Today's

The CEO of Overstock.com has an op/ed in the Washington Times about interchange fees charged by the credit card companies. Note in the comments section, some credit card company stooge has a rebuttal.

Thomas Sowell - Magic Words in Politics

NextGov.com - Heritage's Web 2.0 Activism

WSJ - More States Look to Raise Taxes

Mercatus Center - Analysis of BO's Budget

UKTimes - US General says Iraq withdrawal timetable might be skipped to fight terrorists

Science - Dramatic Images Volcano's Lightning

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An interview with Laetitia Sadier and Tim Gane of Stereolab:

Today's Reading/Listening List

I've never understood the left's infatuation with communist, thug dictators. In the latest chapter of this romance, seven Members of Congress just went to Cuba to kowtow to Fidel Castro. Apparently, they went with concerns about human rights, but not about the retched situation in Cuba, but in regard to Cuban spies arrested in the U.S.

NY Post - BO's Amateur Hour: Appeasing Islamists in Turkey

Obama bows before the Saudi King?!

ABCNews - TARP Panel Says Crisis far from Over
Reuters - Govt to Delay Stress Test to Prevent a Market Reaction
USAToday - Housing Agencies that repeatedly fail audits to get $300 million in "stimulus" funding
"Congress gave the Obama administration permission to withhold stimulus aid from housing authorities that the Department of Housing and Urban Development lists as "troubled" because of factors such as poor maintenance and financial management. But HUD decided to release the money to these authorities because they "should have the opportunity to improve their housing," spokeswoman Donna White said."

The Universe Divided (Blog) - 10 Worst Excel Practices
"2. Using cell references

Don’t you hate those formulas like =C1*B6-H3+F5?. They’re horrible to work with. Wouldn’t it be easier to see =Rate*Hours-Discount+ExtraCost?
Well, that’s possible. Just click on the C1 in the top left corner and type the name ‘Rate’, then press Enter. From then on, C1 has an alias of ‘Rate’, and you can use it in formulas."

The Marines Greet the President:




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Martin Denny - Quiet Village

Biden Has a WIBDIT Moment

Biden the Boneheaded credited the stimulus for creating a fire station funded during W's term.

WIBDIT?

WIBDIT? What If Bush Did It?

This President is getting away with all kinds of stuff that would have been excoriated by the media. Nearly every day he gets a pass on something that would have been amplified and repeated everywhere under the previous Admin. So next time the Obamateur, his boneheaded VP Biden, or his disgraceful Secretary of State does something stupid, just imagine, WIBDIT? What if Bush Did It?

So, BO goes across the pond and gives the Queen of England an iPod. You know if W did this Letterman and all those other late night jerk asses would be having a field day. But here comes the kicker, the iPod was full of Fraudbama's own speeches.

Today's Reading/Listening List

Budget:
AP - Analysis: Dems Punt Hard Choices on BO's Budget
CRS - THE BUDGET RESOLUTION AND SPENDING LEGISLATION
CRS - THE FEDERAL BUDGET: CURRENT AND UPCOMING ISSUES
CRS - SUBMISSION OF THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET IN TRANSITION YEARS

AP - Another Obama Nominee with Tax Trouble

AP - Obama's No Tax Hike Pledge Up in Smoke

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/8_tools_to_track_your_footprin.php

Joseph Stiglitz - BO's Ersatz Capitalizm

Google Tip: If unread messages in your inbox are still hidden by other mail, it's easy to find them by searching for is:unread label:inbox. You can search for unread messages with other labels, too - just replace "inbox" with the label in question.

AFP - Russian Locks up 6 in Capsule for 3 Month Experiment


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Al Green now available on eMusic.

Listening to music from 1956.