Via the WSJ: Obama Outlines Plan to Curb Earmarks At the same time, after Democrats criticized former President George W. Bush’s signing statements, Mr. Obama issued one of his own, declaring five provisions in the spending bill to be unconstitutional and nonbinding, including one aimed at pre...

One the one hand, it would be a fair statement to note that Rush Limbaugh shouldn’t be as much of a focus of conversation as he had been of late, whether on this blog or in the national discourse. However, since he has been a focus of the national discourse in some significant manner of late (...

Via the AP: Democrats blast Limbaugh for comment on Kennedy A Democratic official rebuked conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh on Friday for suggesting a health care proposal will be named in memory of Sen. Edward Kennedy, who is battling brain cancer. On his radio show, Limbaugh said President Ba...

Via Reuters: Colombia says troops kill local rebel commander Colombian troops killed a FARC rebel commander accused of ordering extortion and bombings around Bogota, including small blasts at Carrefour supermarkets and Blockbuster stores, authorities said on Monday. The death of Jose de Jesus Guzman...

CNN reports on Rush Limbaugh’s speech to CPAC (Rush Limbaugh calls on conservatives to take back nation) wherein he stated: “What is so strange about being honest and saying, I want Barack Obama to fail if his mission is to restructure and reform this country so that capitalism and indiv...

Via the BBC: Chavez sends army to rice plants Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered the army to take control of all rice processing plants in the country. Mr Chavez accused some firms of overcharging by refusing to produce rice at prices set by the government. He warned that some companies co...

In perusing the headlines this morning, a couple jumped out at me, as they really shouldn’t be surprising to anyone. First, ABC News Notes: A Strong Start for Obama – But Hardly a Bipartisan One Barack Obama’s month-old presidency is off to a strong start, marked by the largest lead ov...

Via the Daily Nebraskan: Santorum speech excites crowd Santorum said he believes Muslims’ religious views cannot be changed or altered, so Middle Easterners reject American, democratic ideals. “A democracy could not exist because Mohammed already made the perfect law,� Santorum said. “The Qu...

Via the AP: GOP governors consider turning down stimulus money A handful of Republican governors are considering turning down some money from the federal stimulus package, a move opponents say puts conservative ideology ahead of the needs of constituents struggling with record foreclosures and soari...

Via Michelle Malkin, President Obama’s 2,000-point tumble On Nov. 4, after Barack Obama clinched the White House, the market closed at 9,625.28. In mid-morning trading today, the day President Obama signs his massive Generational Theft Act into law and a day before he unveils a massive new mortgag...