OH, THIS IS GREAT: the majority party is trying to filibuster the minority party on the extension of the Bush tax cuts.

PALIN ENRAGEMENT SYNDROME: It’s the culture, stupid.

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON on liberal economic hypocrisy. Paraphrasing, liberals seek to be exempt from the regulations and taxes they impose on the middle classes on behalf of the poor they studiously avoid.

BUT, BUT ... it’s other people’s money we’re squandering.

Sarah Palin’s beginning to look pretty good. [Linked from Hot Air.]

NEW FED STUDY suggests net job creation from Porkulus was … zero.

WHAT I'VE NOTICED SINCE I BEGAN BLOGGING: Liberal pundits tell me what to think; conservative pundits tell me what they think.

"HEY, let's appoint a COLA czar." From the comments.

HOPE AND CHANGE: Obama’s petulance sank stocks.

Stocks were euphorically higher most of today, thanks to the unexpectedly broad tax deal the administration hammered out with the Republicans. But during his press conference, Obama’s clear anger and call to unwind the deal in 2 years opened a trap door under prices, sending them to a negative finish. We had hope, and then it changed.

I missed the Obama’s press conference, but I do note the market change. The press conference scheduled for 2:20 pm ET; the market fell sharply by 3 pm.

PEARL HARBOR: almost forgotten.

Update: Bing remembers; Google does not.

Another update: Not yet forgotten, but some warning signs.

Yet another update.

CHART OF THE YEAR


Some thoughts here.

“RONALD REAGAN FAMOUSLY QUIPPED that the Democratic Party left him before he left the party. Like many progressive supporters of Barack Obama, I'm beginning to have the same feeling about this president....” (for abandoning progressive principles).

The progressives have long since hijacked the Democrat party. It’s time for Democrats to take it back.

RICHARD COHEN: Freedom of the press includes the freedom to withhold information -- especially if it’s damaging our political preferences.

THEY’VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB SO FAR: Nearly half of Democrats think government should control the economy.

OBAMA REGULATIONS threaten colleges. Only those not hewing to a progressive curriculum.

“THE GOP SHOULD LEARN learn that focusing very intently on economic growth, fiscal restraint and limited government is a big political winner, and will garner a vast coalition of voters - Dem, Repub, indie.”

Whether they will or not is still an open question.

LIBERALISM: the virtue of being persistent.