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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Story #1
Chu: DOE working to wean U.S. off oil, not lower prices- Alex Guillen, Politico
Story #2
The Autoworkers Obama Left Behind- Michelle Malkin
Story #3
Obamanomics: One in Five Struggle to Buy Food- Keith Hoffler, White House Dossier

Story #4
Poll: Wisconsin's Walker to survive union recall drive- Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner
Story #5
Activist Asserts Contraceptives for ‘Women and Girls’ Will Reduce Carbon Emissions- Penny Starr, CNS News

Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Story #1
Obama finally finds a place to cut government- Health benefits for retired and active duty military- Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon
Story #2
Santorum Reaches Out to Democratic Voters in Michigan-Janet Hook and Joseph B. White, Wall Street Journal

Story #3
Romney on Taxes: ‘I Want to Make Sure We Maintain the Progressivity of the Code’
- Terrence Jeffrey, CNS News
 
Story #4
Republicans are losing the class warfare fight- Marc Thiessen, American Enterprise Institute
Story #5
Hill Poll: Likely voters prefer lower individual, business tax rates
- Peter Schroeder, The Hill
Story #6
Taxpayer funded UAW plans "Occupy" Type Protests- UPI.com



Monday, February 27, 2012
Story #1
Jesse Jerkson: It's an honor to be the food stamp president- Newsbusters

Story #2
Media Matters CEO paid ex-lover hush money- Jana Winter, Fox News
Story #3
Obama finally has an energy policy: algae- Peter Bella, Washington Times
Story #4
10 Ways Obama Could Reduce Gasonline Prices Now
- Steve Maley, RedState
Story #5
The Return of 'Tax Porn, Not Corn'- Tom Humphrey, Knox News



Sunday, February 26, 2012
Fallen Soldier Sunday- Honoring those whose lives were lost in the name of freedom  during this last week

Cpl.Timothy J. Conrad Jr.-22. Roanoke, Virginia
Sgt.Joshua A. Born- 25. Niceville, Florida
Cpl.Kacharava Paata- Unavailable. Kutaisi, Georgia
Cpl.Beraia Valiko- Unavailable. Kutaisi, Georgia
Cpl.Meladze Ruslan- Unavailable. Kutaisi, Georgia
Sgt.Allen R. McKenna Jr.- 28. Noble, Oklahoma
Capt.Feti Bedri Vogli- 30. Baldushk, Albania
Cpl. Maj.Francesco Paolo Messineo- 28.Palermo, Italy
1st Cpl. Maj.Francesco Currò- 34. Messina, Italy
Cpl. Maj.Lucas Valente- 28. Gagliano del Capo, Italy
Capt.Nicholas Schade Whitlock- 29. Newnan, Georgia
Senior AirmanJulian Seiji Scholten- 26. Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Capt.Ryan Preston Hall- 30. Colorado Springs, Colorado
1st Lt.Justin James Wilkens- 26 Bend, Oregon
Petty Officer 1st Class Paris Shawn Pough- 40. Columbus, Georgia



Saturday, February 25, 2012
Toby Toons
- tobytoons.com
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Weekend Reading:
The Myth of the Greater Good- Politicians must stop acting like the ends justify the means
- Sheldon Reichman, Reason

Futures and Options Markets
- Gregory J. Millman, Library of Economics and Liberty




Friday, February 24, 2012
Story #1
Barack Obama's Failed Energy Policy- Don Seymour, Speaker.gov
(Pretty cool chart. Click on various points on the graph for more information.)


Story #2
Obama’s More Deferential to Afghan Muslims Than American Catholics- Terrence Jeffrey, CNSNews.com
Story #3
Newt Blasts Obama Over Koran Burning- The Right Scoop

Story #4
Dem Pollster: Voters Don't Think America's Back- Josh Kraushaar, National Journal
Story #5
Unemployment and the Minimum Wage- Lawrence Meyers, BigGovernment.com
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Story #1
FLASHBACK: Obama wanted a "gradual increase" in gas prices

Story #2
Second gun used in ICE agent murder linked to ATF undercover operation- Sharyl Attkisson, CBS
Story #3
FAIL- Susan Page, USA Today

Story #4
More on Obama's corporate tax plan- J.D. Foster, Heritage Foundation
Story #5
Politicians Fiddle While Fiscal Crisis Looms- John Stossel, Reason 



Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Story #1
Did Obama get into Columbia and Harvard Law School because of affirmative action?
- Rampart Media
(And yes, that is Henry Louis Gates of Beer Summit fame.)

Story #2
Meanwhile....at the White House....- Keith Hoffler, White House Dossier


Story #3
Obama's Business "Tax Reform" Is a Tax Hike in Disguise- Americans for Tax Reform
Story #4
Barackas Obamus- Fred Lucas, CNS News
Story #5
The 'Fairness Fraud'- Thomas Sowell
Story #6
Newt Gingrich coming to TN- Nate Rau, The Tennessean


Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Story #1
‘Buying’ House Votes for Unpopular Legislation- Lachlan Markay, Heritage
Story #2
Mitt the Michipander- Michael Berry

Story #3
Supreme Court to take up affirmative action- Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS BLOG
Story #4
'Loser pays' could be coming to TN- Brandon Gee, The Tennessean
Story #5
Help Nick Steward win in TN House District 74


Monday, February 20, 2012
Sorry folks, no links today. I had a family thing I had to attend to.
 For the rest of the night, I will be helping verify recall petitions for Gov. Scott Walker. The unions are out in full force trying to sabotage the progress that Walker has made for the state of Wisconsin. If you would like to help a true defender of freedom, private property rights, and the taxpayer 
GO HERE.
(It might take awhile for them to get back to you so just hang in there)


Sunday, February 19, 2012
Fallen Soldier Sunday- February 10-16

Sgt.Jerry D. Reed II- 30. Russellville, Arkansas
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyler L. Estrada
- 21. Maricopa, Arizona
Senior Aircraftman Ryan Tomlin-
21. Hemel Hempstead,  England
Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca- 20. North Arlington, New Jersey


Saturday, February 18, 2012
Story #1
Paul Ryan, Scott Garrett Dismantles Obama's Budget Gimmicks

- Guy Benson, Town Hall



Friday, February 17, 2012
Story #1
GM Pays Less Tax Than Buffett’s Secretary; UAW Gets Bonuses- Mark Modica, NLPC
Story #2
CBO: Longest Period of High Unemployment Since Great Depression- Alex M. Parker, U.S. News
Story #3
To infinity and beyond! This is the debt chart Obama and Geithner should be ashamed of- James Pethokoukis, AEI

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Story #4
The Stimulus Chart Obama Doesn't Want You To See
-
Congressman Jim Jordan, RedState
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Story #5
We can't afford the Great Ruler and his administration
- Congressman Ted Poe, Michael Berry Show



Thursday, February 16, 2012
Story #1
Reform pensions now
- Illinois Is Broke

Story #2
Detroit: The Triumph of Progressive Public Policy- Jarrett Skorup, Michigan Capitol Confidential
Story #3
NLRB to receive 5% "raise"- Justin Hakes, Workforce Freedom Initiative
Story #4
Meet the ObamaCare Mandate Committee- Scott Gottlieb, Wall Street Journal
Story #5
WI Elementary School Confiscates, Bans 2nd Grader’s Christian-Themed Valentines- Billy Hallowell, The Blaze 
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Story #1
OMB director undercuts legal case for Obamacare- Phillip Klein, Washington Examiner
Story #2
Health Costs, Gov't Regulations Curb Small Business Hiring- Dennis Jacobe, Gallup
Story #3
More Obama budget nonsense- Michael Tanner, CATO
.Story #4
Obama Returns to NYC for First Wall Street Fundraiser of Year- Hans Nichols and Jeffrey McCracken, Bloomberg
Story #5
How Taxing the Rich Harms the Middle Class- Apama Mathur, AEI
Story #6
US weighing options for future cuts in nuclear weapons, including 80% reduction- AP via WashPo
Story #7
Good riddance- Bradley George, WPLN



Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Story #1
Associated Press blasts Obama's budget- Associated Press via The Blaze
Story #2
Obama: Not Raising Taxes Is a Form of Government Spending- Fred Lucas, CNS News
Story #3
January Gas Prices At All-Time Highs
- Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge
 Story #4
 
Obama Sends Three Nominations for Labor Board to U.S. Senate- Kate Anderson Brower, Blooomberg




Monday, February 13, 2012
Story #1
Obama's phony budget proposal- J.D. Foster, Heritage
Story #2
1.20:1. Tax increases to spending cuts in Obama's budget- Keith Hennessey
Story #3
Obama proposes $800 million for "Arab Spring" countries- Susan Cornwell, Reuters
Story #4
Former WH Budget Director clueless on budget process- Neil McCabe, Human Events
Story #5
White House Economic Adviser: 'We Need a Global Minimum Tax'- Daniel Halper, Weekly Standard
Story #6
GM Profits, But Taxpayers Are Still on Hook- Shikha Dalmia, Bloomberg
 Story #7
Oops: Obama judicial appointee says we have right to keep arms, but not to bear them- AWR Hawkins, Daily Caller
Story #8
TN Gov Haslam signs on to an amicus brief challenging Obamacare
- TN.gov



Sunday, February 12, 2012
  

Fallen Soldier Sunday

Sgt. Pernell Johnnie Herrera 33. Espanola, New Mexico, USA
Pvt. John King- 19. Darlington, England
Cpl. Besik Niniashvili- Unavailable. Kutaisi, Georgia
Sgt. Damien Zingarelli- 27. Saint-Claude, France
Sgt. Maj.Mohammed El Gharrafi- 39. France
Pfc. Justin Michael Whitmire- 20. Easley, South Carolina
Staff Sgt. Noah Mark Korte- 29. Lake Elsinore, California
Spc. Kurt William Kern- 24. McAllen, Texas
Staff Sgt. Joseph James Altmann- 27. Marshfield, Wisconsin
Maj. Anthony Downing- 34. England
Capt. Tom Jennings- 29. England
Sgt. Marcin Szczurowski- 30. Moraga, Poland
Sgt. Krystian W. Banach- 22. Piecki, Poland
Spc. Mikayla Anne Bragg- 21. Longview, Washington
Sgt. 1st ClassPiotr Ciesielski- 33. Ostroda, Poland
Sgt. Lukasz Krawiec- 24. Moraga, Poland
Sgt. Marek Tomala- 25. Bartoszyce, Poland
Sgt. William C. Stacey- 23. Redding, California
Lance Cpl. Gajbahadur Gurung- 26. Pokhara, Nepal
1st Lt. David A. Johnson- 24. Horicon, Wisconsin
Signaller Ian Gerard Sartorius-Jones- 21. Runcorn, England
Capt. Joshua Cole Pairsh- 29. Equality, Illinois
Cpl. Christopher Greg Singer- 23. Temecula, California
Sgt. Maj. Fabien Willm- 43. Strasbourg, France
Spc. Geoffrey Baumela- 27. Echirolles, France
Sgt. Maj. Denis Estin- 45. Douai, France
Staff Sgt. Svilen Simeonov- 34. France
Cpl. Jesse Wade Stites- 23.North Beach, Maryland
Capt. Daniel Benjamin Bartle- 27. Ferndale, Washington
Master Sgt. Travis William Riddick- 40. Centerville, Iowa
Cpl. Joseph Daniel Logan- 22. Willis, Texas
Capt. Nathan Ronald McHone- 29. Crystal Lake, Illinois
Cpl. Kevin James Reinhard- 25. Colonia, New Jersey
Cpl. Phillip Daine McGeath- 25. Glendale, Arizona
Spc. Keith David Benson- 27. Brockton, Massachusetts
Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Brian Wise- 34. El Dorado, Arkansas
Lance Cpl. Kenneth Eldren Cochran- 20. Wilder, Idaho
Cpl. Jon-Luke Bateman- 22. Tulsa, Oklahoma
Pfc. Neil Isaac Turner- 21. Tacoma, Washington
Pfc. Michael Wayne Pyron- 30. Hopewell, Virginia
Pfc. Dustin Paul Napier- 20. London, Kentucky
Spc. Christopher Alexander Patterson- 20. Aurora, Illinois
Spc. Robert Joseph Tauteris Jr.- 44. Hamlet, Indiana
Spc. Brian Jeffery Leonhardt- 21. Merrillville, Indiana
Staff Sgt. Jonathan Matthew Metzger- 32. Indianapolis, Indiana
Airman 1st Class Matthew Ryan Seidler- 24. Westminster, Maryland
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Scott Schwartz- 34. Traverse City, Michigan
Senior Airman Bryan Richard Bell- 23. Erie, Pennsylvania
Petty Officer 2nd Class Chad Robert Regelin- 24. Cottonwood, California
Rifleman Sachin Limbu- 23. Rajghat, Morang, Nepal
Sgt. 1st Class Billy A. Sutton- 42. Tupelo, Mississippi
Brig. Gen. Terence J. Hildner- 49. Fairfax, Virginia
Lance Cpl. Edward J. Dycus- 22. Greenville, Mississippi




Saturday, February 11, 2012
Story #1
Obamacare architect: Expect steep increase in health care premiums- Myles Miller, Daily Caller
Story #2
Gov. Scott Walker's CPAC speech- The Right Scoop
Friday, February 10, 2012
Story #1
The Compromise- Yuval Levin, National Review
Story #2
Homeland Security monitoring political dissidents on social media
- Electronic Privacy Information Center
Story #3
Obama Bundler Earmarked Stimulus Money for Donors
- Andrew Stiles, Washington Free Beacon
Story #4
The Manufacturing Industry's Secret Success Story
- John Merline, Investor's Business Daily
Story #5
‘He’s Our Man, Yes We Can!’: Shocking Obama Song Taught to Kindergarteners at TX School- Madeleine Morgenstern

Thursday, February 9, 2012
Story #1
Why care about Syria?- Danielle Pletka, American Enterprise Institute
Story #2
Iran sends toy drone to Obama- Reuters via Jerusalem Post
Story #3
GOP report questions detainee release- Donna Cassata, AP
Story #4
Washington Footing the Cell Phone Bill for Millions of Low Income Americans- Brad Tuttle, YAHOO News
Story #5
Congress Sends Millions to Groups Tied to Relatives- David S. Fallis, Scott Higham and Kimberly Kindy, The Washington Post via The Fiscal Times
(View the full results of the Post investigation.)
Story #6
Obama export adviser exports jobs- Neil Munroe, Daily Caller
Story #7
Despite Media Hysterics, Komen Accounts For Only 0.055% Of Planned Parenthood's Billion Dollar Revenue- Paul Wilson, CNS News
Story #8
TN teachers fear Governor's bill because it promotes "competition"- Maria Giordano, The Tennessean



Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Story #1
TN Assemblyman to Occupy Nashville: You need to be peed on
Get Microsoft Silverlight

Story #2
A Fairness Quiz for the President - Stephen Moore, Wall Street Journal
Story #3
Highway Robbery by Republicans- Michael Tanner, CATO
Story #4
Obama Rewards Public Sector Unions with Pay Raise- Andrew Stiles, Washington Freedom Beacon
Story #5
Designer Obama gear raises eyebrows and legal questions- Kalyn McMackin and Tyler Whetstone, Daily Caller
Story #6
Drones over U.S. get OK by Congress- Shaun Waterman, Washington Times



Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Story #1
From Bush to the Founders....Obama's blame game continues

Story #2
U.S. Sets Money-Market Plan- Wall Street Journal
 
Story #3
Obama received money from fugitive's family. Axelrod: What?-Politico
Story #4
South Carolina attorney general sues federal government for blocking voter ID law
- Washington Post
Story #5
Shuler retirement a sign that GOP will hold onto U.S. House
- Human Events



Monday, February 6, 2012
Story #1
"Hidden" mortgage fee paying for payroll tax cut- CBS
Story #2
Iranian Parliament's Website: Attack Israel this Year- Arutz Sheva
Story #3
US imposes additional sanctions on Iran- Fox News
Story #4
House Committee To Examine Obama’s NLRB Recess Appointments Tuesday- Labor Union Report
Story #5
Versus Obama, Santorum Fares 8 Points Better than Romney- National Journal 
Story #6
Tennessee Republicans have huge cash advantage over Democrats
- Times Free Press

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Newt to hold a presser after the NV caucus.- National Journal


Friday, February 3, 2012
Story #1
BLS or BS?

(Anyway, here is what the BLS numbers show. The ones that won't be repeated in the media)
Real unemployment rate rises to 11.01 percent, underemployed to 17.6 percent- Net Right Daily
Long-Term Unemployment Remains High
Story #2
Obama's Higher Education Reforms Doomed to Fail- CATO
.Story #3
What Is It About ‘No Free Lunch’ That Obama Doesn’t Understand?-
David Limbaugh, Right Wing News
Story #4
Planned Parenthood sues TN Dept. of Health
- Knoxviews
Story #5
You can make what you want to out of this
- Daily Caller




Thursday, February 2, 2012
Story #1
House Dems 'so in love' with Obama- Politico
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Story #2
26 Dems vote against prohibiting EBT use at strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores- House.gov
Story #3
Our post-racial President
- FOX News
Story #4
Democrats Love Taxes- They Just Dont Want to Pay Them- Larry Elder
Story #5
Mitt Romney's ridiculous minimum wage statement
- AEI

Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Story #1
Careerdestroyer.com- NRCC
Story #2
White liberal Jim Moran trashes Allen West
- Real Clear Politics
Story #3
Indiana workers achieve freedom from union bosses- Big Government
Story #4
Obamacare: CLASS Act Repeal Vote Approaching in the House-
Heritage
Story #5
Administration briefs Senate leaders on Taliban transfer- Foreign Policy
Story #6
CBO report forecasts grim view of America's future
CBO: Obama’s Policies to Increase National Debt 47 Percent to $21.7 Trillion by 2022
CBO: Taxes Will ‘Shoot Up by More Than 30 Percent’ Over Next 2 Years
CBO report shows Obamacare’s ballooning costs
Story #7
Doesn't Los Angeles have anything better to do?- Time
 



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