Surprise — NPR never really needed all that taxpayer money in the first place!

USA TODAY - For more and to sign up click here Becket Adams, opinion contributor In July, National Public Radio's CEO cried and hollered, claiming her organization could not possibly survive without government funding. This week, however, the same news organization claimed that on its first day functioning without taxpayer dollars, it was performing as well as ever — possibly even better. In other words, NPR’s…