Which congressman Kevin Cramer believes “will contribute thousands of jobs to the national economy and further our push toward national energy security” (Fox News).  Next up:  Obama’s Climate Change Rules (AP).  And then there’s this:  House Republicans will hold a vote this week to change Obamacare’s definition of full-time work from 30 hours a week to the traditional 40, setting up an early test to see how many Democrats are willing to buck President Obama and his signature overhaul now that they are in the minority (Washington Times).  From the Wall Street Journal:  …if they’re smart and even-keeled, Republicans can build on the fillip of public goodwill they’ve gained since the election and show they deserve to be a governing majority (WSJ).

From the story, regarding the prisoners Cuba is to release:  Bottom line: The U.S. government cannot confirm that they have been released and is not certain they’re going to be released, even though the three Cuban spies have already been returned (WSJ)

As doctors will simply refuse to keep losing money (USA Today).  And that is not all. Oh, no.  That is not all (Townhall).

A few are rather upset with the budget bill (Washington Times).  Some believe Boehner is on the ropes (Gateway Pundit).  Steven King explains why he will not vote for Boehner (Breitbart).

Maria Chappelle-Nadal tweeted “LET ME BE CLEAR, When you exercise your #WhitePrivilege, don’t think I’m not going to remember. I will use it for the future. Uncomfortable?” (Fox News, Examiner, Gateway Pundit).  Her twitter page is not safe for work (Twitter).

Noted at the funeral of one of the assassinated New York policemen (Fox News).  As they did at the other funeral, policemen attending turned their backs when the mayor spoke (AP). Instead of attending either funeral, Obama was vacationing with rock stars (UPI).

A new Zogby poll shows that Obama is losing touch with key sub-groups, and his positive ratings among Democrats and liberals have slipped a bit too (Forbes). Gallup has Obama’s approval rating at 47% (Gallup). Also according to Gallup, an average of 23% of Americans in 2014 were satisfied with the way things were going in the U.S. (Gallup).