Thursday news & opinions

State Of The Union

• Rand Paul’s Tea Party SOTU Response
• Rubio offers philosophical rebuttal
• I’m Not Surprised
• The Paco World News Daily political analysis dog listens to the SOTU speech 
• Video: 58 trillion dimes and the parade of cliches
• Readers describe state of the union in a word: 'Screwed'
• Obama’s Amazing Bulls**t Factory

State Government, Taxes, Second Amendment

• Tax bills on agenda for Valentine's Day
• Bill would require background check for private gun sales, too
• Wash. state bill would make almost all gun owners criminals

It's The Economy, Taxes, Budget Battle

• Obama’s “Paycheck Fairness Act” Fiasco – Dumbest President Ever?
• How to Create Jobs and Cut the Deficit
• More Spending + More Taxes = Soaring Gas Prices
• Ryan: Yeah, the sequester’s probably going to happen

Bill of Rights

• First on CNN: NRA charges Obama’s efforts will lead to gun confiscation
• Olympic Arms, Inc.
• Helping Gun Grabbers Write Better Legislation
• Growing number of firearm companies refuse to do business with New York, other states over unconstitutional gun laws 

Media

• CNN: Could Rubio sipping that water be a career-ender?

Politics

• Rubio: Let’s not rush to judgment on Rove’s new “Conservative Victory Project”
• Rand Paul: I might block Brennan’s nomination until he says whether a U.S. citizen can be targeted on U.S. soil

Liberal Mindset

• Dorner sympathy goes mainstream: “Like watching ‘Django Unchained.’ It’s kind of exciting!”

Wednesday news & opinions

Big Government, Bill of Rights, Corruption

• And Your Little Dog, Too
• Freedom of Information Request: FAA forced to release list of U.S. groups who say they need to fly drones over America 
• Sources: White House to issue cybersecurity order Wednesday
• Could your browsing history end up in the government's hands?
• The electric car mistake 
• WSJ: Millions fraudulently claimed eligibility for federal phone subsidies

ObamaCareTax

• Sebelius: Healthcare is “getting stronger” under ObamaCare
• BuzzFeed notices that ObamaCare sticks it to the young and healthy

State Government, Agenda 21

• Washington Bill Would Combat Agenda 21, Protect Property Rights
• Eastern Washington Property Rights Meeting

Budget Battle

• Fun: Let’s ask a Democratic leader if we have a spending problem

Foreign Policy

• WH: Why no, the North Korean nuke test won’t change the State of the Union speech

Politics

• Reid pushing away from normal order?
• Boehner: President Obama's problem? He's got no "guts"

State Of The Union

• Joke Of The Past Four Years
• Impact of State of Union speeches isn't very lasting
• NRA Response to Obama State of the Union
• Obama's Favorite Things!

Media

• Oops: WaPo retracts report Sarah Palin is going to Al Jazeera Update: Sarah snarks back

Liberal Mindset, Tyranny

• 7 Things Democrats Would Have Freaked Out About If Bush Had Done Them
• Google: The Democrat's Private Intelligence Agency

Second Amendment

• Press Release: Olympic Arms, Inc. Announces New York State Sales Policy
• Ask Obama's Experts
• Registering for confiscation
• January memo from the National Institutes of Justice  (DOJ study of gun control options and their effectiveness.  A must read)
• Reflections on gun control by a Second Amendment advocate
  

Sunday news & opinions

Big Government, EPA, Unions

• A PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE FOR AMERICA'S YOUTH: Here's How You're Being Ripped Off
• 'Welfare Spending Equates to $168 Per Day for Every Household in Poverty'
• MILLOY: What’s EPA smoking?
• America’s energy boom: To be, or not to be?
• The U.S. Postal Service vs. Greece
• GM Hypes Chevy Volt's Insignificant 100 Millionth Mile 

Socialism, Communism, Liberal Mindset

• The Royal Presidency
• MSNBC host: Energy is just too darn cheap
• Big Lie Dept.

Looking ahead

• Footprints on the Sand of Time
• How you can fire Speaker Boehner

Foreign Policy

• Syria's Chemical Weapons Came From Saddam's Iraq
• Clinton and Lavroc confer

SCOTUS

• Breaking: Supreme Court to hear challenges to Proposition 8, DOMA

It's the Economy, Taxes

• WaPo joins list of companies that will pay 2013 dividends early to avoid tax man
• Beneath the November jobs report: 73% of new hires are government employees

The results of the "Arab Spring".....

.....Four Americans confirmed killed in Libya, including Ambassador  J. Christopher Stevens, by Muslims rioting over a movie that supposedly insulted Mohammed The Prophet.

Please keep the families of the dead in your thoughts and prayers.

Related news:

• U.S. ambassador to Libya killed in Benghazi attack
• U.S. Ambassador Killed in Libya
• Obama condemns killing of U.S. ambassador to Libya
• Is this 1979?
• How murder of U.S. ambassador to Libya plunges Obama's re-election campaign into crisis
• White House scrambles to contain controversy over Netanyahu snub claims
• Obama to Israel: You're On Your Own

Statement by President Obama on the Attack in Libya (emphasis by bolding is mine):

Below is a statement released by the White House from President Obama on the killing of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi, Libya.

I strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in Benghazi, which took the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Right now, the American people have the families of those we lost in our thoughts and prayers. They exemplified America's commitment to freedom, justice, and partnership with nations and people around the globe, and stand in stark contrast to those who callously took their lives.

I have directed my Administration to provide all necessary resources to support the security of our personnel in Libya, and to increase security at our diplomatic posts around the globe. While the United States rejects efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others, we must all unequivocally oppose the kind of senseless violence that took the lives of these public servants. 

On a personal note, Chris was a courageous and exemplary representative of the United States. Throughout the Libyan revolution, he selflessly served our country and the Libyan people at our mission in Benghazi. As Ambassador in Tripoli, he has supported Libya's transition to democracy. His legacy will endure wherever human beings reach for liberty and justice. I am profoundly grateful for his service to my Administration, and deeply saddened by this loss.

The brave Americans we lost represent the extraordinary service and sacrifices that our civilians make every day around the globe. As we stand united with their families, let us now redouble our own efforts to carry their work forward.

This statement is a disgrace.  President Obama just gave cover to the terrorists for their brutality.  And they are savages -- the body of Ambassador Stevens was dragged  paraded through the streets (WARNING -- graphic photo), just like American troops were in Somalia.

Obama.  Must.  Go.

Taxmageddon a non-partisan problem

CBO: Deep recession on the way if Congress fails to stop the fiscal cliff.

The last remaining socially acceptable form of racism

Lobbyists on Capitol Hill throw a “White Trash Reception”.

This is ample proof that we need a major change in Washington, D.C.

Title and link gratefully swiped from Paco Enterprises.

How Easily Some Forget!

Thanks to Bob for the reminder.

Marxism in America

By Lt. Gen. (Ret.) W.G. "Jerry" Boykin

In this video entitled "Marxism in America", General Jerry Boykin discusses his background and training in understanding Marxist insurgencies and how current government actions parallel Marxist tactics.

The US Treasury Will Not Default

From Kurt Brouwer, of Market Watch:

 Despite all the rhetoric and posturing we see in the media and in Washington D.C., it is safe to say categorically that the U.S. Treasury will not default on its debt after August 2nd, even if the debt ceiling is not raised.  Not only will the Treasury be able to pay interest on U.S. debt obligations, but there is money for other essential programs as well.  However, there will be some serious cutting that has to happen because spending clearly exceeds revenues.

Read The Whole Thing.  It's worth your time.

Shuttle Closeout Crew Says Goodbye

Cedar Falls, IA, City Council Decides It Wants the Keys to Your Front Door

Obama working hard to solve the mystery of the rising gas prices

In the run up to the 2008 elections, the media exoriated President Bush for high gas prices whenever it hit $3 a gallon.

But when President Obama finally forms a task force to "examine gas prices", weeks after prices have risen well above the 2008 levels (nearly $4 a gallon!), and in the midst of an economic crisis, the media is saying "Yeah, dude, go for it!  We got your back."

First Ad of Presidential Season

Obama 2012.

Brought to you by the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

UPDATE, 4 April 2011:

The Obama 2012 team actually has released their first, web only video.  But, as Ed Morrissey at Hot Air notes, it's "[t]he Obama 2012 launch, featuring everyone but Obama".

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United States Debt Clock

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