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While Democrats Claim Palin Backers “Don’t Follow What’s Really Happening” The Polls Show They Are The Clueless Ones
Gallup: Democrats Turn More Negative Toward Congress
Overall approval of Congress now 18%, the lowest in over a year
PRINCETON, NJ — Congress’ job approval rating from Americans fell six points in the past month, from 24% to 18% — the lowest reading in more than a year. Nearly 8 in 10 (78%) now disapprove.
This decline in congressional approval is largely explained by a sharp drop in approval among rank-and-file Democrats, from 45% in January to 30% today. The slight changes in approval among Republicans and independents are not statistically significant.
BREAKING: Rep. Murtha Dead at 77
With respect to the John Murtha family on their loss, and to Congressman John Murtha’s service in the Marines and the United States Congress. I disagreed with just about everything the man did and stood for, but I’ll not celebrate his death as the left would celebrate the death of a republican/conservative. Rest in peace, sir. I hope you have all the answers now …
FOX:
Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. John Murtha, the first veteran of the Vietnam war to enter Congress and one of the House’s most powerful lawmakers, died Monday afternoon at Virginia Hospital Center after complications from gallbladder surgery. Murtha was 77.
NOW: The Tebow Super Bowl Ad Promotes Domestic Violence!!!
Pro-Abortion Group Claims Tim Tebow Super Bowl Ad Promotes Domestic Violence
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — Unable to gain any tradition by calling the Focus on the Family Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad extremist or over the top, pro-abortion groups today are offering a new dig on the commercial. The president of NOW and other abortion advocates claim the ad promotes domestic violence.
The Super Bowl ad has won praise from pro-life advocates who have hailed its heartwarming storyline and the helpful impact of the ad on the abortion debate over the last several weeks.
The ad features Pam Tebow sharing her story of how Tim Tebow “almost didn’t make it into this world” because of her tough pregnancy.
“AMBUSH”!
Who Dat, indeed: Two nobodies play vital roles in Saints’ Super win
by Peter King @ Sports Illustrated
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — It’s right, it’s fair, it’s just, it’s good, it’s shocking. You were not dreaming (or nightmaring, if you live in Indiana). The Saints have won the Super Bowl.
As the fifth team bus — the one with mostly family and friends of the team — sped from the stadium to the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Miami for the most raucous of postgame parties, this merry band of Saints partisans sang and chanted and Who-Datted to their heart’s content. On this bus was an eclectic mix, just like New Orleans itself. A couple of seats from the front was the political couple who live in New Orleans, James Carville and Mary Matalin. Behind them sat the 97-year-old archbishop of New Orleans, Philip Hannan, a good friend of owner Tom Benson. In the back was Reggie Bush and his famous-for-being-famous girlfriend, Kim Kardashian. Democratic Party mega-fundraiser Calvin Fayard, a Louisiana attorney, was aboard too.
Time To Pull The Troops Out Of Haiti
Pull U.S. troops out of HaitiRate this story
America’s military relief role is done
It is time to start bringing our troops home from Haiti. The earthquake is over; order is restored; the star-studded benefit songs have been recorded. When the emergency ends and reconstruction begins, the mission should be handed off to other government departments, and the fighting forces should depart.
The U.S. military is the world’s humanitarian cavalry, an emergency force that appears after disaster strikes, bringing food, medicine and hope. American forces have done a splendid job in Haiti, working alongside troops from other countries and those under U.N. command. They have kept the crisis from becoming a much greater catastrophe and given the Haitian government the breathing space it needed to assess the situation and begin reconstruction efforts.
Palestinians Palestinians Favor bin Laden, Ahmadinejad, and Obama
Palestinians favor bin Laden, Ahmadinejad over Hamas
Pew Research Center survey reveals mediocre support ratings for Hamas, Hezbollah among Muslim world. Saudi King Abdullah, US President Obama most popular leaders
Twenty-five Muslim countries showed only mediocre support for Israel’s archenemies Hamas and Hezbollah, according to a Pew Research Center survey. The Muslim organizations received more support in Israel’s neighboring countries, while only 37% of respondents in the Gaza Strip said they supported Hamas.
According to the survey, which was conducted between May 18 and June 16 of 2009, only 37% of Gaza residents, who are under direct control of Hamas, said they were in favor of the group, while 47% of West Bank residents vowed their support for the Fatah rival.
Audi’s “Green Police” Super Bowl Ad: Schtick or Prescient?
Jim Geraghty @ NRO ponders:
[...] I don’t know if Audi’s Super Bowl commercial, featuring a draconian and ruthless “Green Police” jailing citizens for making any choice that wasn’t green, will sell a lot of cars. But I’ll bet it sells a lot of copies of Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg. [...]
The Democrats To Oust New York’s Gov. Paterson?
Career Ending Scandal for Paterson?
Governor’s Office: No Plans To Resign
The NY Times is reportedly working on a story that makes serious accusations against New York Governor David Paterson that could force him to resign.
The Governor’s office tells Fox 5 News that Paterson has no plans to step down.
(AP) – Paterson met privately with key Democratic leaders about his re-election plans as questions swirl around the state capitol about a variety of unproven accusations involving the Democratic governor’s personal conduct.
Paterson campaign spokesman Richard Fife said the weekend calls had nothing to do with the accusations but were “routine re-election campaign calls.”
5 Dead and Some Still Missing After Deadly Power Plant Explosion in Connecticut
5 or More May Be Unaccounted For After Deadly Plant Explosion
As many as five or more people may be unaccounted for after a deadly explosion at a Connecticut power plant, fire officials said Monday.
Middletown Deputy Fire Marshal Al Santostefano said that most of the workers are accounted for after the massive explosion, judging by conversations with contractors and labor union officials. But he said a section of the Kleen Energy Systems plant in Middletown, Conn., remains too unstable to see whether anyone is still trapped.
Authorities say different contractors were working at the site, making it difficult to determine how many people were there during the blast.
Eeek, I’m A Bug!: Iran Wants More Uranium Enrichment and Some Of Those ‘High Precision’ Attack Drones … What Could Go Wrong? Umm … Say, ‘Dirty Drone’ Attack?
Iran Announces Production of ‘High Precision’ Attack Drones
Iran’s military has launched two production lines to build unmanned aircraft with surveillance and attack capabilities, their defense minister said Monday.
The drones would be used for “surveillance, detection and even assaults with high precision,” according to a report quoted by the London Daily Telegraph.
Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi said the unmanned aircraft would be able to carry out offensive tasks with a long range, according to Iran’s state news agency.
The two types of aircraft, or drones, are named Ra’d (thunder) and Nazir (herald), with the former possessing offensive capabilities.
Obama: ‘Okaaaay! I’ll Talk To The Republicans About Healthcare … Geez, Already!’
Obama to GOP: Let’s Talk Health Care
(CBS/AP) In the first major step to revive his health care agenda after his party’s loss of a filibuster-proof Senate majority, President Barack Obama on Sunday invited Republican and Democratic leaders to discuss possible compromises in a televised gathering later this month.
Obama’s move came amid widespread complaints that efforts so far by him and his Democratic allies in Congress have been too partisan and secretive.
In a pre-Super Bowl interview Feb. 7, Mr. Obama told CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric that health care reform is still a priority for his administration and that he will meet with both Democrats and Republicans at the White House next week to move the process forward.
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