President Obama enters 2012 with a new battle to face against Congress over the embattled proposal of the Keystone XL pipeline, just off from ending 2011 on a high note upon signing the National Defense Authorization Act into law. The signing of the bill, enclosed with President Obama's signing statement as reported by Rachel Maddow a few weeks earlier, highlights the detrimental circumstances and lack of legislative progress by Congress that led to the bill and nullifies the false libertarian rumors and lies spouted by the likes of Glenn Greenwald, in addition to the propaganda against President Obama regarding the alleged detention of American citizens.

ANGRY BLACK LADY CHRONICLES contributor "RoadkillRefugee" gives an extensive analysis of a NEW YORK TIMES article written by libertarian journalistic hack Chris Savage and obliterates his platform depicting the false "Obama=Bush" narrative; THE OBAMACRAT provides a distinct call for "Common Sense" to voters and readers who still cannot get their head around who to support for President this year...as if the facts still need debating.

Details continue to develop after 4 incidents in New York City occur in which both Mosques and Hindu places of worship were recently subject to homemade firebomb attacks. The Council for American-Islamic Relations points to Islamphobic hate websites as the root of these attacks.

Even with new competition possibly surging, new reports from GALLUP and NPR indicate an historic and uniquely contentious Presidential race for the flip-flop machine and professional job killer, Massachusetts Governor, Mr. Willard M. Romney, INC.

In other GOP 2012 news, Michele Bachmann's campaign hits the airwaves today, broadcasting a new tv advertisement, while candidate Ron Paul looks past Iowa with his numbers slightly slipping.

Ohio's fracking worries are at the center of a magnitude 4.0 Earthquake that occured on New Years' Eve, leaving little room for lax judgement in confronting factual data that targets its environmental impact.

With the EU maintaining its focus on resolving its debt crisis, China and India continue looking upward, with all eyes now on the euro and the dollar today.

In LGBT news, Civil Unions are now officially approved in Hawaii and Delaware, highlighting the continuance from a year of progress for gay rights under the Obama administration, a movement that still lives with its share of stories, telling of turmoil, and triumph over tragedy.

BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK gives a lengthy new report detailing the business practices of the National Rifle Association, discussing everything from its fundraising records and political stance on gun legislation, to the debate surrounding its tax exempt status. MEDIA MATTERS has a detailed listing of reports that reveal the contradictory position behind the NRA's abdication of partake in any agenda.

THIS IS REAL: Liberal activist author, political satirist, POKING AT SNAKES founder and MAD MIKE'S AMERICA contributor Erin Nanasi embraces the latest batshit insane drivel from the conservative conspiracy-driven yackiti-yackosphere originating from stories of then-teenager Barack Obama, traveling through space and time.

And last but not least, this idiot, this liar, and this asshole are still talking.