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Some interesting articles to read:

How about that stock market yesterday? The Dow is now below 7000. That’s change you can believe in!

We’ve lost $3 trillion in American wealth since the election. Investors are walking away. Capital is on strike. Why? According to Investor’s Business Daily, the people with the money just have no confidence in the person with the power. Not good.

Hey! I have an idea! How about a double-dip recession! Now THAT’S change we can believe it. Just do everything exactly opposite of what Reagan did to get out of the 1981 recession .. and expect it to work.

Victor Davis Hanson with an excellent column. He says that Obama didn’t invent dishonesty in political discourse .. but he sure has a talent for it.

Saw this one coming .. Obama is willing to drop the missile shield plan in Eastern Europe so that Russia will help pressure Iran on its nuclear program.

The Obama administration has made public some secret anti-terrorism documents from the Bush administration.

A case being heard today before the Supreme Court might determine just how far the Congress can go in regulating political speech. Heads up.

The Gallup crowd has done a study of American Muslims. You might find the results interesting. They don’t apply to Snoop Doggy Muhammad Dog.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says Iran has enough nuclear material to build a bomb. Iran recently launched a satellite into orbit. If you can launch a satellite into orbit you can launch a nuclear warhead to pretty much any spot on earth. Meanwhile … Obama is talking about canceling our plans for a defensive missile shield. WTF?

Pat Buchanan says that it is pitchfork time.

Blago gets six-figure advance to write a book. Anyone got six-figures? I can start writing as soon as the show is over.

This one is going to cause trouble. Thomas Sowell writes a column on the eloquence of Adolf Hitler. Then he mentions Ronald Reagan and … (gasp!) Barack Obama. Before the end of the day leftists are going to be screaming that Sowell has suggested that Obama is Hitler.

You’re kidding me, right? Madoff wants to keep his penthouse in NYC and another $62 million in assets? If he’s allowed to be one iota better off than the people he scammed then there is something bad wrong with our bankruptcy laws.

The CEO of Freddie Mac is resigning after just six months. That’s never a good sign.

Roll Call columnist Stuart Rothenberg wonders if the Republicans can loose even more seats in congress. Well .. judging by their continuing betrayal of their supports with mucho pork in the latest budget bill… I would say the answer is “yes.”

Attorney General Eric Holder says that “waterboarding” is out of the question as a possible interrogation technique for terrorism suspects. I’m sorry but it is not a form of torture.

Here we have yet another Barack Obama nominee with tax issues. This time it is Ron Kirk, the nominee for US Trade Representatives, who owes nearly $10,000. He says he will pay up.

Democrats want to drag some of the Obama children’s classmates out of their Sidwell Friends school and send them back to government schools. Will Obama stand up for these children? What? Are you kidding me? Not only no, but hell no. Not with the teacher’s unions watching his every move.

A bipartisan bill has been introduced that would consolidate and centralize the information on how banks use bailout money. What a concept!

A bill to regulate cigarettes has been reintroduced in the Congress by Henry Waxman.

More change you can believe it. If you want to give away some money … how would you like for Obama and Crowd to determine who you can and can’t give that money to, and base that determination on racial quotas?

Right now it looks like Arlen Specter is going to be the lone Republican that will support the union card check bill when it comes up for a vote. I’m not too worried though … the guy will be toast in 2010.

Apparently Nancy Pelosi has a naughty list .. would you care to see who is on it? Man I wish I was.

The Obama administration is still trying to fight the birth certificate crowd. Give it up, folks. The guy is president.

Remember the new $621 million Capitol Visitor Center in Washington? Turns out to be more trouble than it’s worth. Sounds about right for government.

Want to take any guesses as to the median price of a home sold in Detroit lately? I’ll give you a hint … $7,500. No I am not missing any zeros.

A study by the Gallup Organization found that Muslims in the United States are far happier than Muslims in other countries.

How much taxpayer money is being spent to cure this guy from his phobia of speed cameras?

A new study is out: “Freedom in the 50 States: Index of Personal and Economic Freedom.” Can you guess which states are ranked as the most “free”?

One out of every 55 residents in Louisiana is incarcerated, making it the #1 incarceration rate in the country.

All articles were obtained from boortz.com

If you chose one article to read, make it this one. “Why ‘Stimulus’ Will Mean Inflation.”

Barbara Boxer and Lindsey Graham got into a heated debate yesterday over bipartisan ship on this stimulus bill. Graham says, “If this is the change you can believe in, then America’s best days are behind her.” Sadly, he’s right.

Another bailout. Now US auto parts suppliers want $20.5 billion in taxpayer money.

Firms that have already received bailout money will not be required to submit to executive salary caps. Look for the exodus of executive talent.

Some news from the Supreme Court .. Ruth Bader Ginsburg has pancreatic cancer. 

Yesterday I told you about Obama’s Labor secretary nominee Hilda Solis .. it also turns out that her husband was having tax issues, but now those have been settled. He owed these back taxes for over ten years … then paid them when his wife made it to the big time.

Another “stimulus” .. wireless and Internet services want their part of the economic stimulus so they can provide high-speed Internet access to rural and poor neighborhoods.

Judd Gregg is expected to be confirmed as Obama’s secretary of commerce .. and yet the administration won’t let the guy be in charge of the 2010 census.

Today Obama is going to name the members of his Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Sadly, Karl Marx isn’t available.

Here’s some news for you. Companies that received bailout money spent over $114 million on lobbying and campaign contributions last year.

Democrats are upset with Dick Cheney because he says that closing Gitmo and ending waterboarding could lead to another 9-11 scale attack. Yeah .. the truth is always painful, right?

House Democrats say that they are ready and eager to introduce the card check bill for consideration. That’s according to George Miller. My guess? It’s going nowhere. It was easy for Democrats to support this monstrosity when they knew it wouldn’t pass. Look for excuses now.

Russia and Iran are up to no good .. Russia is planning to start up a nuclear reactor in Iran by the end of the year.

Obama wants to make sure that your microwave isn’t using too much electricity. He has instructed the Energy Department to set rules for home appliances by August. Are home inspections for errant microwaves next?

The Atlanta Journal Constitution, really has a hang up over athletes. Here’s yet another headline: “Athlete was robbed, killed to help pay rent.” Not a person … an athlete. A God.

How about getting paid $93,803 to do absolutely nothing. Only government …

I hope that New York City did not spend any taxpayer money to investigate why New York smelled like maple syrup from time to time. I’m not holding my breath.

A state senator in Maine wants to prohibit smoking on beaches in state parks. 

It’s one thing to hold a conference on this global warming scam .. it’s another to hold it when it is negative six degrees outside.

An update on the WWII veteran who froze to death when the power in his home was shut off .. turns out that the man left his entire estate to the local hospital.

Here’s a mugshot that is unfortunately not safe for work. You probably know where we are going with this …

Apparently the newest Senator from New York will be Caroline Kennedy. Americans haven’t lost their affection for Royalty.

Joe Biden’s wife let it slip that Obama gave Biden the choice of either vice president or secretary of state. Trust me, Hillary will get her ounce of flesh for this one.

Keeping the Obamamania alive .. Obama is single-handedly redefining the male physique.

Remember when the Clinton’s left the White House, they trashed the place and took over $200,000 worth of stuff. Well it seems that the Bushes are going to leave with a little more class. And who would expect that?

Here’s what Obama’s first day in office is going to look like. Iraq is going to be back in the spotlight.

Defense secretary Robert Gates will not be attending the inauguration ceremonies. He will be the designated chosen one if something terrible were to happen today. He’s going to Disney World.

Over the weekend, Obama said that we need a “new Declaration of Independence.” And who, Mr. Obama, would be in charge of drafting that one?

A government school superintendent in Dayton, OH is warning students and staff against “inappropriate comments” today during the inauguration. Free speech is alive and well.

Bill Clinton says that we are not going to have partisan politics over the next 30 years of American history. Easy for him to say.

So far, Congress is very pleased with Obama’s willingness to work with them and listen to them.

According to a recent Rasmussen poll, more Americans believe global warming to be caused by planetary trends rather than by human activity. Good! An indication that Americans might not be all that dumb after all!

Great Britain spent tens of millions of dollars on a computer to calculate how climate change will affect its country … only to find that the machine itself has a huge carbon footprint.

A scientists from Berkeley wants to paint major cities white in order to tackle global warming.

Experts from the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis say that Iran will have nuclear weapons this year.

The Seattle Post editorial board admits: “We can only imagine what we would have said had Geithner been a Bush appointee.” Ahh …. Honesty! Too bad this paper won’t exist in about six months.

Irish bookies are betting on what phrases Obama will use during his inauguration speech today.

A “memory pill” could be available over the counter soon. Looks like someone else is going to have to hide my Easter Eggs this year.

All articles were obtained from boortz.com