EYES WIDE OPEN

From my email ...

Little Mary had a box of very small kittens that she was trying to give away, so she had them out on the street corner with a sign 'FREE KITTENS' next to them.

Suddenly a line of big black cars came up with a policeman on a motorcycle in front.

The cars all stopped and a tall man stepped out from the biggest car. It's President Obama.

"Hi, little girl, what do you have there in the box?" he asked.

"Kittens" Little Mary says. "They're so small, their eyes are not even open yet."

"What kind of kittens are they?" he asked.

"Democrats," says Little Mary.

The tall man smiled, returned to his car and they drove away.

Sensing a good photo opportunity, President Obama called his Press Manager and told him about the little girl and the kittens.

It was planned that they would return the next day, have all the media there and tell everyone about these great kittens.

The next day, Little Mary is standing out on the corner with her box of kittens with the 'FREE KITTENS' sign and the big motorcade of black cars pulled up with all the vans and trucks from ABC, NBC, CBS, BET and CNN but no FOX News for some reason.

Everyone had their cameras ready and then, President. Obama got out of his limo and walked up to Little Mary.

"Now, don't be frightened," he said, "I just want you to tell all these nice news people just what kind of kittens you're giving away today."

"Yes sir," Mary said, "They are all REPUBLICAN kittens."

Taken by surprise, President Obama said, "But yesterday, you told me that they were DEMOCRATS."

Little Mary says, "Yes, I know. But today, they have their eyes open."

Cats are smart.

WORSE THAN TAXES: SPENDING

John Stossel: "I don't think [a tax revolt] will happen until more people see the ruling elite for what it is: a gang of arrogant bullies that has the audacity to believe that they know how to direct our lives better than we do.... The politicians' spending schemes represent presumptuous interference in our lives. They are an assault on our autonomy."

Read it all.

WALKING AWAY

The Democrats are getting worried as independent voters begin to jump ship.

Mounting evidence that independent voters have soured on the Democrats is prompting a debate among party officials about what rhetorical and substantive changes are needed to halt the damage.

And what changes are needed?

"[W]e’ve got to do a better job of messaging. There’s a lot of work to be done to get independents more comfortable with what we’re doing.”

Messaging? Isn't it just barely possible that independents are fleeing the Democrats precisely because they are uncomfortable with what the Democrats are doing?

FACT-CHECKING "GOING ROGUE"

The Associated Press (AP) has assigned eleven (11!) reporters to 'fact check' Sarah Palin's book Going Rogue.

Palin responds:

Imagine that – 11 AP reporters dedicating time and resources to tearing up the book, instead of using the time and resources to "fact check" what's going on with Sheik Mohammed's trial, Pelosi's health care takeover costs, Hasan's associations, etc. Amazing.

Conservatives for Palin is fact-checking the fact-checkers. And winning.