SOTU and the POTUS, As the Czars Turn

http://www.npr.org/2011/01/26/133224933/transcript-obamas-state-of-union-address

Transcript of the State of the Union address.  I thought overall it was a good speech.

I don't agree that we need 80% of the country to have high speed rail, where do people need to go and why invest in getting there fast physically?  Commerce doesn't require faster people moving, necessarily.  I don't think the return on investment is there.

I hope he is willing to address the medical malpractice component of rising medical costs which will cause pain to his traditional Democratic party trial lawyer base.

I hope he is willing to reward good teachers and drive improvement or drive out bad teachers which will cause pain to his traditional Democratic party teachers union base.

I hope that higher education can be "within reach of every American" because tuition increase trends are as unsustainable as government deficit spending.  I agree with others, that higher education tuition will be the next bubble to burst.

We have to be adults and face the fact that our spending is unsustainable.  His message of the role of innovation is spot on.

 SOTU 2011: It takes 'five pillars' to 'do big things'
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/common-sense-czar/2011/jan/26/sotu-it-takes-five-pillars-do-big-things/

Obama Renominates Rationing Czar Berwick to Medicare Post
http://www.lifenews.com/2011/01/27/obama-renominates-rationing-czar-berwick-to-medicare-post/

Obama regulation czar reveals loophole for regulatory review
http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/01/obama-regulation-czar-reveals-loophole-regulatory-review

America Needs a School Choice Perestroika
http://townhall.com/columnists/DavidSpady/2011/01/28/america_needs_a_school_choice_perestroika

A New Flavor of Tea
http://townhall.com/columnists/SuzanneFields/2011/01/28/a_new_flavor_of_tea

Rep. Steve Scalise calls for elimination of Climate Czar position
http://www.thestatecolumn.com/state_politics/louisiana/rep-steve-scalise-calls-for-elimination-of-climate-czar-position/

Schwarzenegger's next role should be U.S. energy czar
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Schwarzenegger+next+role+should+energy+czar/4182911/story.html#ixzz1CMPjx8IP

Auto czar Bloom to head White House manufacturing efforts
http://detnews.com/article/20110127/AUTO01/101270484/Auto-czar-Bloom-to-head-White-House-manufacturing-efforts#ixzz1CMPvJTsS

Sen. David Vitter blasts oil spill claims czar Kenneth Feinberg over quick payments
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2011/01/sen_david_vitter_blasts_oil_sp.html

Our New Jobs Czar Jeffery Immelt Has to Change Existing Tax Incentives to Achieve Otherwise Impossible Goals
http://www.benzinga.com/11/01/813121/our-new-jobs-czar-jeffery-immelt-has-to-change-existing-tax-incentives-to-achieve-other#ixzz1CMQkZk2i

MAJOR CZAR WARS CASUALTY: Climate Czarina Carol Browner OUT!!!

As reported in the Czar Wars last year, Congress was planning to call Carol Browner to testify to her extreme climate agenda and EPA over-reach power grab announced at the Copenhagen Climate summit.

Carol Browner steps down as U.S. energy czar
Climate and energy czar Carol Browner had drawn criticism from business leaders and environmentalists alike. It is not clear whether she will be replaced.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/sc-dc-0126-carol-browner-20110125,0,6312047.story

Brown-out on Browner Testimony

Controversial 'energy and environment czar' Carol Browner, a former commissioner of the Socialist International who was appointed to a non-existent position to avoid Senate confirmation testimony, is stepping down from her post.
Rumors that this move is calculated to avoid testifying under oath to a House oversight committee are of course being circulated by people who know precisely what they are talking about.

http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/01/25/brown-out-on-browner-testimony/

Time Magazine would apparently like us to bury our heads in the sand and encourage another Pearl Harbor or 9/11?

The Myth of Homegrown Islamic Terrorism in the U.S.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20110124/wl_time/08599204404700