(Wall Street Journal – Andy Pasztor) *Lead Story*

Reid: Senate will not pass a budget this year

(Daily Caller – Alexis Levinson) *Must Read*

Mayors wide of mark

(Boston Herald – Michael Graham)

The great North American divorce, Obama might lead Canada to look elsewhere for love

(Washington Times – Michael Taube)

Introducing the Cupcake Cops

(National Review – Rich Lowry)

Refinery Closures Lead to Rising Gas Prices and Job Losses

(Energy Tribune – Robert Rapier) *Must Read*

California Bill Proposes Licensing for Pet Groomers

(Reason Foundation – Adam Summer)

Seattle libraries: No sleeping or eating allowed, but porn-watching OK

(Seattle PI – Vanessa Ho)

Contraception mandate outrages religious groups

(Washington Examiner – Rachel Zoll)

Lessons from the Komen Foundation Fiasco

(PJ Media – Bryan Preston)

Call To Ban Eating On The Subway

(MyFoxNY – Heather Brown)

Global Warming Engine Unexpectedly Slows

(American Interest – Walter Russell Mead)

The Un-Obama Has A Good Chance To Be Re-Elected

(Investor’s Business Daily – Victor Davis Hanson)

Allen West: ‘Is Someone Playing with Unemployment Numbers?’

(Townhall – Kate Hicks)

This Is the Portion of Obamacare That the House Voted to Repeal

(The Blaze – Billy Hallowell) *Must Read*

(ZDNet Australia – Micheal Lee) *Lead Story*

Republican hopefuls target Castro in Florida

(Washington Times – Seth McLaughlin)

President needs a dose of energy reality

(Fuel Fix – Loren Steffy) *Must Read*

GOP no longer feels need to hide its incivility

(San Francisco Chronicle – Debra J. Saunders)

Romney’s problem is Romney

(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Jack Kelly)

What We Do Not Want to Hear Anymore

(PJ Media – Victor Davis Hanson)

A fast & furious fib Holes in Holder’s testimony?

(New York Post – Michael A. Walsh) *Must Read*

More free markets will mean fewer wars

(Washington Exmainer – James Carafano)

Worker rights vs. union thuggery

(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Rick Berman)

FOX News segment with Sarah Palin abruptly cut off

(Human Events – Tony Lee) *Must Read*

(Washington Times – Stephen Dinan) *Lead Story*

Dysfunctional Government or Corrupt Media?

(Accuracy in Media – Roger Aronoff) *Must Read*

Establishment GOPers have surrendered to more than big government

(Washington Examiner – Mark J. Fitzgibbons)

Could You Be A Criminal? US Supports UN Anti-Free Speech Measure

(Forbes – Abigail R. Esman)

More proof of redistricting manipulation by Democrats

(Human Events – Steven Greenhut)

Energy tax cuts don’t work

(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Nicolas Loris)

The NDAA’s historic assault on American liberty

(Guardian UK – Jonathan Turley) *Must Read*

Will 2012 Be Our 1979?

(National Review – Victor Davis Hanson)

Communist Party Targets Veterans for Recruitment: How Will Their Skills be Used?

(trevorloudon.com – Trevor Loudon)

The Graduate: Why Should Everyone Else Pay for Other People’s Dumb (and Hedonistic) Career Choices

(PJ Media – Barry Rubin)

2012 could be the year Germany lets the euro die

(Daily Telegraph UK – Ambrose Evans-Pritchard)

Supreme Court case involving Idaho lake house ignites conservative cause against EPA

(Washington Post – Robert Barnes)

No more snowplows or icy roads?

(Globe and Mail – Neil Reynolds) *Must Read*

(Los Angeles Times – Jeffrey Fleishman and Paul Richter) *Lead Story*

$6.5 Billion Wasted

(National Review – Andrew Stiles) *Must Read*

Tea party looks for strength in numbers, Members hope to tip the Senate

(Washington Times – Seth McLaughlin)

Insatiable US Debt and Other Jokes

(Daily Reckoning – Bill Bonner)

In Europe, Change Just Means More Of The Same

(Investor’s Business Daily – Victor Davis Hanson) *Must Read*

Scott Brown: Media’s pulling punches with Elizabeth Warren

(Boston Herald – Hillary Chabot)

Voter ID and The Diluted Franchise

(Human Events – John Hayward)

Michigan welfare recipients may face drug tests

(Detroit News – Jim Lynch and Karen Bouffard)

15-Year-Old Behind Blaze Story on Girl Scouts Speaks Out: ‘We Were So Deceived’

(The Blaze – Jonathon M. Seidl)

Gingrich throws a supply-side, Hail Mary pass

(The American – James Pethokoukis)

GoDaddy bows to boycott, now ‘opposes’ SOPA copyright bill

(CNET – Declan McCullagh)

Despite GOP opposition, light bulb standards will phase in on Jan. 1

(The Hill  – Andrew Restuccia)

Map details areas off limits to Keystone XL pipeline

(Omaha World-Herald – Martha Stoddard)

Iowa: Santorum Surges, Romney Stable, Paul Dropping

(Weekly Standard – Stephen F. Hayes) *Must Read*

(CBS News – Sharyl Attkisson) *Lead Story*

Obama’s Godfather Speech

(Wall Street Journal – Daniel Henninger) *Must Read*

Feds use video surveillance to catch fraud for workers’ comp

(Washington Times – Jim McElhatton)

Illegal Immigration Is Immoral

(National Review – Victor Davis Hanson)

Gingrich Charge of a Socialist America Confirmed

(Accuracy in Media – Cliff Kincaid)

British Principal Cuts Off Clasrooms’ Heat Amid Near-Freezing Temperatures to Lower Carbon Footprint

(The Blaze – Tiffany Gabbay) *Must Read*