The International House of Bacon

* Wizbang took a look at where the government spending priorities have been since the New Deal. Interesting breakdown, even I noticed odd things that I didn’t before. Worst point? The amount of money that we’ve mandated by law - we won’t get anywhere unless we attack that, first. Earmarks are a drop in the bucket.

* I’ve seen this a couple places, the Will.I.Am “Yes We Can” video inspired by Obama. Yes, it gives me chills, but not the good ones. It makes me extremely uneasy.

* Reason posted an article on Presidential candidates and drug policy. Worth reading as a recap of how far we really need to go in terms of how we handle prohibition.

* GraniteGrok highlights three stories about an emerging Democratic scandal in New Hampshire. The interesting part for me is that the NH GOP had a scandal of their own a few years back, and this effectively evens the score a bit. So much for feeding off of good will.

* No matter which way you look at it, the budget is screwed with the next guy in. Lowest increase is a few billion dollars.

* An oldie from OverLawyered: Pro-consumer usually means anything but.

* WFMU notes that while The FCC is fining ABC for a naked butt, The Netherlands plan to air Deep Throat. This is why the United States is backwards.