A Tale of Two Storms, Let them Eat Wagyu – Bill Tate – The storm kills dozens of people and endangers the lives and safety of hundreds of thousands of others; meanwhile the President of the United States hosts an exclusive cocktail party and fetes his A-list guests with chicken curry and wagyu steak, a Japanese delicacy prized for its tenderness.

We Can’t Spend Our Way to Prosperity – John Stossel – Washington never changes, no matter who’s in power. Give a gang of politicians a chance to spend our money, and they will spend it — the more the better. An economic downturn is hog heaven.

Republicans as Democrats Part II – Thomas Sowell – For those of us who are still so old-fashioned as to be concerned about someone’s ability to do the job, the question about Michael Steele is whether he can pick up the shattered pieces of the Republicans and put them together again to form a winning party. That is going to a whale of a job, for anybody of any complexion, “gender” or whatever.

Obama May Become a Disaster – James Lewis – By their actions ye shall know them. By now we are seeing an ominous pattern of actions by the O administration. We know that President Obama is a very slick liar indeed, but then so was Bill Clinton. But Clinton had a smaller majority in Congress, and was forced to compromise after the Gingrich Congress was elected in 1994. It is still possible that Obama may turn toward the mainstream. But the early omens look dark.

Obama’s Salary Cap Could Seriously Hurt New York – Marcia Kramer – President Obama’s Wall Street salary cap may be well intentioned and it certainly taps into public sentiment, but it’s a killer for New York.

Cheney Warns of New Attacks – Politico – Former Vice President Dick Cheney warned that there is a “high probability” that terrorists will attempt a catastrophic nuclear or biological attack in coming years, and said he fears the Obama administration’s policies will make it more likely the attempt will succeed.

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