12-24-09: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao snubbed President Obama.....(Plus Track Santa's Journey!)

December 24th Obama 'in deep denial.' Laurie Roth: What is Obama's first year legacy? Jennifer Rubin - Are Obama's sinking numbers scaring congress? Oliver North - ‘Be afraid.....be very afraid.' Arnold Ahlert: the party of ‘REPEAL!' The ‘clarity of false choices.' NORAD Tracks Santa ! Santa has already left the North Pole! Click here to track his journey. A fun thing to do today with children and grandchildren! Exclusive: Chinese Handcuffs Liz Feld Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao snubbed President Obama by sending low-level diplomats to meet with him in Copenhagen last week--twice--it was meant to be an insult. Exclusive: Interpol Given Immunity in U.S. - Why? Pam Meister A common sense move? Or the first step to something much more sinister? The Greatest Hoax Since The Piltdown Man J.R. Dieckmann Something is terribly wrong and the media is ignoring it. The Earth should now be warming again, but it's still cooling. Why? Exclusive: A Timely Lesson on Redistribution Tom McLaughlin "Wow," said a boy. "There would be no point in working hard if the government takes it all away." Video: Mark Steyn Interviews Congressman Griffith Regarding His Leaving the Democrat Party - "Agenda Was Fixed" Video: Compromise or Corruption?: The CBS Evening News Examines the Senate Health Bill Video: Senate Ode: ‘Twas Right Before Health Care ... For Their Next Trick . The latest example of violating principles of transparency and accountability in the single-minded pursuit of legislative victory. Video: Nebraska Governor Wants Sen. Nelson's ‘Cornhusker Kickback' to Be Undone Video: Senator Landrieu on ‘Louisiana Purchase': ‘I Can't Be Bought' Video: Sen. Coburn "The Government Isn't The Answer" ...This is the worst way in the world to pass legislation Video: Did the President campaign on the public option? He says no...let's go to the video Has the Socialist Revolution come to America? So You Say You Want a Health Care Revolution Exclusive: Will 2010 Elections Deliver Us from Socialism? Dick McDonald Have the American people been sold a bill of goods that promises 'prosperity,' while accumulating a debt of $1 million for every household in the USA? Exclusive: You Can't Make This Stuff Up! (12/24/09) The Editors A daily roundup of idiocy, buffoonery and incompetence - courtesy of your government and its enablers. Some Common Sense in Egypt and Saudi Arabia Daniel Pipes How anxious are the Saudi and Egyptian populations of the Iranian nuclear weapons buildup? Disputed Election Exposes Brotherhood's Generational Rift Steve Emerson The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood is in crisis and this particular crisis reveals a great deal about the enduring anti-democratic nature of the group, which stands at the head of the largest Sunni Islamic movement in the world. Cyber Security Czar Named by Obama Jim Kouri, CPP Under a new Commander in Chief, Howard A. Schmidt is returning to the White House at a time when more than ever information systems are vulnerable to crime and terrorism. Meet Our Decorated Heroes: God Bless Them! U.S. Army Major Robert Nesbit, Jr. - Bronze Star, Iraq In the military you adapt to the mission and the hours. For Army MAJ Robert Nesbit Jr., that meant performing about 99% of his missions at night. Caption Contest December 24 - December 29 Will your caption come in at number one? We choose, you peruse. al-Qaeda Recruiter Mocks U.S. Intelligence, Says Accused (Ft. Hood) Shooter Asked for Guidance about killing American military personnel in his very first e-mail. (ABC) Senior Dem: Kill the Senate health reform bill and start over (THE HILL) Imam Linked to Ft. Hood Gunman Believed Among 30 Al Qaeda Killed in Airstrike U.S. Muslims detained in Pakistan for jihad activity say they have no regrets over plotting jihad against U.S. forces (JIHAD WATCH) Home for the Holidays: Obama Frees 12 More Gitmo Terrorists (NEWS REAL BLOG) The Real Rules of War Sometimes the good guys do commit 'war crimes.' By WARREN KOZAK From the Fact Check Desk: President Obama Says "I Didn't Campaign on the Public Option" (JACK TAPPER) Santa Harry's Sleigh Full of New Health Taxes: This is a massive picking of citizens' empty pockets. By Deroy Murdock Afghan town reborn after U.S. routs Taliban (WT) Obama, Pakistan and Mullah Omar - Why Islamabad resists going after the Quetta shura. (WSJ) Recess Leadership by Jed Babbin When Terrorists Targeted My Kids By Beverly Gunn President quietly signed an executive order that makes an international police force immune from the restraints of American law. The War Against the Wannabe Rich By Victor Davis Hanson There Is No Joy in Toyland (WSJ) What Doctors and Patients Have to Lose Under ObamaCare (WSJ) Obama Lap Dogs To The Very End (IBD) Protests intensify in central Iran (WT) For Sale: One senator (D-Neb.) No principles, low price. (WaPo) "Shut up" is a favorite Democrat talking point By: Noemie Emery Christmas ‘Over There' - An Iraq veteran remembers a desert Yuletide. (NRO) A Low, Dishonest Decade - The press and politicians were asleep at the switch. (WSJ) Impermissible Ratemaking in Health-Insurance Reform: Why the Reid Bill is Unconstitutional By Richard A. Epstein Hike In Long-Term Care Benefits Is Really Just Low-CLASS Trickery (IBD) Sarah Palin: Midnight Votes, Backroom Deals, and a Death Panel