The Best Editorial Page you will find:

is Investor's Business Daily.  IBD combines easy-to-read common sense (no pun intended) editorials that expose the problems of Big Government rule and tout the benefits of Free Markets.  A sample of this weeks' editorials?

Regulation:  Nobody should be fooled by President Obama's latest effort to appear business-friendly by trimming a few old federal regulations. This is still the most pro-regulation, anti-business administration in decades.

Immigration:  In a victory for states' rights, the Supreme Court has upheld the state law requiring businesses to verify immigration status of employees and revoking their business licenses if they knowingly hire illegal aliens.

Corruption:  How is it that a GOP politico can get drummed out of the Senate for bathroom acts while Rep. Barney Frank merits not even a flicker of censure for economically disastrous cronyism? When will the double standard end?

Courage:  Someone who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for actually doing something just snubbed someone who won it for nothing. But Lech Walesa's refusal to meet President Obama is also a cry to save Poland.

Budget:  If you don't think the anti-spending fervor of the tea party is catching, just look at what happened to President Obama in the Senate on Wednesday. His budget was unanimously rejected.

National Security:  The Lone Star state's efforts to protect its citizens from the wandering hands of the federal behemoth fail as the administration says the Constitution gives it the right to touch our "junk."

Global Warming:  Alarmist academics are being forced to show their work and they don't like it. Do they fear that a web of deception will unravel if their data are made public?

Economic Policy:  In a joint op-ed with the British prime minister, President Obama admits that jobs are created by an innovative private sector. So why is he strangling ours with regulations, rules and taxes?

Change:  The president has ordered the federal vehicle fleet to be made up entirely of alternative-fuel autos by 2015. The high cost of this policy will be far out of proportion to any positive environmental impact.

Video: Greta interviews Sarah Palin:

Sneak Peak:  Greta with Sarah Palin on her "One Nation" bus tour:

Memorial Day Tributes (w/ update):

Today is Memorial Day - the day we remember those service members who died that this nation may be free.  If you know a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine please thank them for their service.  Please enjoy these Memorial Day Tribute Videos:

Psalm 23 Memorial Day Tribute:

The True Meaning of Memorial Day:

The Story of Starts and Stripes "Honor Flight"

 

“Honor Flight” tells the story of The Honor Flight Network and “Operation Resolve,” a mission to fly as many WWII vets to Washington D.C. to see their memorial as possible — at no cost to them. It’s an urgent cause: 1,000 WWII veterans die every day.

Superlative Video: Why Israel can NOT return to its 1967 borders:

Please pass along.  This 5 minute video clearly explains why Israel can never return to its pre 1967 borders:

COMMON CENTS 2012 Presidential Poll:

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The Internet Radio Network (our Sister Site)

Some of our COMMON CENTS readers may be not be aware of the fact that we have a sister site:  The Internet Radio Network. At the IRN you can listen to over 80 of your favorite Talk Radio Shows via Free Streaming Audio. These shows include Politics (Rush, Sean, Levin, Beck), Religious Programing, Investing, Sports and much, much more - all via Free Streaming Audio:

Studies show that the Talk Radio Audience has successful upscale demographics and usually:

• have an income over $75,000 (vs. median US income of $48,200)
• have graduated college
• own their residence
• are likely to use the Internet
• are 25-65 years old (with the numbers of women listeners steadily increasing)

Listen to The Internet Radio Network here.

WOW! Multiple tornadoes filmed in Oklahoma

May 24, 2011 Oklahoma tornado outbreak!

Will somebody PLEASE tell Presisent Obama what year it is!

Amazing.  Simply amazing.  If this had been a Republican - say (insert a Republican's name here) the State Controlled Media would never have let this go.  There would be movies made about this - it would be the lead story for weeks upon weeks.  Story is at Buckingham Palace two days ago Obama signed the guest book and confirmed the date, May 24th but obviously put 2008 down.  WOW - don't know if I should laugh or cry.

Legal Insurrection is all over this story.

During a visit today, Obama signed the guest book at Westminster Abbey "24 May, 2008."

I'm impressed that he got the month and day correct.

This will be about a three hour laugh.

Had it been [insert name of random Republican here] it would have been a three week media blitz, followed by a three month series of skits on Saturday Night Live.

But it was the guy who stopped the seas from rising.  So stop picking on him.

Added - Well, he is from Chicago:

Video: The Winner of 'American Idol' is:

Scott McCreery.  Scott who specializes in Country Music was crowned the 2011 American Idol Winner Wednesday night.

Scott McCreery is crowned the 2011 American Idol

Video: “The Path to Prosperity (Episode 2): Saving Medicare, Visualized.”

Today Paul Ryan WI-1 released this outstanding video showing how the Republican Party has a plan (which has already passed the House of Representatives) to save Medicare.  Please pass this on to a friend:

“The Path to Prosperity (Episode 2): Saving Medicare, Visualized.”

The Biggest Loser Season 11 Finale:

And the Winner of The Biggest Loser - Couples is Olivia Ward.  Olivia lost an amazing 49% of her starting body weight!  WOW!

Summary of this Episode: After viewer votes determine the third finalist, the winner of the $250,000 prize is crowned in the Season 11 finale. The eliminated players also return to weigh in for the $100,000 at-home prize.

New York 26 Special Election

Results from today's Special Election in the 26th Congressional District of New York State.

The Buffalo News 

County by County Election Results

YNN:
NY-26 Election Results

Democratic Chronicle:
Live Video - Election Results:

Video: Bibi Netanyahu addresses Joint Session of Congress:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a Joint Session of Congress today.  Outstanding speech!

When we say Never Again we mean "Never Again"

But “Israel will not return to indefensible boundaries of 1967.” Generous on size of Palestinian state, but firm on where borders lie.
“Palestinian refugee problem will be resolved OUTSIDE the borders of Israel.”
“Jerusalem must never again be divided, must remain united capital of Israel.”
“The only peace that will hold is a peace that can be defended. Peace must be anchored in security.”
“Peace cannot be imposed. It must be negotiated” — by those truly committed to peace. Hamas is not committed to peace. It is committed to Israel’s destruction. We will not negotiate with al Qaeda’s Palestinian arm.

American Natural Disasters - How to help...

The tornado that struck Joplin, MO has been devestating.  About 3/4 of the town was destroyed and many people lost literally everything.  And the flood waters that are hitting Louisiana and Mississippi are wiping out thousands of homes and businesses. 

Sometimes there is debate about who gives more to charity - liberals or conservatives.  As you can see there is no contest when it comes to who is more generous, liberals or conservatives.

People who identify themselves as conservatives donate money to charity more often than people who identify themselves as liberals. They donate more money and a higher percentage of their incomes.  It is not that conservatives have more money. Liberal families average 6 percent higher incomes than conservative families.

So is the fact that most of the states that voted for John Kerry during the 2004 election donated a lower percentage of their incomes to charity than the states that voted for President Bush.  Conservatives not only donate more money to charity than liberals do, conservatives volunteer more time as well. More conservatives than liberals also donate blood. "If liberals and moderates gave blood at the same rate as conservatives, the blood supply of the United States would jump about 45 percent."
You can read the article here

Another great article on conservative vs. liberals generosity is here.
Liberals like to be known as generous and giving but the facts are otherwise. Sarah Palin and her husband Todd just trounced Senator Biden's family in terms of their charity giving. Consider:

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made considerably less money than rival Sen. Joe Biden, but the Palin family gave more to charity in the last two years than Biden has in the last eight combined, according to Palin's tax records released Friday afternoon. Palin, the running mate of presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), and her husband Todd reported meager earnings from 2006 and 2007, at least by presidential-politics standards.
In 2006, the Palins paid $11,944 in taxes on $127,869 in income. In 2007, they paid $24,738 on $166,080.
But in 2006, they donated $4,880 to charity, and in 2007, they donated $3,325.
By contrast, Biden (D-Del.), Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's running mate, has donated a total of $3,690 since 1998 despite his higher Senate salary, according to an analysis posted by National Review. Read about it here.

 With that said here are some outstanding charities that we wish you would give to:

Catholic Charities The largest private network of social service organizations in the United States works to support families, reduce poverty, and build communities.

The Red Cross: The American Red Cross helps prepare communities for emergencies and keep people safe every day thanks to caring people who support our work

Habitat for Humanity:  You’re helping families to break the cycle of poverty and build long-term financial security. Habitat’s affordable, no-profit house payments free up money for food, child care, medicine and other necessities. And research has shown that decent housing improves health, increases children’s educational achievement and strengthens community ties.

Tim Pawlenty: "A time for truth"

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has released this outstanding internet commercial which explains his reasons for running for the Presidency. 

Governor Tim Pawlenty - A Time For Truth

We need a President who understands that our problems are deep, and who has the courage to face them. President Obama doesn’t. I do.

 Hat Tip to Hot Air.

NY-26 Special Election:

Tuesday is the date for the Special Election in upstate New York for the 26th Congressional District.  The Republican Candidate is Jane Corwin and this is Corwin's first TV Commercial:

Here is her homepage:  Jane Corwin for Congress

Video: And the 2011 Celebrity Apprentice Winner is:

John Rich.  Last night Donald Trump crowned country music star John Rich the 2011 Celebrity Apprentice over Oscar Winner Marlee Matlin.  The contest could not have been closer and we have the last 30 minutes of the show posted here.

As we get close to the end, the final boardroom is amongst the contestants while they discuss who should win Celebrity Apprentice 4...

A musical performance with John Rich and Marlee Martin giving sign language to the song he's singing. that was a nice touch.

Sunday Reads:

Mitch Daniels:
Former IN Governor says NO to 2012 Presidential Run

Cannes Film Festival:
List of winners including "The Tree of Life"

Gateway Pundit:

Obama tells AIPAC - Lets cut Israel in half

The Science of Sex:

Secret online dating tips from Harvard Math Majors

Iceland Volcano Explosion:

Ash to blow across Europe - disrupting air traffic on continent

War Powers Act:
Obama Administration says no need to get Congressional Approval for Libya mission

McDonald's CEO:
Says NO to the Food Nazis - Clown will stay!

Video: Herman Cain announces his 2012 Presidential Bid

Today in Atlanta, businessman and radio host Herman Cain announced his 2012 Presidential Bid.  And he did it WITHOUT a teleprompter.



Herman Cain officially announces his presidential candidacy in front of 15,000 supporters at Olympic Park in Atlanta.

Friends of Common Cents:

Light blogging today.  In the meantime check out these great sites:

Newsbusters

A Point of View

Coffee with the Hermit

Teresamerica 

Hillary and Me

Freedom's Lighthouse

Randy's Roundtable  

Coordinated Illumination

Friday Night Videos:

Jerome Corsi - About that Obama Birth Certificate:

Jilted bride saved in would be suicide attempt:

Herman Cain on Fox News Neal Cavuto:

Wow! Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu schools President Obama on why their 1967 borders are indefensible: 

Audio: Newt Gingrich calls Rush Limbaugh's radio show today

Audio of Newt Gingrich calling in to the Rush Limbaugh Radio Show today where he tried to clarify what he said last Sunday on Meet the Press about GOP Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare Plan.

Hat Tip to Freedom's Lighthouse

10 Minute Ticker:

May 21 Rapture?
Is the End of the World coming May 21?

Israel News:
Prime Minister Netanyahu Obama's call to return to 1967 borders

Linkedin IPO:
Stock doubles on day of IPO

We LOVE High Gas Prices!
Democratic Senate rejects GOP Bill to expand drilling in US offshore waters

Hot Air.com
Why are we paying disability to Roll Playing Adult "Babies"?

Rush Limbaugh:
The Newt Gingrich of the 1980s wouldn't get caught up in this "Mandate" mess

Redstate:
Is Herman Cain about to announce he is running for President?

Video: The Greatest Marriage Proposal EVER!

Too Cool! Watch how Matt cuts a Movie Trailer to propose to Ginny. THIS IS AWESOME!!

MATTANDGINNY

His girlfriend Ginny gets taken to the movie theater to see "Fast Five". After a preview for the Hangover 2, a trailer for a movie comes on. A trailer I made of her father and I where I ask her father for her hand in marriage. After he gives me permission, I race off to the theater she is at to ask her to marry me.
What she doesn't know is our familiy and friends are in the theater with her watching the whole thing, along with about 100 strangers ;-)

Battle of the Titans - Bill O'Reilly vs. Jon Stewart:

Liberal Jon Stewart, host of the Daily Show, was on Fox News O'Reilly Factor and debated Bill on the fact that the Rapper Common was invited to the White House.  It got heated at times:

Part 1:  John Stewart vs. Bill O'Reilly

Part 2:  John Stewart vs. Bill O'Reilly

Fox News Video - Greta Van Susteren reports from North Korea

Fox News Greta Van Susteren has been reporting from North Korea.  Fascinating!

On The Record in North Korea:

Video: NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavor take off taken from a commercial plane.

First he saw it on TV and then was able to see it live outside his window.  The cameraman took this video on flight 582 Jetblue from Ft Lauderdale, Florida to White Plains NY.

Live video of NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavor taking off filmed from a commercial jet's plane window.

Hope and Change Update ($5.29 a gallon for gas in D.C.)

Remember in 2008 when Nancy Pelosi claimed that the Democrats had a "Common Sense" strategy to lowering gas prices. Gas then was selling at the unheard of price of $3 a gallon. Well as seen Monday in Washington D.C.

Video: Saturday Night Live spoofs President Obama brags about killing bin Laden

Hilarious!  In their opening monologue "Saturday Night Live" spoofs Obama bragging about killing Osama bin Laden during an El Paso Texas Speech.  At one time "Obama" even starts smoking he is so relaxed!  Funny stuff:

Growing and Growing and Growing: (Obamacare Waivers)

The current list of companies and organizations that have Obamacare Waivers is over 1300 and growing steadily.  The current list of Obamacare Waivers that have been issued:

• Self-Insured Employers (528) 
• Health Reimbursement Arrangements (457) 
• Multi-Employer Plans (315) 
• Non-Taft Hartley Union Plans (27) 
• Health Insurance Issuers (39) 
• State-Mandated Policies (4) 
• Association Plans (2)

"Thanks but No Thanks" Huckabee say "No" to another Presidential Campaign

Video:  Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee declared Saturday that he will NOT be running for the 2012 Republican nomination for President of the United States:

Mike Huckabee says no to a Presidential Run

Beautiful - Patriotic LSU Students stop Radical Leftist from burning US Flag

Video:  LSU student Ben Haas fails at his attempt to burn the USA Flag on the campus of LSU in Baton Rouge. Before Haas can even get through a few words of his speech, the police escort him away from the protesters for his own safety.  USA!  USA!

LSU Students stop Leftist protester Ben Haas from burning the US Flag

Is anyone out there looking for a new job or a new career?

Is anyone out there looking for a new job or career?  We here at Common Cents sincerely hope that this list of job sites helps you find that next job or career.  Good luck to you!  The Number One way people find jobs is by Networking.  Tell EVERYONE you know you are looking.  Expand your circle of friends and acquaintances.  Strike up conversations with strangers!! 

The number two method to find a new job is via online job postings.  With that in mine Common Cents is proud to bring you the following list of sites that will help you in your job search:

• Monster.com is the largest internet job search site.  If your resume is not posted here you are wrong.
• Idealist.org - Over 4,500 Not For Profit jobs posted!
• CareerOneStop.org- Your one-stop-shop for all things careers!
• WorkTree claims to be scans MILLIONS of jobs in seconds! View jobs from thousands of online sources INSTANTLY! 50,000+ links to job sites, recruiters, employers and more!
• Job.com is another very large job search site. Registration and resume posting is free and this job search site always ranks as one of the top career sites on the Internet.
• Beyond.com - You can do it all at Beyond.com.  Currently there are thousands of Jobs Posted.
• SnagAJob.com is America’s largest hourly job website, featuring more than 100,000 active job postings in industries including: restaurant, retail, office and more.
• Indeed.com claims to have 1,054,053 new jobs in the last 7 days.  Search job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages.
• Simply Hired.com claims to have over 5,259,965 jobs are posted right now!!!
• Execu-Search.com specializes in jobs for Executives
• The Ladders.com search for jobs paying $100,000 and up at The Ladders.com!!
• The Federal Government is always hiring!
• Resume Mailman.com - emails your resume to 1000s of recruiters
• Resume Zapper.com emails your resume to thousands of recruiters!
• Hot Resume.com - post your resume here for free!
• Conservative Jobs.com - The name says it all!
• Salary.com - Find out how much you should be paid for your job!!
• Hoovers.com - Get all the up-to-date information on your company and others

Other money making ideas:

• Craig's List  - has thousands of jobs available in every sector.  Free to use, free to post and no charges for anything.
• The Day Job Nuker - is a easy to navigate site dedicated to showing you how to make a living online - written by someone who is doing it!!!
• Need to make money now?  - These companies will pay you to turn your car into a traveling billboard by covering it with advertising!  Interesting idea...
• Very Easy money -  Make money selling used golf balls.

Newt Gingrich announces his Presidential Bid:

Wednesday former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich announced that he is a contender for the 2012 Presidential Race vying to be the Republican Nominee.

Checkmate! Fox News continues to dominate the State Controlled Media:

Checkmate!  Fox News continues to dominate its "competition".  Fox continues to daw more viewers in Prime Time than its competition combined in the State Controlled Media.  Viewers apparently like its "Fair and Balanced" approach to TV News.  Hat Tip to Mediaite.com

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 1669	Blitzer 993	Matthews 878	Special 129
6 pm	Baier 1899	Blitzer 969	Live 710	Prime 259
7 pm	Shep 1677	King 732	Matthews 736	Behar 379
8 pm	O’Reilly 2625	InTheArena 719	O’Donnell 972	Grace 375
9 pm	Hannity 1853	Morgan 626	Maddow 890	DrDrew 239
10 pm	Van Susteren 1357	Cooper 863	Special 629	Behar 315
11 pm	O’Reilly 1207	Special 940	Special 608	Showbiz 280
TOTAL DAY	1286	713	557	267
PRIME TIME	1945	726	831	305
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data

Glenn Beck Video: We must stand with Israel:

Glenn Beck strongly defends our greatest ally Israel.

"Our administration is standing with the wrong side"

Fox News Weekend Videos:

The surprise of a lifetime

Returning Marine surprises his Mom at ballpark

40 Minutes in Abottabad

The triumph of Seal Team 6- how the SEALS got Bin Laden

Fox News - The Journal Editorial Report

Happy Mother's Day!

Wishing you and yours a Very Happy Mother's Day. 

Garth Brooks - "It's Your Song"

Garth Brooks - It's Your Song by taduckly_

"... and every time I doubt myself I think of you"

About those Oil Company "Subsidies"

Superlative article from the American Thinker blowing holes through the talking points of the oil industry subsidies.

It turns out that they are all tax "breaks."  I even hesitate to call them "breaks" because some of them amount to little more than Congress defining accounting terms such as "capital equipment."  And the total amount of earnings not collected in taxes (which liberals define as a "subsidy") is about $4 billion per year.  Here is how that breaks down.

Domestic manufacturing tax deduction -- $1.7 B.  This is a tax deduction given to every manufacturer in the US.  Per CNN, it was "designed to keep factories in the United States."  If that deduction were eliminated for oil companies only, it would mean singling out oil companies from all other manufacturers.

Percentage depletion allowance -- $1 B.  Any industry can write down a portion of the cost of its capital equipment as part of the cost of doing business.  Right now, oil in the ground is treated as capital equipment.  Again, this "subsidy" amounts to how the cost of doing business is defined.  All companies get it, not just oil companies.

Foreign tax credit -- $850 million.  Companies get credit for taxes they pay to other countries.  All companies get this "subsidy," not just oil companies.  Should a company pay tax on tax?  Should only oil companies pay tax on tax?

Intangible drilling costs -- $780 million.  According to CNN, "[a]ll industries get to write off the costs of doing business, but they must take it over the life of an investment. The oil industry gets to take the drilling credit in the first year."  Among these four tax "breaks," this smallest one was the only one that treated oil companies differently.

The above tax "breaks" explain how much tax revenue is not collected from all oil companies.  How much is collected?

Exxon recently released its first quarter results for 2011.  The number grabbing the headlines was Exxon's profit: $10.65 billion in a single quarter.  The number not given quite as much exposure was the taxes it paid in that same quarter:  $8 billion, or 42% of income before taxes.

And what does Exxon do with all that money it has left after paying $8 B in taxes?  It put $7.8 billion into capital and exploration, as part of its plans "to invest between $33 billion and $37 billion per year over the next five years to develop new energy supplies."

In any other industry, that would be called "research and development."  Exxon is plowing 73% of its after-tax profits back into R&D.  Who would be better at spending $4 billion of energy companies' earnings in an attempt to provide our energy in the future: the energy companies or Obama's energy czar?

 Just to re-cap a few pertinent features of these "subsidies" to oil companies that Obama wants to cut.

• They are all tax "breaks," or earnings that oil companies get to keep, not money paid out from the US Treasury.
• The amount of earnings not collected in taxes is about $4.3 billion per year -- about 0.2% of this year's deficit and enough to fund about 10 hours of current US government spending.
• A full $3.55 billion of that amount (82%) is due to the way taxes are treated for all industries or manufacturers.  To change these tax laws only for oil companies would require singling them out among all industries for special mistreatment.  (I'm not a lawyer, but that sounds like a bill of attainder to me, something our Constitution forbids.)
• The only tax in which the oil industry seems to get special treatment compared to other industries is intangible drilling costs.  The amount of that subsidy?  That would be $0.78 billion per year -- enough to fund less than two hours of federal spending in 2011, and not even half the amount we are lending a foreign-owned and state-owned oil company for drilling offshore Brazil.
• Oil companies already pay tax rates of 40-50% of income.  For one company, Exxon, in one quarter of one year, that amount was over $8 billion, or almost double the so-called tax "subsidy" for all oil companies for an entire year.

The Bin Laden Home Vidoes

Osama bin Laden Home Videos

The US government just released several Osama bin Laden home videos showing himself watching video of himself and of conditions inside his compound.

New video emerges of bin Laden compound:

Resolved: The Bin Laden capture vindicates the policies of George W. Bush:

Rarely has a president been so vindicated and his political opponent proved so wrong.  Ridiculed for years for pursuing the wrong strategy, for putting the United States in danger, for being ignorant, for war crimes and a plethora of other negative things by Democrats of all stripes the capture of Osama Bin Laden proved that President Bush's policies were spot on.  The smartest thing Barack Obama has done is continue the policies of President Bush.

Seeking to score cheap political points, some on the left have bragged that Obama did the job Bush was unable to do. This is an unfair, unseemly, and inaccurate attack. In the narrowest sense, yes, the mission was undeniably carried out on Obama’s watch, but evidence continues to mount that it could not have occurred without crucial intelligence gleaned through policies enacted by the Bush administration after September 11, 2001. Specifically, Osama bin Laden was found because the United States military exploited actionable intelligence extracted by subjecting terrorists to enhanced interrogation techniques (EITs) in secret CIA prisons, by questioning enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay, and by capturing a top al Qaeda source in Iraq.
As long as some liberals remain intent on keeping political score, it must be pointed out that all three sources of these indispensible data points were direct or indirect results of Bush policies – EITs, Gitmo, and the Iraq war – that much of the American Left, including Barack Obama, fought tooth and nail.
We now know the critical key to unlocking the frustrating secret of bin Laden’s whereabouts was identifying and tracking one of his must trusted couriers and confidants. US intelligence and military officials learned of his existence and pseudonym in the years after 9/11 from a terrorist detained at Guantanamo Bay, Muhammad Mani al-Qahtani. Equipped with this information, interrogators were able to wring supplemental information from two high-value prisoners being held at the time in black site CIA prisons: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the mastermind of the 9/11 plot, and his radical colleague, Abu Faraj al-Libi. This single piece of information, after years of scrutiny and investigation, would be bin Laden’s undoing.
When the American media revealed that the CIA was operating secret prisons during the Bush administration, the Left professed shock and indignation. They spent years demonizing and persecuting American intelligence operatives for engaging in “torture,” insisting that harsh interrogation techniques were an affront to “our values,” and – besides – they didn’t even work. Multiple public opinion polls taken over the last decade have shown, despite the Left’s protestations, the American people aren’t scandalized. US voters overwhelmingly support the limited use of harsh questioning tactics to prevent terrorist attacks on US soil – even when the loaded term “torture” is included in the question.

 Read the rest of the article here. 

The First GOP Presidential Debate:

The First Republican Presidential Debate occurred Thursday night in South Carolina.

Part 1:  GOP Presidential Debate

Part 2:  First GOP Presidential Debate:

Herman Cain is the big winner of the GOP Presidential Debate

Father of 9-11 hero Todd Beamer: "Obama is putting too much spotlight on himself"

Todd Beamer's father 'David' explaining why he will not be going to the 9-11 ceremony at Ground Zero.  David Beamer explains how he got a form letter and the reasons he will not be taking place at the campaign event:

The best editorial page you will find...

is easily Investor's Business Daily.  IBD combine easy-to-read commentaries with spot on relevance that makes it the best editorial page out there.

War On Terror:  The White House agonized for days before deciding against releasing photos of the dead Osama bin Laden or the U.S. operation that took him down. But why shouldn't the world see the truth?

Heroes:  Rather than worry about Obama's poll numbers, let's give the accolades to the best of the best and the president who had the foresight to increase their role and funding.

Politics:  The month-long cold shoulder that the White House gave Texas' plea for a disaster declaration was bad enough. Now the wildfire-scorched state has been turned down flat. Don't think this isn't about punishment.

Elections:  Canada's conservatives roll to victory on a platform of lowered sales and corporate taxes, avoiding climate-change legislation, promoting Arctic sovereignty and upping military spending. Is the GOP listening?

Regulation:  If you need evidence of the intrusiveness of modern government, look no further than the feds' sting of a humble Amish farmer for the heinous crime of selling . .. wait for it ... raw milk.

Kill Vs. Capture:  The battlefield justice that befell Osama bin Laden begs the question — if he'd been captured alive, would he have been accorded the same legal rights we bestowed on his apostle, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed?

GRAPHIC: Reuters releases photos of 3 men shot at Bin Laden Compound.

Death Scene Photos

These are very graphic.  Although they are NOT the photo of Osama Bin Laden they do show several dead men that died in the gunfight in the Bin Laden Compound.

Again - this gallery contains extremely graphic material.

Video: Inside the Bin Laden Compound:

Video:  Inside the Bin Laden Compound:  It had 18 foot walls, no exterior windows, no phone lines or internet access.  Other than than Osama Bin Laden's compound looks pretty nice!

More on the death of Osama Bin Laden:

By now you know that Osama Bin Laden is dead after being killed Sunday by U.S. Navy Seals.  The leader of Al Qaeda is now dead.

Bill O'Reilly"  "A Great Day for America"

Rudy Guliani reacts to the death of Bin Laden on Hannity:

We Got The Bastard! America reacts to Osama being killed:

Drudge is all over the killing of Osama Bin Laden:

• SHOT IN HEAD; BIN LADEN IS DEAD.....
• SEALS HELD TWO REHEARSALS; OBAMA WATCHED RAID IN SITUATION ROOM...
• Mission was to kill, not capture...
• Crowds gather at White House, Ground Zero to celebrate...
• Obama: U.S. Carried Out Operation 'At My Direction'...
• W: 'No Matter How Long It Takes, Justice Will Be Done'...
• Killing brings anger, relief in Arab world...
• Heat on Pakistan...
• Hamas condemns killing of 'holy warrior'...
• UPDATE:  Rush Limbaugh "Thank God for President Obama"
• President Bush Vindicated:  Lead came from "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques"

Videos:  USA Reacts to Osama Bin Laden dead:

Fox News:  Celebrations break out across US after Usama Bil Laden killed:

 

Naval Academy Osama Celebration (Six NAVY SEALS Killed Osama)!!

 Exclusive Video inside the Osama Bin Laden Compound:

BREAKING: Osama Bin Laden killed by US Navy Seal Team!

Osama Bin Laden dead!

Finally!  The leader of Al Qaida and master mind of the 9-11 attacks Usama Bil Laden was killed Sunday in Pakistan.  Common Cents brings you video of Americans celebrating the killing of Osama Bin Laden.

Crowd at White House reacts to Osama Bin Laden's death

Crowds in New York City react to Osama Bin Laden's death

UPDATE: Fox News is all over this breaking story
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Video: Rush Limbaugh - "Why was Obama not invited to the Royal Wedding?"

We’ve been anxiously waiting for Rush Limbaugh to comment on the upcoming Royal Wedding™ as, we’re certain, have all of you. Now, finally, the conservative radio host is keen to note that President Barack Obama has not been invited to partake in the wedding to end all weddings, even though far more controversial world leaders are set to gorge themselves on jordan almonds and… pheasant or figgy pudding or whatever it is that wedding-goers will be halfheartedly pushing around on their plates.
Limbaugh slyly notes that this must be a slap in the face to the President and First Lady since, after all, so many “other dictators” received invitation. Even Muammar al-Gaddafi – the man at the center of a heated revolution – was invited, although his invitation was later “rescinded” due to the fighting in Libya, although Limbaugh ventures to guess the real reason is because officials didn’t quite know how to spell his name.
One reason that the Obamas were snubbed, Limbaugh guesses, could be that Obama gave away the bust of Winston Churchill that once decorated the Oval Office, returning it to Britain. (The Telegraph reported on this in 2009 by noting that “Barack Obama has sent Sir Winston Churchill packing and pulse rates soaring among anxious British diplomats.”) Then there’s the fact that Obama once gifted British Labour Party politician Gordon Brown with a set of 25 region 1 DVDs of American movies, effectively rendering the Obamas slightly better gift-givers than my aunt, who has given my father the same wooden duck sculpture four Christmases in a row.

 H/T Mediaite

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