Obama Urges Senators to Drastically Expand Fed Power

(RawStory) – US President Barack Obama on Saturday urged senators to grant the Federal Reserve a dramatic expansion of its regulatory powers and to establish a new consumer protection committee to help safeguard Americans from Wall Street’s excesses.

George Washington: ‘… the Constitution … is sacredly obligatory upon all’

(NorthStarNational) – Our first president had some excellent advice in his farewell address to the nation, which he delivered via newspaper publication in September 1796.

The entire speech remains worth reading today. Some of his points were specific to a time when the United States was young and fragile–the Constitution was less than a decade old, after all–but much of his wisdom continues to hold value.

Why Google Has Become Microsoft’s Evil Twin

(PCWorld) – Late yesterday afternoon, Google introduced some changes it was making to Buzz via its Official Google Blog. They didn’t really change much — they just made some of the privacy features more visible, made it easier to block people from following you, and made it easier to manage which followers show up on your public Google Profile.

Obama’s Outreach to Americans: Empty Rhetoric, Business As Usual – Stephen Lendman

(Uruknet) – The response to Obama’s first State of the Union address was predictable. Democrats loved it. Republicans were skeptical to critical, while the media tried to have it both ways.

Video: Judge Napolitano on State of the Union Address – Obama Should Apologize to Supreme Court

(Fox) – Judge Andrew Napolitano gives his take on Obama’s attack of Supreme Court justices during the State of the Union Address when they were sitting right in front of him.

History Repeats the Same Old Lies

Queen Elizabeth II thanked British servicemen and women in her annual Christmas address but behind her thanks lies depths of profound cynicism.

Video: Obama Forced To Address Climate Skepticism In Bad Tempered Tantrum

(PaulWatson) – Traitor attempts to ram through transfer of wealth to world government via series of behind closed doors meetings

Obama’s Iraq withdrawal plan sets stage for continued war

Obama’s plan will neither end the war nor “leave Iraq to its people.”