Saturday, July 18, 2009
EPA Admits Cap and Trade Won’t Work
InsiderOnline – Blog Archive – Policy Ideas for Advancing Liberty: "'With China and India recently issuing statements of defiant opposition to mandatory emissions controls, acting alone through the job-killing Waxman-Markey bill would impose severe economic burdens on American consumers, businesses, and families, all without any impact on climate.'"
The Flawed Logic of The Cap-and-Trade Debate by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger: Yale Environment 360
The Flawed Logic of The Cap-and-Trade Debate by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger: Yale Environment 360: "The Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade legislation represents the final absurd expression of the failed pollution paradigm that has defined climate policy for over a decade. The long obsession with pollution caps, targets, and timetables has produced legislation that, in the name of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020, will allow regulated industries to emit as much as a third more carbon in 2012 than they did in 2005 and close to 10 percent more in 2020."
American Thinker: Vote For Dave
American Thinker: Vote For Dave:
Dave McArthur owns a few bakeries in St Louis, Missouri; McArthur's Bakery. His bakeries make treats of legendary appeal throughout the St Louis area and Dave is a local media personality as well. Most of us think apple turnovers and politics aren't really compatible in the same sentence, but recently Dave's made them so. He didn't want to. He never intended to. He was forced into a corner and for his own survival, he had to. Here's why."
Dave McArthur owns a few bakeries in St Louis, Missouri; McArthur's Bakery. His bakeries make treats of legendary appeal throughout the St Louis area and Dave is a local media personality as well. Most of us think apple turnovers and politics aren't really compatible in the same sentence, but recently Dave's made them so. He didn't want to. He never intended to. He was forced into a corner and for his own survival, he had to. Here's why."
Friday, July 17, 2009
Obama Hopes To Save Dying Healthcare Bill
Obama Hopes To Save Dying Healthcare Bill: "Yesterday's (not too shocking) revelation from the CBO, that the bill would end up costing the government, not saving it money, seems to have really demoralized dems, who had been arguing that fiscal prudence and expanded coverage could go hand in hand.
Then today, Rasmussen came out with a poll suggesting that the majority of the public opposed the creation of a public plan."
Then today, Rasmussen came out with a poll suggesting that the majority of the public opposed the creation of a public plan."
House Democrats muzzle GOP on sensitive issues
Hope! Change! Bi-Partisanship! Transparency!.....Really? Sounds alot like the same ol' Washington to me.....
House Democrats muzzle GOP on sensitive issues:
WASHINGTON (AP) - In their zeal to protect their members from politically hazardous votes on issues such as gay marriage and gun control, Democrats running the House of Representatives are taking extraordinary steps to muzzle Republicans in this summer's debates on spending bills.
On Thursday, for example, Republicans had hoped to force debates on abortion, school vouchers and medical marijuana, as well as gay marriage and gun control, as part of House consideration of the federal government's contribution to the District of Columbia's city budget.
No way, Democrats said."
House Democrats muzzle GOP on sensitive issues:
WASHINGTON (AP) - In their zeal to protect their members from politically hazardous votes on issues such as gay marriage and gun control, Democrats running the House of Representatives are taking extraordinary steps to muzzle Republicans in this summer's debates on spending bills.
On Thursday, for example, Republicans had hoped to force debates on abortion, school vouchers and medical marijuana, as well as gay marriage and gun control, as part of House consideration of the federal government's contribution to the District of Columbia's city budget.
No way, Democrats said."
Director’s Blog � Blog Archive � The Long-Term Budget Outlook
Oh, Joe! (Biden) Say it ain't so......
We ARE going bankrupt!!!
Director’s Blog � Blog Archive � The Long-Term Budget Outlook:
Today I had the opportunity to testify before the Senate Budget Committee about CBO’s most recent analysis of the long-term budget outlook.
Under current law, the federal budget is on an unsustainable path, because federal debt will continue to grow much faster than the economy over the long run. Although great uncertainty surrounds long-term fiscal projections, rising costs for health care and the aging of the population will cause federal spending to increase rapidly under any plausible scenario for current law."
We ARE going bankrupt!!!
Director’s Blog � Blog Archive � The Long-Term Budget Outlook:
Today I had the opportunity to testify before the Senate Budget Committee about CBO’s most recent analysis of the long-term budget outlook.
Under current law, the federal budget is on an unsustainable path, because federal debt will continue to grow much faster than the economy over the long run. Although great uncertainty surrounds long-term fiscal projections, rising costs for health care and the aging of the population will cause federal spending to increase rapidly under any plausible scenario for current law."
Thursday, July 16, 2009
RealClearPolitics - The 'Public Option' Health Care Scam
RealClearPolitics - The 'Public Option' Health Care Scam:
Some statements are inherently unbelievable. Such as: 'I am an official of the government of Nigeria, and I would like to deposit $60 million in your bank account.' Or: 'I'm Barry Bonds, and I thought it was flaxseed oil.' And this new one: 'I'm Barack Obama, and I favor more competition in health insurance.'
That, however, is the claim behind his support of a government-run health insurance plan to give consumers one more choice. The president says a 'public option' would improve the functioning of the market because it would 'force the insurance companies to compete and keep them honest.'"
Some statements are inherently unbelievable. Such as: 'I am an official of the government of Nigeria, and I would like to deposit $60 million in your bank account.' Or: 'I'm Barry Bonds, and I thought it was flaxseed oil.' And this new one: 'I'm Barack Obama, and I favor more competition in health insurance.'
That, however, is the claim behind his support of a government-run health insurance plan to give consumers one more choice. The president says a 'public option' would improve the functioning of the market because it would 'force the insurance companies to compete and keep them honest.'"
Karl Rove: The President Moves the Economic Goalposts - WSJ.com
Karl Rove: The President Moves the Economic Goalposts - WSJ.com:
So what's a president to do when the promises he made about his economic stimulus program fail to materialize? If you're Barack Obama, you redefine your goals and act as if America won't remember what you said originally. That's a neat trick if you can get away with it, but Mr. Obama won't. His words are a matter of public record and he will be held to them.
When it came to the stimulus package, the president and his administration promised, in the words of National Economic Director Larry Summers, 'You'll see the effects begin almost immediately.' Now it's clear that those promised jobs and growth haven't materialized."
So what's a president to do when the promises he made about his economic stimulus program fail to materialize? If you're Barack Obama, you redefine your goals and act as if America won't remember what you said originally. That's a neat trick if you can get away with it, but Mr. Obama won't. His words are a matter of public record and he will be held to them.
When it came to the stimulus package, the president and his administration promised, in the words of National Economic Director Larry Summers, 'You'll see the effects begin almost immediately.' Now it's clear that those promised jobs and growth haven't materialized."
Glenn Beck: Resort getaway courtesy of Social Security?
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: Resort getaway courtesy of Social Security?:
GLENN: I don't know about you, but I want to feel secure and I do feel secure. In fact, I feel so secure that I haven't saved a dime in my entire life because I have the ultimate security blanket called Social Security. It is so great, I'm a positive guy, you know. You listen to the show. You know how positive I am on the future. Anyway, I try to avoid all the nay Sayers who are always complaining: Oh, Glenn, in six years Social Security, we'll be paying out more in benefits than it collects in taxes. Oh, boohoo, cry me a river."
GLENN: I don't know about you, but I want to feel secure and I do feel secure. In fact, I feel so secure that I haven't saved a dime in my entire life because I have the ultimate security blanket called Social Security. It is so great, I'm a positive guy, you know. You listen to the show. You know how positive I am on the future. Anyway, I try to avoid all the nay Sayers who are always complaining: Oh, Glenn, in six years Social Security, we'll be paying out more in benefits than it collects in taxes. Oh, boohoo, cry me a river."
Glenn Beck: Piece of Progressive History
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: Piece of Progressive History:
GLENN: All righty then, you sick twisted freak. Welcome to the program. My name is Glenn Beck. Third most listened to show in all of America, from Radio City in Midtown Manhattan. Thank you for listening. As you know unless this is your first day listening, I'm concerned about our country and I think I'm concerned the same way you are and, you know, I started this administration and I got a lot of heat from it from this audience when I said, look, President Obama is my president and I'm going to give him a chance."
GLENN: All righty then, you sick twisted freak. Welcome to the program. My name is Glenn Beck. Third most listened to show in all of America, from Radio City in Midtown Manhattan. Thank you for listening. As you know unless this is your first day listening, I'm concerned about our country and I think I'm concerned the same way you are and, you know, I started this administration and I got a lot of heat from it from this audience when I said, look, President Obama is my president and I'm going to give him a chance."
Glenn Beck: National healthcare is national suicide
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: National healthcare is national suicide:
GLENN: From Radio City in Midtown Manhattan, third most listened to show in all of America. Hello, you sick twisted freak. Welcome to the program. I'm glad you're here. Hmmm, you'll have to excuse my voice today. I am I have to tell you, yesterday I said on the radio that if Obamacare comes through, just an initial pass at it, my small company will not employ five to ten additional people. We are a company that has done very well in the last few years and I have, I don't even know, 20 something employees that are full time. We cover everything, full health insurance. They don't even have to pay for anything."
GLENN: From Radio City in Midtown Manhattan, third most listened to show in all of America. Hello, you sick twisted freak. Welcome to the program. I'm glad you're here. Hmmm, you'll have to excuse my voice today. I am I have to tell you, yesterday I said on the radio that if Obamacare comes through, just an initial pass at it, my small company will not employ five to ten additional people. We are a company that has done very well in the last few years and I have, I don't even know, 20 something employees that are full time. We cover everything, full health insurance. They don't even have to pay for anything."
CBO Chief Criticizes Democrats' Health Reform Measures - washingtonpost.com
CBO Chief Criticizes Democrats' Health Reform Measures - washingtonpost.com:
Instead of saving the federal government from fiscal catastrophe, the health reform measures being drafted by congressional Democrats would worsen an already bleak budget outlook, increasing deficit projections and driving the nation more deeply into debt, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said this morning."
Instead of saving the federal government from fiscal catastrophe, the health reform measures being drafted by congressional Democrats would worsen an already bleak budget outlook, increasing deficit projections and driving the nation more deeply into debt, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said this morning."
Newsmax.com - Stimulus Demands Will Doom Obama
Newsmax.com - Stimulus Demands Will Doom Obama:
Now President Barack Obama says in The Washington Post that he never envisioned that his stimulus package would afford quick relief to the American economy, but would do so only after it had run its two-year course. But when it was passed, Obama sang a different tune, urgently demanding its enactment to speed relief to a sagging economy. He claimed it would 'create or save' 600,000 jobs. Now, even as the economy loses 450,000 jobs each month, he pretends that it is a matter of time until the stimulus kicks in."
Now President Barack Obama says in The Washington Post that he never envisioned that his stimulus package would afford quick relief to the American economy, but would do so only after it had run its two-year course. But when it was passed, Obama sang a different tune, urgently demanding its enactment to speed relief to a sagging economy. He claimed it would 'create or save' 600,000 jobs. Now, even as the economy loses 450,000 jobs each month, he pretends that it is a matter of time until the stimulus kicks in."
AP: Lawsuit seeks to block 'In God We Trust' engraving
The Associated Press: Lawsuit seeks to block 'In God We Trust' engraving:
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The nation's largest group of atheists and agnostics filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block an architect from engraving 'In God We Trust' and the Pledge of Allegiance at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington.
The Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation's lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in western Wisconsin, claims the taxpayer-funded engravings would be an unconstitutional endorsement of religion.
The House and Senate passed identical resolutions this month directing the Architect of the Capitol to engrave 'In God We Trust' and the pledge in prominent places at the entrance for 3 million tourists who visit the Capitol each year."
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The nation's largest group of atheists and agnostics filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block an architect from engraving 'In God We Trust' and the Pledge of Allegiance at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington.
The Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation's lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in western Wisconsin, claims the taxpayer-funded engravings would be an unconstitutional endorsement of religion.
The House and Senate passed identical resolutions this month directing the Architect of the Capitol to engrave 'In God We Trust' and the pledge in prominent places at the entrance for 3 million tourists who visit the Capitol each year."
Newsmax.com - Obama Health Plan Ups Taxes to Pre-Reagan Levels
And this is just the beginning....
Newsmax.com - Obama Health Plan Ups Taxes to Pre-Reagan Levels:
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats scrambling for ways to pay for overhauling health care would raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans to levels not seen since the 1980s, breaking one of President Barack Obama's campaign pledges.
The tax increase would be limited to the top 1.2 percent of earners _ families that make more than $350,000 a year. But it would raise a total of $544 billion over the next decade, covering a little more than half the cost of the health care plan.
The bill unveiled by House Democratic leaders Tuesday would create three new tax brackets for high earners, with a top rate of 45 percent for families making more than $1 million. That would be the highest income tax rate since 1986, when the top rate was 50 percent."
Newsmax.com - Obama Health Plan Ups Taxes to Pre-Reagan Levels:
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats scrambling for ways to pay for overhauling health care would raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans to levels not seen since the 1980s, breaking one of President Barack Obama's campaign pledges.
The tax increase would be limited to the top 1.2 percent of earners _ families that make more than $350,000 a year. But it would raise a total of $544 billion over the next decade, covering a little more than half the cost of the health care plan.
The bill unveiled by House Democratic leaders Tuesday would create three new tax brackets for high earners, with a top rate of 45 percent for families making more than $1 million. That would be the highest income tax rate since 1986, when the top rate was 50 percent."
Hoyer Says Small Businesses Don't Make $280,000 Per Year So They Won't Be Hurt by Democrats' Planned $540-Billion Tax Hike
Hoyer Says Small Businesses Don't Make $280,000 Per Year So They Won't Be Hurt by Democrats' Planned $540-Billion Tax Hike: In contrast... Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.)--a doctor by trade--said that in a recession any type of tax increase was “unconscionable,” especially given that the Bush-era tax cuts are set to expire next year.
“Many of these small businesses file [taxes] as subchapter-S or ‘sole proprietors’,” said Gingrey. “They’re paying at the same individual tax rate which, once President Obama lets the Bush tax cuts expire in 2011 and they add on this surcharge, you’re talking about a marginal rate of up to 42 percent or higher.”
“That’s going to hit right on the backs of many of the small businessmen and women in this country who create most of the jobs,” said Gingrey. “To put this [tax increase] on the back of that is absolutely unconscionable.”"
“Many of these small businesses file [taxes] as subchapter-S or ‘sole proprietors’,” said Gingrey. “They’re paying at the same individual tax rate which, once President Obama lets the Bush tax cuts expire in 2011 and they add on this surcharge, you’re talking about a marginal rate of up to 42 percent or higher.”
“That’s going to hit right on the backs of many of the small businessmen and women in this country who create most of the jobs,” said Gingrey. “To put this [tax increase] on the back of that is absolutely unconscionable.”"
Government Ownership of Auto Companies and Your Next Car Purchase
News Articles: Politics, Government Ownership of Auto Companies and Your Next Car Purchase: "Most of our readers work for the federal government or are retired from the federal government so they are often closer to the political process than most Americans.
Readers think that the future decisions made by the company will reflect the administration's political agenda. 69.4% say that future company decisions will reflect a political agenda; 16% say that decisions made by GM and Chrysler will not reflect a political agenda; and 14.7% are undecided."
Readers think that the future decisions made by the company will reflect the administration's political agenda. 69.4% say that future company decisions will reflect a political agenda; 16% say that decisions made by GM and Chrysler will not reflect a political agenda; and 14.7% are undecided."
Massachusetts Sued Over Cost of Health Care - NYTimes.com
And this is the "Model" for America's Universal Health Care...be afraid....be VERY afraid.....
Massachusetts Sued Over Cost of Health Care - NYTimes.com:
BOSTON — A hospital that serves thousands of indigent Massachusetts residents sued the state on Wednesday, charging that its costly universal health care law is forcing the hospital to cover too much of the expense of caring for the poor.
The hospital, Boston Medical Center, faces a $38 million deficit for the fiscal year ending in September, its first loss in five years. The suit says the hospital will lose more than $100 million next year because the state has lowered Medicaid reimbursement rates and stopped paying Boston Medical “reasonable costs” for treating other poor patients."
Massachusetts Sued Over Cost of Health Care - NYTimes.com:
BOSTON — A hospital that serves thousands of indigent Massachusetts residents sued the state on Wednesday, charging that its costly universal health care law is forcing the hospital to cover too much of the expense of caring for the poor.
The hospital, Boston Medical Center, faces a $38 million deficit for the fiscal year ending in September, its first loss in five years. The suit says the hospital will lose more than $100 million next year because the state has lowered Medicaid reimbursement rates and stopped paying Boston Medical “reasonable costs” for treating other poor patients."
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin: Obamacare in the House: Do Blue Dogs have any bite?
“Centrist” Democrats in the House say they oppose the government health care takeover plans of their leaders and their president.
They’re barking loudly, demanding major amendments to protect small businesses and taxpayers.
But do the Blue Dogs have any bite? Or will they be bought off like many of them were on cap-and-trade and Porkulus One?"
“Centrist” Democrats in the House say they oppose the government health care takeover plans of their leaders and their president.
They’re barking loudly, demanding major amendments to protect small businesses and taxpayers.
But do the Blue Dogs have any bite? Or will they be bought off like many of them were on cap-and-trade and Porkulus One?"
The American Spectator : Wrathful Wade Rathke
The American Spectator : Wrathful Wade Rathke:
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) founder Wade Rathke wants to use the Internet to overthrow the capitalist system.
He said so in his new book, Citizen Wealth: Winning the Campaign to Save Working Families, in which he serves up some community organizing war stories, and offers his thoughts on the future of organizing."
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) founder Wade Rathke wants to use the Internet to overthrow the capitalist system.
He said so in his new book, Citizen Wealth: Winning the Campaign to Save Working Families, in which he serves up some community organizing war stories, and offers his thoughts on the future of organizing."
American Thinker: Enough Is Enough
American Thinker: Enough Is Enough:
Tyranny has sprung up from amongst us. President Obama has waged a blitzkrieg on American liberty, and, in only a short time, undercut the Constitution of the United States with a brazen arrogance that should shock Americans into action."
Tyranny has sprung up from amongst us. President Obama has waged a blitzkrieg on American liberty, and, in only a short time, undercut the Constitution of the United States with a brazen arrogance that should shock Americans into action."
American Thinker: Albert -- the Not-So Great -- Gore
American Thinker: Albert -- the Not-So Great -- Gore:
Think what you want about George W. Bush, but he did do this: he saved us from a Gore Presidency. Is there a greater smelly stew of vanity, vacuity, ignorance, arrogance, and hubris in Washington than Albert Gore Jr.? This spoiled man-child of a wealthy racist senator, after having lost -- several times, in fact! -- his presidential bid in 2000, proceeded to collect a Nobel Prize (Or was it the Stalin Prize?) for elevating the cartoon show science of global warming into something otherwise serious people actually ponder ('No, we couldn't possibly build a missile shield to keep Kim Jong Il from nuking Seoul or President Haman of Iran from turning Tel Aviv into radioactive wastes, but we can stop the cyclical changes in planetary temperature.')"
Think what you want about George W. Bush, but he did do this: he saved us from a Gore Presidency. Is there a greater smelly stew of vanity, vacuity, ignorance, arrogance, and hubris in Washington than Albert Gore Jr.? This spoiled man-child of a wealthy racist senator, after having lost -- several times, in fact! -- his presidential bid in 2000, proceeded to collect a Nobel Prize (Or was it the Stalin Prize?) for elevating the cartoon show science of global warming into something otherwise serious people actually ponder ('No, we couldn't possibly build a missile shield to keep Kim Jong Il from nuking Seoul or President Haman of Iran from turning Tel Aviv into radioactive wastes, but we can stop the cyclical changes in planetary temperature.')"
House Bill Makes Private Medical Insurance Illegal
When we first saw the paragraph Tuesday, just after the 1,018-page document was released, we thought we surely must be misreading it. So we sought help from the House Ways and Means Committee.
It turns out we were right: The provision would indeed outlaw individual private coverage. Under the Orwellian header of "Protecting The Choice To Keep Current Coverage," the "Limitation On New Enrollment" section of the bill clearly states:
"Except as provided in this paragraph, the individual health insurance issuer offering such coverage does not enroll any individual in such coverage if the first effective date of coverage is on or after the first day" of the year the legislation becomes law.
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It turns out we were right: The provision would indeed outlaw individual private coverage. Under the Orwellian header of "Protecting The Choice To Keep Current Coverage," the "Limitation On New Enrollment" section of the bill clearly states:
"Except as provided in this paragraph, the individual health insurance issuer offering such coverage does not enroll any individual in such coverage if the first effective date of coverage is on or after the first day" of the year the legislation becomes law.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Glenn Beck: Kathy the idiot caller
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: Kathy the idiot caller: Healthcare
GLENN: Let me go to Kathy in Massachusetts which is having a great time with that universal healthcare from Mitt Romney, a Republican. Hi, Kathy, go ahead.
CALLER: Hi. That's right, Glenn. I think you better pick your head up and put it back on your shoulders because it's rolling all over the ground right now."
GLENN: Let me go to Kathy in Massachusetts which is having a great time with that universal healthcare from Mitt Romney, a Republican. Hi, Kathy, go ahead.
CALLER: Hi. That's right, Glenn. I think you better pick your head up and put it back on your shoulders because it's rolling all over the ground right now."
Glenn Beck: Healthcare or Freedom grab?
Love Little Sally Muckenfuch......
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: Healthcare or Freedom grab?:
The media's saying the plan's going to cost $1 trillion over the next 10 years. By the way, you didn't know this was happening? Maybe this is the first time you heard it because they did this while you were asleep! Using the Congressional Budget Office's numbers, which seem like a lot for something that's supposed to be free ‑‑ but maybe that's just me ‑‑ $1 trillion for this free healthcare. But the problem is it's not even close to true. When you hear $1 trillion over 10 years, what do you think? What do you think? Do you think $100 billion a year, right?"
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: Healthcare or Freedom grab?:
The media's saying the plan's going to cost $1 trillion over the next 10 years. By the way, you didn't know this was happening? Maybe this is the first time you heard it because they did this while you were asleep! Using the Congressional Budget Office's numbers, which seem like a lot for something that's supposed to be free ‑‑ but maybe that's just me ‑‑ $1 trillion for this free healthcare. But the problem is it's not even close to true. When you hear $1 trillion over 10 years, what do you think? What do you think? Do you think $100 billion a year, right?"
Obama Science Czar Called For “Planetary Regime” To Enforce Totalitarian Population Control Measures
Obama Science Advisor Called For “Planetary Regime” To Enforce Totalitarian Population Control Measures: "President Obama’s top science and technology advisor John P. Holdren co-authored a 1977 book in which he advocated the formation of a “planetary regime” that would use a “global police force” to enforce totalitarian measures of population control, including forced abortions, mass sterilization programs conducted via the food and water supply, as well as mandatory bodily implants that would prevent couples from having children.
The concepts outlined in Holdren’s 1977 book Ecoscience, which he co-authored with close colleagues Paul Ehrlich and Anne Ehrlich, were so shocking that a February 2009 Front Page Magazine story on the subject was largely dismissed as being outlandish because people couldn’t bring themselves to believe that it could be true.
It was only when another Internet blog obtained the book and posted screenshots that the awful truth about what Holdren had actually committed to paper actually began to sink in."
The concepts outlined in Holdren’s 1977 book Ecoscience, which he co-authored with close colleagues Paul Ehrlich and Anne Ehrlich, were so shocking that a February 2009 Front Page Magazine story on the subject was largely dismissed as being outlandish because people couldn’t bring themselves to believe that it could be true.
It was only when another Internet blog obtained the book and posted screenshots that the awful truth about what Holdren had actually committed to paper actually began to sink in."
Breitbart.tv ‘Cominskey Field’? President Obama Botches Name of Home of His Beloved White Sox
Hummmm, wonder if he knows Manny Ortiz?
Breitbart.tv � ‘Cominskey Field’? President Obama Botches Name of Home of His Beloved White Sox:
I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley,' President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game. [Editor's Note: The official name was Comiskey Park.]"
Breitbart.tv � ‘Cominskey Field’? President Obama Botches Name of Home of His Beloved White Sox:
I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley,' President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game. [Editor's Note: The official name was Comiskey Park.]"
The events preceding Goldman Sachs' new "blowout profits" - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
The events preceding Goldman Sachs' new "blowout profits" - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com: "...excerpted paragraph from Simon Johnson describing how, in his experience, fundamentally corrupt emerging-market nations respond to financial crises ('at the outset of the crisis, the oligarchs are usually among the first to get extra help from the government. . . . Under duress, generosity toward old friends takes many innovative forms. Meanwhile, needing to squeeze someone, most emerging-market governments look first to ordinary working folk -- at least until the riots grow too large'). That 'until' provision never seems to be triggered, which is why, as Johnson points out, the behavior continues unabated."
Top Senate Democrat: bankers "own" the U.S. Congress
Top Senate Democrat: bankers "own" the U.S. Congress - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com: "One might think it would be a big news story for the second most-powerful member of the U.S. Senate to baldly state that the Congress is 'owned' by the bankers who spawned the financial crisis and continue to dictate the government's actions. But it won't be. The leading members of the media work for the very corporations that benefit most from this process. Establishment journalists are integral and well-rewarded members of the same system and thus cannot and will not see it as inherently corrupt (instead, as Newsweek's Evan Thomas said, their role, as 'members of the ruling class,' is to 'prop up the existing order, protect traditional institutions and safeguard the status quo'). "
Obama Open to Partisan Vote on Health-Care Overhaul, Aides Say - Bloomberg.com
As he said - Never waste a crisis....even if there isn't one....Drudge says it best "Rahm it through!"
And exactly....why do they think "time is a-wasting?"....this has been being worked on for decades....what's a little introspection...a little...oh, what's that word...."Transparency"?
Obama Open to Partisan Vote on Health-Care Overhaul, Aides Say - Bloomberg.com:
July 14 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama may rely only on Democrats to push health-care legislation through the U.S. Congress if Republican opposition doesn’t yield soon, two of the president’s top advisers said.
“Ultimately, this is not about a process, it’s about results,” David Axelrod, Obama’s senior political strategist, said during an interview in his White House office. “If we’re going to get this thing done, obviously time is a-wasting.”"
And exactly....why do they think "time is a-wasting?"....this has been being worked on for decades....what's a little introspection...a little...oh, what's that word...."Transparency"?
Obama Open to Partisan Vote on Health-Care Overhaul, Aides Say - Bloomberg.com:
July 14 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama may rely only on Democrats to push health-care legislation through the U.S. Congress if Republican opposition doesn’t yield soon, two of the president’s top advisers said.
“Ultimately, this is not about a process, it’s about results,” David Axelrod, Obama’s senior political strategist, said during an interview in his White House office. “If we’re going to get this thing done, obviously time is a-wasting.”"
A 9-month wait for arthritis treatment: Delay can mean a lifetime of agony for victims | Mail Online
WOW! Don't know about you - but I just can't WAIT for my new FREE Universal Health Care.....
No, actually....it looks at though that's all I WILL do with Universal Health Care...is WAIT!!!!....and wait......and wait......
A 9-month wait for arthritis treatment: Delay can mean a lifetime of agony for victims | Mail Online:
Thousands of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers face a lifetime of agony because they are not being treated quickly enough, a report says.
Guidelines state that patients should receive treatment within three months of the first symptoms appearing.
But the average wait is nine months - and GPs are not trained well enough to know what help to offer."
No, actually....it looks at though that's all I WILL do with Universal Health Care...is WAIT!!!!....and wait......and wait......
A 9-month wait for arthritis treatment: Delay can mean a lifetime of agony for victims | Mail Online:
Thousands of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers face a lifetime of agony because they are not being treated quickly enough, a report says.
Guidelines state that patients should receive treatment within three months of the first symptoms appearing.
But the average wait is nine months - and GPs are not trained well enough to know what help to offer."
House Plans to Tax Millionaires to Fund U.S. Health-Care Plan - Bloomberg.com
The Ants go marching one by one - Hurrah -Hurrah! The ants go marching one by one.....over a cliff....
We listen to this insanity and we march off a cliff like lemmings. Are THEY going to get Universal Health Care..... NNNnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....just we great un-washed masses...
OK....so, as a Small Business Owner....
1.) I spend and have spent approx. $54000.00 a year until last Fall on Health Care for my employees. Last year it went up over $65000.00 for the same thing and in this economy.....something had to give...
2.) We just got it back thanks to alot of searching, Fallon health working with us - and taking big cuts in coverage....
3.) Now you introduce Universal "Free" Health care to take care of the 40 million you say have none....( never mention the 250 million who do....do ya????).
4.) My "Wealthy" Suppliers who are buckling under the weight of the economy - these un-funded mandates and un-checked competition from Asia...will just pass that cost to me...
5.) I'm balancing the company on the head of a pin now.....in addition to the $50000.00 we are paying...I'll get hit with increases across the board ( that I can't add into my product because of CHINA! ) as well as being penalized an additional 8% for existing as a company...
6.) This doesn't even take into account the possible doubling of our electric bills due to Cap and Trade...That would make our Electric Costs - and this is after we damn near work by candlelight to cut costs...go from approx. $45000.00 a year to ....oh....rough guess.....$65000.00 and up....and up.....and up...because you KNOW they haven't even read the bill and NEVER figure out that pesky law of unintended consequences...That pesky little voice that keeps trying to tell you this Health Care bill will NOT work any better than Canada and/or the UK.....and Cap and Trade is just a hidden tax....even the environmental wacko's snicker at the premise it "helps the environment"...
I ask...why would I even stay in business......I already don't get paid often to keep things going.....after Obama is done...I'll be paying the company every week for the "honor" of serving the "Greater Good"...you know...."My Fair Share".....
Use your head.....we aren't this stupid....we KNOW better.......don't believe ANY of them for a second.....
House Plans to Tax Millionaires to Fund U.S. Health-Care Plan - Bloomberg.com: "July 15 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats plan to fund the broadest U.S. health-care expansion in four decades by increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans, imposing a surtax of 5.4 percent on couples with more than $1 million in income."
We listen to this insanity and we march off a cliff like lemmings. Are THEY going to get Universal Health Care..... NNNnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....just we great un-washed masses...
OK....so, as a Small Business Owner....
1.) I spend and have spent approx. $54000.00 a year until last Fall on Health Care for my employees. Last year it went up over $65000.00 for the same thing and in this economy.....something had to give...
2.) We just got it back thanks to alot of searching, Fallon health working with us - and taking big cuts in coverage....
3.) Now you introduce Universal "Free" Health care to take care of the 40 million you say have none....( never mention the 250 million who do....do ya????).
4.) My "Wealthy" Suppliers who are buckling under the weight of the economy - these un-funded mandates and un-checked competition from Asia...will just pass that cost to me...
5.) I'm balancing the company on the head of a pin now.....in addition to the $50000.00 we are paying...I'll get hit with increases across the board ( that I can't add into my product because of CHINA! ) as well as being penalized an additional 8% for existing as a company...
6.) This doesn't even take into account the possible doubling of our electric bills due to Cap and Trade...That would make our Electric Costs - and this is after we damn near work by candlelight to cut costs...go from approx. $45000.00 a year to ....oh....rough guess.....$65000.00 and up....and up.....and up...because you KNOW they haven't even read the bill and NEVER figure out that pesky law of unintended consequences...That pesky little voice that keeps trying to tell you this Health Care bill will NOT work any better than Canada and/or the UK.....and Cap and Trade is just a hidden tax....even the environmental wacko's snicker at the premise it "helps the environment"...
I ask...why would I even stay in business......I already don't get paid often to keep things going.....after Obama is done...I'll be paying the company every week for the "honor" of serving the "Greater Good"...you know...."My Fair Share".....
Use your head.....we aren't this stupid....we KNOW better.......don't believe ANY of them for a second.....
House Plans to Tax Millionaires to Fund U.S. Health-Care Plan - Bloomberg.com: "July 15 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats plan to fund the broadest U.S. health-care expansion in four decades by increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans, imposing a surtax of 5.4 percent on couples with more than $1 million in income."
House bill would make health care a right
Don't believe for a MINUTE the cost will only fall on the medical field, employers and "wealthy"......it trickles down...When have any of us ever seen Washington correctly project the cost of ANYTHING? They first said under a Trillion (TRILLION!?!?!) for Universal Health Care ( which this will be ANYTHING BUT! )
Now they "estimate" 1.4 TRILLION (TRILLION??? What;s next - a Bazillion???) for this Health Care Debacle....that's in the matter of a few weeks!!!!!!!!
What happens when it becomes LAW???
My Way News - House bill would make health care a right:
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democratic leaders, pledging to meet the president's goal of health care legislation before their August break, are offering a $1.5 trillion plan that for the first time would make health care a right and a responsibility for all Americans. Left to pick up most of the tab were medical providers, employers and the wealthy."
Now they "estimate" 1.4 TRILLION (TRILLION??? What;s next - a Bazillion???) for this Health Care Debacle....that's in the matter of a few weeks!!!!!!!!
What happens when it becomes LAW???
My Way News - House bill would make health care a right:
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democratic leaders, pledging to meet the president's goal of health care legislation before their August break, are offering a $1.5 trillion plan that for the first time would make health care a right and a responsibility for all Americans. Left to pick up most of the tab were medical providers, employers and the wealthy."
Decline and fall
Before our very eyes - America is dying!
I once heard no democracy has ever lasted over 300 years....well, we're doing everything we can to stay in that time frame!
I still do not believe these gawd-awful bills - Health Care and Cap & Trade are done deals.
We are STILL "We the People"...this is our country....we MUST assert our rights and say SLOW DOWN to the Obama Administration.
The only reason the are pushing to get things through so fast is that "the devil is in the details". If more people find out what disaster's lie within page god-knows-what, Amendment who-knows....they'd rise in shock!
"They" introduce a 1100 -age plus Heath Care bill last night one hour - ONE hour - before the vote and do not allow any Republican insight.
Now, don't get me wrong...I haven't seen a whole lot of Republican insight in ages...but this is Bi-Partisan?
This is a great meeting of the minds? ( Stop laughing!?).
What ever happened to the great debates in the "arena of ideas" from which this great country sprang forth?
STOP THESE BILLS!!!! Call your Representatives...!!!!!
American Thinker Blog: Decline and fall:
It matters not what the label of the day is, America, in the grasps of an administration that recognizes no boundaries, is changing right before our eyes. Whether you choose to call it Corporatism, Socialism, Fascism, or Marxism, the fact remains that we are witnessing, after many years of gradual decay in America; the end of what has built this country: Capitalism."
I once heard no democracy has ever lasted over 300 years....well, we're doing everything we can to stay in that time frame!
I still do not believe these gawd-awful bills - Health Care and Cap & Trade are done deals.
We are STILL "We the People"...this is our country....we MUST assert our rights and say SLOW DOWN to the Obama Administration.
The only reason the are pushing to get things through so fast is that "the devil is in the details". If more people find out what disaster's lie within page god-knows-what, Amendment who-knows....they'd rise in shock!
"They" introduce a 1100 -age plus Heath Care bill last night one hour - ONE hour - before the vote and do not allow any Republican insight.
Now, don't get me wrong...I haven't seen a whole lot of Republican insight in ages...but this is Bi-Partisan?
This is a great meeting of the minds? ( Stop laughing!?).
What ever happened to the great debates in the "arena of ideas" from which this great country sprang forth?
STOP THESE BILLS!!!! Call your Representatives...!!!!!
American Thinker Blog: Decline and fall:
It matters not what the label of the day is, America, in the grasps of an administration that recognizes no boundaries, is changing right before our eyes. Whether you choose to call it Corporatism, Socialism, Fascism, or Marxism, the fact remains that we are witnessing, after many years of gradual decay in America; the end of what has built this country: Capitalism."
The Green Suicide of the G-8
It's amazing that we allow competing countries to use unfounded and baseless "guilt" about the environment against us to gain a better FINANCIAL edge for their countries....they make us pay while they all play....one thing you CAN give China is they seem to now have a better understanding of Capitalism than we do!!!!!!!WAKE UP!!!
American Thinker: The Green Suicide of the G-8:
Chinese President Hu Jintao left the G-8 summit before the international conference had tackled the issue of climate change. He was needed at home as violence raged in Xinjiang province as the Uighur protested against being made a minority in their own land by Beijing policy. There was much wailing in the media that the absence of China's leader made it more difficult to reach a global agreement on limiting greenhouse gas emissions. The problem, however, is China's position in talks with the G-8, not who is presenting it."
American Thinker: The Green Suicide of the G-8:
Chinese President Hu Jintao left the G-8 summit before the international conference had tackled the issue of climate change. He was needed at home as violence raged in Xinjiang province as the Uighur protested against being made a minority in their own land by Beijing policy. There was much wailing in the media that the absence of China's leader made it more difficult to reach a global agreement on limiting greenhouse gas emissions. The problem, however, is China's position in talks with the G-8, not who is presenting it."
Sarah Palin vs. the Marquis de Sade
I often....heck, I think daily watching these varied circus acts transpire and wonder just what would be happening if the shoe was on the other foot...I can't imagine....
American Thinker: Sarah Palin vs. the Marquis de Sade:
I grew up with a mean older brother who was ten when I came on the scene. Family lore is that Tom ran away when my mother left to deliver me. When she returned he responded with disgust, 'At least you could have brought me home a brother.'
Tom's main passion in life was tormenting me. He delighted in mocking me, scaring me, making me cry. He'd laugh and make this strange, guttural sound when he saw my terror. As I got older, he enjoyed more menacing methods of torture, like holding me down and pretending to suffocate me."
American Thinker: Sarah Palin vs. the Marquis de Sade:
I grew up with a mean older brother who was ten when I came on the scene. Family lore is that Tom ran away when my mother left to deliver me. When she returned he responded with disgust, 'At least you could have brought me home a brother.'
Tom's main passion in life was tormenting me. He delighted in mocking me, scaring me, making me cry. He'd laugh and make this strange, guttural sound when he saw my terror. As I got older, he enjoyed more menacing methods of torture, like holding me down and pretending to suffocate me."
Protecting Pelosi, not America
American Thinker: Protecting Pelosi, not America:
Democrat Jan Schakowsky of Illinois proved last week why President Barack Obama was right to threaten to veto a bill that could give more politicians access to classified briefings about covert CIA operations.
Schakowsky took to the airwaves to accuse the CIA of misleading Congress on the orders of former Vice President Dick Cheney. According to Schakowsky and a handful of other Democrats, CIA director Leon Panetta told them at a classified briefing last month that the agency had practiced 'systematic deception' for years. She demanded an investigation and suggested that charges could be brought against CIA officials."
Democrat Jan Schakowsky of Illinois proved last week why President Barack Obama was right to threaten to veto a bill that could give more politicians access to classified briefings about covert CIA operations.
Schakowsky took to the airwaves to accuse the CIA of misleading Congress on the orders of former Vice President Dick Cheney. According to Schakowsky and a handful of other Democrats, CIA director Leon Panetta told them at a classified briefing last month that the agency had practiced 'systematic deception' for years. She demanded an investigation and suggested that charges could be brought against CIA officials."
9 reasons Pelosi’s healthcare surtax is disastrous
James Pethokoukis � Blog Archive � 9 reasons Pelosi’s healthcare surtax is disastrous | Blogs |:
So what explains the crazy, cockeyed optimism of House Democrats? Maybe they still believe Team Obama’s rosy-scenario forecast that shows the stimulus package a) keeping unemployment under 8 percent this year and b) launching an economic boom next year and beyond. For some reason, though, they think the battered U.S. economy is so strong that politicians can pile tax upon tax on it with no fear of further harm. Less than three weeks after passing a costly cap-and-trade carbon emission plan, Pelosi & Co. have giddily unveiled a $1.2 trillion healthcare plan partially funded by a $550 billion surtax on the work and investment income of wealthier Americans, including small business owners."
So what explains the crazy, cockeyed optimism of House Democrats? Maybe they still believe Team Obama’s rosy-scenario forecast that shows the stimulus package a) keeping unemployment under 8 percent this year and b) launching an economic boom next year and beyond. For some reason, though, they think the battered U.S. economy is so strong that politicians can pile tax upon tax on it with no fear of further harm. Less than three weeks after passing a costly cap-and-trade carbon emission plan, Pelosi & Co. have giddily unveiled a $1.2 trillion healthcare plan partially funded by a $550 billion surtax on the work and investment income of wealthier Americans, including small business owners."
RealClearPolitics - Video - Liz Cheney: Democrats "Uncomfortable" With Killing al-Qaeda
RealClearPolitics - Video - Liz Cheney: Democrats "Uncomfortable" With Killing al-Qaeda:
Liz Cheney says Democrats are 'uncomfortable with the notion that we have to capture and kill al-Qaeda.'"
Liz Cheney says Democrats are 'uncomfortable with the notion that we have to capture and kill al-Qaeda.'"
RealClearPolitics - Video - Gov. Rendell: State Workers Should "Put A Statue Of Me" On Their Mantel
Again, and Again and again i say.....we GET WHAT we deserve if we let them control our lives...we GET what we deserve. Have we become this weak kneed that any politician, regardless of their voting record or American values can just snap their fingers and buy us off WITH OUR OWN MONEY! Remember, it OUR tax payer money - no free lunch. How STUPID have we become????
RealClearPolitics - Video - Gov. Rendell: State Workers Should "Put A Statue Of Me" On Their Mantel: "'Most of those state workers -- I've arranged for them to get a $15,000 loan with no interest, so if they're paying off $6,000 worth of credit debt at 14 percent, they should put a statue of me up on their mantel place,' Rendell said."
RealClearPolitics - Video - Gov. Rendell: State Workers Should "Put A Statue Of Me" On Their Mantel: "'Most of those state workers -- I've arranged for them to get a $15,000 loan with no interest, so if they're paying off $6,000 worth of credit debt at 14 percent, they should put a statue of me up on their mantel place,' Rendell said."
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Who voted for Cap and Tax?
Now -We NEED to bombard the Senate with a resounding NO TO CAP AND TRADE (TAX!!!!) We should also contact our local Reps as listed here and let them know exactly how we feel about their vote to tax us all back into the STONE AGE!!!!!!!!!!!
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Who voted for Cap and Tax?:
House Vote On Passage: H.R. 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (aka the single largest tax increase in American history)"
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Who voted for Cap and Tax?:
House Vote On Passage: H.R. 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (aka the single largest tax increase in American history)"
Glenn Beck - Interviews - Glenn Beck: Put that Constitution away!
Glenn Beck - Interviews - Glenn Beck: Put that Constitution away!:
GLENN: Helen Glover is with us from our affiliate in Providence, Rhode Island, 920 WHJJ. Helen, tell me about the tea party that happened this July 4th?"
GLENN: Helen Glover is with us from our affiliate in Providence, Rhode Island, 920 WHJJ. Helen, tell me about the tea party that happened this July 4th?"
American Flag Burned Outside Dallas Home, Again - cbs11tv.com
American Flag Burned Outside Dallas Home, Again - cbs11tv.com:
A north Dallas neighborhood is up in arms after another attack on the American flag has reignited anger among residents. The incident happened at Preston Valley Villas off of Spring Valley Road.
Two weeks ago, a homeowner came home to find his American flag in ashes on his front yard. Last night, it happened again."
A north Dallas neighborhood is up in arms after another attack on the American flag has reignited anger among residents. The incident happened at Preston Valley Villas off of Spring Valley Road.
Two weeks ago, a homeowner came home to find his American flag in ashes on his front yard. Last night, it happened again."
Obama gets nothing for big nuclear concession - Kansas City Star
Obama gets nothing for big nuclear concession - Kansas City Star:
The signing ceremony in Moscow was a grand affair. For Barack Obama, foreign policy neophyte and “reset” man, the arms reduction agreement had a Kissingerian air. A fine feather in his cap. And our president likes his plumage.
Unfortunately for the United States, the country Obama represents, the prospective treaty is useless at best, detrimental at worst."
The signing ceremony in Moscow was a grand affair. For Barack Obama, foreign policy neophyte and “reset” man, the arms reduction agreement had a Kissingerian air. A fine feather in his cap. And our president likes his plumage.
Unfortunately for the United States, the country Obama represents, the prospective treaty is useless at best, detrimental at worst."
Global Temperature Is Dropping, Not Rising
Global Temperature Is Dropping, Not Rising:
Environmental doomsayers may still be claiming that we must radically reduce carbon-dioxide and other “greenhouse” gas emissions in order to prevent catastrophic global warming, but they cling to that position despite the fact that the warming they’ve been forecasting has not occurred. In fact, the average global temperature has gone down, not up, in recent years."
Environmental doomsayers may still be claiming that we must radically reduce carbon-dioxide and other “greenhouse” gas emissions in order to prevent catastrophic global warming, but they cling to that position despite the fact that the warming they’ve been forecasting has not occurred. In fact, the average global temperature has gone down, not up, in recent years."
Please Don't Tell Obama What Comes After a Trillion!
The American Spectator : Please Don't Tell Obama What Comes After a Trillion!: "Even the Washington Post, citing recent studies by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), runs lead editorials with titles like 'The Debt Tsunami.'
'To put it bluntly, the fiscal policy of the United States is unsustainable,' opines the Post.
Under reasonable assumptions, the CBO says the publicly held debt of the U.S. government is heading to 82 percent of GDP by 2019, double that of 2008. With increasing interest payments over time, the debt will reach a record level of 113 percent of GDP in 2026 and 200 percent in 2038."
'To put it bluntly, the fiscal policy of the United States is unsustainable,' opines the Post.
Under reasonable assumptions, the CBO says the publicly held debt of the U.S. government is heading to 82 percent of GDP by 2019, double that of 2008. With increasing interest payments over time, the debt will reach a record level of 113 percent of GDP in 2026 and 200 percent in 2038."
Obama Rewrites the Cold War - WSJ.com
Obama Rewrites the Cold War - WSJ.com: "The White House ought to take a lesson from President Harry Truman. In April, 1950, Truman signed National Security Council report 68 (NSC-68). One of the foundational documents of America's Cold War strategy, NSC-68 explains the danger of disarming America in the hope of appeasing our enemies. 'No people in history,' it reads, 'have preserved their freedom who thought that by not being strong enough to protect themselves they might prove inoffensive to their enemies.' [our italics]
Perhaps Mr. Obama thinks he is making America inoffensive to our enemies. In reality, he is emboldening them and weakening us. America can be disarmed literally -- by cutting our weapons systems and our defensive capabilities -- as Mr. Obama has agreed to do. We can also be disarmed morally by a president who spreads false narratives about our history or who accepts, even if by his silence, our enemies' lies about us."
Perhaps Mr. Obama thinks he is making America inoffensive to our enemies. In reality, he is emboldening them and weakening us. America can be disarmed literally -- by cutting our weapons systems and our defensive capabilities -- as Mr. Obama has agreed to do. We can also be disarmed morally by a president who spreads false narratives about our history or who accepts, even if by his silence, our enemies' lies about us."
The American Spectator : The Little Scandal That Could
The American Spectator : The Little Scandal That Could:
We're not there yet,' one Democratic source on Capitol Hill said last week, when asked about the prospect for hearings on the Obama administration's firing of AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Walpin. Congressional investigators are still conducting interviews in the case, so the question of whether to 'pull the trigger' on a full-blown inquiry -- with subpoenas for witnesses to testify under oath at committee hearings -- has yet to be decided."
We're not there yet,' one Democratic source on Capitol Hill said last week, when asked about the prospect for hearings on the Obama administration's firing of AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Walpin. Congressional investigators are still conducting interviews in the case, so the question of whether to 'pull the trigger' on a full-blown inquiry -- with subpoenas for witnesses to testify under oath at committee hearings -- has yet to be decided."
The American Spectator : Health Care Overhaul Threatens States
Obama stated yesterday that NO MATTER WHAT he will have this bill by August. They are ramming it through. They are running on the theory that doing something even badly is better than nothing at all.....
STOP THIS!!! I don't even HAVE Health Care right now in Massachusetts - "the jewel of the debate" on Universal Health Care because it COSTS TOO MUCH FOR OUR BUSINESS TO HANDLE NOW.....what happens when it's "Free"!?!?!?!?!?!?! Because you KNOW it won't be free to you or I....when government says "free"....it means WE pay for it. YOU AND I......No such thing as a free lunch....
The American Spectator : Health Care Overhaul Threatens States:
Even as California struggles with a catastrophic fiscal crisis and other states scramble to avoid the same fate, Democrats in Washington are proposing health care measures that would add hundreds of billions of dollars of spending to state budgets."
STOP THIS!!! I don't even HAVE Health Care right now in Massachusetts - "the jewel of the debate" on Universal Health Care because it COSTS TOO MUCH FOR OUR BUSINESS TO HANDLE NOW.....what happens when it's "Free"!?!?!?!?!?!?! Because you KNOW it won't be free to you or I....when government says "free"....it means WE pay for it. YOU AND I......No such thing as a free lunch....
The American Spectator : Health Care Overhaul Threatens States:
Even as California struggles with a catastrophic fiscal crisis and other states scramble to avoid the same fate, Democrats in Washington are proposing health care measures that would add hundreds of billions of dollars of spending to state budgets."
American Thinker: Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie and... Obama?
American Thinker: Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie and... Obama?:
Is nothing sacred to Team Obama? ( Hhhhuuummmm, I'd say that is a rhetorical question!?!?!) Does the most anti-American president in the country's history have to turn everything we true blooded Americans hold dear into The Obama Show 24/7? Wasn't Chevrolet enough? Does the POTUS who built an indoor basketball court in the White House now have to take over Major League Baseball as well? Apparently the answer to all four questions is a resounding 'Yes' (as in 'Yes We Can', because 'I won')."
Is nothing sacred to Team Obama? ( Hhhhuuummmm, I'd say that is a rhetorical question!?!?!) Does the most anti-American president in the country's history have to turn everything we true blooded Americans hold dear into The Obama Show 24/7? Wasn't Chevrolet enough? Does the POTUS who built an indoor basketball court in the White House now have to take over Major League Baseball as well? Apparently the answer to all four questions is a resounding 'Yes' (as in 'Yes We Can', because 'I won')."
American Thinker: Will Dems allow Goldman to manipulate a cap-and-trade market?
Again and again it is revealed that Cap and Trade is nothing more than a money making scheme perpetrated by our "fearless leaders". It will be done so on the back of all taxpayers AND at the expense of Small Business!!! WAKE UP!!!
American Thinker: Will Dems allow Goldman to manipulate a cap-and-trade market?:
Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street leviathan that is heavily invested in the cap-and-trade carbon market scam, has admitted it has developed and used software that can manipulate such financial markets.
The revelation came during proceedings in a legal case with enough plot twists to make even John Grisham proud; it was made, not by Goldman, but by an assistant U.S. Attorney."
American Thinker: Will Dems allow Goldman to manipulate a cap-and-trade market?:
Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street leviathan that is heavily invested in the cap-and-trade carbon market scam, has admitted it has developed and used software that can manipulate such financial markets.
The revelation came during proceedings in a legal case with enough plot twists to make even John Grisham proud; it was made, not by Goldman, but by an assistant U.S. Attorney."
If a Teleprompter Falls in the White House Does It Make a Sound? - Political Punch
If a Teleprompter Falls in the White House Does It Make a Sound? - Political Punch:
ABC News' Sunlen Miller and Jake Tapper report:
If a teleprompter falls in the White House, does it make a sound?
Yes, especially when it’s the President’s teleprompter – or TOTUS as it is often referred to."
ABC News' Sunlen Miller and Jake Tapper report:
If a teleprompter falls in the White House, does it make a sound?
Yes, especially when it’s the President’s teleprompter – or TOTUS as it is often referred to."
The Small Business Surtax - WSJ.com
The Small Business Surtax - WSJ.com: "Jason Furman owes an apology to Michael Boskin, the Stanford economist who wrote a year ago on these pages that Barack Obama would raise American income tax rates nearly to 60%. Mr. Furman, then in the Obama campaign and now at the White House, claimed this was wrong and that Democrats would merely raise taxes back to their Clinton-era level.
House Democrats are now proving that Mr. Boskin had it right, and before it's over even he may have underestimated how high taxes will go."
House Democrats are now proving that Mr. Boskin had it right, and before it's over even he may have underestimated how high taxes will go."
The Economy Is Even Worse Than You Think - WSJ.com
The Economy Is Even Worse Than You Think - WSJ.com: "The recent unemployment numbers have undermined confidence that we might be nearing the bottom of the recession. What we can see on the surface is disconcerting enough, but the inside numbers are just as bad... The cumulative job losses over the last six months have been greater than for any other half year period since World War II, including the military demobilization after the war. The job losses are also now equal to the net job gains over the previous nine years, making this the only recession since the Great Depression to wipe out all job growth from the previous expansion." [our italics]
Sonia Sotomayor Hearing- Quotes of the Day
Sonia Sotomayor - WSJ: "Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing produced some memorable moments and quotes as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee gave their opening statements on her nomination to be a Supreme Court justice."
Auto Czar Quits Post Six Months Into the Job - WSJ.com
Auto Czar Quits Post Six Months Into the Job - WSJ.com: "Steven Rattner, chief architect of the bailouts of General Motors Co. and Chrysler LLC, is leaving the Obama administration after less than six months on the job and just days after ushering GM through a speedy bankruptcy-court proceeding."
The Culture Wars' New Front: U.S. History Classes in Texas - WSJ.com
The Culture Wars' New Front: U.S. History Classes in Texas - WSJ.com: "Three reviewers, appointed by social conservatives, have recommended revamping the K-12 curriculum to emphasize the roles of the Bible, the Christian faith and the civic virtue of religion in the study of American history. Two of them want to remove or de-emphasize references to several historical figures who have become liberal icons, such as Cesar Chavez and Thurgood Marshall."
Minority Broadcasters Seek Federal Aid - WSJ.com
Minority Broadcasters Seek Federal Aid - WSJ.com: "A group of minority broadcasters asked Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Monday for financial assistance akin to the aid that has been extended to the financial and auto industries.
'Minority-owned broadcasters are close to becoming an extinct species,' the letter said. 'Even in better economic times, minority broadcasters have historically had difficulties accessing the capital markets.'"
'Minority-owned broadcasters are close to becoming an extinct species,' the letter said. 'Even in better economic times, minority broadcasters have historically had difficulties accessing the capital markets.'"
Monday, July 13, 2009
The Massachusetts Health Mess - WSJ.com
The Massachusetts Health Mess - WSJ.com: "In a rational world, the prognosis for ObamaCare would wait on the evidence in Massachusetts, given that the commonwealth's 2006 program closely resembles what Democrats are trying to do in Washington. If the results were widely known, it might be dead on arrival."
Rush Limbaugh Comments on Sarah Palin's Resignation
Rush Limbaugh Comments on Sarah Palin's Resignation:
"RUSH: This is Rush. I’m on a golf vacation, parts unknown, all week long. Six cities, six courses, starting today. On this Palin business, you know, one of the reasons I haven’t said anything to anybody is I don’t know what this means – and I think all of this is just speculation. We don’t know what her reasons for doing this are yet. The speculation here and the predictions here rival some of the irresponsibility I saw with people speculating on the cause of death of Michael Jackson when nobody knew – and we still don’t know with Michael Jackson. We think we do but we don’t. We haven’t had an official autopsy report."
"RUSH: This is Rush. I’m on a golf vacation, parts unknown, all week long. Six cities, six courses, starting today. On this Palin business, you know, one of the reasons I haven’t said anything to anybody is I don’t know what this means – and I think all of this is just speculation. We don’t know what her reasons for doing this are yet. The speculation here and the predictions here rival some of the irresponsibility I saw with people speculating on the cause of death of Michael Jackson when nobody knew – and we still don’t know with Michael Jackson. We think we do but we don’t. We haven’t had an official autopsy report."
The ghoulish spirit of Margaret Sanger lives
"The ghoulish spirit of Margaret Sanger lives
By Michelle Malkin • July 10, 2009 02:40 PM
Looks like Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg isn’t the only one who’s been channeling abortion champion/eugenicist Margaret Sanger.
Internet sleuth Zombie has a new report on John Holdren, President Obama’s science czar:"
By Michelle Malkin • July 10, 2009 02:40 PM
Looks like Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg isn’t the only one who’s been channeling abortion champion/eugenicist Margaret Sanger.
Internet sleuth Zombie has a new report on John Holdren, President Obama’s science czar:"
George Will
George Will: Ready for higher Taxes???
Economic policy, which became startling when Washington began buying automobile companies, has become surreal now that disappointment with the results of the second stimulus is stirring talk about the need for a … second stimulus. Elsewhere, it requires centuries to bleach mankind's memory; in Washington, 17 months suffices: In February 2008, President George W. Bush and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who normally were at daggers drawn, agreed that a $168 billion stimulus — this was Stimulus I — would be the 'booster shot' the economy needed. Unemployment then was 4.8 percent."
Economic policy, which became startling when Washington began buying automobile companies, has become surreal now that disappointment with the results of the second stimulus is stirring talk about the need for a … second stimulus. Elsewhere, it requires centuries to bleach mankind's memory; in Washington, 17 months suffices: In February 2008, President George W. Bush and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who normally were at daggers drawn, agreed that a $168 billion stimulus — this was Stimulus I — would be the 'booster shot' the economy needed. Unemployment then was 4.8 percent."
Boxer faces 'challenge of a lifetime' on climate change bill - Yahoo! News
DO NOT believe this for a second!!!!!!!!!! These are the same people who wanted a Michael Jackson National Holiday!!!! The same ones who jet all over the country and the world in Corporate Jets while telling you - "you must sacrifice for the greater "good"....just as long as it doesn't affect THEIR lifestyle!!!!! DO NOT BELIEVE THIS!!! It is a POWER GRAB! It will detroy what is left of the US manufacturing Base!!!
Boxer faces 'challenge of a lifetime' on climate change bill - Yahoo! News:
WASHINGTON — If the Senate doesn't pass a bill to cut global warming, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer says, there will be dire results: droughts, floods, fires, loss of species, damage to agriculture, worsening air pollution and more.
She says there's a huge upside, however, if the Senate does act: millions of clean-energy jobs, reduced reliance on foreign oil and less pollution for the nation's children."
Boxer faces 'challenge of a lifetime' on climate change bill - Yahoo! News:
WASHINGTON — If the Senate doesn't pass a bill to cut global warming, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer says, there will be dire results: droughts, floods, fires, loss of species, damage to agriculture, worsening air pollution and more.
She says there's a huge upside, however, if the Senate does act: millions of clean-energy jobs, reduced reliance on foreign oil and less pollution for the nation's children."
Maybe Lawmakers should read what they are voting on
Once again I say to America - you GET what you DESERVE! We keep electing these clowns into Office. We keep handing over our sacred TRUST - and this is what they do with it...
Are we not yet tired of being treated like the bug on the windshield?...
American Thinker Blog: Jacoby: Maybe Lawmakers should read what they are voting on:
Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby highlights a phenomenon that has made Congress something of a laughingstock in recent months.
According to Steny Hoyer, lawmakers should refrain from reading what they are to vote on:
At a news conference last week, he was talking about the healthcare overhaul being drafted on Capitol Hill, and a reporter asked whether he would support a pledge committing members of Congress to read the bill before voting on it, and to make the full text of the legislation available to the public online for 72 hours before the vote takes place"
Are we not yet tired of being treated like the bug on the windshield?...
American Thinker Blog: Jacoby: Maybe Lawmakers should read what they are voting on:
Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby highlights a phenomenon that has made Congress something of a laughingstock in recent months.
According to Steny Hoyer, lawmakers should refrain from reading what they are to vote on:
At a news conference last week, he was talking about the healthcare overhaul being drafted on Capitol Hill, and a reporter asked whether he would support a pledge committing members of Congress to read the bill before voting on it, and to make the full text of the legislation available to the public online for 72 hours before the vote takes place"
Gore: U.S. Climate Bill Will Help Bring About 'Global Governance' | Climate Depot
"Global Governance" ???!!??? - The Founders are turning over in their graves. We ARE forgetting who we are as a Nation each and every day!
Gore: U.S. Climate Bill Will Help Bring About 'Global Governance' | Climate Depot:
Former Vice President Al Gore declared that the Congressional climate bill will help bring about “global governance.”
“I bring you good news from the U.S., “Gore said on July 7, 2009 in Oxford at the Smith School World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment, sponsored by UK Times."
Gore: U.S. Climate Bill Will Help Bring About 'Global Governance' | Climate Depot:
Former Vice President Al Gore declared that the Congressional climate bill will help bring about “global governance.”
“I bring you good news from the U.S., “Gore said on July 7, 2009 in Oxford at the Smith School World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment, sponsored by UK Times."
Republican pundits open fire on Sarah Palin - Los Angeles Times
And the GOP wonders "why" so many of us are leaving the Party....
This behavior illustrates once again there is NO difference bewtween the Democratic "leaders" in Washington to the current Republican leaders in Congress....NONE of them get it!!!
Me thinks it's time to get them ALL OUT! Term Limits!!!!!!!!!!!
Republican pundits open fire on Sarah Palin - Los Angeles Times:
Since announcing her resignation, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been pummeled by critics who have called her incoherent, a quitter, a joke and a 'political train wreck.'
And those were fellow Republicans talking."
This behavior illustrates once again there is NO difference bewtween the Democratic "leaders" in Washington to the current Republican leaders in Congress....NONE of them get it!!!
Me thinks it's time to get them ALL OUT! Term Limits!!!!!!!!!!!
Republican pundits open fire on Sarah Palin - Los Angeles Times:
Since announcing her resignation, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been pummeled by critics who have called her incoherent, a quitter, a joke and a 'political train wreck.'
And those were fellow Republicans talking."
Punishing Google for Its Success
The Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights: Punishing Google for Its Success: "The Obama administration’s Department of Justice recently announced that it will dramatically increase enforcement of antitrust laws against successful, dominant companies who allegedly harm competition by wielding too much “market power.” What sorts of companies? Experts agree that the first targets might include one of America’s most beloved. “This will be bad news for heavyweights in the tech industries,” a leading scholar told the New York Times, “companies like Google.”"
The Climate Change Showdown: Dealmaking Begins Anew with Bill in U.S. Senate | GreenBiz.com
The Climate Change Showdown: Dealmaking Begins Anew with Bill in U.S. Senate: "President Obama promised during his campaign last year to auction 100 percent of cap-and-trade 'allowances' -- permits for every ton of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. The sale of these allowances to polluters was slated to fund the largest investment in renewable energy in history. The president has backed away from that commitment, and these allowances have become a new currency with which members of Congress barter for support." [our italics]
Climate plan's backers have tougher audience in Senate
Climate plan's backers have tougher audience in Senate: "Senate supporters of a bill that for the first time would put limits on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have launched an intense one-on-one effort to sound out their colleagues' views in hopes of winning their support.
It's by no means clear that they will succeed, however."
It's by no means clear that they will succeed, however."
We've got to address medical labor costs
We've got to address medical labor costs "...We can continue to obfuscate and pretend that the solution to America's health care financing conundrum is complicated. It is not. There are only two options for reducing labor costs and redirecting health care services. Neither option is under consideration.
The first option is a government-controlled single-payer system. Such a system can effectively exercise power in setting payment rates for providers and dictate who is eligible for which services. The fragmented system contemplated in the various reform options before Congress cannot accomplish either. Current political realities negate this option as being feasible.
The second option is to empower the consumer to discipline costs and redirect care. Just ask airline pilots who now earn half or less their pre-deregulation salaries about the disruptive and dislocating influence informed consumers have exerted on over-priced labor costs within their industry."
The first option is a government-controlled single-payer system. Such a system can effectively exercise power in setting payment rates for providers and dictate who is eligible for which services. The fragmented system contemplated in the various reform options before Congress cannot accomplish either. Current political realities negate this option as being feasible.
The second option is to empower the consumer to discipline costs and redirect care. Just ask airline pilots who now earn half or less their pre-deregulation salaries about the disruptive and dislocating influence informed consumers have exerted on over-priced labor costs within their industry."
The Conversation: Is health care cost debate focused on wrong issues?
The Conversation: Is health care cost debate focused on wrong issues? "As the nation debates competing plans to overhaul our health care system, critics from President Barack Obama on down seem to see the growing proportion of the gross national product spent on health care as an apocalyptic, unsustainable trend. Their suggestions for fixes range from electronic medical records and reduced pay for specialists to a single-payer national health insurance.
But none of those things will solve the problem of ever-increasing health care costs."
But none of those things will solve the problem of ever-increasing health care costs."
Record numbers seek permits to carry weapons
Record numbers seek permits to carry concealed weapons - Kansas City Star: "Across the Kansas City area, record numbers of people like Poynter are applying for permits to carry concealed weapons. The surge reflects the fears of rising crime in a down economy and concerns that the election of President Barack Obama might bring new limits on gun rights.
Clay County has seen the biggest increase.
From Jan. 1 through the end of May, 801 Clay County residents applied for permits to carry a concealed weapon — compared with 863 in all of 2008."
Clay County has seen the biggest increase.
From Jan. 1 through the end of May, 801 Clay County residents applied for permits to carry a concealed weapon — compared with 863 in all of 2008."
Rise in county gun sales tied to fewer cops, what Obama might do - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee: "From November 2008 to May 2009, gun dealers in Sacramento County sold nearly 5,000 more guns than they did in the same period last year, an increase of 40 percent, statistics from the state Bureau of Firearms show.
The state increase in gun sales averaged 32 percent.
Sacramento County gun owners, advocates and store owners largely attribute the boom to fear."
The state increase in gun sales averaged 32 percent.
Sacramento County gun owners, advocates and store owners largely attribute the boom to fear."
Sotomayor backers urge reporters to probe New Haven firefighter | McClatchy
Sotomayor backers urge reporters to probe New Haven firefighter: "The 35-year-old Ricci was the lead plaintiff in the case Ricci v. DeStefano, challenging New Haven's refusal to promote white firefighters after African-American and all but one Hispanic firefighters failed to score high enough on a promotion exam.
Sotomayor and a majority of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the city's claim that it was justifiably concerned about a potential civil rights suit being filed by the African-American firefighters.
Last month, however, the Supreme Court overturned the 2nd Circuit by 5-4.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Hayden says Congress was informed
AP Interview: Hayden says Congress was informed: "Former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden angrily struck back Saturday at assertions the Bush administration's post-9/11 surveillance program was more far-reaching than imagined and was largely concealed from congressional overseers.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Hayden maintained that top members of Congress were kept well-informed all along the way, notwithstanding protests from some that they were kept in the dark."
In an interview with The Associated Press, Hayden maintained that top members of Congress were kept well-informed all along the way, notwithstanding protests from some that they were kept in the dark."
Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears
My Way News - Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears: "Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of strangers, wirelessly, without ever leaving his car.
It took him 20 minutes to strike hacker's gold.
Zipping past Fisherman's Wharf, his scanner downloaded to his laptop the unique serial numbers of two pedestrians' electronic U.S. passport cards embedded with radio frequency identification, or RFID, tags. Within an hour, he'd 'skimmed' four more of the new, microchipped PASS cards from a distance of 20 feet."
It took him 20 minutes to strike hacker's gold.
Zipping past Fisherman's Wharf, his scanner downloaded to his laptop the unique serial numbers of two pedestrians' electronic U.S. passport cards embedded with radio frequency identification, or RFID, tags. Within an hour, he'd 'skimmed' four more of the new, microchipped PASS cards from a distance of 20 feet."
Rhode Island challenges federal ban by authorizing cultivation and sale of cannabis
The Little State That Says To Washington: 'Yes We Cannabis!'
"...Rhode Island legislators, only two years after passage of the original medical cannabis laws, recognized that a self-preservation model is inadequate to serve the needs of sick, dying or sense-threatened patients who need whole-smoked cannabis and edibles. Again, in full opposition to the Governor and federal agencies, the legislature overrode a second veto to establish Rhode Island as the first bona fide state to legally sanction and license third parties to cultivate and sell cannabis (in the case of Rhode Island, the recent medical cannabis legislation has provided initial approval to three medical cannabis wellness centers for the entire state)."
"...Rhode Island legislators, only two years after passage of the original medical cannabis laws, recognized that a self-preservation model is inadequate to serve the needs of sick, dying or sense-threatened patients who need whole-smoked cannabis and edibles. Again, in full opposition to the Governor and federal agencies, the legislature overrode a second veto to establish Rhode Island as the first bona fide state to legally sanction and license third parties to cultivate and sell cannabis (in the case of Rhode Island, the recent medical cannabis legislation has provided initial approval to three medical cannabis wellness centers for the entire state)."
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