Larwyn's Linx: Why Jim DeMint Opposes the Tax Compromise

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Nation

Senator Jim DeMint on why he opposes the tax compromise: Cubachi
Rage Inside the Machine: Driscoll
Homegrown hate crimes against our troops: Malkin

Obama Claims Power Over All Medicines: RWN
Another Reason for a Flat Tax: Freedom of Speech: AT
Senate Dems Walk the Plank on Taxes: Baehr

Economy

Pay Up, Obama: Surber
IL School Raises Taxes While Using Stimulus for Raises, Bonuses: RWN
Obama Chooses Badly: Recovery Thwarted: AT

Needed Reforms for Public Higher Education: PJM
Far Left Nut Harkin Attacks Career Colleges: Marathon
New Fast Food Restaurants Banned in South LA: WZ

Another Obama Record! November Deficit Is Highest Ever: GWP
Viral Nonsense About Silver: Mish
Investors in gold, silver grow cautious over rising rates: Minyanville

Climate & Energy

Death of the Global Warming Myth: AT
Ethanol Subsidies Show Why Washington Is Broken: RWN
UN Report Says Global Warming Will Give You Cancer: WZ

Media

Something very, very weird is going on in Washington: Bookworm Room
Great News: Bill Clinton Apparently Now President Again: Hot Air
This Photo Will Sting Bush-Haters Like a Bee: Powers

Van Jones: We are coming for the media and that’s not all: Greenroom
Palin Does The One Thing She Could Have Done To Get Me On Board With Her Candidacy: Ace
The GOP: a Post-Election Disappointment: Clarion

The Slippery Slope of Liberalism: Potluck
Hostage-takers: Tax focus group descends into shouting: BlogProf
Ron Radosh's Blogging Hat Trick: RWN

World

Friends Like These: The Razor
India Outraged Over TSA Pat Down of Indian Ambassador: LCR
Nice: Sharia in Toronto: Atlas

Thanks to International Aid, Gaza Is Going To Be A Well-Off Islamist Republic: BRubin
Obama and Arab Imperialism: AT
This is Not so Good: Iranian Missiles in Venezuela: Big Feed

SciTech

10 Wireless Predictions for 2011: Seeking Alpha
Stuxnet Worm Still Out of Control at Iran's Nuclear Sites, Experts Say: Fox
Jesus' Great-Grandmother Identified: Discovery

Cornucopia

Handing off the political football: SHN
Navy Man Auctions His Watch for $9.95, Gets $66,100: Minyanville
50 Highest Paying Jobs: BusinessPundit

Image: Adapted from photograph at Weasel Zippers.
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