Good Morning Tree House Crew.   We have a link at the bottom of the page to support Scott Walker, the RGA and Texas Rick Perry are asking for folks to sign up and show their support for Governer Walker in Wisconsin.  We also have an ongoing Chapel link for faith based discussions and ongoing topics.   Hope all is well and everyone is provided an abundant day of joy.   Going to try to present a Mid-East wrap up with all pertinent information on one thread.  Again, much of the information from Libya is factually tentative and often contradicted within hours, so we have been reluctant to post until we are certain the information is fully vetted.  Don’t forget to drop the name of any patriot you would like to see added to our Thank You list still under development.  What is on your mind today?

(Investors.com) — According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, state lawmakers have “routinely” been allowed to cast votes by fax or phone in recent years rather than actually appear in the statehouse. Apparently it is a courtesy extended by the majority. A few Democrats were even able to do it Tuesday. But some Republicans are beginning to rethink that practice.  (more…)

CHICAGO – Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, easily overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of the nation’s third-largest city as it prepares to chart a new course without the retiring Richard M. Daley.  With 97 percent of the precincts reporting, Emanuel had trounced five opponents with 55 percent of the vote — a margin that allowed him to avoid an April runoff. He needed more than 50 percent of the vote to win outright.  (more…)

h/t Sarah Palin (Investors Business Daily) By Herman Cain – All the attempts by the media to make stories out of the budget battles going on in Washington, D.C., will not change the bottom line of how it will end up, no matter how many ways they try to create a story. Namely, the taxpayers will get stuck with more debt and more taxes again.
This is how it’s done.  (more…)

(h/t IOTW) CNN’s Candy Crowley was perpetuating one of the American media’s favorite myths about Barack Obama, that his mere election in 2008 had radically improved the United States’ image around the world after those disastrous eight years of Republican George W. Bush, whose policies and flunkies caused so many foreigners to really dislike the globe’s sole remaining superpower.  (more…)

From (Rushlimbaugh) RUSH: Apparently, ladies and gentlemen, I’m getting a lot of grief out there for my highly civil comments about Michelle Obama eating short ribs in Vail. These were highly civil comments, for crying out loud. I mean people are going nuts everywhere, USA Today, The Politico. Some people are suggesting that my comments are below the belt. Well, take a look at some pictures, given where she wears her belts. I mean she wears them high up there around the bust line. Isn’t just about everything about her below the belt when you look at the fashion sense that she has. (more…)

Ugh, Ugh, Ugh, this is disappointing….(NationalReviewOnline) — Gov. Mitch Daniels made it clear in a press conference today that he was not prepared to fight for the passage of right-to-work legislation, which is being pushed by GOP state lawmakers. Today most Indiana Democrat assembly members left the state in order to ensure there would not be a quorum. “For reasons I’ve explained more than once, I thought there was a better time and place to have this very important and legitimate issue raised,” said Daniels.
Huh, better than now? Seriously? /SD  (more…)

Another two lines develop on the battle front: COLUMBUS, Ohio — A hearing on a bill that could strip public employees of collective bargaining rights drew thousands of protesters to the Statehouse on Tuesday afternoon. Union leaders said their members and supporters will rally at the state capitol, as lawmakers continue hearings on Senate Bill 5, 10TV’s Danielle Elias reported.  (more…)

(ReaganiteRepublican) For an administration that loves to drone-on-and-on about how they make decisions based in “fact” and “science” -rather than outdated concepts such as honor, common sense, morality, or patriotism- Team Obama sure don’t seem to have much of an appetite for facts of the unwelcome variety, now do they- (more…)