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So it turns out that Christopher Dodd’s wife was the former director of an AIG controlled company. No wonder he included that amendment back in February to save AIG bonuses.

Senator Charles Grassley says that Obama’s budget is a step toward socialism.

The Heritage Foundation gives you a detailed analysis of how Obama’s idea of “stimulus” is to spread the wealth around.

Hey, what took you people so long to figure this out? From the New York Daily News: Hey President Obama, the campaign is over - forget the popularity contest.

Here are the top ten ways the government can recoup the AIG bonuses.

This is a question that we need to ask ourselves more often: How can Americans increase their own freedom? Well .. there’s elections and all. But that’s the old fashioned way.

Don’t worry, the government will do something to alleviate the fact that more blacks and Latinos are losing their jobs in this economy.

The Governor of New York and fellow Democrats want to increase taxes on New Yorkers making over $500,000 a year. Mike Bloomberg explains how devastating this would be for the local economy.

In Atlanta, there is another brouhaha over the opening of a government school in partnership with U.S. Marine Corps.

The hotel industry is upset with Congress for its hypocrisy over “luxury” spending for corporate travel.

Another Democrat in Washington with tax issues? This time it could be Fortney “Pete” Stark.

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is worried about the important things in life …

Michelle Malkin has come up with a seal for The Teleprompter of the United States.

Do you remember the high school “sexting” girl? Now her parents want the government to write laws to combat sexting.

All articles were obtained from boortz.com

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