Quickpoll: Should unemployment benefits be extended for two years? http://www.cascadepolicy.org/2010/02/25/unemployment-insurance-extensions-appeal-to-the-heart-but-rob-the-soul/#more-3679

Founders Quotes: "Every new regulation concerning commerce or revenue; or in any manner affecting the value of the different species of property, presents a new harvest to those who watch the change and can trace its consequences; a harvest reared not by themselves but by the toils and cares of the great body of their fellow citizens. This is a state of things in which it may be said with some truth that laws are made for the few not for the many." --Federalist No. 62

Not so special session ends: Senate kills “revolving door” bill: http://nwrepublican.blogspot.com/2010/02/oregon-senate-kills-revolving-door-bill.html  Passes annual sessions: http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/02/legislature_gavels_out_sends_a.html

Dick Bogle passes away: RIP: http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100226/UPDATE/100225042

Congrats: US Senator Bunning (Kentucky) stops an ongoing spending bill: http://www.redstate.com/hogan/2010/02/26/senator-bunning-i-object/   

Obama Nation:

Fact checking health care summit: http://www.factcheck.org/2010/02/health-care-summit-squabbles/

WSJ: Dems are now for free markets: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704479404575087311436130980.html

R trap health care summit: Obama says hey whatever it takes: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/26/obama-health-bill-whatever-it-takes/  Obama speaks more than anyone: I mean afterall, he is the Prez you know: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/26/obama-listens-at-health-summit-but-mostly-hears-fr/?feat=home_headlines

David Gergen: R’s best day in years: http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/25/david-gergen-on-the-summit-republicans-had-their-best-day-in-years/  Hot Air: Freak show comments: http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/25/highlights-the-best-freak-show-moments-from-the-health-care-freak-show/  Red County: Repubs were too gentle? http://www.redcounty.com/republicans-are-doing-their-damndest-pass-obamacare/37217?taxonomy=26

The Prez now has libs calling conservative talk radio: Zombies: http://www.redstate.com/vladimir/2010/02/25/night-of-the-living-progressive-seminar-callers/  Hot Air: Obamabots to spam talk radio: http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/25/obama-groups-new-strategy-lets-get-o-bots-to-spam-right-wing-talk-radio-with-talking-points/  Discussion points: http://radio.barackobama.com/

Economy watch: Jobless claims are increasing so why does the media still say we are in recovery? http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/02/rising_jobless_claims_reflect.html

War on Terror update: Dems move to end stressful interrogation techniques, like what our military puts soldiers through: http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/25/shhh-democrats-move-to-cruel-inhuman-and-degrading-interrogations-of-detainees/

 politician stupid quote of the day: http://www.redstate.com/streiff/2010/02/25/joe-biden-cuts-to-the-chase/

This day in American history: First World Trade Center bombing: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/world-trade-center-bombed