I see that some Democratic lawmakers are contemplating a war tax ahead of the Obama administration's decision on troop levels in Afghanistan. Conceptually, do you think a war tax would make antitax Republicans more reluctant to start wars and antiwar Democrats less likely to impose taxes• Probably not.

— W. James Antle III, from AmSpecBlog

The approval numbers of renowned moron Sarah Palin and global colossus Barack Obama are about to meet. Oh, my. Maybe the White House should call in the Climate Research Unit to (as the settled scientists say) "hide the decline".

— Mark Steyn, from The Corner

Roll Call reports the Democrats intend to bring up immigration next year as a big fight leading into the 2010 elections. Their approach will be predictable -- support extended family immigration, amnesty for all illegals, and no input from the GOP. Lindsey Graham is no doubt beside himself with delight over this one.

— Erick Erickson, from Red State

Howard Fineman -- long a fan of President Obama's -- points out that The White House isn't "the place to be" to the extent that the sense of America's power and prestige diminishes around the world. Perhaps that fact can persuade the President to stop apologizing for his country, driving its economy into the ground and genuflecting to foreign leaders. After all, if the United States is reduced in importance and authority, so is he, right?

— Carol Platt Liebau, from Townhall

There's some concern the pending crop of plug-in hybrid vehicles will put a strain on the US power grid. Relax, they're not going to sell enough of them for it to matter. ... (A) study from the Electric Power Research Institute and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) ... says there's really no need for concern because the volume is far too low. ... Overall, a plug-in hybrid doesn't look much different to the grid than four or five flat screen TV's running at the same time.

— Ben Wojdyla, from Jalopnik

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