate.

For your entertainment .. here are some of the more odd laws on the books in Minnesota.

A story about a man who jumped into a river on a dare and was paralyzed .. now he has been awarded $76.6 million.

A woman in Iowa was arrested after not returning a library book.

A new study found that coffee drinkers are less likely to develop dementia.

Another study out of Great Britain found that divorce makes men richer.

A man in Australia was fired for his “un-Australian” bathroom habits.

Here’s your unemployable parasite of the day.

Spring is just around the corner and we can look forward to ladies showing their navels once again.

All articles were obtained from boortz.com

Stossel has this one dead right. When it comes to Ponzi schemes, Bernie Madoff is a rank amateur.

So funny guy Al Franken wasn’t seated yesterday. Norm Coleman is suing to challenge the recount results.

Obama says that he is “concerned” about the situation in Gaza. He is going to be a lot more than “concerned” in just about a week. In the meantime, we’ll just be glad he’s concerned. So am I. About him.

According to Obama, trillion dollar deficits will last for years. Well duh .. the people of this country have done a great job of ensuring the growth of government. The media will treat these deficits as OK until there’s a Republican in the White House.

Walter Williams on the power of the rich. Just do your little clicky thing right here.

Brent Bozell III has this take on Coulter vs. the Counter-Coulters

Speaking of Ann Coulter .. here she is with “Teaching Democrats New Tricks.”

Dick Morris says that some of Obama’s “tax cuts” are really welfare checks.

Obama probably won’t read this .. so you can. Tony Blankley on “Being President 101.”

When it comes to Obama’s stimulus package, he pledges that there won’t be any earmarks included. Yeah … let’s see how that works out.

How will Obama handle countries like Venezuela? Some say that Hugo Chavez will be Obama’s first “test” in international negotiations.

For all you wealth-envy types .. here’s something for you to celebrate: American millionaires have seen their assets shrink by 30%.

Any guesses as to how much it costs the government to spend $350 billion?

Did you know that gas is actually cheaper now than it was when Bush took office? So much for those bumper stickers .. “When Bush took office, gas was $1.46.” Not that the president really has any say in the price of gas.

If you haven’t been keeping up with the antics of Vladimir Putin .. Russia has cut off gas supplies to many European nations because it is angry with Ukraine (and European pipelines run through Ukraine).

Here’s a way for you to get to know the newest members of the House and the Senate.

Just what we need .. our taxpayer money funding cops who chase ghosts. Yep, ghosts.

In traffic court for speeding? Here’s a way to ensure that you never speed again … a message from the judge.

All articles obtained from boortz.com