• Sitting at home tonight watching reruns of NCIS with a cold drink and my cat curled up next to me. Sometimes, the simple things rock. #
• Rock solid science….”UN climate change panel based claims on student dissertation and magazine article - Telegraph” http://j.mp/cm2ohy #

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• ECO Shocker….”Obama Said to Seek $54 Billion in Nuclear-Power Loans (Update3) - Bloomberg.com” http://j.mp/bYqWPo #
• No comments needed….”Taxpayers pay $101,000 for Pelosi’s in-flight ‘food, booze’” http://j.mp/dilMtk #
• Anyone who has actually studied the science knows this…”Climate Change Is Due To… Water Vapor” http://j.mp/cjPgvg #

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Overall this was a very controlled game and circus, but one where Obama, I think, came out ahead.

It was filled with talking points and more than a few inaccurate facts (with no forum to dispute them of course).

Obama struck the wrong tone with me by taking the attitude early on that  Democrats were trying to help, and the Republican’s disagreement was simply unthinkable.  That is not how you generate respect for disagreement.

One thing I will say at the beginning of this is that Obama was very comfortable in the environment, very prepared for the questions, and handled his answers well.  No blindsides, or if they were, he handled them well.  He is quick on his feet, he had facts and examples at hand, and he is personable, even when irritated.

He also lost me on some issue, like his deflections on some criticisms.

Will this spur bipartisanship?  To his credit he did call out both sides for this, but his focus was on the Republicans more than not for being disingenuous.  He is correct to a degree, the Republicans do take a confrontational knee jerk stance.  But to even insinuate that it is not politics as usual for both sides is purely misleading.   He himself has stooped to this as well.

• Oh, like the Military tribunals?….?”Report: Obama tells DOJ to consider alternative venues for KSM trial” http://j.mp/bsvCYU #
• On Again, Off Again, Finnegan. Hand surgery for next week has been postponed until March #
• Justice prevails….”Scott Roeder convicted of murder; abortion rights supporters applaud verdict - latimes.com” http://j.mp/cBEUh1 #
• “Video: Stewart rips Matthews on “forgot Obama was black” moment” http://j.mp/a7O0ST #
• “In the Stimulus Bill: An Earmark by Any Other Name - ProPublica” http://j.mp/9cLibb #
• “Justice Dept may take action on College Championshop Bowls- NCAA Footbal” http://j.mp/9vprCW #

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• workout day two: Slightly less pain…the State of the Union was more painful #
• Shaking my head….”MSNBC’s Matthews On Obama: “I Forgot He Was Black Tonight”" http://j.mp/9P0lTP #
• Not just fraud, unlawful fraud….”Scientists in stolen e-mail scandal hid climate data” http://j.mp/dlcq8D #
• Oh good lord, PETA please go AWAY!!!….”PETA proposes robotic groundhog for Pa. festival - Yahoo! News” http://j.mp/d2V4Co #
• “Obama’s answer for America: more of me - NYPOST.com” http://j.mp/cqreLe #
• “Fact Checking some the SOTU” http://j.mp/b4FAz1 #
• Yikes….”NY pols stunned to learn Obama administration opposes funding for 9/11 health bill” http://j.mp/9ZKXdG #
• Change we can believe in….”Senate permits gov’t to borrow an additional $1.9T” http://j.mp/cdlL8Q #

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• “Reuters AlertNet - South Korea returns fire from North -Yonhap” http://j.mp/aNvGxn #
• NO COMMENT!…..”Man caught at airport with 44 lizards in pants” http://j.mp/cP4MGX #
• No Freaking allowed….”School Outlaws “Sexual Bending” - January 26, 2010″ http://j.mp/b6svBS #
• Will the real Ellie Light please stand up?….“Ellie Light” story turns a little bit freaky and a whole lot deaky” http://j.mp/a58B9b #
• ya think? …..”Obama: Hey, maybe this ObamaCare process should have been more transparent” http://j.mp/ak1×4E #
• When good whistleblowers go bad. Lesson here? Don’t get Cocky with a little success…..”Acorn whistleblower arrested” http://j.mp/ahhasW #
• And isn’t married except his wife says he is…….”Good news: “Ellie Light” comes clean, admits she’s a guy” http://j.mp/bH777J #
• oh my…..”Ben Stein: Obama The Master Cameleon Is Surrounded By Ass Kissers” http://j.mp/bp8sIu #
• Tonight’s workout was informative: I am now fully convinced I am horribly out of shape #
• “MA Dem Chews Out Geithner: “Stinks To High Heaven”" http://j.mp/a4joAa #
• “RED LIGHT CAMERAS UNSAFE?” http://j.mp/cYsXDR #
• Yes, they do actually have ideas, if anyone is listening…”Ryan reintroducing GOP health-care reform bill today” http://j.mp/9OAQtI #

• “YouTube - The National Debt Road Trip” http://j.mp/2SOrB #
• remember the fainting women?…..”More presidential phoniness - MyNorthwest.com” http://j.mp/8ZO4lb #
• “‘Chemical Ali’ hanged for ordering gas attack - NYPOST.com” http://j.mp/7Fas8I #
• “Even Jon Stewart Mocks Obama For Using Teleprompter In Sixth Grade Classroom” Video at mediaite” http://j.mp/5rDhra #
• Good news: Hand surgery in April is no morecanceled. Bad news: It’s next Wednesday instead. #
• Another campaign flip? …. “RealClearPolitics - Video - Obama Campaigned Against Spending Freeze” http://j.mp/bx35k0 #
• So much for competition for competition’s sake…”Russians announce cash for medals offer to athletes” http://j.mp/bDdndk #
• A nonexisitent ineffective effort….”Obama to propose freeze on government spending” http://j.mp/cmWlk1 #
• Change we believe in………”US teen pregnancy rate up for first time since 1990: study” http://j.mp/bWWbNp #
• Competition for the joy of accomplishment …. and the cash too. “Russians announce cash for medals offer to athletes” http://j.mp/bDdndk #
• Classc, a seriously classy goodbye…..”Conan O’Brien’s Final Monologue on The Tonight Show - That Video Site” http://j.mp/bUtLev #

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• This headline was just too funny to ignore…”Brit faces jail over loud sex” http://j.mp/59e7R2 #
• Finally, we have Haggis…..”US to lift 21-year ban on haggis” http://j.mp/6CSDeR #
• And the children shall lead them…..”UK 7-year-old raises $160k for Haiti - Yahoo! News” http://j.mp/5tK1rG #
• “Terror alert: “unusually high” number of people on their no-fly list trying to board US-bound planes” http://j.mp/7JHLsf #
• This coffee is HORRIBLE….oh wait, forgot to stir it…Nevermind…. #
• 3 different aides gave three sets of stats. Way to synch up….”White House brass split on stimulus stats” http://j.mp/5PSUB9 #
• Shocker (not): .. “The Hindu : News / National : India, China won’t sign Copenhagen Accord” http://j.mp/7sjI88 #
• More scientific fraud…..”Scientists using selective temperature data” http://j.mp/7xGiQt #
• Checks and balances….”CNN Poll: Most Americans applaud Democrats’ loss of supermajority” http://j.mp/57ksCI #
• yup. “CNN Poll: Majority of Americans say much of stimulus wasted” http://j.mp/7fxjI1 #
• I seem to recall when this was bad when it was Hallyburton….”Hope and Change: No-bid war contract goes to Dem donor” http://j.mp/8qbjgC #
• Time to switch tactics, they wore this one out…..”Democrats’ Bush-bashing strategy goes bust” http://j.mp/855KQF #

• a good productive day. Cleaned out the garage and found enough room to put a car in it. Tomorrow? More of the same, but inside the house #
• Naive wishful thinking or optimism? … “Bayh Says Obama May Call for Freeze on Discretionary Spending” http://j.mp/7pDYj5 #
• So much for altruism…..”FT.com / Americas - Haiti aid agency accused of rivalry tactics” http://j.mp/5SF6Yq #
• “DEBKAfile - Rush of terror alerts on three continents plus Middle East” http://j.mp/77hl3v #
• ouch. “Leftwing Professor Writes Hilarious Essay About ‘Conan Obama’” http://j.mp/4wLsu4 #
• More on the mysterious Ellie Light….”Ellie Light: Obama Astroturfer?” http://j.mp/6m7v6T #

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• 60 Minutes doing this would be up for an emmy….”ACORN Filmmakers Giles, O’Keefe Sued in Philadelphia Federal Court” http://j.mp/629lFN #
• If Bush had done this….”Obama Issues Ruling Saying It’s Legal For The FBI To Break The Law Accessing Phone Records” http://j.mp/7Qp4g6 #
• “Female Suicide Bombers May Be Heading Here from Yemen, Say Sources - ABC News” http://j.mp/8XSzSD #
• “Four Reasons Not To Fear The Supreme Court’s Business-Political Spending Decision - The Atlantic Politics Channel” http://j.mp/7i4SN4 #
• well, what do you know…I really can park my car in my garage… #

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