Linkaround 12-26-2009

War on terror:

American power: Attempted Terrorist Attack on Northwest Flight 253
Doug Ross: Northwest Flight 253: Its attempted bombing was 'historic'
Ace of Spades: Three Days Ago: Murtha Says Al Qaeda No Threat

ObamaCare:

American Power: Bernie Sanders to Fund $10 Billion in Community Health Centers
Big Government: Federalist No. 41: General Views of Powers Conferred By the Constitution

ClimateGate:

American Thinker: The Global Warming Matrix. "Climategate bears some amusing, yet somewhat disturbing similarities to the popular Sci-Fi movie The Matrix..."
WUWT: Von Storch op-ed in the WSJ: ‘Climategate reveals a concerted effort to emphasize scientific results useful to a political agenda’ 
American Thinker:  The EPA's Goldilocks Rule. "While the U.S. EPA alleges that they know that current anthropogenic emissions are too great, they are unable to define what the appropriate or safe amount of carbon dioxide might be." Natch.
WUWT:BBC botches grade school CO2 science experiment on live TV – with indepedent lab results to prove it

WUWT: Satellite measurements show our quiet sun is cooling the upper thermosphere

Miscellaneous:

American Power: The Obamas Non-Christmas
TIME: No Churchgoing Christmas for the First Family. Shocked as hell, no?
Big Government: Battle of Trenton: An Eyewitness Account. "Dec 26: – I am writing in the ferry house. The troops are all over, and the boats have gone back for the artillery. We are three hours behind the set time. Glover’s men have had a hard time to force the boats through the floating ice with the snow drifting in their faces. I never had seen Washington so determined as he is now. He stands on the bank of the river, wrapped in his cloak, superintending the landing of his troops. He is calm and collected, but very determined. The storm is changing to sleet, and cuts like a knife. The last cannon is being landed, and we are ready to mount our horses."
The Other McCain: 'I think the game is pretty near up'
Doug Ross: Exploring Urban Detroit -- Another Blue State Utopia. "OnlyNDetroit offers a fascinating glimpse of Detroit's illustrious past -- and its astonishingly dismal present."

Gateway Pundit: Feeling Your Pain… Obamas Rent $8.9 Million Hawaii Home for Holidays
WUWT: Steam train rescues stranded passengers in Britain where electric trains failed
Gateway Pundit: December Shocker… UCLA Study Proves State-Run Media Is Biased

Just for laughs:

Guyism: The 7 most bizarre Christmas print ads 
Holy Taco: 25 Awesome Winter Fails

Guyism: 7 types of online daters you should definitely avoid 
Maofest: Santa Fall Down Go Boom