MICHELLE MALKIN: Occupy Dayton rages at Wal-Mart and Target customers -- and are ignored.

WHY THE SUPERCOMMITTEE FAILED. The Washington Post had Sunday opinion pieces from both sides of the Supercommittee:

According to Democrats: Republicans would not accept the need for a balanced deficit-reduction plan. This opinion was authored by Democrat member Chris Van Hollen.

According to Republicans: Democrats were determined to have big, new tax increases, both now and later. This opinion was authored by the entire Republican side of the Supercommittee.

The Republican piece was interesting; they offered tax reform (but not rate increases); also - but not mentioned - Social Security reform and Medicare/Medicaid reform. The Democratic offer was 'same old, same old': tax increases on the rich, and - to their credit - some Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid reforms along the lines of the Simpson-Bowles Commission plan.

WHY DEMOCRATS SHOULD LOSE IN NOVEMBER: 62% of Americans think any new tax hikes will be spent on new programs.

They're right.

OOPSIE! Rather complete destruction for an 'accident'.

HOW TO FIX:

Medicaid.

Medicare.

Social Security.

From the Center for Freedom and Prosperity.

CAIN PLANS 'assessment' of his campaign. I suspect that the latest allegation of a 13-year affair will put the kibosh on his campaign. My question is "Who induced these women to 'come out' and more importantly, how much were they paid?"

EQUALITY OF RIGHTS VS. EQUALITY OF RESULTS: Thomas Sowell vs. Francis Fox Piven 21 years ago.



Equality of rights still wins.

NATURAL LIGHT: the first beer in space.

CHANGING SEASONS VII: 29 November 2011


I'm beginning to believe God creates more leaves out of thin air. I was out this morning; the winds are calm, the trees are bare, and leaves are still falling in the yard. Here's today's photo, the last of the series. Last week's photo is here, and you can continue backward from there.

THE SMOKING GUN.

HUNTSMAN'S FAILING CAMPAIGN. It's not the ineptitude; it's the Obama-scale ego.

SPACEBALL: Astronaut plays baseball with himself aboard the International Space Station. So who won?

ON BECOMING ILLEGAL:

The Honorable Tom Harkin
731 Hart Senate Office Building
Phone (202) 224 3254
Washington DC , 20510

Dear Senator Harkin ,

As a native Iowan and excellent customer of the Internal Revenue Service , I am writing to ask for your assistance. I have contacted the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to determine the process for becoming an illegal alien and they referred me to you.

My primary reason for wishing to change my status from U.S. Citizen to illegal alien stems from the bill which was recently passed by the Senate and for which you voted. If my understanding of this bill's provisions is accurate, as an illegal alien who has been in the United States for five years, all I need to do to become a citizen is to pay a $2,000 fine and income taxes for three of the last five years. I know a good deal when I see one and I am anxious to get the process started before everyone figures it out.

Simply put, those of us who have been here legally have had to pay taxes every year so I'm excited about the prospect of avoiding two years of taxes in return for paying a $2,000 fine. Is there any way that I can apply to be illegal retroactively? This would yield an excellent result for me and my family because we paid heavy taxes in 2004 and 2005.

Additionally, as an illegal alien I could begin using the local emergency room as my primary health care provider. Once I have stopped paying premiums for medical insurance, my accountant figures I could save almost $10,000 a year.

Another benefit in gaining illegal status would be that my daughter would receive preferential treatment relative to her law school applications , as well as 'in-state' tuition rates for many colleges throughout the United States for my son.

Lastly, I understand that illegal status would relieve me of the burden of renewing my driver's license and making those burdensome car insurance premiums .. This is very important to me given that I still have college age children driving my car.

If you would provide me with an outline of the process to become illegal (retroactively if possible) and copies of the necessary forms, I would be most appreciative. Thank you for your assistance.

Your Loyal Constituent,
(hoping to reach 'illegal alien' status rather
than just a bonafide citizen of the USA )

Donald Ruppert
Burlington , IA

From my email.

SURVIVAL FOOD.

THE FUTURE OF THE OBAMA COALITION: "[P]reparations ... for the 2012 election make it clear for the first time that the party will explicitly abandon the white working class."

The Democrat Party is rapidly becoming the party of the takers, not the producers.

THE ROOT CAUSE of the higher education bubble. Read it all.

AMERICAN AIRLINES files for bankruptcy protection. They must not have paid their required quarterly tribute to the Obama administration.