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1.) Rumors persist that President Obama will announce a spending freeze in his state of the union address. Left Coast Rebel is skeptical. [Left Coast Rebel]
2.) Left Coast Rebel is right to be skeptical. As Joe Biden's economic policy advisor Jared Bernstein told the smarmy Rachel Maddow last night, the freeze doesn't cover all types of spending. To top it off, the freeze is an "aggregate" freeze that will "boost" the spending that "helps the middle class". Skip to 5:15 for the money quote:
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3.) Fred "The Beetle" Barnes thinks Obama may be on the verge of a crackup. [The Weekly Standard via Pundit & Pundette]
4.) December saw monthly home sales fall by the largest margin in 40 years. Change! [The Lonely Conservative]
5.) Surprise! It seems Eric Holder was lying when he said he consulted the NYC mayor and police chief about holding the KSM terror trial in New York. [Obama Fail Blog]
6.) The Obama administration gave a $25 million, no-bid contract to a Democrat donor. Side note: Under the terms of the contract, the donor - Checchi & Company - will provide training so Afghanistan is crawling with lawyers. Wonderful. [The Lonely Conservative]
7.) Even Jon Stewart is mocking President Obama for bringing a teleprompter to a photo-op/speech in front of schoolkids. [Mediaite via Hot Air]
