Rand Paul returns surplus operating budget

In a related story, a flight of pigs was spotted at 15,000 feet over Massachusetts.

Daily Caller  "Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says he will send a $600,000 check to the U.S. Treasury, returning the part of his operating budget as a senator that was not spent.
"Paul made the announcement at press conference in Kentucky on Wednesday. According to a press release from Paul’s office, the sum is over 20 percent of the total operating budget." More...

Hagel Declined to Sign Schumer Letter in 2007 Asking Arab Allies to Recognize Israel

Big Peace  "Former Sen. Chuck Hagel declined to sign a letter circulated by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in 2007 calling upon then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to press Arab allies of the U.S. to recognize Israel’s right to exist “and not use such recognition as a bargaining chip for future Israeli concessions.” Seventy-nine Senators eventually signed the letter, which was sponsored by Schumer and by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Via Weasel Zippers

 

 

Sequester: the ObaMonster

Frankenquester

From Legal Insurrection; Sequester — already the biggest lie of 2013. "Rush says it this way, For the First Time in My Life, I Am Ashamed of My Country:"....

 

Marco Rubio is still drinking water

http://www.newsday.com/opinion/walt-handelsman-1.812005

Ethel C. Fenig at American Thinker  "Liberals will curse the day they decided to mock Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) for his now (in)famous drink of water during the Republican response to President Barack Hussein Obama's (D) State of the Union address.  Apparently Rubio has cleverly decided to exploit that public water gulp to his advantage by following a few of Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals."  Read more:

SNL = Sad Naive Liberals

American Glob  "I never watch Saturday Night Live anymore.
"Not only is it no longer funny, it has become a hyper-partisan political outlet which promotes liberals and denigrates conservatives at every turn.
"Christian Americans are continually insulted by entertainment on television. So when I saw this SNL clip on Big Hollywood, I felt compelled to post the video.
"The folks at SNL think they’re being “edgy” here. They’re not. They’re taking a cheap shot at Christians because they know there won’t be any backlash.
"I look forward to SNL’s send-up of Islam and the parade of outraged Democrats falling all over themselves on the news to blame the ensuing riots on an offensive video." 

Hispanicked GOP Elite: They'll Respect Us In the Morning

"Putting 12 million to 20 million of them on a "path to citizenship" won't make them like Republicans; it will make Republicans lose."

Ann Coulter  "Don't anyone tell Marco Rubio, John McCain or Jeff Flake that nearly 80 percent of Hindus voted for Obama, or who knows what they'll come up with. 
"I understand the interest of business lobbies in getting cheap, unskilled labor through amnesty, but why do Republican officeholders want to create up to 20 million more Democratic voters....?
"Without citing any evidence, the Rubio Republicans simply assert that granting 12 million to 20 million illegal aliens amnesty will make Hispanics warm to the GOP. Yes, that's worked like a charm since Reagan signed an amnesty bill in 1986!"