AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT…………

A Tax Deal Fit for the Gilded Age
Zach Carter, AlterNet
http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/12/07/a-tax-deal-fit-for-the-gilded-age/

Quote of the Moment … “Be the bigger person, the bigger you. If someone has hurt you, resist any desire for vengeance. Rise above temporary emotions, see the positive in every situation, and treat everyone as you want to be treated. The mirror of the universe reflects back your actions, whatever they are. What good are you reflecting today?” – Yehuda Berg

Obama Gets Rolled
John Avlon, The Daily Beast
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-12-07/president-obama-gets-rolled-in-negotiations-over-bush-tax-cuts/?cid=hp:mainpromo4

Why is the Government Waging a Doomed (and Illegal) War Against WikiLeaks?
Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
http://www.alternet.org/rss/1/380468/why_is_the_government_waging_a_doomed_%28and_illegal%29_war_against_wikileaks

Quote of the Moment … “It happens little by little. The degree of personal transformation corresponds directly to one’s level of miracle-making skills. If you’re not attracting miracles it’s probably because you’re the same person you were a year or two ago. Don’t fret—the act of reading this is setting in motion the process of change right now.” – Yehuda Berg

Ron Paul: ‘What We Need is More WikiLeaks’
By Stephen Webster

Popular Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul is no stranger to breaking with his party, but in a recent television appearance the libertarian-leaning Rep. went even further than any member of Congress in defending whistleblower website WikiLeaks.

Speaking to Fox Business host Judge Napolitano on Thursday about recent revelations at the Federal Reserve, Paul's typical candor showed through.

"What we need is more WikiLeaks about the Federal Reserve," he said. "Can you imagine what it'd be like if we had every conversation in the last 10 years with our Federal Reserve people, the Federal Reserve chairman, with all the central bankers of the world and every agreement or quid-pro-quo they have? It would be massive. People would be so outraged."

Paul, a longtime critic of the US Federal Reserve, is the incoming chairman of a House subcommittee on monetary policy. His most recent book, titled "End the Fed," takes aim at central banks the world over, blaming fiat money systems and fractional reserve banking for the world's increasingly volatile economies.

“In a free society we're supposed to know the truth,” Paul insisted. “In a society where truth becomes treason, then we're in big trouble. And now, people who are revealing the truth are getting into trouble for it.

Top 5 Social Security Myths
The McCook Gazette
http://www.mccookgazette.com/blogs/1460/entry/36290/

How Quickly Our Heroic Troops Are Forgotten When They Die
Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com
http://www.alternet.org/story/149141/how_quickly_our_heroic_troops_are_forgotten_when_they_die_

Is Motherhood as We Know it Over? Wealthy Women Farming out Birth and Childrearing to the Poor
Sharon Lerner, RH Reality Check
http://www.alternet.org/story/149095/is_motherhood_as_we_know_it_over_wealthy_women_farming_out_birth_and_childrearing_to_the_poor

Quote of the Moment – “Start rewriting yourself a bigger life story by connecting to another story. For inspiration, choose a fairytale or myth—a plotline where someone goes beyond perceived limitations. Enlarge your life by breaking free of your comfort zone. Where are you “zoned-in” today?” – Yehuda Berg

Obama is a “Poster Child for the Death of the Liberal Class”
Chris Hedges, Democracy Now
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/12/20/chris_hedges_obama_is_a_poster