12/16/09 links.

• Congress will vote on whether or not to raise the debt ceiling to 14 trillion dollars.
• In the midst of this recession, families are making tough decisions on how much they're willing to spend on a college education.
• Iran has test fired it's most advanced missle. 
• Marco Rubio has pulled even with Charlie Crist in the Florida Republican Primary for Senate.
• Walter E. Williams on ClimateGate.
• The Wall-Street Journal argues that Democrats are afraid to kill the "death tax".
• Sarah Palin makes a good point via Facebook about the effect of "green" policies on California's economy.
• Reason.com makes the economic case against a soda tax.
• House of Representatives voted to impose sanctions on Iran.