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Some interesting articles to read:

A must read: ‘Manchurian Candidate’ Starts War on Business by Kevin Hassett.

Peter Orszag, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, says that the fundamentals of the economy are weak. Yeah, more positive talk to get things moving again.

Are you ready for the battle? Healthcare is taking center stage in Washington. Obama and the Democrats want to make you even more dependent on government. Trouble is .. that’s just fine with most Americans.

Hugo Chavez wants Barack Obama to follow the path of socialism in leading the US out of this economic crisis. Hugo the Horrible needs to pay more attention. Obama is already on that path.

Iran has test-fired a new missile with a pretty hefty range. Don’t you think this is something to worry about, compared to salaries of corporate CEOs? Wait a minute! Was that a CEO I saw getting off that private jet at the local airport last week?

Top Democrats added an additional $524 million in defense earmarks to the 2008 appropriations bill. These are for projects that the Pentagon does not want or need.

Last week Joe Biden made a speech to the AFL-CIO in Miami. Don’t worry, Biden made it VERY clear that unions will be rewarded by this administration.

A state housing agency in Minnesota is launching a new program to offer Islamic mortgages to home owners. Let a state agency offer Christian mortgages and the ACLU will pop a gasket.

The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected Al Franken’s request for an election certificate that would seat him in the Senate.

Considering the current economic crisis and the current mindset of our leaders in Washington, there has been a lot more talk about Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged.” Here’s an interesting compilation of blog commentary about “Going Galt.”

House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner says that GM isn’t going to get any more bailout money without a plan of how to repay it. Is the House Minority Leader saying that there was no repayment plan for the billions already given to GM? Well, here’s a plan … let them fail. John McCain seems to agree with that .. he says that the best thing for GM would be to let it go bankrupt.

Massachusetts is considering a “Hummer Tax” that would force owners of “gas guzzlers” to pay higher fees when registering their vehicles. Massachusetts is a Democrat state. There is not one penny earned and held by a private citizen that Democrats do not covet.

John Kerry wants to make sure you know that the “Animal House” party days are over for U.S. banks.

The Prime Minister from the UK came to visit Barack Obama last week. That didn’t go over too well. Apparently Obama was suffering from exhaustion from handling our economic crisis.

This column from the Boston Globe pretty much sums it up: the science of climate change is not nearly as important as the religion of climate change. But if you are OwlGore, you get defensive when somebody dares to question the religion of climate change.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta has withdrawn his name from the running for surgeon general. Was this a Bill Campbell moment?

At an Ohio government school, 700 people applied for one job opening for a janitorial position. Government jobs are golden when government is king.

What are your children learning about Islam in their school text books? How about the fact that some textbooks don’t acknowledge the 9/11 hijackers as Muslims.

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is spending more than $173,000 to train liquor store clerks to be nice to customers.

What is America’s manliest city?

Obama voters told to leave hunting safety class.

For you aviation nuts, take a photo tour of Air Force One.

All articles were obtained from boortz.com

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

Do you know how Obama is trying to sell this stimulus plan to the public? The same way he won the election .. by using focus groups to change the language of what he really means. Well .. when you’re the winner of our nation’s first YouTube, American Idol, Entertainment Tonight presidential election, this comes naturally.

A recent survey found that reporters really dropped the ball when it came to this financial meltdown. Duhhhhhhh.

Small businesses are hurting right now. Big time. And remember that after the government, it is small businesses that employ the most people in this country.

During the election we heard a lot about ACORN. Well here is the latest on what is going on with their organization.

You want to talk about government schools? More than 20% of adults in Florida don’t have basic reading skills.

Alabama is going to allow the power company to cut off home air conditioners on the hottest weekdays of summer. People have to sign up for the program, so no big brother .. yet.

PETA wants to rename fish “sea kittens” because they think that will make seafood less appealing. This organization is such a joke.

What a bunch of horsesqueeze .. do you know how much the carbon industry is worth? You can thank Owl Gore for that one.

Speaking of global warming, did you know that the Minnesota sled dog race has been canceled? Yep. Too much snow.

For those of you who look to the government to solve all your problems .. it looks like you are in good company.

Take a look at what they are doing with parking meters in France? They send cops a text message when your time is expired.

US scientists think that they have discovered a way to levitate small objects!

All articles were obtained from boortz.com

I really hope you didn’t miss Kathy Griffin with Anderson Cooper on New Year’s Eve on CNN. If you did … you might want to click here and listen to this. Get the kids out of the room.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is out. He won’t serve as secretary of Commerce for Barack Obama because of a “pending investigation.” Can’t say I’m that broken up about it.

Obama’s “American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan” claims it will create 600,000 new government employees. Just what we need .. more government incompetence. With our government schools they should have no problem finding qualified applicants.

The next industry up to the government trough: the steel industry.

Al Franken will be declared the winner of the Minnesota Senate race today. It still isn’t over quite yet though.

The Democrat governors of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio and Wisconsin want Obama to spend $1 trillion on aiding state budgets.

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine will probably be the next chairman of the Democratic Party.

Harry Reid believes that President Bush is the worst president we’ve ever had.

A federal commission has decided that we need a 50% increase in federal fuel taxes in order to make up for revenue shortfalls.

Here are Peggy Noonan’s thoughts on a new year, a new presidency, a new economic era and then some.

Is the bailout going to need a bailout? So says a blogger for the Heritage Foundation.

Georgia has a new sex offender law that forces all sex offenders to give their online passwords to the government.

Ah, don’t you just love the IRS? Stories like this wouldn’t be possible if we had the Fair Tax .. and that is a good thing.

Did you know that America is an empire in decline? So says the Times of London.

How about $1 million of your tax dollars for San Francisco to study “congestion pricing” options. In other words .. the government would charge you a fee to drive in certain parts of the city.

While we are talking about San Francisco, people flying out of San Francisco International Airport will soon be able to buy certified carbon offsets at airport kiosks to offset their air travel.

Here’s a concept, the governor of Washington state wants illegal aliens serving time in state prisons to be deported in order to save her state $9 million over the next 2 years.

When you go to a brothel, there are a few people you would rather not run into. Your wife may be one of them.

How many of you would like to have this problem? I’m guessing around 50% give or take.

Here’s a handy guide to converting to metric. Warning, some bad language.

All articles were obtained from boortz.com