Web Roundup

• Newt Hearts Ethanol: With eyes fixed on the Iowa prize, Speaker Gingrich makes the case for more regulation in the auto industry.  With mandatory flex fuel capability on all autos, Newt says the ethanol industry can ultimately stand on its own feet. 

• Blue Dogs Becoming RINOS:  Across the South, the dying breed of "moderate" Democrats has reached a tipping point.  Elected moderate Dems are jumping ship in waves to join the GOP caucus, but can they stay true to Republican principles?

• DLC Suspends Operations: Bill and Hillary Clinton were on the forefront of the Democratic Leadership Caucus.  Decades after its creation, the centrist Democrat group closes its doors - leaving only the extreme fringes of the Party.

• Progressive Study Makes Right Turn: Progressive think tank Center for American Progress studied student achievement and discovered to their surprise that more money does not appear to make for better students.

• Can Government Make You Buy a Gun?  With the fate of the Obama health care law in the hands of the Supreme Court, America ponders the limits of federal power.  One conservative blogger flips the script on liberal ideology.

• Supporting GOProud at CPAC:  One blogger suggests it will be good for the conservative movement to have like-minded groups from all walks of life joining forces and calls out some social conservatives for not wanting big government out of all of our lives.  ACU Chair Al Cardenas pledges a big tent approach.  Sarah Palin appears to share the sentiment.

• Reagan and Taxes:  Powerline looks back at Reagan's history of tax reform and rethinks the spin on rollercoaster tax rates in the Reagan era.

• GOP Should Win Two New FL Seats: Reapportionment after the 2010 census delivered Florida two new House seats and electors.  High growth rates in GOP-leaning areas suggests that Florida's two new Members could both be Republicans.

Election Night: The Independent Voter:  This week on Election Night on Drawnlines Politics, we dove into the world of the elusive swing voter - who they are, where they live, and what issues are important to them.


100 Years of Reagan:  On President Reagan's 100th birthday, we discovered why the Reagan years are remembered so fondly and what made Reagan more than just a great communicator.

I'd Like to Thank...The Teamsters?  Jessica Osman dives into the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards and the Hollywood obsession with liberalism. 

Egyptian Uprising:  Sheela Venero takes a look at revolution in Egypt and can't help but notice the similiarities between 2011 and 1979.  Will Egypt be Obama's Iran?

Harry's Law:  You'll slap your knee, laugh out loud, and shed some tears - but don't forget to keep your mind aware of propaganda while you watch this great new show.

Do Words Matter to Debbie Wasserman Schultz?  Its easy to tell others to watch their vitriolic rhetoric, but Wasserman Schultz has a dark history of her own. Will she turn a new leaf or will liberals continue to slander the Right?

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