Truth, Lies and In Between

…here’s today’s reading list.

Elections (They have Consequences).

• Karl Rove Cannot See the Elephant in the Living Room

• GOP presses for recount in Allen West race…

• RADIO HOST CALLS FOR ‘SECOND AMERICAN REVOLUTION’…

• Some GOP governors go soft on taxes…

• DENNY’S to charge 5% ‘Obamacare surcharge’ and cut employee hours…

• Three Fictions about Obama’s Second Term (and Why They aren’t Encouraging)

• The Age of the Welfare State Smashup

• Obama’s Jonestowns

• Obama’s Offer to Resolve ‘Cliff’ a ‘Sucker’s Game’: Ross

• Government settles ICE ‘frat house’ suit for $175G

• Fiscal Cliff and Lame Duck Session Will Produce Terrible Policies

• Identity Politics: Yes, Racial Divides Gave Obama the Win

• The Art of Being a Happy Warrior

• Moderate Senate Republicans Fall Off Their Own Cliff

Benghazi

• PETRAEUS ON THE HILL TODAY….

• HILLARY TO TESTIFY ON BENGHAZI — LATER…

• Lawmakers shown video of envoy being dragged out…

• Petraeus’ Version of Benghazi Could Put Him at Odds With Administration

Economics

• APPLE hit by panic sell-off…

• HONG KONG OVERTAKES FIFTH AVENUE AS WORLD’S TOP RETAIL ADDRESS…

• NISSAN abandons this year’s electric vehicle sales target…

• US Debt Clock

• Bill Kristol and Taxes

• Twinkies Maker Will Close After Strike, AKA Unions Suck!

• Apple doesn’t deserve your money

• Milton Friedman On Freedom And Equality

• How the Welfare State Hurts the Poor and Causes Unemployment

Global Warming Scam

• Alarmist Ploy: Institutional Divestment of Fossil Fuel Investments

• House GOP leaders pledge to oppose climate change ‘tax’

Military

• 4 dead after train hits parade float carrying wounded veterans…

• Pentagon wants to know: ‘Did Jesus die for Klingons too?’

 

Guns

• FLASHER RUNS AWAY AFTER WOMAN WHIPS OUT GUN…

• Buckshot vs. Birdshot

Middle East/Muslim/Islam/Jihad/Douche bags

• Egypt PM to visit Gaza in support of Hamas…

• ROCKETS FIRED AT TEL AVIV

• Three Israelis killed by rocket fire from Gaza…

• 200 shells pound south…

• War looms…

• PHOTO: Hamas missile launch pad next to mosque, playground…

• Not the Little Mosque on the Prairie

• Islamic war on Israel: Hamas, “”Death to the Jews and America”

• BRINK OF WAR: Israel Mobilizes Troops, Tanks Near Gaza Border

Misc.

• Public Health Proposal Mulls Mandatory ‘Smoker’s License’…

• COPS: Man Cuts Off Girlfriend’s Nose for Refusing Sex

• Court Finds That Outlawing Racial Preferences Violates Constitutional Provision That Outlaws Racial Preferences

• Pithy Points to Ponder (A Leader’s Moral Compass)

• Essential Knowledge, Hold the Malarkey