12-17-10: Red Cross Bans Christmas to Avoid Offending Muslims (Plus: Lame Duck Congress Updates)

* VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * Red Cross Bans Christmas to Avoid Offending Muslims Video: Bachmann: 'Virtually Impossible' for Anyone in Congress to Read 1,924-Page Spending Bill Before Vote Divided Congress Adopts Sweeping Tax Bill Measure to Avert Tax Increases - See How Your Rep Voted Zogby Interactive: Sarah Palin Person of the Year for 2010; Pres. George W. Bush Person of the Decade Senate to take lame duck votes Saturday on ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal, DREAM Act Video: Go Green, KILL PEOPLE! Crowder attends the UN Climate Summit in Cancun Video: McConnell Offers 1-Page Resolution In Place of 1,924-Page Spending Bill Video: Reid: White House Wants To "Steal Power" From Us…I'm Going To Fight As Hard As I Can Against them Video: McCain Tells Tea Party to ‘Grab Your Pitchforks’ Video: In LA, TSA sings Christmas songs to accompany pat-downs Video: Sharpton: Rush Limbaugh May Have to Attend FCC Hearings to Explain 'Racist' Remarks U.S. Congress - Contact Information for Senate & House U.S. Senator - Contact Information U.S. House - Contact Information Those Damn Rich People Frank Salvato A culture of demonizing the rich seems to be usurping the cultural values that gave rise to the American Dream. A culture of envy is no culture at all... Iran Using Western Mosques to Plot Terrorism? Erick Stakelbeck The Iranian regime's Revolutionary Guards suppress citizens. They are also active in some Western mosques, planning terrorist operations... Lies, Damned Lies, and Erakat Victor Sharpe When propagandist Saeb Erakat inflated the number of Arab refugees to 7,000,000, seven times the number who left during the 1948 Arab-Israel War, the global media swallowed it. Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. House approves tax-cut compromise bill (WT) Reid Pulls Controversial $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill in Favor of Short-Term Budget Fix (FOX) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walks free from prison (TELEGRAPH) Florida Judge Considers Legal Attack on ‘Obamacare’ (FOX) Just 23% of Likely U.S. Voters Now Say The Country Is Heading In The Right Direction (RASMUSSEN) Lame Duck Lawmakers Line Up for Pork (WSJ) DeMint Will Force Reading of 1924 Page Omnibus Bill (Examiner) 'Underwear bomber' faces new charges in U.S. (BREITBART) Stockholm bomber: police fear accomplice is on the loose (TELEGRAPH) Big Boost for Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal: Brown Backs Senate Bill (ABC) Animal Rights is not Animal Welfare Tom DeWeese Few people want to see animals suffer and they want something done when it happens. But animal welfare and animal protection have nothing to do with the animal rights movement. What Were They Thinking! Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman Our species is defined by its ability to think, but there are some of us who find it very hard to use our brains properly. International Al-Qaida Plots Include U.S. as Target Steve Emerson Christmas is the season to bring cheer to the hearts of murderous jihadists, who once again intend to blow up shopping venues in Europe and America. America, the Crab Bucket Michelle Malkin Crabs in a bucket are said to pull down the one who gets closest to freedom. Washington is gripped by crab-in-the-bucket syndrome. And there's no cure in sight. A Muslim, Her Guide Horse, and Reciprocity David J. Rusin Many Muslims declare dogs to be unclean, and some openly discriminate against blind people with guide dogs. Guide horses are useful, but shouldn't Western Muslims practice tolerance? Click here to sign up for FSM's e-mail updates!