Larwyn's Linx: Here It Comes – McConnell Says More Important to Say “Yes” To Big Government Than Attempt to Defund ObamaCare

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Nation

Here It Comes – Mitch McConnell Won't Defund ObamaCare: Treehouse
GOP Scrooges Hit Lee and Cruz: Jeffrey Lord
Democratic Obamacare supporters: Doctors are watching: Tori Richards

The Danger of Being A Cop In The United States: AC Spollen
Jeb Bush vs. Ted Cruz: Ben Shapiro
NYC: 911 Dispatchers Chattered About How They "Deserved It": Ace

Conservatives Must Crush Any Opposition To Senator Mike Lee: CHQ
Blame Game In NYC Cop Killings' Demonization Double Standard: Jonah Goldberg
All Life Matters: Jahi McMath’s Journey: Michelle Malkin

OC City Officials: Police Union Hired Team To Spy On Them: CBS LA
Creator of Controversial Gun Violence PSA Defends Herself: Vocativ
Judge throws out AZ sheriff's immigration suit against Obama: Reuters

Al Sharpton refuses to stop race hustling protests: FAM
Dear Bill de Blasio: Start Acting Like The Mayor of NYC: Mike Peters
Editorial In NYC College Newspaper Called For Violent Protests: Lid

Economy

Irrational exuberance in action, that 5% GDP growth number is a total fraud: WyBlog
Did Chicago Public Schools Use Grant as a Political Slush Fund?: Michael Volpe
Stockton, Detroit Exit Bankruptcy with Pension Systems As-Is: F&H

Scandal Central

Attkisson: Earnest Personally Hiding Obama Benghazi Night Photos: Pam Key
MUCH More Than a Smidgen--Issa Releases Report On IRS Targeting Of Tea Party Groups: Lid
Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Attended Mike Brown-Eric Garner Rally: GWP

Climate & Energy

Columnist Finds ‘Downside’ to Low Gas Prices, They ‘Undo Progress’ on Green Energy: MRC

Media

Al Sharpton and New York Agitators Say They Will Not Pause Protests For Grieving Cops: Treehouse
Brandeis nutjob now claims she’s a victim: Allen West
If today’s media were reporting WWll: IOTWreport

World

Marking the End of Britain: MB
The Islamization of France in 2014: Soeren Kern, Gatestone
ISIS Says It Will Conquer Europe Soon, Undertake Religious Cleansing And Kill Ruthlessly: IB Times

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Why I love Microsoft’s fitness band, and what it means for the Apple Watch: Cult of Mac
Programmatic Predictions for 2015: Liz Rutgersson
Next Bond Villain May Drive Jaguar’s Jaw-Dropping C-X75: Car and Driver

Cornucopia

Christmas From Eve to Mary: Erick Erickson
Mele Kalikimaka 2014: MOTUS
BYU Football: Safety Kai Nacua Blasted for Cheap Shots: Lost Lettermen

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QOTD: "Going by objective standards of reason and fairness, Al Sharpton is not to blame for the assassination of two New York City cops over the weekend. Nor are New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, President Obama or any of the protesters and activists they supported, encouraged and allied themselves with. Going by what we know, the only person to blame is the man police identified as the killer, Ismaaiyl Brinsley.

This is the standard I’ve upheld in this space for years, when one madman after another has killed and maimed in the name of one cause or another. It’s also been necessary to uphold this standard when madmen have killed for no political cause whatsoever, but politicians and journalists have been determined to claim otherwise.

The most glaring example of this was the horrible 2011 shooting spree in Tucson that claimed six lives and horribly wounded then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The shooting occurred during a period of maximum liberal paranoia about the tea party movement. And in a riot of groupthink, much of the elite media convinced itself — absent any evidence — that the killer, Jared Loughner, was inspired by, variously, Sarah Palin’s Facebook map of congressional races (there were targets over various districts where Palin wanted Democrats defeated), Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann’s overheated speeches and other forms of what New York Times columnist Paul Krugman called “eliminationist rhetoric.”

Indeed, Krugman’s response to the Tucson shooting was indicative of this thinking. In a column titled “Climate of Hate,” Krugman began: “When you heard the terrible news from Arizona, were you completely surprised? Or were you, at some level, expecting something like this atrocity to happen? Put me in the latter category.”

In other words, Krugman, like countless others, had his explanation ready before the event even transpired." --Jonah Goldberg