Takers, get ready to party! Makers, BOHICA*

Neal Boortz   "Obama says he wants “revenues.” Well that’s fine! It’s additional tax revenue that helped us balance the budget when the GOP controlled the congress and Clinton was in the White House. There’s a difference though … a huge difference. The “revenues” that led us to our last balanced budget came from tax receipts brought on by a surging economy. It was the Dot.Com boom. The revenues came from economic growth, not tax increases. Now take a close look at all of the rhetoric surrounding the fiscal cliff talks today. Do you see any mention anywhere about additional tax revenues resulting from a growing economy? No … you don’t. That’s not part of the Obama/Democrat equation. The ONLY revenues the left approves of are revenues from tax increases. That’s it. We can’t balance the budget if we don’t increase taxes. Economic growth is not part of the picture. 
"Need convincing? Follow this scenario:"...  Read more...

 World Magazine

*"Bend over, here it comes again"

The 10 Worst Regulations of 2012

Heritage  "It seems that no aspect of American life can escape government regulation. In the past year, regulators drafted rules that addressed everything from caloric intake to dishwasher efficiency.

Maggie's Notebook

"Most of these rules increase the cost of living, others hinder job creation, and many erode freedom. Not all regulations are unwarranted, of course, but increasingly, the rules imposed by the government have less to do with health and safety and more to do with whether government or individuals get to make basic pocketbook and lifestyle decisions that affect them. And it is not just the regulators who are to blame. Congress writes laws that give unelected bureaucrats the broad powers they wield.
"Today we bring you 10 of the worst regulations from 2012." Read on if you dare...

Hope n' Change

Keep Israel in mind

Jerusalem Post

Argus Hamilton: The News in Zingers

Jewish World Review   "David Letterman was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor in Washington Tuesday. He overcame a heart bypass and depression to enjoy a sex scandal in the workplace. The award was named to honor a president who overcame a bad back to achieve the same goal."

About.com

.... "President Obama left Hawaii for Washington for budget talks with Republicans this week. Massive defense cuts are looming if they collapse. If we can just rig it to where North Korea is the world's only superpower, the Mayans will have been right, only a month off. "

It's hard to wish David Gregory, NBC and the media in general well

Via Ann Althouse:  Gregory had no intent to commit a crime; he was committing journalism instead.   "Gun owners often say they want the government to leave them alone; why then are some clamoring for Gregory to be prosecuted?" Asks Howard Kurtz, with amazing naivete. The implied argument is quite weird and perverse.



How would Gregory cover this story? Arizona Ranchers Demanding Protection From Armed Drug Smugglers  "Jim’s house has been burglarized twice and one of his neighboring ranchers has moved his family off the ranch for fear of them being harmed by the illegal activities. When asked if the borders are safer now than before, they laugh and say they’ve gotten worse, despite what the government claims. Jim told a news crew:" Read more...

From Legal Insurrection; Washington, DC Gun Attorney David Benowitz On The David Gregory Situation  "On the one hand, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is faced with what could be perceived as someone publicly flouting the law to make a point on TV. This practically compels MPD to investigate. On the other hand, given that there seem to be large obstacles to prosecution, no injuries were sustained, and that there is no real possibility of any punishment being either necessary or actually imposed, is this a case that DC’s Office of the Attorney General should take on?"

Probably true and Gregory will benefit from the publicity, unfortunately. I still have problems with the man over the extreme disrespect he- along with others, including Norah O'Donnell- publicly showed President Bush to his face. Do not expect this blog to shed any tears for Gregory nor to wish him well. TD

Big Journalism takes on the Wall Street Journal over this  "And that is partly the point of conservative criticism--to point out that gun control, as it already exists, ensnares otherwise law-abiding citizens in absurd and self-contradictory regulations. The other point is to illustrate that the mainstream media elite, and the liberal political forces it serves, want to apply one law to themselves and another to the rest of America. It is all right for Gregory to violate the law, but a private citizen might go to jail."

If Today's Media Had Covered Jesus' Birth...

Diogenes' Middle Finger  Yes, that is the name of this blog. It comes to us via Sense of Events, so it isn't my fault; I inherited this article. And they got it from The People's Cube.

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