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CNN — Obama orders U.S. troops to help chase down African ‘army’ leader

Special Forces as military advisers, eh? Sounds an awful lot like how we first got into liberals’ favorite war…Vietnam.

Los Angeles Times — Obama administration scraps program in health reform law

“For 19 months, experts inside and outside government have examined how [the Department of Health and Human Services] might implement a financially sustainable, voluntary and self-financed long-term care insurance program under the law,” [Secretary Kathleen] Sebelius wrote.

“But despite our best analytical efforts, I do not see a viable path forward for CLASS implementation.”

Really? You mean it’s not as affordable as you insisted it would be? Isn’t this the kind of thing that should have been researched and debated before you passed the bill Ms. “We need to pass it so you can find out what’s in it” Pelosi?

NY Times — House Panel Examines Details of Solyndra Deal

The Energy Department may have made a decision without precedent when it allowed Solyndra, the now bankrupt solar technology company, to restructure its loans so private investors — not the government — would have first call on its assets in case of liquidation, two Treasury Department officials acknowledged Friday before a House subcommittee.

By “not the government” they, of course, mean that when Solyndra went belly-up, we the taxpayers got screwed first.

Fox News — Love of Money May Mess Up Your Marriage

I really should stop being amazed at the amount of research time and money that’s wasted by academics. Newsflash—this is not news.

[1 Timothy 6:6-10, NIV] But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Thomas Sowell, Townhall — Reverse Racism

NY Times — 8 Killed in Salon Shooting in Southern California

How could that happen in a gun-free zone?

BBC — EU billions fail to lift west Wales and valleys economy

Well, whadya know? Keynesian economics doesn’t work on their side of the pond, either.

Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ — The Axelrod Test

Star Parker, Townhall — More From the Culture of Narcissism

Yeah, the Occupy Wall Street protests are a spontaneous uprising…that just happen to take place on private property owned by a company that just received taxpayer funding for a “green” energy project and employs Joe Biden‘s son‘s firm as lobbyists, and has Bloomberg‘s girlfriend on its board of directors. There are no coincidences in this administration.

Ace of Spades HQ — Curious: Management Company That Runs Zuccotti Park Recently Received $135 Million in Tax Money for Wind Farm

Where was the New York Times when Obama‘s 20-year pastor turned out to be an America-hating all-out racist? But they have time to report on Rick Perry‘s “racist” upbringing. The insinuations sprinkled liberally throughout this hit piece have to do with his childhood. The not-so-reverend Wright was an adult choice of The One. Surprised by the Times‘ double-standard? You shouldn‘t be.

Newsflash for U.K. doctors: there‘s a simple cure for gonorrhoea…keep it in your pants.

BBC — UK doctors advised gonorrhoea has turned drug resistant

In more news from across the pond, Britain‘s strict gun control laws appear to be making London streets safer. Right.

Funny…neither CNN nor the NY Times bothers to mention that both of the American economists who just jointly won the Nobel Prize are critical of Keynesian stimulus, and one in particular has been outspokenly critical of Obama‘s economic policies as detrimental in both the short and long terms.

Fran Tarkenton, WSJ — What if the NFL Played by Teachers’ Rules?

Walter E. Williams, Townhall — Social Security Disaster

I believe that a person who is 65 years old and has been forced into Social Security is owed something. But the question is, Who owes it to him? Congress has spent every penny of his Social Security “contribution.” Young workers have no obligation to be fleeced in order to make up for the dishonesty and dereliction of Congress. The tragedy is that most seniors just want their money and couldn’t care less about whom Congress takes it from.

I’m not sure I go quite as far as that last sentence, but based on what I see and hear from people whining about how they deserve a return on their SS “investment” (which has never been anything of the sort) he can’t be far off.

The inimitable Ann Coulter is spot on.

Stephen Moore, WSJ — How North Dakota Became Saudi Arabia

Mike Adams, Townhall — The Manson Family Enrolls at Georgia State

John Lott, FNC — Media Silence is Deafening About Important Gun News

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Unanswered, at least for now, is the question of what’s best for the child. — Missouri ruling extends legal battle for immigrant’s son

“Their” new baby? Hmmm…how exactly did they conceive the child? — Store reverses decision to hide Elton John magazine cover

Note he fell off the left… (Oh come on. Just a joke. I love his music & hope he recovers quickly.) — Jimmy Buffett Hospitalized After Serious Fall at Sydney Concert  

Cool. Now, do we get to grade the teachers on how well we think they’re doing? — Florida lawmaker wants teachers to grade parents

This will be a hard sell considering that 2 of the top 3 vehicles sold in the U.S. last year were full-size pickup trucks. Americans aren’t going for tiny and efficient. (But when was feasibility a priority for the left?) — Obama’s clean-energy goals have industry questioning feasibility

How’s that border looking, JaNo? — Border authorities arrest controversial Muslim cleric east of San Diego

Brilliant! That ought to stop ’em. — U.S. official says world leaders will press North Korea to give up uranium enrichment

Really? Like when he rammed through ObamaCare without a single Republican vote? — State of the Union: Obama says U.S. acts ‘together, or not at all’

If ObamaCare is so great, why are so many groups being allowed to opt out? — The real snow job in D.C.: Obamacare waivers skyrocket to 729 + 4 states; 4 new SEIU waiver winners

Do Senate Republicans have the will to force a vote on repeal of ObamaCare? Senate rules would allow it. — Repeal of ObamaCare in the Senate — How To Do It

What’s this? A NY Times article on guns absent a litany of snarky comments? Must be snowing down below. — In an Ocean of Firearms, Tucson Is Far Away

Ah, yes. The values we share. You know, the important ones like liberty, freedom of religion and speech, due process,… For the first time in our history we have a president with utter disdain for the values Americans treasure most. — U.S., China pledge cooperation on key issues

But I thought this couldn’t happen in the U.K.…handguns are, after all, illegal there. — CCTV of shopkeeper’s struggle with armed raiders issued

How do you defend yourself from drugged-up groups of thugs? (Hint: a handgun would be handy if it were legal.) — Life terms for teenagers who kicked man to death

Can you even imagine the outcry if a white group covered a statue of MLK during an event to honor Washington? Yes, racism is alive and well, but it’s not coming from the right. — NAACP Draws Complaints for Covering George Washington Statue on Martin Luther King Day

There’s a one-word, simple solution for this problem: deportation. — Welfare Tab for Children of Illegal Immigrants Estimated at $600M in L.A. County

Too obvious to work. — How to Force Cuts: Don’t Give Government Money

Coulter on the media frenzy this week. — Mud Libel

An example of the civilized rhetoric from the left. — House Dem exemplifies New Tone by comparing GOP to Nazis on House floor

Brilliant. After bankrupting the US auto industry, they want to take down foreign makers as well. – UAW Sets a Strategy on Foreign Car Plants

Not holding my breath. – The GOP Opportunity

Nothing quite like rewriting classical literature to meet your own agenda. Besides, students would benefit more from being confronted full-on by the stark racism of Twain’s day. (And they probably listen to rap, anyway.) – Publisher Tinkers With Twain

But we don’t need to maintain defense spending because China’s not an enemy and they never sell technology to rogue nations that want to kill us. Right? – Is China closer than thought to matching U.S. fighter jet prowess?

Yawn. Another “gun-free zone” shooting. Nothing to see here. Move along. – Suspect named in New Mexico hospital shooting

…and another (close to home). – Man Arrested After Shooting, Standoff in Arizona Mall

…and another. – Nebraska Vice Principal Dies After Student Shooting

So who will step up to avoid answering our questions now? – White House spokesman Robert Gibbs to step down

Serious about recovery? – Obama’s Oil War

She certainly hasn’t lost her nerve. – Pelosi: Hey, we were all about deficit reduction!

(from Townhall)