Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

 
Hope and less change: Americans cringe at first paychecks of 2013; Stunned lib asks, ‘What happened?’ ~ Oops.
“The price for having your head in the sand just went up.” ~ Freedom Works

Judicial Watch Announces List of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians” for 2012 ~ Bi-partisan crooks; shameless dishonesty crosses party, race and gender lines.
 

Detroit’s 2012 murder rate higher than when it was Murder Capital ~ As the country goes off the fiscal cliff, Detroit’s going off the Civilizational Cliff.
 
And then there’s “Al’s Jazeera” ~ Terror TV Pays Al Gore $100 Million for U.S. Media Access ~
According to Florida broadcaster Jerry Kenney, “Al-Jazeera America” should be required to register under the law and identify its broadcasts on the air as foreign propaganda.

The Inconvenient Truth About Al Gore-Zeera ~ from Bob Dutko at CNS News ~

So, Gore refused to sell to someone with views like Glenn Beck, but DID sell to Al Jazeera, the radical Muslim network out of Qatar, which by the way, just happens to be one of the world’s largest exporters of oil.

 
GOP Congressman: Boehner Will Lead Republicans to 2014 Loss ~ article by out-going Rep. Jeff Landry(R-LA).
The fiscal disaster emanating from D.C. isn’t a conservative Tea Party failure – it’s a RINO failure – with Boehner in the lead.
 
Happy New Year? ~ Thomas Sowell looks at the future in light of the past; SSDD*.

[*Same Stuff Different Day (polite form)]