Same old song. The leading news teaser for President Obama's State of the Union address was that he would call for a $320 billion increase in taxes, taking the money from successful income earners and redistribute it to those dependent on the government. It follows eight previous tax hike proposals.


New Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, was an appropriate choice to give the Republican rebuttal to Obama's speech. She was elected on a promise to use her experience castrating hogs to "cut pork" and "make 'em squeal."

Bobby Jindal, the conservative Republican governor of Louisiana, isn't a declared candidate for president, but he's already the target of a crude racist attack on MSNBC. Arsalan Iftikhar, editor of Islamic Monthly, a guest on the liberal network, said Jindal was speaking out against Islamic "no-go zones" in Europe in an attempt to "scrub some of the brown off of his skin." Jindal is of Indian descent.