GOP faces spending test as debt nears $14.3T ceiling

(Washington Times – Stephen Dinan and Kara Rowland) *Lead Story*

Free Isn’t Freedom. Handouts to the Healthy Only Hurt

(Family Security Matters – Ralph Peters) *Must Read*

Hiding in Plain Sight, A world in which Pravda decries American communism. And has a point.

(Pajamas Media – Gary Wickert)

Federal Agency’s Claims of Jobs Saved by Stimulus Were ‘Unclear and Misleading,’ Says Inspector General

(CNS News – Pete Winn)

Restoring the Social Order, Twenty momentous years of conservative policy success in cities

(City Journal – Heather Mac Donald) *Must Read*

‘Science Says’ Is Now Just Another Special Interest Claim

(Human Events – David Klinghoffer)

US Economic Decline a Believable Scenario

(Daily Reckoning – Bill Bonner)

After Four Years of Kid Gloves for Dems, AP Can’t Even Wait a Day to Take Ill-Informed Shots at the GOP House

(NewsBusters – Tom Blumer)

Michigan hits bottom, if it stays put

(Detroit News – Nolan Finley)

Paul Ryan: ‘The Band Is Getting Back Together.’

(Forbes – Ralph Benko) *Must Read*