Contributed by: filbert Friday, January 15 2010 @ 05:12 PM CST
Except today, when I have to do two of the darn things.
I surf the Web, so you don’t have to!
Section One: The Big Stories:1.1: The Massachusetts Senate Race–(With BONUS correct spelling of the state in question!):
“I know more Democrats who are voting for this guy than Republicans” [*1]
Scott Brown Surges Ahead of Martha Coakley In Latest Poll [*2]
A Shot Heard ‘Round the World? [*3]
Boston paper: Dem operative admits to cheating on Brown ’04 state Senate race [*4]
AP Story in Boston Globe: “potential disaster for President Barack Obama and his Democratic political agenda” [*5]
Massachusetts shocker: Brown Up 15% in Pajamas Media/CrossTarget Poll [*6]
Did Democrats outsmart themselves in Massachusetts? [*7]
Blundermania: Dems attack Scott Brown’s “greed” using World Trade Center; Update: It’s official. Obama to Mass. on Sunday [*8]
An unthinkable campaign ad has me thinking about the unthinkable [*9]
White House plan for ObamaCare if Brown wins: “I don’t think Scott Brown is going to win” [*10] — Plan B? Cheat! Well . . . cheat MORE!
More after the “Read More” . . . 1.2: Haiti, with bonus coverage of why Pat Robertson is a blithering idiot:
Stupid Is As Stupid Does [*11]
Danny Glover: Global Warming Caused the Haiti Earthquake [*12] — Words fail me . . . seriously . . .
Why You Haven’t Donated to Haiti Yet. [*13]
1.3: “Global warming” aka “Climate change” — or should that be “Climate Reform?”:
John Coleman’s hourlong news special “Global Warming – The Other Side” now online, all five parts here [*14]
Skeptical Environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg On What Do After the Copenhagen Climate Change Collapse [*15]
Climategate – Who are the environment correspondents? [*16]
Climategate Controversy Roils the Insurance Industry [*17]
NWS Met on Florida Cold: “This is the longest stretch ever in 100 years of record keeping.” [*18]
UAH global satellite data has record warmest day for January [*19] — because, you know, it’s been so dreadfully hot all this month, so far . . .
Hansen responds to John Coleman’s KUSI Special report [*20]
1.4: Health care “reform” aka health insurance “reform” — or should that be health care “change?” Perhaps “Global healthing?:
Health Care and the Constitution [*21]
Dem Congressman on ObamaCare delay: “I may as well retire” [*22]
Union Brothers and Sisters: Your Leadership Doesn’t Get It – You Deserve Better[*23] — Sarah Palin unleashes another “Facebook Ninja Throwing Star” . . .
Will Health Care Reform Cause Nevada To Drop Out Of Medicaid? [*24]
Section Two: Things That Amuse Me:2.1: Simians:
No simians today. Simians tomorrow, maybe?
2.2: Travel:
Owner of Midwest, Frontier airlines consolidates in Indianapolis [*25]
2.3: Sports:
Holtz takes job at South Florida; Tennessee situation unresolved [*26]
Bjorklund comes alive, helps No. 4 Vols win 66-64 [*27]
UMKC falls to Oakland 87-73 [*28]
Jacks, Bison set for showdown [*29]
The Turf Speech [*30] — Joe Posnanski . . .
Jacks vs. Bison: Part I [*31]
Summit League Schools Team to Fight Hunger at Basketball Games [*32]
2.4: Science Fiction and Writing:
Have You Ever Binge-Read An Author? [*33] — Yes, in fact, I have. Several times. As often as I can, actually.
2.5: Miscellany:
Walgreen’s may add fresh and prepared foods [*34]
Section Three: All Politics All The Time:3.1: Strategy and tactics for defending human freedom and liberty:
Eureka, I Am a Conservative! [*35]
A Case Study on How To Hit Back At Liberals [*36]
Supreme Court Already Overturning Prop 8 Judge’s “Eleventh Hour” Decisions [*37]
The conspiracy theory conspiracy theory (a call for censorship that wasn’t there) [*38] — Would this be a cautionary “don’t be a blithering idiot” tale? Or something far more ominous? (cue scary music)
An Open Letter to Everyone Who Loves America [*39] — “VOLCANIC needs to be what we set our rage to.”
Tea Partiers Taking Over the GOP, Precinct by Precinct [*40]
Why Texas Skipped the “Race to the Top” [*41]
Tea Party Leaders See Movement Becoming a Potent Force [*42] — “I can explain it to you, but I cannot understand it for you”.
Let the Next Crisis Go To Waste [*43]
Rasmussen: Three different Republicans within six points of Boxer in California [*44]
3.2: The reality of Obama and the Democrat leadership as blithering idiots:
Oh, that’s a new one: Blame the Computers! [*45]
Is There Anyone (or Anything) This White House Doesn’t Blame? [*46]
Obama’s Failure Can Be Blamed On Congressional Democrats – “It’s The Economy, Stupid” [*47] — Of course, if Obama had had any executive experience, he might have been able to manage the situation, but . . .
New Poll: Harry Reid Getting Killed In Reelection Bid By Just About Everyone Including Other Democrats [*48]
3.3: The reality of the Republican leadership as blithering idiots:
“Buck up or get off the truck” [*49] — To be honest, I’m not sure who’s the idiot(s) here: Steele, his critics, or Palin (although when in doubt, I tend to align with the ‘Cuda’s view on things . . .
Comments at Redstate and Ace of Spades show you what is wrong with Republicans today: too many punk-ass, young male Eeyores[*50]
3.4: Opposition Research: The enemies of human freedom and liberty:
Is the FCC Above the Law? [*51] — Well, actually, that is its purpose, yes . . . to make law without actually being Congress . . .
“John Stossel is a paranoid, insane, lying hypocrite.”
Public Health vs. Free Speech [*52] — Why “health care” is a stalking horse for collectivism . . .
Chicago’s Real Crime Story: Why decades of community organizing haven’t stemmed the city’s youth violence [*53] — When your premises and assumptions are faulty, your conclusions and results are doomed to be wrong . . .
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime to Pay the Tax on My Beer in MD? [*54] — because only rich people buy beer . . .
3.5: Media bias–and incompetence:
Local news shows are where the biased action is [*55] — “There are lots of things to be afraid of out there.” — And fear drives ratings, now doesn’t it?
3.6: Fear The ‘Cuda–A spotlight on Citizen Palin, who really needs to find a better phrase than “Common-sense conservatism” to describe her philosophy:
http://www.conservatives4palin.com/ Semi-permanent link for Palinmania . . .
Section Four: The Rest of the News:4.1: The Economy:
Sweet Economy Alabama [*56]
Ford Shines as Government Motors Stumbles [*57]
4.2: Foreign affairs:
Debt-laden Dubai offers to host U.N. headquarters [*58]
Poking the Bear [*59]
4.3: Science, technology, and space:
No science. No tech. No space. We’re outta here.