Larwyn's Linx: 2012 -- What Now?

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Nation

2012: What Now?: pupista!
More on the Timing of Petraeus’s Resignation: Power Line
Anti-Bush: RWN

Reagan in '64: A call for reinforcements and clarity: Marathon
“Why Hispanics Don’t Vote for Republicans”: ProWis
Democrats’ mandate madness: Marcus

To Our Friends at (The) National Review, II: RS
We Are Not Outnumbered: AT
Incumbent True Reformers and 5-for-5ers Win Big on Election Night: NUSA

Economy

White House Hid Record Food Stamp Numbers Until After Election: GWP
Obama Really, Really Wants His Upper Middle Class Tax Increase: Cove
How Many Companies Announced Layoffs Since Obama Won?: Blaze

John Boehner, Weakstick: Ace
Boehner: We Lost and We Can't Afford Another Huge Debt Showdown: Insider
Caterpillar Flees Minnesota: CDN

The Two Stages of Obamacare Layoffs: RS
"Going Galt" Begins: Babalu
Prepare for the Demise of California: Mish

Scandal Central

The Petraeus Scandal Within a Scandal: OTB
Pirro: Timing to Petraeus Resignation Anything But a Coincidence: Nice Deb
Ron Kessler on Petraeus Resignation: There Are Several Cover-ups Going On: GWP

FBI Source: Petraeus Case Squelched Until After Election: Blaze
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner at CAIR Tampa: Gatestone
Townhall Reports Massive Vote Fraud in St. Lucie County: Scoop

Climate & Energy

New Yorkers Still in the Dark as Obama Hits the Links: JWF
Two Weeks Later and No Power: Long Islanders Protest Power Authority: Blaze
Electrics and hybrids drain revenue to Oregon: exploring fees based on miles driven: Mail-Tribune

Media

Media fight on the right over GOP: Politico
Where The Allen West Vote Count Really Stands: Shark Tank
Are conservatives too far right for American presidential elections: CDN

Did Paula Broadwell's Cuckolded Husband Write a Letter to the NYT's Chuck Klosterman?: Gawker
A Expatriate Brit Despairs for America’s Future: Dossier
Hey, remember when ABC, NBC and CBS mysteriously declared Obama the winner before election day?: FAM

World

The Slut Paula Broadwell: RSM
Pentagon releases response timeline for Benghazi attacks: Clarion-Ledger
Harvard 'deeply troubled' by row over Israeli buffet : JPost

FBI Agents "Outraged" That Compromised CIA Head Left In Place For Months To Avoid Political Problems: Ace
Barrage of rocket attacks slam southern Israel: JPost
Unbelievable: Majority of Orthodox Jews vote for Obama: Matzav

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue.com/Tech)

Big Brother alert: Microsoft wants to know how many friends you've got in your living room: Telegraph
Edible Deodorant Claims to Sweeten Your Sweat: ABC
Ducking Google in search engines: WaPo

Cornucopia

Bob Hope Christmas: Big Geek Dad
A Post-Election Reflection: MOTUS
The Voters Who Stayed Home: McCarthy

Image: 6 lingering questions about the exit of Gen. David Petraeus
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QOTD: "[T]he White House, with concurrence by the FBI and Justice Department, held off on asking for Petraeus’ resignation until after the election. His resignation occurred three days after the election, avoiding the possibility that Obama’s ill-fated appointment of Petraeus could become an issue in the election.

FBI agents on the case were aware that such a decision had been made to hold off on forcing him out until after the election and were outraged.

“The decision was made to delay the resignation apparently to avoid potential embarrassment to the president before the election,” an FBI source says. “To leave him in such a sensitive position where he was vulnerable to potential blackmail for months compromised our security and is inexcusable.”

Michael Kortan, the FBI’s assistant director for public affairs, said he had no comment." --Ronald Kessler