American Thinker: Tea Partiers Late to the Party:
A limited constitutional republic did once exist on this continent, and perhaps could exist again -- but only if today's Tea Partiers were willing to use the same means as the original Tea Partiers. It is today difficult to comprehend, but our Founding Fathers represented the elite of their time, leading lights in business (John Hancock), law (John Adams), the military (George Washington), and the arts and sciences (Ben Franklin). Yet these prominent, successful men, who had everything to lose, not only advocated violence in the cause of liberty -- they organized it, directed it, and participated in it."
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Global warming book withdrawn - Omaha.com
Global warming book withdrawn - Omaha.com:
Millard Public Schools will stop using a children's book about global warming -- but only until the district can obtain copies with a factual error corrected.
A review committee, convened after parents complained, concluded that author Laurie David's book, 'The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming,' contained 'a major factual error' in a graphic about rising temperatures and carbon dioxide levels.
Mark Feldhausen, associate superintendent for educational services, this week sent a letter to parents who complained, including the wife of U.S. Rep. Lee Terry of Nebraska, outlining the committee's findings."
Millard Public Schools will stop using a children's book about global warming -- but only until the district can obtain copies with a factual error corrected.
A review committee, convened after parents complained, concluded that author Laurie David's book, 'The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming,' contained 'a major factual error' in a graphic about rising temperatures and carbon dioxide levels.
Mark Feldhausen, associate superintendent for educational services, this week sent a letter to parents who complained, including the wife of U.S. Rep. Lee Terry of Nebraska, outlining the committee's findings."
Vote system that elected NY Hispanic could expand
Vote system that elected NY Hispanic could expand:
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- The court-ordered election that allowed residents of one New York town to flip the lever six times for one candidate - and produced a Hispanic winner - could expand to other towns where minorities complain their voices aren't being heard.
But first, interested parties will want to take a look at the exit surveys."
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- The court-ordered election that allowed residents of one New York town to flip the lever six times for one candidate - and produced a Hispanic winner - could expand to other towns where minorities complain their voices aren't being heard.
But first, interested parties will want to take a look at the exit surveys."
BP Oil Spill: Ken Feinberg Promises Money, ABC Cameras See Workers Turned Away From BP Claims Center - ABC News
BP Oil Spill: Ken Feinberg Promises Money, ABC Cameras See Workers Turned Away From BP Claims Center - ABC News:
But even as Feinberg made that promise today, ABC News watched as BP turned workers away from a claims center in Mobile, Alabama. They were told they didn't have the right paperwork -- the trip tickets, deposit slips, bank statements and tax returns needed."
But even as Feinberg made that promise today, ABC News watched as BP turned workers away from a claims center in Mobile, Alabama. They were told they didn't have the right paperwork -- the trip tickets, deposit slips, bank statements and tax returns needed."
Friday, June 18, 2010
Obama Jokes About Biden's "Big F-ing Deal" Comment - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
Obama Jokes About Biden's "Big F-ing Deal" Comment - Political Hotsheet - CBS News:
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Trumpeting the 10,000th road project funded by his Recovery Act, President Obama borrowed two of three words made famous in March by Vice President Biden.
This is a 'big....deal,' said Mr. Obama, pausing for effect between the two words between which Biden had inserted an expletive in an overheard whisper three months ago.
'Today I return to Columbus to mark a milestone on the road to recovery,' the president said. 'That's worth a big round of applause.'"
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Trumpeting the 10,000th road project funded by his Recovery Act, President Obama borrowed two of three words made famous in March by Vice President Biden.
This is a 'big....deal,' said Mr. Obama, pausing for effect between the two words between which Biden had inserted an expletive in an overheard whisper three months ago.
'Today I return to Columbus to mark a milestone on the road to recovery,' the president said. 'That's worth a big round of applause.'"
Peggy Noonan: A Snakebit President - WSJ.com
Peggy Noonan: A Snakebit President - WSJ.com:
The president is starting to look snakebit. He's starting to look unlucky, like Jimmy Carter. It wasn't Mr. Carter's fault that the American diplomats were taken hostage in Tehran, but he handled it badly, and suffered. He defied the rule of the King in 'Pippin,' the Broadway show of Carter's era, who spoke of 'the rule that every general knows by heart, that it's smarter to be lucky than it's lucky to be smart.' Mr. Carter's opposite was Bill Clinton, on whom fortune smiled with eight years of relative peace and a worldwide economic boom. What misfortune Mr. Clinton experienced he mostly created himself. History didn't impose it."
The president is starting to look snakebit. He's starting to look unlucky, like Jimmy Carter. It wasn't Mr. Carter's fault that the American diplomats were taken hostage in Tehran, but he handled it badly, and suffered. He defied the rule of the King in 'Pippin,' the Broadway show of Carter's era, who spoke of 'the rule that every general knows by heart, that it's smarter to be lucky than it's lucky to be smart.' Mr. Carter's opposite was Bill Clinton, on whom fortune smiled with eight years of relative peace and a worldwide economic boom. What misfortune Mr. Clinton experienced he mostly created himself. History didn't impose it."
$7-a-gallon gas? - NYPOST.com
$7-a-gallon gas? - NYPOST.com:
That's a Harvard University study's estimate of the per-gallon price of the president's global-warming agenda. And Obama made clear this week that this agenda is a part of his plan for addressing the Gulf mess.
So what does global-warming legislation have to do with the oil spill?
Good question, because such measures wouldn't do a thing to clean up the oil or fix the problems that led to the leak."
That's a Harvard University study's estimate of the per-gallon price of the president's global-warming agenda. And Obama made clear this week that this agenda is a part of his plan for addressing the Gulf mess.
So what does global-warming legislation have to do with the oil spill?
Good question, because such measures wouldn't do a thing to clean up the oil or fix the problems that led to the leak."
New Bill Gives Obama ‘Kill Switch’ To Shut Down The Internet
New Bill Gives Obama ‘Kill Switch’ To Shut Down The Internet:
The federal government would have “absolute power” to shut down the Internet under the terms of a new US Senate bill being pushed by Joe Lieberman, legislation which would hand President Obama a figurative “kill switch” to seize control of the world wide web in response to a Homeland Security directive.
Lieberman has been pushing for government regulation of the Internet for years under the guise of cybersecurity, but this new bill goes even further in handing emergency powers over to the feds which could be used to silence free speech under the pretext of a national emergency."
The federal government would have “absolute power” to shut down the Internet under the terms of a new US Senate bill being pushed by Joe Lieberman, legislation which would hand President Obama a figurative “kill switch” to seize control of the world wide web in response to a Homeland Security directive.
Lieberman has been pushing for government regulation of the Internet for years under the guise of cybersecurity, but this new bill goes even further in handing emergency powers over to the feds which could be used to silence free speech under the pretext of a national emergency."
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Chris Matthews: 'Rise Of The New Right' Special Will 'Scare The Heck Out' Of Liberals (VIDEO)
Chris Matthews: 'Rise Of The New Right' Special Will 'Scare The Heck Out' Of Liberals (VIDEO):
MSNBC host Chris Matthews says he is sure his new special, 'Rise of the New Right' — which airs tonight at 7PM — will stir people up, no matter where they fall on the political spectrum.
'I think that the left will say this scares the heck out of me, people in the middle will say this is amazing, and people on the right will be cheering for all I know,' he said in an interview with HuffPost Tuesday."
MSNBC host Chris Matthews says he is sure his new special, 'Rise of the New Right' — which airs tonight at 7PM — will stir people up, no matter where they fall on the political spectrum.
'I think that the left will say this scares the heck out of me, people in the middle will say this is amazing, and people on the right will be cheering for all I know,' he said in an interview with HuffPost Tuesday."
Crude Politics - WSJ.com
Crude Politics - WSJ.com:
Before the Obama Administration sweeps under the carpet the controversy over the drilling experts it falsely used to justify its moratorium, the incident bears another look. Not least because it underlines the purely political nature of a drilling ban that now threatens the Gulf Coast economy and drilling safety.
When President Obama last month announced his six-month deepwater moratorium, he pointed to an Interior Department report of new 'safety' recommendations. That report prominently noted that the recommendations it contained—including the six-month drilling ban—had been 'peer-reviewed' by 'experts identified by the National Academy of Engineering.' It also boasted that Interior 'consulted with a wide range' of other experts. The clear implication was that the nation's drilling brain trust agreed a moratorium was necessary."
Before the Obama Administration sweeps under the carpet the controversy over the drilling experts it falsely used to justify its moratorium, the incident bears another look. Not least because it underlines the purely political nature of a drilling ban that now threatens the Gulf Coast economy and drilling safety.
When President Obama last month announced his six-month deepwater moratorium, he pointed to an Interior Department report of new 'safety' recommendations. That report prominently noted that the recommendations it contained—including the six-month drilling ban—had been 'peer-reviewed' by 'experts identified by the National Academy of Engineering.' It also boasted that Interior 'consulted with a wide range' of other experts. The clear implication was that the nation's drilling brain trust agreed a moratorium was necessary."
Obama's Gulf Speech Was Gusher of Goo--Jonah Goldberg - NYPOST.com
Obama's Gulf Speech Was Gusher of Goo--Jonah Goldberg - NYPOST.com:
In a peculiar instance of synchronicity, President Obama's Oval Office speech to the nation last night resembled the very calamity it was intended to address: Like the oil spewing into the Gulf, it began as a focused and narrow stream of words -- and quickly spread out into an amorphous cloud of goo.
What started as a just-the-facts-ma'am explanation quickly got caught up in political currents -- by the end we were treated to bromides about the Greatest Generation and putting a man on the moon and preposterous insinuations that the Red Chinese will turn Green before us. (China, mind you, is the country where the rivers burn, the air is crunchy and the government is building a new, filthy, coal-fired power plant every 10 days for the next decade)."
In a peculiar instance of synchronicity, President Obama's Oval Office speech to the nation last night resembled the very calamity it was intended to address: Like the oil spewing into the Gulf, it began as a focused and narrow stream of words -- and quickly spread out into an amorphous cloud of goo.
What started as a just-the-facts-ma'am explanation quickly got caught up in political currents -- by the end we were treated to bromides about the Greatest Generation and putting a man on the moon and preposterous insinuations that the Red Chinese will turn Green before us. (China, mind you, is the country where the rivers burn, the air is crunchy and the government is building a new, filthy, coal-fired power plant every 10 days for the next decade)."
Karl Rove: The Bad News About ObamaCare Keeps Piling Up - WSJ.com
Karl Rove: The Bad News About ObamaCare Keeps Piling Up - WSJ.com:
In his brilliant exposition of why sweeping policy changes often have unintended consequences, the late sociologist Robert K. Merton wrote that leaders get things wrong when their 'paramount concern with the foreseen immediate consequences excludes the consideration of further or other consequences' of their proposals. This leads policy makers to assert things that are false, wishing them to be true.
Which brings us to President Obama's many claims about his health-care reform. Take his oft-expressed statement that if you like the coverage you have, you can keep it. That sounds good—but perverse incentives in his new law will cause most Americans to lose their existing insurance."
In his brilliant exposition of why sweeping policy changes often have unintended consequences, the late sociologist Robert K. Merton wrote that leaders get things wrong when their 'paramount concern with the foreseen immediate consequences excludes the consideration of further or other consequences' of their proposals. This leads policy makers to assert things that are false, wishing them to be true.
Which brings us to President Obama's many claims about his health-care reform. Take his oft-expressed statement that if you like the coverage you have, you can keep it. That sounds good—but perverse incentives in his new law will cause most Americans to lose their existing insurance."
John Kerry, ‘green jobs’ mystic | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
John Kerry, ‘green jobs’ mystic | The Daily Caller :
One should hold deeply mitigated expectations for a senator who, as lead author of a cap-and-trade bill, admits he doesn’t know what cap-and-trade means. But Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) is tempting me to think that, if he is merely uninformed, it must be willfully so. Or else he’s got an uncomfortable relationship with the truth and, it would seem particularly given the absence of specifics or examples, is making stuff up."
One should hold deeply mitigated expectations for a senator who, as lead author of a cap-and-trade bill, admits he doesn’t know what cap-and-trade means. But Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) is tempting me to think that, if he is merely uninformed, it must be willfully so. Or else he’s got an uncomfortable relationship with the truth and, it would seem particularly given the absence of specifics or examples, is making stuff up."
A Chilling Warning | FrontPage Magazine
A Chilling Warning | FrontPage Magazine:
Ambassador Sin Son Ho, Permanent Representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“North Korea”) to the United Nations, gave a rare press briefing at UN headquarters in New York on June 15, 2010. His subject was what he called South Korea’s “fabricated” claim that its warship Cheonan was torpedoed by North Korea’s military. He claimed that North Korea was the “victim” of a deceitful investigation. If the UN Security Council ends up taking the side of South Korea and “is again deceived by another lie,” admonished the North Korean ambassador, “the U.S. and the Security Council shall bear the full responsibility for the subsequent consequences arising there from.”"
Ambassador Sin Son Ho, Permanent Representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“North Korea”) to the United Nations, gave a rare press briefing at UN headquarters in New York on June 15, 2010. His subject was what he called South Korea’s “fabricated” claim that its warship Cheonan was torpedoed by North Korea’s military. He claimed that North Korea was the “victim” of a deceitful investigation. If the UN Security Council ends up taking the side of South Korea and “is again deceived by another lie,” admonished the North Korean ambassador, “the U.S. and the Security Council shall bear the full responsibility for the subsequent consequences arising there from.”"
Elderly and Expendable | FrontPage Magazine
Elderly and Expendable | FrontPage Magazine:
The Obama Administration and the President’s pals in Congress have been on a deliberate course to write off America’s senior citizens as a lost cause politically. This decision is based on an internal Democrat study indicating that seniors don’t trust Obama."
The Obama Administration and the President’s pals in Congress have been on a deliberate course to write off America’s senior citizens as a lost cause politically. This decision is based on an internal Democrat study indicating that seniors don’t trust Obama."
Donors give $20K to help defend AZ immigration law | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
Donors give $20K to help defend AZ immigration law | The Daily Caller:
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s office has received nearly $20,000 in private donations to help the state mount a legal defense against lawsuits related to its tough new immigration law.
Nearly 440 people in 46 states and the District of Columbia have contributed to the fund. According to a list of donors provided to The Arizona Republic newspaper, the smallest contribution is $1 and the largest is $750."
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s office has received nearly $20,000 in private donations to help the state mount a legal defense against lawsuits related to its tough new immigration law.
Nearly 440 people in 46 states and the District of Columbia have contributed to the fund. According to a list of donors provided to The Arizona Republic newspaper, the smallest contribution is $1 and the largest is $750."
Five more ways Obama’s health-care law boosts unions | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
Five more ways Obama’s health-care law boosts unions | The Daily Caller:
The Obama administration on Monday released a new regulation setting rules for who can keep their current health insurance plans under the law. The regulation gave special consideration to plans negotiated by unions, quickly drawing criticism from conservatives and others, who argue the rules will put small businesses at a competitive disadvantage.
But the new rule is only one of numerous ways the health-care law boosts unions. And since vast portions of the law remain undefined – until bureaucrats fill in the details – further breaks for organized labor are widely expected."
The Obama administration on Monday released a new regulation setting rules for who can keep their current health insurance plans under the law. The regulation gave special consideration to plans negotiated by unions, quickly drawing criticism from conservatives and others, who argue the rules will put small businesses at a competitive disadvantage.
But the new rule is only one of numerous ways the health-care law boosts unions. And since vast portions of the law remain undefined – until bureaucrats fill in the details – further breaks for organized labor are widely expected."
Employer coverage may have to change - Featured Stories - Modbee.com
Ya mean the Government lied....NO! Say it ain't so!
Employer coverage may have to change - Featured Stories - Modbee.com:
WASHINGTON — Over and over in the health care debate, President Barack Obama said people who like their current coverage would be able to keep it.
But an early draft of an administration regulation estimates that many employers would be forced to make changes to their health plans under the new law. In just three years, a majority of workers — 51 percent — would be in plans subject to new federal requirements, according to midrange projections in the draft.
Republicans said Obama broke his promise. Employer groups were divided."
Employer coverage may have to change - Featured Stories - Modbee.com:
WASHINGTON — Over and over in the health care debate, President Barack Obama said people who like their current coverage would be able to keep it.
But an early draft of an administration regulation estimates that many employers would be forced to make changes to their health plans under the new law. In just three years, a majority of workers — 51 percent — would be in plans subject to new federal requirements, according to midrange projections in the draft.
Republicans said Obama broke his promise. Employer groups were divided."
CalPERS health premiums to leap again; expect private industry to follow - Sacramento Business, Housing Market News | Sacramento Bee
CalPERS health premiums to leap again; expect private industry to follow - Sacramento Bee:
It's known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – and its title begs the question: Why are insurance rates continuing to climb?
On Wednesday, the California Public Employees' Retirement System approved an average increase of more than 9 percent in health premiums next year for its state and local government members."
It's known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – and its title begs the question: Why are insurance rates continuing to climb?
On Wednesday, the California Public Employees' Retirement System approved an average increase of more than 9 percent in health premiums next year for its state and local government members."
American Thinker: The Truth about the Unemployment Rate in America
American Thinker: The Truth about the Unemployment Rate in America:
Changes in the unemployment rate are driven by interaction of job destruction, which consists of job losses through voluntary and involuntary job termination and job creation resulting in the hiring of employees. This interplay of job destruction and job creation drives the changes and direction of the unemployment rate. James Sherk at the Heritage Institute points out in his latest article that job losses in the current recession are not as severe as they were during the recession in 2001. The reason the unemployment rate is so much higher in the current recession is due to the lack of job creation."
Changes in the unemployment rate are driven by interaction of job destruction, which consists of job losses through voluntary and involuntary job termination and job creation resulting in the hiring of employees. This interplay of job destruction and job creation drives the changes and direction of the unemployment rate. James Sherk at the Heritage Institute points out in his latest article that job losses in the current recession are not as severe as they were during the recession in 2001. The reason the unemployment rate is so much higher in the current recession is due to the lack of job creation."
American Thinker: Report: Obama said 'I Am a Muslim'
Swell.....
American Thinker: Report: Obama said 'I Am a Muslim':
'The American President told me in confidence that he is a Muslim.'
That was the claim of Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, as reported in the May 2010 issue of Israel Today. According to journalist Avi Lipkin, Gheit appeared on Nile TV's 'Round Table Show' in January, on which he said that 'he had had a one-on-one meeting with Obama who swore to him that he was a Moslem, the son of a Moslem father and step-son of Moslem step-father, that his half-brothers in Kenya were Moslems, and that he was loyal to the Moslem agenda.'"
American Thinker: Report: Obama said 'I Am a Muslim':
'The American President told me in confidence that he is a Muslim.'
That was the claim of Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, as reported in the May 2010 issue of Israel Today. According to journalist Avi Lipkin, Gheit appeared on Nile TV's 'Round Table Show' in January, on which he said that 'he had had a one-on-one meeting with Obama who swore to him that he was a Moslem, the son of a Moslem father and step-son of Moslem step-father, that his half-brothers in Kenya were Moslems, and that he was loyal to the Moslem agenda.'"
American Thinker: The President's Oil Reserves Lie
American Thinker: The President's Oil Reserves Lie:
Tuesday night, following a tour of the Gulf Coast area, the President of the United States addressed the nation regarding the state of the BP oil spill. In his speech from the Oval Office, President Obama spoke regarding our nation's dependence upon oil and how we need to break that dependence.
During his speech, the president made a statement that was blatantly false."
Tuesday night, following a tour of the Gulf Coast area, the President of the United States addressed the nation regarding the state of the BP oil spill. In his speech from the Oval Office, President Obama spoke regarding our nation's dependence upon oil and how we need to break that dependence.
During his speech, the president made a statement that was blatantly false."
American Thinker: Goodbye to One Man, One Vote
American Thinker: Goodbye to One Man, One Vote:
If you thought that 'one man, one vote' reflected the full flowering of representative democracy, think again. In the village of Port Chester, N.Y., just a few towns north of my locality in Westchester County, there is a new system. It's 'one (minority) man, six votes' -- brought to us courtesy of the U.S. Department of Injustice and a lunkhead of a federal judge named Stephen Robinson."
If you thought that 'one man, one vote' reflected the full flowering of representative democracy, think again. In the village of Port Chester, N.Y., just a few towns north of my locality in Westchester County, there is a new system. It's 'one (minority) man, six votes' -- brought to us courtesy of the U.S. Department of Injustice and a lunkhead of a federal judge named Stephen Robinson."
Financial disclosures: Wall Street’s bull market in '09 lifted lawmakers’ net worth - TheHill.com
And she HAS to have palatial digs in SF on the Taxpayers dime to the tune of $18000.00 a month.....anyone sensing a trend here....like they ALL think they are Kings....
Financial disclosures: Wall Street’s bull market in '09 lifted lawmakers’ net worth - TheHill.com:
Congressional leaders in both parties reported dramatic increases in their net worth last year on the back of a rising stock market.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reported the biggest gain for 2009. The Speaker’s worth jumped by $9 million to roughly $21.7 million last year, according to financial disclosure statements released by the House clerk and the Senate secretary on Wednesday."
Financial disclosures: Wall Street’s bull market in '09 lifted lawmakers’ net worth - TheHill.com:
Congressional leaders in both parties reported dramatic increases in their net worth last year on the back of a rising stock market.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reported the biggest gain for 2009. The Speaker’s worth jumped by $9 million to roughly $21.7 million last year, according to financial disclosure statements released by the House clerk and the Senate secretary on Wednesday."
Obama vs. press freedom - TheHill.com
Obama vs. press freedom - TheHill.com:
Jon Leibowitz, the chairman of Obama’s Federal Trade Commission, is at the epicenter of a quiet movement to subsidize news organizations, a first step toward government control of the media. In our book, 2010: Take Back America — A Battle Plan, we reported that he had commissioned a study to examine plans for a federal subsidy for news organizations. Among the measures under consideration are special tax treatment, exemption from antitrust laws and changes in copyright laws."
Jon Leibowitz, the chairman of Obama’s Federal Trade Commission, is at the epicenter of a quiet movement to subsidize news organizations, a first step toward government control of the media. In our book, 2010: Take Back America — A Battle Plan, we reported that he had commissioned a study to examine plans for a federal subsidy for news organizations. Among the measures under consideration are special tax treatment, exemption from antitrust laws and changes in copyright laws."
Obama invites Sen. Brown, potential energy swing vote, to shoot hoops - TheHill.com
I LIKE Scott Brown.....
I stood in the freezing weather holding signs for Scott Brown...
I voted for Scott Brown...
However, Scott scares the you know what out of me now.....
Obama invites Sen. Brown, potential energy swing vote, to shoot hoops - TheHill.com:
President Barack Obama is hoping to practice a little basketball diplomacy with a crucial swing Republican in the Senate.
Obama has invited Sen. Scott Brown, a centrist Republican from Massachusetts, to shoot some hoops with him at the White House this summer."
I stood in the freezing weather holding signs for Scott Brown...
I voted for Scott Brown...
However, Scott scares the you know what out of me now.....
Obama invites Sen. Brown, potential energy swing vote, to shoot hoops - TheHill.com:
President Barack Obama is hoping to practice a little basketball diplomacy with a crucial swing Republican in the Senate.
Obama has invited Sen. Scott Brown, a centrist Republican from Massachusetts, to shoot some hoops with him at the White House this summer."
Climate bill teetering after setbacks from Oval Office and Congress - TheHill.com
After Health Care I do NOT believe this for a second....WE have to keep OUR foot on this Bill's neck!!!
Climate bill teetering after setbacks from Oval Office and Congress - TheHill.com:
Climate change legislation appears dead after two setbacks in quick succession — first from the Oval Office and then from Congress.
Sen. Scott Brown (Mass.), a crucial Republican swing vote, met with President Barack Obama on Wednesday and told him he would not support a cap-and-trade plan or carbon fee to limit greenhouse gas emissions."
Climate bill teetering after setbacks from Oval Office and Congress - TheHill.com:
Climate change legislation appears dead after two setbacks in quick succession — first from the Oval Office and then from Congress.
Sen. Scott Brown (Mass.), a crucial Republican swing vote, met with President Barack Obama on Wednesday and told him he would not support a cap-and-trade plan or carbon fee to limit greenhouse gas emissions."
Obama administration spends $1.2 billion on cycling and walking initiatives - Telegraph
And there isn't a CENT available for Small Business.....
Obama administration spends $1.2 billion on cycling and walking initiatives - Telegraph:
The Obama administration more than doubled spending on cycling and walking initiatives to $1.2 billion (�810 million) last year as it seeks to coax Americans out of their cars."
Obama administration spends $1.2 billion on cycling and walking initiatives - Telegraph:
The Obama administration more than doubled spending on cycling and walking initiatives to $1.2 billion (�810 million) last year as it seeks to coax Americans out of their cars."
Alvin Greene: The Most Qualified Democrat I Have Ever Seen - HUMAN EVENTS
Alvin Greene: The Most Qualified Democrat I Have Ever Seen - HUMAN EVENTS:
Democrats have decided that Alvin Greene's surprise victory in the South Carolina Democratic senatorial primary must be the result of a Republican dirty trick.
Greene beat Vic Rawl, a former state representative and judge, with a whopping 60 percent of the vote in last Tuesday's primary, despite Greene's having no job, no house, no campaign website, no campaign headquarters -- indeed, no campaign. Other than paying the $10,000 filing fee, Greene seems to have put no effort into the race whatsoever."
Democrats have decided that Alvin Greene's surprise victory in the South Carolina Democratic senatorial primary must be the result of a Republican dirty trick.
Greene beat Vic Rawl, a former state representative and judge, with a whopping 60 percent of the vote in last Tuesday's primary, despite Greene's having no job, no house, no campaign website, no campaign headquarters -- indeed, no campaign. Other than paying the $10,000 filing fee, Greene seems to have put no effort into the race whatsoever."
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Hey Barack, You Should’ve Done This... - HUMAN EVENTS
Hey Barack, You Should’ve Done This... - HUMAN EVENTS:
President Obama addressed the nation on the Gulf oil spill, and told the American people how he has been doing all he can to “plug the damn hole” and whose behind he might kick.
Since his strategy dealing with the spill seems lacking thus far, Redstate editor Erick Erickson has compiled a Top 10 list of things to alleviate the disaster that Obama could have done but didn’t."
President Obama addressed the nation on the Gulf oil spill, and told the American people how he has been doing all he can to “plug the damn hole” and whose behind he might kick.
Since his strategy dealing with the spill seems lacking thus far, Redstate editor Erick Erickson has compiled a Top 10 list of things to alleviate the disaster that Obama could have done but didn’t."
The Swarm blog: New report lists Nancy Pelosi's biggest benefactors - Capitol and California - fresnobee.com
The Swarm blog: New report lists Nancy Pelosi's biggest benefactors :
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the most powerful member of Congress, has compiled an eclectic collection of sugar daddies (and mommies) over her long political career.
According to a report released today by the Center for Public Integrity, the San Francisco Democrat's top five individual donors are: John W. Keker, a San Francisco trial lawyer who was chief prosecutor of Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North for his role in the Iran-contra scandal; his wife, Christina Day Keker, a graphic designer; Bernard Osher, the billionaire founder of World Savings Bank; Lucinda B. Watson, an IBM heiress who is a healing-touch practitioner; and Alexander R. Mehran, Watson's former husband and head of Sunset Development Co."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the most powerful member of Congress, has compiled an eclectic collection of sugar daddies (and mommies) over her long political career.
According to a report released today by the Center for Public Integrity, the San Francisco Democrat's top five individual donors are: John W. Keker, a San Francisco trial lawyer who was chief prosecutor of Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North for his role in the Iran-contra scandal; his wife, Christina Day Keker, a graphic designer; Bernard Osher, the billionaire founder of World Savings Bank; Lucinda B. Watson, an IBM heiress who is a healing-touch practitioner; and Alexander R. Mehran, Watson's former husband and head of Sunset Development Co."
Obama Set To Kill Manned Space Exploration
Obama Set To Kill Manned Space Exploration:
Constellation aimed to build upon what was arguably America’s greatest technological achievement, the first lunar landing of 1969, by launching new expeditions to the Moon and to Mars and worlds beyond. Mr Obama proposed in February that it should be scrapped because it was “over budget, behind schedule and lacking in innovation”, but he has met opposition in Congress, which has yet to approve his plan.The head of Nasa, Major-General Charlie Bolden — an Obama appointee — has now written to aerospace contractors telling them to cut back immediately on Constellation-related projects costing almost $1 billion (�690 million), to comply with regulations requiring them to budget for possible contract termination costs."
Constellation aimed to build upon what was arguably America’s greatest technological achievement, the first lunar landing of 1969, by launching new expeditions to the Moon and to Mars and worlds beyond. Mr Obama proposed in February that it should be scrapped because it was “over budget, behind schedule and lacking in innovation”, but he has met opposition in Congress, which has yet to approve his plan.The head of Nasa, Major-General Charlie Bolden — an Obama appointee — has now written to aerospace contractors telling them to cut back immediately on Constellation-related projects costing almost $1 billion (�690 million), to comply with regulations requiring them to budget for possible contract termination costs."
International Laws Help U.S. Enemies In War
International Laws Help U.S. Enemies In War:
In a disturbing revelation made this week by a top military commander, international law is preventing U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan from launching creative and usually nonviolent operations that weaken the enemy.
Commonly known as “deception operations,” the secret plans often succeed in tricking or confusing the enemy without firing a shot. For instance, earlier this year Marines in Afghanistan's Helmand province fooled insurgents into thinking that their specially modified roadside bombs could not be detected by U.S. minesweepers by reading announcements over a loudspeaker. The insurgents didn’t bother hiding the bombs and Marines easily found them thanks to the hoax."
In a disturbing revelation made this week by a top military commander, international law is preventing U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan from launching creative and usually nonviolent operations that weaken the enemy.
Commonly known as “deception operations,” the secret plans often succeed in tricking or confusing the enemy without firing a shot. For instance, earlier this year Marines in Afghanistan's Helmand province fooled insurgents into thinking that their specially modified roadside bombs could not be detected by U.S. minesweepers by reading announcements over a loudspeaker. The insurgents didn’t bother hiding the bombs and Marines easily found them thanks to the hoax."
Internet 'kill switch' proposed for US - Security - News
Did anyone just get a chill....????
Internet 'kill switch' proposed for US - Security - News:
The legislation says that companies such as broadband providers, search engines or software firms that the US Government selects 'shall immediately comply with any emergency measure or action developed' by the Department of Homeland Security. Anyone failing to comply would be fined.
That emergency authority would allow the Federal Government to 'preserve those networks and assets and our country and protect our people,' Joe Lieberman, the primary sponsor of the measure and the chairman of the Homeland Security committee, told reporters on Thursday. Lieberman is an independent senator from Connecticut who meets with the Democrats."
Internet 'kill switch' proposed for US - Security - News:
The legislation says that companies such as broadband providers, search engines or software firms that the US Government selects 'shall immediately comply with any emergency measure or action developed' by the Department of Homeland Security. Anyone failing to comply would be fined.
That emergency authority would allow the Federal Government to 'preserve those networks and assets and our country and protect our people,' Joe Lieberman, the primary sponsor of the measure and the chairman of the Homeland Security committee, told reporters on Thursday. Lieberman is an independent senator from Connecticut who meets with the Democrats."
CNSNews.com - Is President Obama the Worst President in History?
CNSNews.com - Is President Obama the Worst President in History?:
Take Jimmy Carter, for example. He was responsible for the fall of the Shah in Iran and the subsequent rise of the Ayatollahs. He emboldened the Soviets to invade Afghanistan. He oversaw the Three Mile Island incident and presided over a high unemployment rate of 7.1 percent and staggering inflation and interest rates, both of which topped 18 percent by early 1980. His presidency saw gas rationing and shortages, the surrender of the Panama Canal and the boycott of the 1980 Olympics. Pretty bad by any measure."
Take Jimmy Carter, for example. He was responsible for the fall of the Shah in Iran and the subsequent rise of the Ayatollahs. He emboldened the Soviets to invade Afghanistan. He oversaw the Three Mile Island incident and presided over a high unemployment rate of 7.1 percent and staggering inflation and interest rates, both of which topped 18 percent by early 1980. His presidency saw gas rationing and shortages, the surrender of the Panama Canal and the boycott of the 1980 Olympics. Pretty bad by any measure."
CNSNews.com - Bachmann: Obama Exceeding Constitutional Authority in Ordering BP to Surrender Funds--'It's All About Extortion'
CNSNews.com - Bachmann: Obama Exceeding Constitutional Authority in Ordering BP to Surrender Funds--'It's All About Extortion':
Washington (CNSNews.com) – Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) said Tuesday that President Barack Obama is exceeding his legitimate constitutional authority in telling BP it must set up an independent fund, not controlled by the company, for compensating victims of the Gulf oil spill. She described the administration's policy as an action 'that's all about extortion.'"
Washington (CNSNews.com) – Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) said Tuesday that President Barack Obama is exceeding his legitimate constitutional authority in telling BP it must set up an independent fund, not controlled by the company, for compensating victims of the Gulf oil spill. She described the administration's policy as an action 'that's all about extortion.'"
Obama letter stalls war funding - David Rogers - POLITICO.com
Obama letter stalls war funding - David Rogers - POLITICO.com:
As if the Gulf weren’t enough, the White House now faces a spill of its own making in Congress this week, infuriating old Democratic allies and putting a hold on new war funding sought by President Barack Obama.
Talks were under way Tuesday to extricate the administration by coming up with offsets to pay for new education assistance to avert teacher layoffs this fall. At the same time, renewed efforts began to salvage a $24 billion package of state Medicaid assistance, even if it means paring back a proposed 18-month fix of Medicare reimbursements for physicians."
As if the Gulf weren’t enough, the White House now faces a spill of its own making in Congress this week, infuriating old Democratic allies and putting a hold on new war funding sought by President Barack Obama.
Talks were under way Tuesday to extricate the administration by coming up with offsets to pay for new education assistance to avert teacher layoffs this fall. At the same time, renewed efforts began to salvage a $24 billion package of state Medicaid assistance, even if it means paring back a proposed 18-month fix of Medicare reimbursements for physicians."
Housing starts and permits tumble in May - Real estate- msnbc.com
Maybe because it isn't being falsely propped up?
Housing starts and permits tumble in May - Real estate- msnbc.com:
WASHINGTON - Home construction plunged last month and building permits also fell, the latest signs that the construction industry won't fuel the economic recovery.
Builders are scaling back now that government incentives have expired. The biggest evidence of that trend: single-family homes tumbled 17 percent, the largest monthly drop since January 1991. The struggle in the housing industry is a concern for the broader economy because fewer homes mean fewer jobs across various sectors."
Housing starts and permits tumble in May - Real estate- msnbc.com:
WASHINGTON - Home construction plunged last month and building permits also fell, the latest signs that the construction industry won't fuel the economic recovery.
Builders are scaling back now that government incentives have expired. The biggest evidence of that trend: single-family homes tumbled 17 percent, the largest monthly drop since January 1991. The struggle in the housing industry is a concern for the broader economy because fewer homes mean fewer jobs across various sectors."
Residents get 6 votes each in suburban NY election - Yahoo! News
What??????????
Residents get 6 votes each in suburban NY election - Yahoo! News:
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. – Arthur Furano voted early — five days before Election Day. And he voted often, flipping the lever six times for his favorite candidate. Furano cast multiple votes on the instructions of a federal judge and the U.S. Department of Justice as part of a new election system crafted to help boost Hispanic representation.
Voters in Port Chester, 25 miles northeast of New York City, are electing village trustees for the first time since the federal government alleged in 2006 that the existing election system was unfair. The election ends Tuesday and results are expected late Tuesday."
Residents get 6 votes each in suburban NY election - Yahoo! News:
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. – Arthur Furano voted early — five days before Election Day. And he voted often, flipping the lever six times for his favorite candidate. Furano cast multiple votes on the instructions of a federal judge and the U.S. Department of Justice as part of a new election system crafted to help boost Hispanic representation.
Voters in Port Chester, 25 miles northeast of New York City, are electing village trustees for the first time since the federal government alleged in 2006 that the existing election system was unfair. The election ends Tuesday and results are expected late Tuesday."
FOXNews.com - Boxer Declares Climate Change as the Greatest Threat, But Opponents Slam Theory
FOXNews.com - Boxer Declares Climate Change as the Greatest Threat, But Opponents Slam Theory:
Terrorism. Nuclear weapons. Corrupt and oppressive regimes.
Sen. Barbara Boxer said last week that climate change -- not any of that other stuff -- will stand as the 'leading cause of conflict' over the next two decades. The comment was apparently based on reports and studies over the past few years that have linked climate change to other security issues, but her colleagues -- as well as her Senate campaign opponent -- described the prediction as a big stretch."
Terrorism. Nuclear weapons. Corrupt and oppressive regimes.
Sen. Barbara Boxer said last week that climate change -- not any of that other stuff -- will stand as the 'leading cause of conflict' over the next two decades. The comment was apparently based on reports and studies over the past few years that have linked climate change to other security issues, but her colleagues -- as well as her Senate campaign opponent -- described the prediction as a big stretch."
Dear Margo: Al Gore's Alleged Affair With Laurie David -- Reason for His BP Silence? | wowOwow
Dear Margo: Al Gore's Alleged Affair With Laurie David -- Reason for His BP Silence?:
'He is anti-media right now,' says Donna Brazile, a Democratic strategist from the Gulf Coast who managed Gore’s 2000 campaign. 'I doubt he will become a spokesperson for our cause.'
That is Brazile’s theory about Mr. Environment’s silence. She is wrong."
'He is anti-media right now,' says Donna Brazile, a Democratic strategist from the Gulf Coast who managed Gore’s 2000 campaign. 'I doubt he will become a spokesperson for our cause.'
That is Brazile’s theory about Mr. Environment’s silence. She is wrong."
The American Spectator : Talk Is Cheap
The American Spectator : Talk Is Cheap:
When the President gave his first address from the Oval Office Tuesday night, I was surprised the networks weren't running a live feed of the Gulf oil spill in the corner of the screen.
Not only because they are almost always running that live feed, but because it would be a perfect image of what has been happening for almost 60 days now. Oil has been flowing out of a hole at the bottom of the sea at an astronomical rate, and the President has been talking. Just talking.
Even in his speech Tuesday night, he started by telling the American people what he had directed BP to do. But where is the action?"
When the President gave his first address from the Oval Office Tuesday night, I was surprised the networks weren't running a live feed of the Gulf oil spill in the corner of the screen.
Not only because they are almost always running that live feed, but because it would be a perfect image of what has been happening for almost 60 days now. Oil has been flowing out of a hole at the bottom of the sea at an astronomical rate, and the President has been talking. Just talking.
Even in his speech Tuesday night, he started by telling the American people what he had directed BP to do. But where is the action?"
The American Spectator : Our Caudillo President
The American Spectator : Our Caudillo President:
As I write this on Monday night, there are rumors around that BP will agree to President Barack Obama's demand that the oil giant 'voluntarily' put about $30 billion into a fund to be administered by the government to compensate victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster."
As I write this on Monday night, there are rumors around that BP will agree to President Barack Obama's demand that the oil giant 'voluntarily' put about $30 billion into a fund to be administered by the government to compensate victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster."
Thomas Sowell : Oil and Snake Oil - Townhall.com
Thomas Sowell : Oil and Snake Oil - Townhall.com:
The big oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is bad enough in itself. But politics can make anything worse.
Let's stop and think. Either the government knows how to stop the oil spill or they don't. If they know how to stop it, then why have they let thousands of barrels of oil per day keep gushing out, for weeks on end? All they have to do is tell BP to step aside, while the government comes in to do it right."
The big oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is bad enough in itself. But politics can make anything worse.
Let's stop and think. Either the government knows how to stop the oil spill or they don't. If they know how to stop it, then why have they let thousands of barrels of oil per day keep gushing out, for weeks on end? All they have to do is tell BP to step aside, while the government comes in to do it right."
Press Releases - News - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell:
The President will speak to the American people from the Oval Office tonight about a crisis in the Gulf that’s now in its ninth week. And if early reports are accurate, the President will use his remarks not as an occasion to unite the nation in a common effort to solve the immediate problem, but to make his case for a new national energy tax commonly known as Cap and Trade. If true, this means that the President plans to use the justifiable public outrage over an explosion that killed 11 people and the oil spill that followed as a tool for pushing a divisive new climate change policy even as hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil continue to spill into the Gulf each day."
The President will speak to the American people from the Oval Office tonight about a crisis in the Gulf that’s now in its ninth week. And if early reports are accurate, the President will use his remarks not as an occasion to unite the nation in a common effort to solve the immediate problem, but to make his case for a new national energy tax commonly known as Cap and Trade. If true, this means that the President plans to use the justifiable public outrage over an explosion that killed 11 people and the oil spill that followed as a tool for pushing a divisive new climate change policy even as hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil continue to spill into the Gulf each day."
Public Policy Polling: Fallout from the Spill
Public Policy Polling: Fallout from the Spill:
Our new Louisiana poll has a lot of data points to show how unhappy voters in the state are with Barack Obama's handling of the oil spill but one perhaps sums it up better than anything else- a majority of voters there think George W. Bush did a better job with Katrina than Obama's done dealing with the spill.
50% of voters in the state, even including 31% of Democrats, give Bush higher marks on that question compared to 35% who pick Obama."
Our new Louisiana poll has a lot of data points to show how unhappy voters in the state are with Barack Obama's handling of the oil spill but one perhaps sums it up better than anything else- a majority of voters there think George W. Bush did a better job with Katrina than Obama's done dealing with the spill.
50% of voters in the state, even including 31% of Democrats, give Bush higher marks on that question compared to 35% who pick Obama."
Obama vs. press freedom - TheHill.com
Obama vs. press freedom - TheHill.com:
Jon Leibowitz, the chairman of Obama’s Federal Trade Commission, is at the epicenter of a quiet movement to subsidize news organizations, a first step toward government control of the media. In our book, 2010: Take Back America — A Battle Plan, we reported that he had commissioned a study to examine plans for a federal subsidy for news organizations. Among the measures under consideration are special tax treatment, exemption from antitrust laws and changes in copyright laws."
Jon Leibowitz, the chairman of Obama’s Federal Trade Commission, is at the epicenter of a quiet movement to subsidize news organizations, a first step toward government control of the media. In our book, 2010: Take Back America — A Battle Plan, we reported that he had commissioned a study to examine plans for a federal subsidy for news organizations. Among the measures under consideration are special tax treatment, exemption from antitrust laws and changes in copyright laws."
RealClearPolitics - Video - Krauthammer: Obama Gave It A Shot, But The Story Will Not Be His Speech
You just have to love Charles....
RealClearPolitics - Video - Krauthammer: Obama Gave It A Shot, But The Story Will Not Be His Speech:
Charles Krauthammer analyzes President Obama's Oval Office speech on the oil spill. Krauthammer says government is fallible and not omnipotent.
'The government is inherently uncoordinated,' Krauthammer said."
RealClearPolitics - Video - Krauthammer: Obama Gave It A Shot, But The Story Will Not Be His Speech:
Charles Krauthammer analyzes President Obama's Oval Office speech on the oil spill. Krauthammer says government is fallible and not omnipotent.
'The government is inherently uncoordinated,' Krauthammer said."
RealClearPolitics - Video - MSNBC Trashes Obama's Address: Compared To Carter, "I Don't Sense Executive Command"
Wow...you KNOW the Earth has tilted off it's axis when I agree with most of what these people say!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RealClearPolitics - Video - MSNBC Trashes Obama's Address: Compared To Carter, "I Don't Sense Executive Command":
Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann and Howard Fineman react to President Obama's Oval Office Address on the oil spill. Here are the highlights of what the trio said:
Olbermann: 'It was a great speech if you were on another planet for the last 57 days.'
Matthews compared Obama to Carter.
Olbermann: 'Nothing specific at all was said.'
Matthews: 'No direction.'
Howard Fineman: 'He wasn't specific enough.'
Olbermann: 'I don't think he aimed low, I don't think he aimed at all. It's startling.'"
RealClearPolitics - Video - MSNBC Trashes Obama's Address: Compared To Carter, "I Don't Sense Executive Command":
Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann and Howard Fineman react to President Obama's Oval Office Address on the oil spill. Here are the highlights of what the trio said:
Olbermann: 'It was a great speech if you were on another planet for the last 57 days.'
Matthews compared Obama to Carter.
Olbermann: 'Nothing specific at all was said.'
Matthews: 'No direction.'
Howard Fineman: 'He wasn't specific enough.'
Olbermann: 'I don't think he aimed low, I don't think he aimed at all. It's startling.'"
John Kerry, Joe Lieberman tout EPA projection on climate bill - Darren Samuelsohn - POLITICO.com
They are NEVER EVER RIGHT about costs! EVER! Look at every - EVERY SINGLE Program they said would "save" money. This Bill is a disaster! DISASTER for Small Business and for the household consumer - BELIEVE IT! Do the research! It has NOTHING - NOTHING to do with saving the Planet. It has EVERYTHING to do with lining pockets - and NOT OURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
John Kerry, Joe Lieberman tout EPA projection on climate bill - Darren Samuelsohn - POLITICO.com:
Senate authors of a controversial climate change bill heralded EPA modeling results unveiled Tuesday as proof that their plan would have a limited pinch on Americans’ pocketbooks.
Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) found many reasons to gloat after getting the 74-page study that showed the overall costs from their legislation’s major global warming provisions would cost an average household between $80 to $150 per year."
John Kerry, Joe Lieberman tout EPA projection on climate bill - Darren Samuelsohn - POLITICO.com:
Senate authors of a controversial climate change bill heralded EPA modeling results unveiled Tuesday as proof that their plan would have a limited pinch on Americans’ pocketbooks.
Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) found many reasons to gloat after getting the 74-page study that showed the overall costs from their legislation’s major global warming provisions would cost an average household between $80 to $150 per year."
Boehner Statement on President Obama’s Oval Office Address | Republican Leader John Boehner
Boehner Statement on President Obama’s Oval Office Address:
“While President Obama is speaking tonight, oil will continue to leak from the well and extend its stranglehold on the lives and livelihoods of the people in the affected areas. Even now, nearly two months after disaster first struck, the federal response remains inadequate and disorganized. Americans are rightly angry about this failure of government, and they want to know that their president is focused squarely on stopping this leak, cleaning up this mess, and finding out what went wrong."
“While President Obama is speaking tonight, oil will continue to leak from the well and extend its stranglehold on the lives and livelihoods of the people in the affected areas. Even now, nearly two months after disaster first struck, the federal response remains inadequate and disorganized. Americans are rightly angry about this failure of government, and they want to know that their president is focused squarely on stopping this leak, cleaning up this mess, and finding out what went wrong."
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
BP OIL SPILL: Fury as Obama compares Gulf leak to 9/11 attacks | Mail Online
This man knows no boundaries....."echoes" my A#@!!!!!
BP OIL SPILL -Fury as Obama compares Gulf leak to 9/11 attacks | Mail Online:
The U.S. president said there were ‘echoes’ between the Gulf of Mexico disaster and the Al Qaeda suicide attacks which killed 2,995 people, including 67 Britons.
He said that just as the events of September 11, 2001, had profoundly shaped ‘our view of our vulnerabilities and our foreign policy’, so the oil disaster would shape thinking on the environment and energy for years to come.
Those who lost loved ones when terrorists flew hijacked planes into the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Centre said Mr Obama’s remarks were yet another attempt to slur the UK."
BP OIL SPILL -Fury as Obama compares Gulf leak to 9/11 attacks | Mail Online:
The U.S. president said there were ‘echoes’ between the Gulf of Mexico disaster and the Al Qaeda suicide attacks which killed 2,995 people, including 67 Britons.
He said that just as the events of September 11, 2001, had profoundly shaped ‘our view of our vulnerabilities and our foreign policy’, so the oil disaster would shape thinking on the environment and energy for years to come.
Those who lost loved ones when terrorists flew hijacked planes into the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Centre said Mr Obama’s remarks were yet another attempt to slur the UK."
Monday, June 14, 2010
� U.S. Pays $400 Million in Bonuses to Federal Employees - Big Government
U.S. Pays $400 Million in Bonuses to Federal Employees - Big Government:
The Obama Administration handed out more than $400 million in awards to federal employees last year, up by more than $80 million from the prior year, according to new government data.
The biggest winners were air traffic controllers and top managers in Washington, a review of fiscal year 2009 salary reports from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management showed.
OPM’s data, obtained by the Asbury Park Press through a freedom of information request, account for 1.3 million employees, or about 65 percent of the federal civilian work force."
The Obama Administration handed out more than $400 million in awards to federal employees last year, up by more than $80 million from the prior year, according to new government data.
The biggest winners were air traffic controllers and top managers in Washington, a review of fiscal year 2009 salary reports from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management showed.
OPM’s data, obtained by the Asbury Park Press through a freedom of information request, account for 1.3 million employees, or about 65 percent of the federal civilian work force."
CNSNews.com - Kevin Costner Says Early Use of Oil-Cleanup Machine Could Have Kept Gulf Oil Spill Offshore
CNSNews.com - Kevin Costner Says Early Use of Oil-Cleanup Machine Could Have Kept Gulf Oil Spill Offshore:
“If we want to discuss the ‘what ifs’ looking back, I think you could fill in the blanks of understanding if these machines were already deployed, what we would be looking at,” said Costner. “I could scale this out for you and we would be chasing this oil out at the derrick itself. We couldn’t do anything about the size of the leak but we would be chasing that and we would be keeping that offshore.”"
“If we want to discuss the ‘what ifs’ looking back, I think you could fill in the blanks of understanding if these machines were already deployed, what we would be looking at,” said Costner. “I could scale this out for you and we would be chasing this oil out at the derrick itself. We couldn’t do anything about the size of the leak but we would be chasing that and we would be keeping that offshore.”"
My Way News - Report: Employers to see 2011 medical costs jump
How's that "Free" Health Care working out for us???
My Way News - Report: Employers to see 2011 medical costs jump:
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Companies that offer employee health insurance expect another steep jump in medical costs next year, and more will ask workers to share a bigger chunk of the expense, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report.
For the first time, most of the American workforce is expected to have health insurance deductibles of $400 or more, the consulting firm said in a report released to The Associated Press.
Deductibles are the annual amount a patient pays out of pocket for care before insurance coverage starts. They are generally separate from co-payments and coinsurance."
My Way News - Report: Employers to see 2011 medical costs jump:
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Companies that offer employee health insurance expect another steep jump in medical costs next year, and more will ask workers to share a bigger chunk of the expense, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report.
For the first time, most of the American workforce is expected to have health insurance deductibles of $400 or more, the consulting firm said in a report released to The Associated Press.
Deductibles are the annual amount a patient pays out of pocket for care before insurance coverage starts. They are generally separate from co-payments and coinsurance."
Obama likens Gulf environmental disaster to 9/11
Cap & Trade ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Obama likens Gulf environmental disaster to 9/11:
In the same way that our view of our vulnerabilities and our foreign policy was shaped profoundly by 9/11, I think this disaster is going to shape how we think about the environment and energy for many years to come,' he told Politico.com.
Obama said he would be making a fresh bid to get Congress to pass a major energy and climate bill.
He was quoted as vowing to 'move forward in a bold way in a direction that finally gives us the kind of future-oriented ... visionary energy policy that we so vitally need and has been absent for so long.'"
Obama likens Gulf environmental disaster to 9/11:
In the same way that our view of our vulnerabilities and our foreign policy was shaped profoundly by 9/11, I think this disaster is going to shape how we think about the environment and energy for many years to come,' he told Politico.com.
Obama said he would be making a fresh bid to get Congress to pass a major energy and climate bill.
He was quoted as vowing to 'move forward in a bold way in a direction that finally gives us the kind of future-oriented ... visionary energy policy that we so vitally need and has been absent for so long.'"
Mike Allen's Playbook 24/7 - POLITICO.com
Mike Allen's Playbook 24/7 - POLITICO.com: Cap & Trade
Good Monday morning. Although it won’t be his main point, President Obama plans to use his Oval Office address Tuesday night, the first of his presidency, to argue for a comprehensive new energy-climate law that goes beyond “spill bill” provisions designed to rein in the oil industry. A Senate Democratic leadership aide tells Playbook that the administration has told Sens. Kerry and Lieberman, who last month introduced an “American Power Act,” that an energy deal MUST include some serious effort to price carbon as a way to slow climate change. “No traditional ‘energy only’ bill meets their sense of what’s credible as a response to BP, or the president’s own 2008 rhetoric,” the official said."
Good Monday morning. Although it won’t be his main point, President Obama plans to use his Oval Office address Tuesday night, the first of his presidency, to argue for a comprehensive new energy-climate law that goes beyond “spill bill” provisions designed to rein in the oil industry. A Senate Democratic leadership aide tells Playbook that the administration has told Sens. Kerry and Lieberman, who last month introduced an “American Power Act,” that an energy deal MUST include some serious effort to price carbon as a way to slow climate change. “No traditional ‘energy only’ bill meets their sense of what’s credible as a response to BP, or the president’s own 2008 rhetoric,” the official said."
WH Takes Cues from Liberal Think Tank on Spill - Washington Wire - WSJ
WH Takes Cues from Liberal Think Tank on Spill - Washington Wire - WSJ:
If you want to see where President Barack Obama’s response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster is heading, try following the urgings of the Center for American Progress.
The liberal think tank with close White House ties appears to have more influence on spill policy than the president’s in-house advisers. On May 4, for instance, the CAP’s energy and environment expert, Daniel Weiss, called on the president to name an independent commission to look at the causes of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. On May 22, he did just that."
If you want to see where President Barack Obama’s response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster is heading, try following the urgings of the Center for American Progress.
The liberal think tank with close White House ties appears to have more influence on spill policy than the president’s in-house advisers. On May 4, for instance, the CAP’s energy and environment expert, Daniel Weiss, called on the president to name an independent commission to look at the causes of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. On May 22, he did just that."
The Old Jarhead: I'm Tired--some updates
The Old Jarhead: I'm Tired--some updates:
I’ll be 63 soon. Except for one semester in college when jobs were scarce, and a six-month period when I was between jobs, but job-hunting every day, I’ve worked, hard, since I was 18. Despite some health challenges, I still put in 50-hour weeks, and haven’t called in sick in seven or eight years. I make a good salary, but I didn’t inherit my job or my income, and I worked to get where I am. Given the economy, there’s no retirement in sight, and I’m tired. Very tired.
I’m tired of being told that I have to “spread the wealth around” to people who don’t have my work ethic. I’m tired of being told the government will take the money I earned, by force if necessary, and give it to people too lazy or stupid to earn it."
I’ll be 63 soon. Except for one semester in college when jobs were scarce, and a six-month period when I was between jobs, but job-hunting every day, I’ve worked, hard, since I was 18. Despite some health challenges, I still put in 50-hour weeks, and haven’t called in sick in seven or eight years. I make a good salary, but I didn’t inherit my job or my income, and I worked to get where I am. Given the economy, there’s no retirement in sight, and I’m tired. Very tired.
I’m tired of being told that I have to “spread the wealth around” to people who don’t have my work ethic. I’m tired of being told the government will take the money I earned, by force if necessary, and give it to people too lazy or stupid to earn it."
Obama pleads for $50 billion in state, local aid | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
Obama pleads for $50 billion in state, local aid | The Daily Caller:
President Obama urged reluctant lawmakers Saturday to quickly approve nearly $50 billion in emergency aid to state and local governments, saying the money is needed to avoid “massive layoffs of teachers, police and firefighters” and to support the still-fragile economic recovery.
In a letter to congressional leaders, Obama defended last year’s huge economic stimulus package, saying it helped break the economy’s free fall, but argued that more spending is urgent and unavoidable. “We must take these emergency measures,” he wrote in an appeal aimed primarily at members of his own party."
President Obama urged reluctant lawmakers Saturday to quickly approve nearly $50 billion in emergency aid to state and local governments, saying the money is needed to avoid “massive layoffs of teachers, police and firefighters” and to support the still-fragile economic recovery.
In a letter to congressional leaders, Obama defended last year’s huge economic stimulus package, saying it helped break the economy’s free fall, but argued that more spending is urgent and unavoidable. “We must take these emergency measures,” he wrote in an appeal aimed primarily at members of his own party."
FEC ruling may exempt Citizens United from the DISCLOSE Act | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
FEC ruling may exempt Citizens United from the DISCLOSE Act | The Daily Caller :
The Supreme Court’s landmark 5-4 decision earlier this year in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which upheld the right of corporations to make certain independent election expenditures, brought Democrats together for one overriding purpose: curbing the effects of the ruling.
The result of these efforts is the DISCLOSE Act, which if passed would restrict the election spending of companies that are partially foreign-owned and require corporations to tag sponsored advertisements with their names. (“When you buy toothpaste now, the money you spend can be used directly for television ads attacking people that you believe in without you even knowing,” states the bill’s website.)
But after a Thursday FEC vote, the proposed law — introduced to curb the effects of the court case that made Citizens United famous in the first place — may not even apply to the advocacy group any longer."
The Supreme Court’s landmark 5-4 decision earlier this year in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which upheld the right of corporations to make certain independent election expenditures, brought Democrats together for one overriding purpose: curbing the effects of the ruling.
The result of these efforts is the DISCLOSE Act, which if passed would restrict the election spending of companies that are partially foreign-owned and require corporations to tag sponsored advertisements with their names. (“When you buy toothpaste now, the money you spend can be used directly for television ads attacking people that you believe in without you even knowing,” states the bill’s website.)
But after a Thursday FEC vote, the proposed law — introduced to curb the effects of the court case that made Citizens United famous in the first place — may not even apply to the advocacy group any longer."
Obama golfs for four hours in sweltering heat - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room
Golf in the heat.....You mean the Chosen One couldn't change the climate for his game???
Obama golfs for four hours in sweltering heat - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
President Barack Obama spent four hours on the golf course Sunday in temperatures that peaked in the low 90s.
The White House pool reported that they left Andrews Air Force Base as it started to rain after 4 p.m.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was among the group golfing with Obama.
Also reportedly in the golfing group were White House Trip Director Marvin Nicholson and photographer David Katz."
Obama golfs for four hours in sweltering heat - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
President Barack Obama spent four hours on the golf course Sunday in temperatures that peaked in the low 90s.
The White House pool reported that they left Andrews Air Force Base as it started to rain after 4 p.m.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was among the group golfing with Obama.
Also reportedly in the golfing group were White House Trip Director Marvin Nicholson and photographer David Katz."
Obama pleads for $50 billion in state, local aid
Ever notice they are ONLY going to lay off "Police, Firefighters & Teachers....." Never Administrators, Government Assistants....etc....etc.......Just what they think will shake the dumb unwashed masses to the core....
Obama pleads for $50 billion in state, local aid:
President Obama urged reluctant lawmakers Saturday to quickly approve nearly $50 billion in emergency aid to state and local governments, saying the money is needed to avoid 'massive layoffs of teachers, police and firefighters' and to support the still-fragile economic recovery."
Obama pleads for $50 billion in state, local aid:
President Obama urged reluctant lawmakers Saturday to quickly approve nearly $50 billion in emergency aid to state and local governments, saying the money is needed to avoid 'massive layoffs of teachers, police and firefighters' and to support the still-fragile economic recovery."
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