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Ann Coulter:
Bad Inventions
I am bored with politics, refuse to pay attention to
the news and am watching only True Crime TV shows and Turner Classic
Movies these days. With the Democrats controlling the Senate and
presidency, nothing good can possibly come out of Washington for at
least another two years. So I thought I'd start the new year with
something useful, like a short list of bad inventions. 
Hugh Hewitt:
The GOP and Round Two
President Obama won the first round of his second
term, but thanks to Mitch McConnell the beating wasn’t as severe as it
could have been. 
Brent Bozell:
David Gregory's Props and Pomposity
The D.C. police investigation of NBC hotshot David
Gregory for waving around an empty ammo magazine on "Meet the Press"
easily proves two things. First, D.C.'s "ammunition control" laws are
ridiculous. But more importantly, once again, we find the arrogance of
the national press knows no boundaries.
Byron York:
For Obama, the Economy Never Comes First
Many Republicans have accused Barack Obama of
ignoring the economy. That's not true. The problem with Obama is not
that he has ignored the economy, but that it was never his top priority
in his first term as president, even as millions of Americans suffered
the consequences of a devastating economic downturn. 
Jackie Gingrich Cushman:
Ten Ways to Start the New Year Fresh
It's the beginning of a new year and a great chance to start over -- but how? Here are 10 ways to gain a fresh start in 2013.
Chuck Norris:
Resolve to Conquer or Die
When President Barack Obama was re-elected, the winds
waned behind many patriots' ships' sails. My wife, Gena, and I felt
that sock in the gut for our country and posterity, too. But instead of
cowering in defeat, I believe we need to discard conventional
(unsuccessful) strategies and advance in new directions.
Larry Elder:
Guns and Piers Morgan
CNN's Piers Morgan writes that the pro-gun crowd's
anger toward him stems from anti-British bias: "This gun debate is an
ongoing war of verbal attrition in America -- and I'm just the latest
target, the advantage to the gun lobbyists being that I'm British, a
breed of human being who burned down the White House in 1814 and had to
be forcefully deported en masse, as no American will ever be allowed to
forget."
Jeff Jacoby:
People Are Truly Good at Heart? Sadly, No
Eleven years ago, al-Qaeda terrorist Richard Reid
tried to blow up American Airlines Flight 63 with a bomb hidden in his
shoes. As a result, air travelers to this day must remove their shoes to
pass through security at US airports.
Michael Barone:
If Demography Is Destiny, Good News for Texas, D.C.
Demographics buffs get a special Christmas present
every year courtesy of the Census Bureau: its annual estimates of the
populations of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 
John Ransom:
A Pea Party for the Tea Party
Now the election is over. Sweets are off the table;
the congress is a lame duck even if still addicted to pork. And a deal
has been FINALLY struck to “tackle our debt and deficits in a serious
way.” Just wait; this ought to be really funny. 
Michael Reagan:
Waiting for the Sequel
The latest horror movie from Washington -- “The Fiscal Cliff” -- finally came to an exciting end in the early hours of 2013.
Cal Thomas:
More of the Same
Everything that everyone loathes about Washington was
present in the "fiscal cliff" bill just passed by Congress. It is 153
pages long; most members probably hadn't read all of it before voting on
it; it was delivered in the middle of the night; it was loaded with
pork -- the mother's milk (to mix a metaphor) of politicians -- and
while the country is already swamped with massive debt, it contains
massive giveaways to satisfy interest groups and campaign contributors.
Did I mention the bill raises taxes on top of the coming Obamacare
taxes, but does nothing -- nothing -- to address the debt problem?
Debra J. Saunders:
Once More Unto the Cliff, Dear Friends
It tells you something about the news media that
before the House vote Tuesday, talking heads were warning Americans that
unless the GOP House voted for a bill to stall our going over the
fiscal cliff, taxes would go up on 98 percent of Americans.
David Harsanyi:
So What's Next, Mr. President?
The worst part of the fiscal cliff deal isn't the
specifics -- though they do stink. It's being reminded again how utterly
detached Washington is from reality.
Matt Towery:
Rubio Proves Background in Term Limits Creates Backbone
Oh, the carnage. President Barack Obama played his
cards masterfully, as the Republican Party once again caved in one of
his endless games of legislative chicken.
Dave Ramsey:
On Business Dave Says
According to the IRS, if you run a business for two
years or more without making a profit, then it is not a business. You
have to become profitable at some point. Otherwise, the IRS will declare
your endeavor a hobby.
Austin Bay:
Egypt's Government Must Confront the Genuine Great Satan
In November 1979, two weeks after Iranian voters
approved his Islamic revolutionary constitution, the Ayatollah Ruhollah
Khomeini identified the U.S. as the source of Iranian misery. The angry
old cleric also swore that American corruption not only polluted Muslim
nations but tainted the entire planet.
Kathryn Lopez:
Standing Tall and Holding Fast
In essence, if you are Catholic in this country you no longer can own a company, Frank O'Brien explains.
Paul Greenberg:
Robert Bork, Verb
It may be a distinction to become a verb, but not
necessarily a welcome one. Look under Boycott, Captain Charles C. A land
agent, he found himself shunned -- boycotted -- after he attempted to
raise the rents of Irish tenant farmers who worked the fields of an
absentee English lord. Or see Crapper, Thomas. He held at least three
patents on improvements to the flush toilet, a useful and sanitary
innovation that revolutionized plumbing systems worldwide.
Rich Galen:
Cliffhanger
They haven't done anything to solve the debt crisis,
but the new Congress - and the President on January 20 - will have a
brand new road and a bunch of shiny new cans to kick down it. 
Tony Katz:
Obama Caves, Sells Out Middle-Class For Wealthy
When a deal is bad beyond all pretext, the only thing
left to do is spin. Democrats, including Senate lackeys and
administration lummoxes, spin the Senate version of the Fiscal Crap
Sandwich to mean absolute victory over Republicans who have "finally"
raised revenue (read "taxes.") Republicans spin that they moved to give
even more people a tax break in 2013. Both obscure the reality;
President Obama sold out the middle class for the wealthy.
Phyllis Schlafly:
Why Did He Kill All Those Children?
The idea for massacring children in an elementary
school or shooting up a mall filled with Christmas shoppers does not
come from reading books, watching movies or listening to music. Does the
incitement for such unspeakable acts come from hours of role-playing
violent video games?
Donald Lambro:
Mr. President, the Fiscal Cliff Deal Was Not “the Right Thing to do For Our Country”
Let's be clear what the "fiscal cliff" deal does and
doesn't do. It permanently preserves the bulk of George W. Bush's tax
cuts for most Americans, but it does not offer desperately needed new
incentives to revive a weak economy and jobless labor market.
Daniel J. Mitchell:
We Should “Reform” Payroll Taxes, but only if that Means Personal Retirement Accounts
Compared to the income tax, the payroll tax does far
less damage. And it’s not just because it collects less money. On a
per-dollar-raised basis, the payroll tax is considerably less
destructive than the income tax.
Emmett Tyrrell:
In Politics, It Is the Economy, Stupid
I wonder, as we begin 2013 and look forward to four
more years of this insufferable poseur in the White House, where Sandra
Fluke might be. Miss Fluke is the lady who made birth control a matter
of national security, in particular her own personal supply of pills and
God knows what else. 
Charles Payne:
Taxing the Rich- and Everyone Else Too
At some point taxes in some shape or form would have
to hit all working people to pay for the furious spending of this
administration and its grand ambitions. We've reached that point. 
Frank Gaffney:
No Christmas Future for the Middle East?
Did you have a Merry Christmas? If so, chances are you are not a Christian in the Middle East or many other parts of the world.
Political Calculations:
U.S. Markets Long Since Over the Fiscal Cliff
U.S. markets have already adversely reacted to going
over the so-called "fiscal cliff," following the outcome of the November
6, 2012 national election, which ensured that President Obama would
remain in office and seek higher tax rates. 
George Friedman:
Geopolitical Journey, Part 2: Borderlands
The countries we are visiting on this trip (Turkey,
Romania, Moldova, Ukraine and Poland) occupy the borderland between
Islam, Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity.
Bob Goldman:
Got Resolutions?
Filling your head with a bunch of facts is a major
waste of time and energy. Facts just slow you down. If Columbus had
studied "the facts," he would have learned that the earth is flat, and
he would never have set sail for America. 
Bill Tatro:
Sometimes War is the Answer
Men and women of principle stand on principle, no
matter the impact or the outcome. Unfortunately, that type of person is
certainly not present within much of the upper echelon of Republican
leadership.
Chris Malagisi:
What Does 'Right to Work' Really Mean?
At this point in time, most people are probably
familiar with the 'Right to Work' drama that ensued last week in
Michigan. Through a debate with a staunch pro-union friend of mine, it
dawned on me that perhaps there were some people who might not actually
understand what it means to be pro 'Right to Work.' 
Mike Shedlock:
Tweet Irony: Crowd of Fools Cheers Obama
Young Americans tweeted Obama and they got an invite
to bow down to the person making them debt-slaves to union educators as
well as debt-slaves to the ungrateful elderly.
Ira Mehlman:
Believe President Obama on Immigration: He Will Not Enforce Most Laws Even After an Amnesty
Now that President Obama and congressional
Republicans have managed to talk themselves and the nation off the
fiscal cliff, one of their top legislative priorities for 2013 will be
to tackle the ever thorny issue of immigration reform.
Michelle Malkin:
Obama's Tax Evaders of the Year
President Obama will kick off the new year the same
way that he kicked off the old year: by demanding that the wealthy pay
their "fair share" in taxes.
Walter E. Williams:
Why the 2nd Amendment
Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in the wake of the Newtown,
Conn., shootings, said: "The British are not coming. ... We don't need
all these guns to kill people." Lewis' vision, shared by many,
represents a gross ignorance of why the framers of the Constitution gave
us the Second Amendment.
Mike Adams:
Fellowship in the Woodlands
Most of America's problems are cultural. Even our
economic problems stem from the cultural rejection of personal
responsibility and the acceptance of collective responsibility.
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