“Jefferson” on The Daily Caller

In the fight over defense spending, the first round has been fought between Congress and the Pentagon. Congress won by a knockout. (more)

Well, conservatives, its time to put your endurance caps on. We’re on a rocky and challenging road, but America needs us now more than ever. And the fate of your children, grandchildren, and the country we love depends on our commitment, perseverance, and refusal to accept the things we know we can change. (more)

A lot has been made recently, on both the right and the left, regarding the changes made last week by the Texas Board of Education in that state’s social studies curriculum and textbooks. A leader of the winning conservative faction on the board maintained that they were only adding needed balance to an already ideologically-charged curriculum, arguing that “academia is skewed too far to the left.” A leader of the losing liberal faction countered that “the social conservatives have perverted accurate history to fulfill their own agenda.” In particular, moderates and liberals on the board decried a decision by the conservatives to reduce the prominence of Thomas Jefferson in certain aspects of the history curriculum, given Jefferson’s authorship of the phrase “separation of church and state.” (more)

President Obama wants a health care bill now.  And this time, he swears it will be corruption-free. (more)