Rob Schneider just became a Republican
Former lifelong Democrat. Via @DoreenHDickson. [rdbrewer]
Senate kills bill to fund government
The Senate did that. The Senate, controlled by Democrats. Not the Republicans. The Democrats. [rdbrewer]

MSNBC Analyst: Press ‘Largely Sympathetic’ to Dems’ Shutdown Argument
"Frequent Morning Joe guest Mark Halperin said that the White House doesn’t have very much incentive to negotiate on the continuing budget resolution because the media coverage will shift the blame to Republicans." Via @verumserum. [rdbrewer]

Robert Stacy McCain: Extremely Extreme Extremists
"Liberal 'shutdown' rhetoric ignores the irresponsibility of Democrats.... [T]he budgeting process has completely broken down in recent years, and the two men most responsible for that breakdown are President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid." [rdbrewer]
Richard Lindzen, Climate Depot: 'I think that the latest IPCC report has truly sunk to level of hilarious incoherence'
"Their excuse for the absence of warming over the past 17 years is that the heat is hiding in the deep ocean.... It is quite amazing to see the contortions the IPCC has to go through in order to keep the international climate agenda going." [rdbrewer]

Pakistan’s “Earthquake Island” Seen From Space
Last week a magnitude 7.7 quake created this island. [rdbrewer]

Allahpundit: U.S. intel: Official’s leak to media about Al Qaeda’s terror plot may have hurt us more than Snowden’s leaks [rdbrewer]