Saturday, March 20, 2010

Republican.Senate.Gov - Blogs

THEY THEMSELVES can't figure out numbers!!!!

Republican.Senate.Gov - Blogs:

Even the Administration’s Chief Actuary at HHS cannot provide cost analysis of latest Democrat health spending bill before the vote"

Michael W. McConnell: The Health Vote and the Constitution—II - WSJ.com

We have people at the DC Anti-Health Care Rally. We are trying to post pictures on Facebook. We don't have a good link yet - but go to Facebook - look for Pat Patriot Blogpatriot and photos and live updates will go on all day!

Michael W. McConnell: The Health Vote and the Constitution—II - WSJ.com:

In just a few days the House of Representatives is expected to act on two different pieces of legislation: the Senate version of the health-care bill (the one that contains the special deals, 'Cadillac' insurance plan taxes, and abortion coverage) and an amendatory bill making changes in the Senate bill. The House will likely adopt a 'self-executing' rule that 'deems' passage of the amendatory bill as enactment of the Senate bill, without an actual vote on the latter."

Medicare fix would push health care into the red - Yahoo! Finance

IT IS A SHELL GAME! If you or I did this kind of accounting we would be destroyed!!!!

Medicare fix would push health care into the red - Yahoo! Finance:

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional budget scorekeepers say a Medicare fix that Democrats included in earlier versions of their health care bill would push it into the red.

The Congressional Budget Office said Friday that rolling back a programmed cut in Medicare fees to doctors would cost $208 billion over 10 years. If added back to the health care overhaul bill, it would wipe out all the deficit reduction, leaving the legislation $59 billion in the red."

Boehner to Speaker Pelosi: “Every Member Should Stand Before the American People and Announce His or Her Vote” | Republican Leader John Boehner

Boehner to Speaker Pelosi: “Every Member Should Stand Before the American People and Announce His or Her Vote” | Republican Leader John Boehner:

House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) requesting that the final health care votes be recorded by “call of the roll” so that every lawmaker is required to publicly announce their vote on the House floor.

“This weekend’s votes will be among the most consequential votes we will ever cast as Members of Congress,” Boehner says in the letter to Speaker Pelosi. “As such, it is my belief that every Member should stand before the American people and announce his or her vote as the final decision is made.”"

Friday, March 19, 2010

President Obama Promotes OFA Astroturf Campaign (with Bonus Plagiarism) - Big Journalism

President Obama Promotes OFA Astroturf Campaign (with Bonus Plagiarism) - Big Journalism:

Organizing for America (formerly Organizing for Obama) has a Health Reform Action page which encourages members to write a letter to the editor. After typing in your zip code you get a list of local news outlets with radio buttons you can click:"

Congressional Budget Office's sunny forecast carries big uncertainties - washingtonpost.com

If I ran my Corporate Numbers like this - I would be laughed out, then tossed out of business!

Congressional Budget Office's sunny forecast carries big uncertainties - washingtonpost.com:

The latest estimate of what health-care reform would mean for the government's finances was such a hot document Thursday that at times the Congressional Budget Office's Web site couldn't handle the traffic"

Call to Arms: Join Me in DC Saturday to Stop ObamaCare - Big Government

Call to Arms: Join Me in DC Saturday to Stop ObamaCare - Big Government:

I am calling to all of you freedom-loving Americans to come once again to Washington D.C. to gather at upper Senate Park, across from the Capitol on Saturday, at 12 o’clock noon.

We must come by the thousands."

EXCLUSIVE -- Democrats plan doc fix after reform - Live Pulse - POLITICO.com

BREAKING NEWS!!! More evidence of financial shell game!!!

EXCLUSIVE -- Democrats plan doc fix after reform - Live Pulse - POLITICO.com:

Democrats are planning to introduce legislation later this spring that would permanently repeal annual Medicare cuts to doctors, but are warning lawmakers not to talk about it for fear that it will complicate their push to pass comprehensive health reform. The plans undercut the party's message that reform lowers the deficit, according to a memo obtained by POLITICO.

Democrats removed the so-called doc fix from the reform legislation last year because its $371-billion price tag would have made it impossible for Democrats to claim that their bill reduces the deficit. Republicans have argued for months that by stripping the doc fix from the bill, Democrats were playing a shell game."

� Dem Memo: ‘Do Not Allow Yourself to Get into a Discussion’ of Health Bill Score - Big Government

There are 10 members who are having their apendages twisted off to get their NO vote to YES - PLEASE CALL!!! We the People - remember!!! Our voices are the most powerful force on earth!!!!

CONGRESSMAN JASON ALTMIRE 202-225-2565

CONGRESSMAN BOYD 202-225-5235

CONGRESSMAN LINCOLN DAVIS 202-225-6831

CONGRESSMAN HERSETH – SANDLER 202-225-2801

CONGRESSMAN FRANK KRATOVIL 202-225-5311

CONGRESSMAN BETSY MARKEY 202-225-4676

CONGRESSMAN JIM MATTHESON 202-225-3011

CONGRESSMAN HEATH SHULER 202-225-6401

CONGRESSMAN JOHN TANNER 202-225-4714

CONGRESSMAN SCOTT MURPHY 202-225-5614


Dem Memo: ‘Do Not Allow Yourself to Get into a Discussion’ of Health Bill Score - Big Government:

Making the rounds of Democrat Offices on Capitol Hill is a ‘messaging’ memo designed to help Democrat members navigate a politically dangerous environment where the public is united in opposition to their government take-over of health care. Key message:

“do not allow yourself (or your boss) to get into a discussion of the details of CBO scores and textual narrative. Instead, focus only on the deficit reduction and number of Americans covered.”"

NRCC - Code Red - Media

NRCC - Code Red - Media: "When will the Special Deals Stop?

If you were outraged by the backroom deals included in the previous versions of the Democrats’ government takeover of healthcare, you better sit down because the deals are back. Code Red found that many of those deals are still included in the latest machination of Obama and Pelosi’s healthcare bill."

� The Heat is On: Congressman’s Office Says Constituent Calls Are ‘Harassment’ - Big Government

They think they are SO much wiser than the "Common Folk"...

The Heat is On: Congressman’s Office Says Constituent Calls Are ‘Harassment’ - Big Government:

Yesterday, I decided to call Rep. John Garamendi’s (CA-10) office in Washington, D.C. He’s my representative and I wanted to voice my opposition to the Senate Health Care Bill. I spoke with a female staffer and politely told her that, while I support health care reform, I oppose the Senate Bill because it wasn’t true “reform.” She said the Congressman thinks it’s a good bill and that he campaigned on health care reform. I told her I knew that. I also mentioned that I voted for him. When I tried to give her specific reasons why the Senate Bill would harm our system rather than reform it, she refused to listen. She said she was very busy and hung up on me. Being the persistent person that I am, I kept calling back. Each time I tried to finish my point, she hung up."

� Breaking: While An Anxious Nation Is Transfixed By The Healthcare Debate, The Obama Administration Restores ACORN Funding - Big Government

� Breaking: While An Anxious Nation Is Transfixed By The Healthcare Debate, The Obama Administration Restores ACORN Funding - Big Government:

While America is distracted by Democrats’ attempts to unconstitutionally ram government-run healthcare down the throats of the American people, the Obama administration began preparing to resume funding to President Obama’s favorite community organizing group."

CNSNews.com - White House Won't Rule Out That Obama Will Sign Other Bills Such As Immigration Reform That Are Not Put to Yea or Nay Votes in Both Houses

Our President says "We" must have "Courage". Yet, they "deem" to pass legislation that the very people who put them in their lofty positions don't want.
They'll utilize anti-constitutional "tricks" so they don't have to do the "heavy lifting" or go on record with their votes...and yet "We" are supposed to show courage.
I think the American public is....showing more courage than 90% of our elected officials. We are showing the Courage of our Convictions. They - our Government - is waking the sleeping giant....
I love this country...I love it so much it hurts. I would do anything to protect it. I'm watching the fundamental destruction of our Republic.
Not fundamental change. Fundamental, deliberate destruction...and they don't even possess the "courage" to go on record with the courage of THEIR convictions, because they can't.
They possess none.
Please do not let up.
Health Care is destroying Massachusetts - the ONLY reason it is still standing is because the Federal government is POURING money into it to PROP IT UP! To keep it the "Shining Example of Universal Health Care" a paper tiger "success story". It's a SHAM!!!
Do the research. OPEN your eyes.
Today, stopping this bill - has NOTHING at all to do with Party affiliations...this has everything to do with the raw power of "We the People".
Our Founders wrote a magnificent document that made the voice and pen mightier than the sword. THATS the weapon we must each wield now...our voices.
Loud and clear and rising to the heavens! Make yourself heard. You are part of a wonderful land.....keep it this way for us...keep it this way for our future generations....do NOT let it slip away.
They are saying if this "trick" works...they will use it for immigration reform, Cap & Trade ( EI: The Destruction of Blue Collar America )...and god only knows what else......
We are the most powerful force on earth. Don't let them stop you - be heard! Shout from the heavens! Wield the mighty pen! Stop the madness! YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!

CNSNews.com - White House Won't Rule Out That Obama Will Sign Other Bills Such As Immigration Reform That Are Not Put to Yea or Nay Votes in Both Houses:

Washington (CNSNews.com) – The White House declined on Thursday to rule out that President Barack Obama might sign future legislation, such as an immigration reform measure, that has not been put to a recorded yea-or-nay vote in both houses of Congress."

A moment in the spotlight, welcome or not, for the handful of Democrats who will decide health care | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

STOP THE BILL! Please contact these people! I'm getting faxes returned as not going through! I DON'T CARE! I will kep trying!!!

A moment in the spotlight, welcome or not, for the handful of Democrats who will decide health care | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment:

John Barrow. Heath Shuler. Allen Boyd. Jason Altmire. John Tanner. Suzanne Kosmas. Lincoln Davis. Glenn Nye.

These are the members of Congress who will decide, in the next few days, whether President Obama’s health-care plan becomes the law of the land.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi needs 216 votes to pass the bill. By most estimates, she is five to 10 votes short."

EXCLUSIVE: Vice President Biden Says President Obama’s Rescheduled Trip Not a Bad Sign for Health Care Bill’s Prospects - Political Punch

EXCLUSIVE: Vice President Biden Says President Obama’s Rescheduled Trip Not a Bad Sign for Health Care Bill’s Prospects - Political Punch:

Vice President Biden said today that that the fact that President Obama cancelled his trip to Indonesia and Australia next week is not an ominous sign for the prospects of the health care reform bill on Capitol Hill.

Biden addressed a range of topics on the issue of health care, including the criticisms that nervous lawmakers are directing at the White House over its handling of the bill; the debate in the Catholic Church over the health care bill, and what he is telling Members of Congress as they get closer to a vote."

Peggy Noonan: Now for the Slaughter - WSJ.com

Peggy Noonan: Now for the Slaughter - WSJ.com:

Excuse me, but it is embarrassing—really, embarrassing to our country—that the president of the United States has again put off a state visit to Australia and Indonesia because he's having trouble passing a piece of domestic legislation he's been promising for a year will be passed next week. What an air of chaos this signals to the world. And to do this to Australia of all countries, a nation that has always had America's back and been America's friend."

Republicans assail IRS provision in health care bill - The Hill's On The Money

George Orwell is turning over in his grave! WAKE UP! Where does the world go when there is no more "US"???

Republicans assail IRS provision in health care bill - The Hill's On The Money:

House Ways and Means Republicans on Thursday assailed a provision in the proposed health care reform bill under consideration this week.

Subcommittee on Oversight ranking member Charles Boustany (R-La.) said the IRS provision in the bill 'dangerously expands, in an ominous way the tentacles of the IRS and it's reach into every American family,' he said today during a press conference.

'This is a vast expanse of power,' he said."

Caterpillar: Health care bill would cost it $100M - Chicago Breaking Business

Caterpillar: Health care bill would cost it $100M - Chicago Breaking Business:

Dow Jones Newswires | Caterpillar Inc. said the health-care overhaul legislation being considered by the U.S. House would increase the company's health-care costs by more than $100 million in the first year alone.

In a letter Thursday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio, Caterpillar urged lawmakers to vote against the plan 'because of the substantial cost burdens it would place on our shareholders, employees and retirees.'"

Thursday, March 18, 2010

CNSNews.com - Republicans Will Get Only 30 Minutes on House Floor to Debate Slaughter Rule

Hope, change, fairness, transparency......ahhhhhhh, how's this workin' out for all of ya???

CNSNews.com - Republicans Will Get Only 30 Minutes on House Floor to Debate Slaughter Rule:

(CNSNews.com) – Under the standard procedures of the House of Representatives, Republicans will get only 30 minutes on the House floor to debate the special 'rule' being prepared by House Rules Chairman Louise Slaughter (D.-N.Y.) that would deem the Senate health care bill passed in the House without an actual vote on the bill as required by Article I, Section VII of the Constitution."

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Proudly Serving the 6th District of Minnesota

Michelle is organizing a Rally in DC for Saturday.....we will try and post info as fast as we have it!

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Proudly Serving the 6th District of Minnesota:

Washington, D.C., Mar 17 - It seems that President Obama and the Democratic majority in Congress will stop at nothing to pass their health care bill, regardless of the overwhelming opposition to it by the American people. And we're seeing that desperation manifest itself through the use of slick and sly legislative procedures and voting tactics."

Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Vote, Don't Debate - WSJ.com

Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Vote, Don't Debate - WSJ.com:

Democratic leaders are staunchly defending their possible use of a parliamentary maneuver to avoid a traditional vote on health care. Are they also getting ready to abandon a promise that lawmakers would have at least 72 hours to read and evaluate the language of the health care bill?"

Pelosi Tactic for Health-Care Vote Would Raise Legal Questions - Bloomberg.com

Pelosi Tactic for Health-Care Vote Would Raise Legal Questions - Bloomberg.com:

March 18 (Bloomberg) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may be creating new grounds for a court challenge to the proposed U.S. health-care overhaul as she considers using a mechanism that would avoid a vote on the full legislation."

House Dems on track for vote on $940B health bill - Yahoo! News

All info available at this link!!! http://www.rules.house.gov/
They are voting on the Slaughter Solution for the Deem & Pass from what we understand!!!! DO NOT LET UP!!!!

House Dems on track for vote on $940B health bill - Yahoo! News:

WASHINGTON – House Democrats are pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would simultaneously deliver on President Barack Obama's promise to expand coverage while slashing the deficit, a strategy aimed at winning over the party's fiscal conservatives.

Leaving nothing to chance, the White House announced that Obama has put off his planned trip to Asia for a second time, delaying it until June. Obama was to have left Sunday — when the House is planning to vote."

University of Notre Shame? :: Accuracy In Academia

University of Notre Shame? :: Accuracy In Academia:

Is there nowhere to turn these days for solid information, untainted by the veneer of left-wing political correctness? Time was that private religious colleges and universities offered a “safe haven” from such propaganda, but according to teacher and author Mike Adams, those days might be over."

12,000 new IRS agents to enforce health care registration? (Just heard on Rush....)

12,000 new IRS agents to enforce health care registration? (Just heard on Rush....):

OMG....No wonder Obama, Pelosi and Reid are hiding this giant turd! Say goodbye to your personal freedoms folks!"

Grace-Marie Turner: The Failure of RomneyCare - WSJ.com

Grace-Marie Turner: The Failure of RomneyCare - WSJ.com:

Former Massachusetts governor and likely 2012 presidential aspirant Mitt Romney has been on the wrong side of the defining political battle of our time.

Mr. Romney claimed earlier this month on 'Fox News Sunday' that the Massachusetts health reform plan he signed into law in 2006 is 'the ultimate conservative plan.' But there are many similarities between it and the ObamaCare loathed by conservative voters."

BREAKING -- Gibbs: Obama cancels his trip to Indonesia (Slip Sliding Away)

BREAKING -- Gibbs: Obama cancels his trip to Indonesia (Slip Sliding Away):

Obama cancels his trip to Indonesia White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said President Obama will postpone his trip to Indonesia until June."

The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : CBO: 98% of Spending in HC Bill Comes in Last 6 Yrs

The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : CBO: 98% of Spending in HC Bill Comes in Last 6 Yrs:

Although CBO completed a preliminary review of legislative language prior to its release, the agency has not thoroughly examined the reconciliation proposal to verify its consistency with the previous draft. This estimate is therefore preliminary, pending a review of the language of the reconciliation proposal, as well as further review and refinement of the budgetary projections."

The American Spectator : Mark Levin Readies Lawsuit on Slaughter Rule

The American Spectator : Mark Levin Readies Lawsuit on Slaughter Rule:

Democrats poised to use the so-called 'deem and pass' strategy to force through a health care bill will have to deal with Mark Levin first.

Levin, known to his fans as one of the most popular talk show hosts in the country, is also both a legal scholar and longtime president of the Landmark Legal Foundation, a nonprofit, public interest law firm A former chief of staff to Reagan Attorney General Edwin Meese III, Levin is the author of two New York Times bestselling books on the Constitution and the judiciary, the last, Liberty and Tyranny, at number one for a dozen weeks."

Fred Barnes: The Health-Care Wars Are Only Beginning - WSJ.com

Fred Barnes: The Health-Care Wars Are Only Beginning - WSJ.com:

On Dec. 7, 1941, an announcement was made during the football game between the hometown Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles. All the generals and admirals at Griffith Stadium were instructed to report to their duty stations. Little did they know their lives would be changed forever and America would be at war, or on war footing, for the next half-century. Pearl Harbor had been attacked."

The American Spectator : Specter Opens Door on White House Felonies

The American Spectator : Specter Opens Door on White House Felonies:

Here we go again.

Even as the drama of health care carries the headlines, beneath the surface, visible now, the iceberg of scandal ripples.

First, the timeline on the blossoming scandal upon which we will now officially fix the dreaded 'gate' descriptive. Jobsgate."

An open letter to Dr. Pelosi | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Outstanding!

An open letter to Dr. Pelosi | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment:

I confess, I’m utterly flummoxed by health care reform and what’s going on in Congress.

Maybe, as a local newscaster, I’m just not capable of keeping up with the arcane legislative nuances that are driving this bizarre surreal spectacle, but I know experienced congressional correspondents who are equally perplexed over this sausage-making."

Democracy Denied...

The chart shows how it has become standard procedure in the Obama administration not to take no for an answer. When Obama's radical agenda is rejected by Congress and the American people, he goes around the democratic process to do what he wants anyway.


FOXNews.com - Obama: 'Procedural' Spat Over Health Bill Vote Doesn't Worry Me

Our President is basically calling the "voters"...you know, We The People a "Procedural Spat"....

FOXNews.com - Obama: 'Procedural' Spat Over Health Bill Vote Doesn't Worry Me:

President Obama is not worried about the 'procedural' debate over whether House Democratic leaders should go ahead with a plan to approve health care reform without a traditional vote, he told Fox News on Wednesday."

Breitbart.tv � Puzzling Statement: Obama Says ‘Louisiana Purchase’ Will Help With the Earthquake in Hawaii

Breitbart.tv � Puzzling Statement: Obama Says ‘Louisiana Purchase’ Will Help With the Earthquake in Hawaii:

Puzzling Statement: Obama Says ‘Louisiana Purchase’ Will Help With the Earthquake in Hawaii"

The Associated Press: Idaho first to sign law aimed at health care plan

The Associated Press: Idaho first to sign law aimed at health care plan:

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho took the lead in a growing, nationwide fight against health care overhaul Wednesday when its governor became the first to sign a measure requiring the state attorney general to sue the federal government if residents are forced to buy health insurance.

Similar legislation is pending in 37 other states."

Stephen Lynch warns on health vote - BostonHerald.com

Not a big fan of Steve Lynch - however heard the interview on our local station. He feels the "fix it up" Bill that would follow the Health Care Debacle Obamalosi Castro Care - to supposedly address the "problems" throughout the 2700 pages of absolute nonsense is a Fool's Errand. He doesn't think there is any intention to pass it in the Senate.

Stephen Lynch warns on health vote - BostonHerald.com:

Even one of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s floor whips, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, says a proposed parliamentary move to pass health-care reform would be “disingenuous” and harm the credibility of Congress.

In a sign of how tough it’s been for Pelosi to round up votes for the massive bill, Lynch - a South Boston Democrat who supported a House reform package last year - said he’ll probably vote against a key Senate version of the legislation, unless unexpected major changes are made soon."

Local News | Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16 | Seattle Times Newspaper

Local News | Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16 | Seattle Times Newspaper:

Effective April 16, Walgreens drugstores across the state won't take any new Medicaid patients, saying that filling their prescriptions is a money-losing proposition — the latest development in an ongoing dispute over Medicaid reimbursement."

Senate Bill EXPANDS Abortion Provision

In a mad rush to pass a health care reform plan leading House Democrats now intend to take up the Senate-passed version of the bill, arguing that the Senate language prohibits federal funding of abortion. Besides that fact that this simply not true, it also demonstrates the lengths the president and his allies will take to pass this bill against the will of the American people... the Senate bill deliberately excludes the language of the Hyde amendment. It expands federal funding and the role of the federal government in the provision of abortion procedures." [our emphasis]

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Gallup.Com - Daily News, Polls, Public Opinion on Government, Politics, Economics, Management

Gallup.Com - Daily News, Polls, Public Opinion on Government, Politics, Economics, Management:

Far fewer Americans say President Barack Obama has done a good job in three key areas -- protecting the environment (52%), improving energy policy (43%), and making America prosperous (38%) -- than a year ago predicted he would do so."

Economic Scene - Deficit Builds as Americans Pay Less and Get More - NYTimes.com

Economic Scene - Deficit Builds as Americans Pay Less and Get More - NYTimes.com:

As a society gets richer, its tax rates tend to rise."

Obamacare Slaughter Rule is without Precedent | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.

Obamacare Slaughter Rule is without Precedent | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.:

Yesterday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) endorsed the rumored Slaughter Rule to send the Senate passed Obamacare bill to the President without a direct up-or-down vote in the House. Don’t believe those on the left who are trying to argue that because Republicans used deeming resolutions when they were in power, it is ok for Democrats to use a similar tactic to pass legislation without a vote."

Obama's Health Care Agenda: How it Will Hurt American Families | The Heritage Foundation

Obama's Health Care Agenda: How it Will Hurt American Families | The Heritage Foundation:

What It Will Do

* It Undermines Parental Authority: Instead of empowering parents, President Obama's health care plan will chip away at the fundamental rights parents have in key health care decisions for their family by centralizing crucial health care decision-making over plans and benefits in Washington.
* It Puts Federal Bureaucrats in Control of Health Care Decisions: The President's health agenda would result in a major transfer of regulatory authority over health insurance and the kinds of benefits and medical treatments that families get in their health coverage. This could also compromise the rights of families to secure the kind of health coverage that is compatible with their ethical, moral, or religious convictions."

Fact Checking the White House | Fix Health Care Policy

Fact Checking the White House | Fix Health Care Policy:

Rather than debate the substance, the White House is in full campaign mode in order to label any opposition to its government-heavy health reform agenda as “misinformation” or “myths you’ve heard.” Case in point: The White House now has a taxpayer-funded Web site to “reality check” credible criticisms and arguments. Problem is the videos “debunking” each “myth” are low on facts. See our response below."

White House Bans Signs & Banners at Friday Health Care Event

White House Bans Signs & Banners at Friday Health Care Event:

Barack Obama will speak “on the urgent need for Health reform” at an event on Friday morning at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia in the Patriot Center, a basketball arena seating about 10,000.

The event is apparently open to all, ensuring that opponents of the plan will be there. But the White House announcement on Facebook reads:

Just as a heads up, no signs or banners are permitted, and those who come are encouraged to limit personal items and not bring bags or purses.

What a courteous “heads up.” Not satisfied to push a bill the public opposes, and threaten to use unconstitutional means to do so, the White House now helpfully informs us our First Amendment rights are null and void."

National Debt Up $2 Trillion on Obama's Watch - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

National Debt Up $2 Trillion on Obama's Watch - Political Hotsheet - CBS News:

The latest posting from the Treasury Department shows the National Debt has increased over $2 trillion since President Obama took office.

The debt now stands at $12.6 trillion. On the day Mr. Obama took office it was $10.6 trillion.

President George W. Bush still holds the record for the most debt run up on his watch: $4.9 trillion. But it took him over four years to rack up the first two trillion dollars in debt. It has taken Mr. Obama 421 days."

Obama Aides See ‘Extended Period’ of Unemployment (Update1) - Bloomberg.com

Obama Aides See ‘Extended Period’ of Unemployment (Update1) - Bloomberg.com:

March 16 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. employers won’t hire enough workers this year to lower the jobless rate much below the level of 9.7 percent reached in February, three Obama administration economic officials said today."

My Way News - Bernanke to wage fresh battle for Fed powers

My Way News - Bernanke to wage fresh battle for Fed powers:

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke plans to wage a fresh battle against Senate efforts to scale back the Fed's role in supervising the nation's banks.

In testimony prepared for a House hearing on Wednesday obtained by The Associated Press, Bernanke argued that the Fed factors in information it gets from its role as a regulator into its decisions on interest rates. And, Bernanke said its banking duties give the Fed insights into the health of the entire banking system."

Capitol Hill cops decry bullying staff members - TheHill.com

Capitol Hill cops decry bullying staff members - TheHill.com:

U.S. Capitol Police officers say they need more backing from their leaders to stop congressional staffers who insist on bypassing metal detectors when entering the Capitol with lawmakers."

Obama Not Meeting Americans' Lofty Expectations on Issues

Obama Not Meeting Americans' Lofty Expectations on Issues:

PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans' ratings of the job President Barack Obama is doing in three key areas are much less positive than their expectations were for him shortly after he took office. Americans give Obama the best review for protecting the environment and the worst for making America prosperous."

Health care reform—down the rabbit hole? | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Health care reform—down the rabbit hole? | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment:

Over the past several weeks President Obama has made the line “Congress owes the American people a final up-or-down vote” central to his pitch for final action on health care reform. It’s how he describes the complicated process of reconciliation. It’s very smart."

Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: Tom Hanks racism flow chart

Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: Tom Hanks racism flow chart:

GLENN: All right. So, Pat wants to wreck Tom Hanks even more and --

PAT: He's doing it himself.

GLENN: Here it is.

VOICE: -- to connect that today, do you support President Obama's decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan, to take down Al Qaeda and the fact that he has not ended a war in Iraq yet?"

Without Firing a Shot? - Opinion - PatriotPost.US

Without Firing a Shot? - Opinion - PatriotPost.US:

During the height of the Cold War, some feared the communists would take over the United States without firing a shot. Could it be that nearly a half-century later, we're on the verge of that becoming a reality?

President Barack Obama and Democratic congressmen won their respective elections -- no shots were fired -- and they are feverishly attempting to dismantle this nation's institutions, brick by brick.

The American people are getting a bird's-eye view of what the left, which completely dominates the Democratic Party, thinks of the Constitution, freedom and the right of the people to self-governance."

The White House's phony case for its health plan | Washington Examiner

The White House's phony case for its health plan | Washington Examiner:

The latest White House line is that polls showing the public opposed to Obamacare are wrong. In fact, administration officials argue, most Americans support the Democrats' national health care plan, a point proven by poll data showing people approve of several elements of the current health bill."

The American Spectator : Liberty Is Finite

The American Spectator : Liberty Is Finite:

There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom
of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those
in power, than by violent and sudden usurpations...'
-- James Madison, June 6, 1788
Speech to the Virginia Convention on Ratifying the Constitution"

The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Romneycare Bankrupting Massachusetts, Obamacare Will Do the Same Nationally

The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Romneycare Bankrupting Massachusetts, Obamacare Will Do the Same Nationally:

Massachusetts Treasurer Tim Cahill, who is running for governor as an independent this year, has come out swinging against the Democratic health care bill based on a similar experiment in Massachusetts. Yesterday Obama adviser David Axelrod cited 'Masscare' as a model for Obamacare."

The American Spectator : The Masscare Massacre

The American Spectator : The Masscare Massacre:

On Sunday, White House political adviser David Axelrod appeared on ABC's 'This Week' and tried to brush aside the message sent by Sen. Scott Brown's (R-Mass.) improbable election. 'Senator Brown comes from a state that has a health care plan that's similar to the one we're trying to enact here,' Axelrod said. 'We're just trying to give the rest of America the same opportunities that the people of Massachusetts have.'"

Tim Cahill slams Barack Obama, Dems on health care - BostonHerald.com

Tim Cahill slams Barack Obama, Dems on health care - BostonHerald.com:

State Treasurer Tim Cahill, taking swipes at both Gov. Deval Patrick and President Obama, boosted his bipartisan chops yesterday, telling Herald columnist Howie Carr on WRKO, “I voted for John McCain, believe it or not.”

Cahill, saying he was barred from the 2008 Democratic National Convention because he wouldn’t endorse either Obama or Hillary Clinton, said, “My own party basically voted me out.”"

Sony chairman Michael Lynton calls for healthy alternative to popcorn in cinemas - Times Online

Does ANYONE think the American public can make a good decision for THEMSELVES without a "Nanny State" watching over them....they can have my popcorn when they pry it out of my cold, dead hands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MORE BUTTER PLEASE!!!

Sony chairman Michael Lynton calls for healthy alternative to popcorn in cinemas - Times Online:

For many, a night out at the movies would not be complete without the sound of popcorn and chocolate wrappers from the stalls. One of the most powerful studio bosses in Hollywood, however, would like to see cinemas selling healthier snacks."

The Associated Press: FACT CHECK: Premiums would rise under Obama plan

Gee...Obamacare "Slight of Hand"...????....Nooooooo, I can't believe those we elect would do that......do they think we're stupid? The answer is YES! READ THE FINE PRINT - listen to the costs skyrocketing in Massachusetts - LISTEN!!!!! There is NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH!

The Associated Press: FACT CHECK: Premiums would rise under Obama plan:

WASHINGTON — Buyers, beware: President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul will lower premiums by double digits, but check the fine print.

Premiums are likely to keep going up even if the health care bill passes, experts say. If cost controls work as advertised, annual increases would level off with time. But don't look for a rollback. Instead, the main reason premiums would be more affordable is that new government tax credits would help cover the cost for millions of people."

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Limbaugh prompts healthcare calls, ties up House phone lines - TheHill.com

Limbaugh prompts healthcare calls, ties up House phone lines - TheHill.com:

House phone lines were nearing capacity on Tuesday as conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh encouraged fans to call in their objections on healthcare legislation.

The House e-mail system was also deluged in what the House’s technology office called “a very significant spike” in traffic."

Fred Hiatt - Obama's happiness deficit

Fred Hiatt - Obama's happiness deficit:

Here's a theory about why President Obama is having a tough political time right now: He doesn't seem all that happy being president.

I know, it's the world's hardest job, and between war and the world economy collapsing, he didn't have the first year he might have wished for. And, yes, he's damned either way: With thousands of Americans risking their lives overseas and millions losing their jobs at home, we'd slam him if he acted carefree."

NRCC - Code Red - Targets

Targeted LINK to contact those on the "Fence" about voting for the Obamacare DEBACLE- please take a moment to contact one or all. Your involvement DOES and WILL make a difference!!!!

NRCC - Code Red - Targets:

Here is a view of how each representative voted last November and their current status. Make sure they hear from you.

Click to call or write the Democrats below and tell them to vote ‘NO!"

The American Spectator : Do Ordinary Americans Still Matter?

The American Spectator : Do Ordinary Americans Still Matter?:

Adam Light called last week to tell me about his campaign for Congress in Virginia's 9th District. To say that Light's candidacy is a long shot is to understate the tremendous odds against him."

American Thinker Blog: Pelosi brags that Obamacare is just the beginning

American Thinker Blog: Pelosi brags that Obamacare is just the beginning:

If you have any doubt that the Democratic leadership of the House views passing the current health care reform bill as the beginning, not the end, of the process of creating a national government health care system, just note what Speaker Nancy Pelosi told a group of bloggers on Monday. 'My biggest fight has been between those who wanted to do something incremental and those who wanted to do something comprehensive,' Pelosi said, according to an account by Washington Post reform advocate Ezra Klein. 'We won that fight, and once we kick through this door, there'll be more legislation to follow.'"

Five ways to pass or sink health care reform - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com

Five ways to pass or sink health care reform - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com:

With a 2,000-plus page bill, roughly a week to pass it and countless wavering House members, the political degree of difficulty of passing health reform is as high as it can be for Democrats.

They’re optimistic they’ll get to 216 votes in the House. They’re not there yet. And the vote could go either way."

American Thinker Blog: ObamaCare's New Public Health Workforce Corps

American Thinker Blog: ObamaCare's New Public Health Workforce Corps:

Lurking within the recently-released Reconciliation bill is a brand new corps of government workers.

Page 911 of the 2010 Reconciliation PDF. Section 2231."

Slaughter House Rules - WSJ.com

Slaughter House Rules - WSJ.com:

We're not sure American schools teach civics any more, but once upon a time they taught that under the U.S. Constitution a bill had to pass both the House and Senate to become law. Until this week, that is, when Speaker Nancy Pelosi is moving to merely 'deem' that the House has passed the Senate health-care bill and then send it to President Obama to sign anyway."

House may try to pass Senate health-care bill without voting on it

House may try to pass Senate health-care bill without voting on it:

After laying the groundwork for a decisive vote this week on the Senate's health-care bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Monday that she might attempt to pass the measure without having members vote on it.

Instead, Pelosi (D-Calif.) would rely on a procedural sleight of hand: The House would vote on a more popular package of fixes to the Senate bill; under the House rule for that vote, passage would signify that lawmakers 'deem' the health-care bill to be passed."

Barack Obama threatens to withdraw support from wavering Democrats - Telegraph

Barack Obama threatens to withdraw support from wavering Democrats - Telegraph:

The president will refuse to make fund-raising visits during November elections to any district whose representative has not backed the bill.

A one-night presidential appearance can bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds which would otherwise take months to accumulate through cold-calling by campaign volunteers."

'Nobody Wants to Vote for the Senate bill' - WSJ.com

'Nobody Wants to Vote for the Senate bill' - WSJ.com:

The Democratic spin explaining why polls show the public opposed to their health care bill is that voters actually like the individual pieces of the bill but have been turned off by the messy process."

Monday, March 15, 2010

Scott Brown Discusses Healthcare

"Rarely have elected leaders been so intent on defying the public will. For many members of Congress, the time for choosing is near – do what the party leadership demands, or do what the people have asked you to do. If my colleagues don’t mind some advice from a newcomer, I’d suggest going with the will of the people."



American Grassroots Coalition

American Grassroots Coalition:

What: CODE RED Health Care Rally to Kill The Bill!
When: March 16, 2010 at 10:00 am EST.
Where: Capitol Hill, Taft Park, Washington D.C."

American Thinker: The Big Lie of Health Care Reform

WE HAVE TO STOP THIS! They "just want it to go away"...which is why they'll VOTE FOR IT? It will NEVER EVER go away if they vote for it!!!!

American Thinker: The Big Lie of Health Care Reform:

One-Sixth of the US Economy is threatened with a takeover by the Federal Government on the erroneous rationale that 'Tens of millions of people in the US are without health care insurance, and therefore are being denied access to adequate health care.' Unjust! Unfair!

This is, of course, an absolute lie. And nor do some large number of people 'die every day from lack of health insurance coverage.' That too is a lie."

American Thinker Blog: Killing the best medical system in the world

American Thinker Blog: Killing the best medical system in the world:

I study biomedical science for a living. I've also sampled foreign medical care myself, in Italy, Mexico, Israel, the Netherlands and Sweden. And the United States, needless to say. I've never had better treatment anywhere in the world than here in the US, even as a college student, when I was completely broke. I've often seen inferior care in other countries, though I respect most of their doctors and medical professionals for their benevolent intentions."

Obamacare Will Topple the Rickety Market | Page 1 of 1 | Financial Articles and Blogs | TheStreet.com

Obamacare Will Topple the Rickety Market | Page 1 of 1 | Financial Articles and Blogs | TheStreet.com:

Either the market doesn't care that the health care bill will pass -- and it will -- or it doesn't think that the proposal will cost that much -- something I think is nuts. Which brings us to a very tenuous crossroad: We have to wonder if this is one of those occasions, like in 2008, where the market doesn't see the coming catastrophe. Or perhaps the market sees any resolution as positive."

‘Waste 102′: The Final List � The Great American Blog

And YOU want THESE people to run your Health Care???!!!!

‘Waste 102′: The Final List � The Great American Blog:

The 102 worst ways the government is spending your tax dollars:

102: Protecting a Michigan insect collection from other insects ($187,632)

101: Highway beautified by fish art in Washington ($10,000)

100: University studying hookup behavior of female college coeds in New York ($219,000)

99: Police department getting 92 blackberries for supervisors in Rhode Island ($95,000)"

Double Standards: Glenn Beck's 'Ignorant,' 'Insulting' Remarks on Churches, But Silence on Olbermann's Nazi Attack on Jew

Double Standards: Glenn Beck's 'Ignorant,' 'Insulting' Remarks on Churches, But Silence on Olbermann's Nazi Attack on Jew:

The Times often finds Glenn Beck's outbursts newsworthy, like religion reporter Laurie Goodstein did in Friday's story “Outraged by Glenn Beck's Salvo, Christians Fire Back,” attacking Beck for remarks Beck made on his radio show March 2 about religion and “social justice.” But what about hosts on the left like Keith Olbermann?"

Times Maintains Near Silence as Haditha "Massacre" Case Crumbles

Times Maintains Near Silence as Haditha "Massacre" Case Crumbles:

After the alleged killings in 2005 by Marines of 24 Iraqis in the town of Haditha came to light in July 2006, the New York Times joined all other media outlets in hyping the Haditha 'massacre.' Reporter Paul von Zielbauer filed 36 stories. Four times Times reporters compared it to the infamous 'My Lai' massacre in Vietnam.But now that the case is crumbling amid accusations of overzealous prosecution, the Times has maintained nearly complete radio silence."

What's a Modern John Adams To Do? - Andy McCarthy - The Corner on National Review Online

What's a Modern John Adams To Do? - Andy McCarthy - The Corner on National Review Online:

Why, hire private investigators to take surveillance photos of CIA agents and hand them off to other latter day Adamses, who then showed them to top members of al Qaeda — thereby identifying for the terrorists the agency's interrogators and, potentially, tipping the terrorists off to the locations where the agents' families live. And while the lawyers are at it, why not call the whole enterprise the 'John Adams Project.'"

FOXNews.com - Manipulation, Payoffs and Lies -- The Democrats' Endgame On Health Care

FOXNews.com - Manipulation, Payoffs and Lies -- The Democrats' Endgame On Health Care:

This week will reveal the harsh reality of corruption in the Democratic leadership. All of the Democrat’s lip service on “change you can believe in” (Obama) and “cleaning up the swamp” (Pelosi) will be exposed as hollow and untrue."

Dems Today to begin ObamaCare "fix" bill without CBO estimate

Dems Today to begin ObamaCare "fix" bill without CBO estimate:

Carl Cameron reporting.

Dems will begin writing ObamaCare reconciliation bill this afternoon. CBO has no cost estimate. Dems said to be at least four votes short but Obama/Pelosi reportedly tearing arms out of their sockets to 'convince' potential no votes. Wavering Dems believed to be 'reassured' by reconciliation bill. Continuing..."

Creating Orwellian World-view by Machiavellianism a blog by Alaphiah: Democrats and their Health Care Bill will Destroy this Nation

Creating Orwellian World-view by Machiavellianism a blog by Alaphiah: Democrats and their Health Care Bill will Destroy this Nation:

It makes me weep when I realize our Nation is being destroyed from within…
The leadership of the Democrat Party have become exactly what they said they said they were running against. They have become exactly what we all ran against. You can’t effectively govern this country without the consent of the governed.

The entire Nation has said let’s rewrite the health care bill. Let’s find what we can all agree upon. ‘No, no, no, no we’re going to ram this down the throats of the American people and anyone who stands in the way of doing that, is going to be smeared and they’re going to be kicked out of Congress and we’re going to have people like Steny Hoyer lying in the Press.’ –Former Democrat Congressman Eric Messa"

Hill's $nub of U.S. companies in purchase of crystal stemware is clear - NYPOST.com

Hill's $nub of U.S. companies in purchase of crystal stemware is clear - NYPOST.com:

WASHINGTON --- Hillary Rodham Clinton's State Department is spending $5.4 million to buy fine crystal stemware for American embassies -- but it won't give the US economy much of a boost.

The contract was given to a tiny Washington, DC, interior designer, which in turn subcontracted the crystal work to a Swedish firm -- snubbing such US companies as the famous manufacturer in Clinton's own back yard, Steuben Crystal of upstate Corning."

NICE rejects cancer drugs that could have extended patients' lives | Mail Online

NICE rejects cancer drugs that could have extended patients' lives | Mail Online:

Up to 20,000 people have died needlessly early after being denied cancer drugs on the NHS, it was revealed yesterday.

The rationing body NICE has failed to keep a promise to make more life-extending drugs available.

Treatments used widely in the U.S. and Europe have been rejected on grounds of cost-effectiveness, yet patients and their loved ones have seen the NHS waste astronomical sums."

American Thinker: The Real Tea Party Story: Community Builders vs. Community Organizers

American Thinker: The Real Tea Party Story: Community Builders vs. Community Organizers:

In less than a year, the MSM has gone from ignoring Tea Parties to mocking and insulting their participants to grudging coverage with ridiculing overtones. Finally it has arrived at giving wide attention to the movement, albeit grudgingly and ungraciously. A once-highly esteemed fourth estate, they have become talking-head dilettantes on a mission to save the disgruntled masses from democracy itself."

American Thinker Blog: Organizing the Coffee Party

American Thinker Blog: Organizing the Coffee Party:

When I heard about Annabel Park's grassroots coffee party movement and her background in the Obama campaign it piqued my curiosity. The two most recent Obamaganda projects; pro-Obama letters to the editor (see Ellie Light) and the even less successful pro-Obamacare push on the conservative talk radio airwaves, were reliant on individual action supported and inspired by the future former president's propaganda machine. The coffee party movement represents a shift back towards the sort of large scale community organizing that helped Team Obama win in 2008."

American Thinker: No Taxation with Misrepresentation?

American Thinker: No Taxation with Misrepresentation?:

But when a long Train of abuses and Usurpations pursing invariably the same Object evinces a Design to reduce then under absolute Despotism, it is their Right, it is their Duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future Security."

American Thinker: What I Will Do If ObamaCare Passes

American Thinker: What I Will Do If ObamaCare Passes:

I have done everything I could to help prevent ObamaCare. I have signed petitions, written letters to my representatives, and penned various articles for American Thinker. Still, I have a growing fear that ObamaCare might happen, so I decided that it would be wise to have a 'Plan B' for myself just in case."

American Thinker: Pelosi and Marx on 'Freedom'

American Thinker: Pelosi and Marx on 'Freedom':

Nancy Pelosi wants to give birth to a new kind of freedom in America -- the freedom from being 'job-locked.'

In an interview with Rachel Maddow Thursday evening, Pelosi asked Americans to 'think' about a bright, new, liberating kind of utopia:"