To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Good Wednesday morning, Here are the  Must Reads according to  Adam Bitely : Payroll tax holiday blues Cartoon: There is a Santa Claus Classic Cartoon: How the Grinch stole Health Care Kim Jong-Il’s death as reported in North Korea Obama: A legend in his own mind Ron Paul becoming serious 2012 candidate Gary Johnson to exit GOP race and head towards Libertarian Party Faith-based groups learn hard lessons about federal strings Obama and Congress bring the War on Terror to your doorstep Top 11 Big Government busts of 2011: #5 Occupy DC among last camps…

By Frank McCaffrey — Our Attorney General has confessed that he was trying to hide some minor details about a government venture involving Mexico. You might not believe this story…actually you probably will believe it It’s on our list of 11 government busts this year. […]

By David Bozeman — Most registered Republicans will not pick their party’s presidential nominee this election.  Because of a curious tradition in our electoral process, voters in a handful of small states will get to anoint a frontrunner early this winter. Now, granted, Iowa, New […]

Cartoon by William Warren — This Christmas themed cartoon was pulled from our archives in the hopes that you will enjoy it again today. NRD Editor’s Note: As always, you may reprint this cartoon anywhere you please, but we ask that you provide a link […]

By Robert Romano — One can fault House Republicans for many things, but opposing an extension of the payroll tax cut and another extension of unemployment benefits is not one of them. Whether one agrees with the issue or not, the fact is, the House has already passed extensions of both of these items .  At a cost […]

Cartoon by William Warren NRD Editor’s Note: As always, you may reprint this cartoon anywhere you please, but we ask that you provide a link back to this source. To see more Warren Toons, click here .

Here now is the number one Big Government Bust of 2011. To review:
#11-The Chevy Volt
#10-The Keystone XL Pipeline
#9-The Rule By Decree
#8-The National Labor Relations Board
#7-The Food Police
#6-The “Occupy” Movement
#5-The Fast and the Furious
#4-The Super Committee
#3-Solyndra
#2-National Finances
Now find out what #1 is…

No idea if this is true or not, but this was something that was forwarded to me. Knowing how ludicrous the state-run media is in North Korea, and how insane Kim Jong-Il was, this image below is not outside the realm of possibility…

No deal is better than a bad deal on extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits.  This plan will blow a $180 billion hole in the budget, and right now there are no offsetting spending cuts on the table to help pay for it.  […]

By Kelvin Kemm — British Viscount Christopher Monckton of Brenchley parachuted with me into Durban, South Africa, to challenge UN climate crisis claims, attracting numerous journalists and onlookers. A 20-foot banner across our press conference table gave the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow further opportunities […]