News and opinions for a Wednesday morning

Budget Battle

• The House GOP Is Ready To Cave on Sandy Pork . . . And The Debt Ceiling
• House Passes $50 Billion In Sandy Relief (Mostly Unrelated Pork) With Democrats Providing Majority Of The Yes Votes  UPDATE: Less Than Half The Money Is Sandy Related
• Obama Really Wishes He Never Gave This Speech About The Debt Ceiling
• New Social Security Retirees Will Outlive Trust Fund
• New GOP idea: How about offering to raise the debt ceiling for the rest of Obama’s term?

State Government, Budget Battle, Taxes

• Gregoire leaves office with a call for increased spending

The Constitution, Second Amendment

• QOTD: Norton v. Shelby County
• THE SECOND AMENDMENT: What can you do? This.

Financial

• THE OBAMA ECONOMIC RECOVERY: In One Chart
• It Begins: Bundesbank To Commence Repatriating Gold From New York Fed
• Bad news in the euro zone: Germany's economy contracts

Socialism, Communism, Liberal Mindset

• Senate Democrats Encourage Obama to Violate the Constitution
• Transsexual Bullies Successfully Censor Feminist Writers Who Criticized Them
• 'Insulting' words crime which made it illegal to call a police horse 'gay' is to be changed

Politics, Corruption

• Inauguration fund coming up $8 million short?
• Obama Accuses NRA of Ginning Up Fear, Warns Social Security Checks Won’t Go Out Unless GOP Raises Debt Ceiling
• Why Doesn't President Obama Support 'Citizens Against Senseless Violence'?

Core Values

• Mike Pence's first move: A regulatory moratorium for Indiana
• THINK OF THE CHILDREN
•  I agree with James Feehery

Media

• Piers Morgan to Ben Shapiro: How about participating in a townhall debate where my other guests and I can berate you?