My week here ends today....and what a week it's been. The gift of love, the gift of peace, the gift of happiness...May these be yours this holiday season and throughout the new year. Let's all work to make this world a better place for us all.

The New York Crank: Who Are the Real Murderers Here? I Blame the NRA and Any Slimy Politician Who Takes Their Money

Mad Mikes America: Making the Case for Gun Control

We Are Respectable Negroes: Is a Crisis in White Masculinity Leading to Horrific Gun Crimes Like the Sandy Hook Shootings?

Let me leave you with a guide to the debate we'll be having, or at least we ought to.

As I get this roundup together, I'm hearing the news of 26 dead at a Connecticut elementary school. Horrifyingly tragic. At what point do we have a serious conversation about gun violence and control that the NRA doesn't steer? How many innocents have to die??? So disgusted.

KellyHills.com: Yet Another Rape Apologist in a Position of Power

NSFWCorp: You Hate 'Right to Work' Laws More Than You Know. Here's Why

Death and Taxes: President Obama Finally Charts a Course of Action on Colorado and Washington Weed Laws

Beggars Can Be Choosers: Connecticut School Masacre: More Blood on the NRA's Hands

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I love the smell of a fresh Christmas tree in the living room. And my dog thinks I'm the most considerate person on earth.... I brought a tree in for him to pee on!

Gin and Tacos: Come on, Just the Tip

Foreign Policy: The U.S. Plan to Nuke Everyone

Politicususa: Obama Has Convinced Nearly Half of the Republicans to Raise Taxes on the Wealthy

Ramona's Voices: Puppy Training for Politicians, Or How We Got RTW in Michigan

Round up by Swimgirl.(tweeter @miamiswimmer) Send tips to mbru AT crooksandliars.com

Sad day for us all yesterday. But guess what.....GAME ON!!

Goblinbooks: ; The Truth About Santa Claus

Mediate;: Breitbart.com Would Like Black People And CNN To Please Shut Up About Being Black

USW Blog: Four Republican Medicare Secrets....and a $600 Billion Funeral

Bark Bark Woof Woof: Jeb's Friends

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I LOVE snowflakes.

Mock, Paper, Scissors: Froomkin on the Media

Bold Progressives: Deja vu... In 1993 Republicans Claimed Tax Cuts to Rich Would Cause Recession It Didn't Then and it Won't Now.

UK Progressive: Obama's New Southern Manifesto

The Scary Lawyer Guy: On the Fiscal Cliff, Ignore Wall Street

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Zandar Vs the Stupid: Cave Story, Fiscal Slope Remix

David E's Fablog: Fat Tony at Bay

His Vorpal Sword: What I Believe

Hullabaloo: There's Plenty of Workers to Pay For Everything (It's the Jobs That Are Lacking)

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Sunday brings my week here to an end. I sure have enjoyed it. I'll leave you with some street art. And one last word. VOTE!

Addicting Information: 80 Major CEOs Call For Tax Raises and Spending Cuts

In These Times: Food Movement, Meet Labor Movement

Science Blogs: Despite Record of Saving Lives and Money, Poison Centers Face Uncertain Funding Future

ESC Blog: An incredibly thorough post on how to use Twitter:

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I love when Saturday rolls around! A leisurely morning of coffee and Up With Chris. Hope your weekend is enjoyable!

Whatever: A Fan Letter to Certain Conservative Politicians

Bob Cesca: John McCain Needs to Just Go Away

SEIU: Know Your Rights, Ohio

Wisconsin Gazette: FBI Investingating Bogus Purge Letters to Florida Voters

Prairie Weather: Back to Health Care for a Moment

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It's Friday, and we're entering the sunset of Romney's political career. And I do love a good sunset, no matter where it is.

The Consumerist Manifesto: Romney: Yachts for the Navy

The Reaction: The view from Massachusetts: An interview with Michael Dukakis

Minesota Progressive Project: Conflict of Interest? David Hann, GOP Health Insurance Salesman

Legal Schnauzer: Romney Might Prove That Ted And Randall Rollins Aren't The Only Rich Guys Who Lie Under Oath

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It's Fantasy Fest week here in Key West, but I can't share those photos, so I'll opt for some abandoned buildings this Halloween season!

American Blues Scene: The Narcotic Farm - Music From America's Drug Rehabilitation Prison (because I love music)

Take My Country Back: OMG: Romney Will Take Us to War

Occasional Planet: Ann Coulter Wants Me to Be A Young Republican and Stop Obama From Ruining America.

Brainwrap: Update: Republican Rape Advisory Chart

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