Push to collect online sales tax gathers steam - Business - Personal finance - Tax Tactics - msnbc.com:
It’s too early to know exactly how much the Nebraska chapter of the March of Dimes raised this week at its annual Signature Chefs Auction in Omaha, but odds are that more than 10 percent of the charity’s proceeds are going straight to the tax man.
That’s because the March of Dimes went online when it bought about 4,000 T-shirts from a Florida vendor to give to donors during its March for Babies Walk last April. The charity often buys supplies and other materials online, and it also raises money online by selling items at auction — racking up a big tax bill in each case."
Friday, September 17, 2010
FOXNews.com - White House: Global Warming Out, 'Global Climate Disruption' In
Who in the name of god ARE these people???
FOXNews.com - White House: Global Warming Out, 'Global Climate Disruption' In:
From the administration that brought you 'man-caused disaster' and 'overseas contingency operation,' another terminology change is in the pipeline.
The White House wants the public to start using the term 'global climate disruption' in place of 'global warming' -- fearing the latter term oversimplifies the problem and makes it sound less dangerous than it really is."
FOXNews.com - White House: Global Warming Out, 'Global Climate Disruption' In:
From the administration that brought you 'man-caused disaster' and 'overseas contingency operation,' another terminology change is in the pipeline.
The White House wants the public to start using the term 'global climate disruption' in place of 'global warming' -- fearing the latter term oversimplifies the problem and makes it sound less dangerous than it really is."
Stimulus funds failed to create enough jobs: LA City Controller - International Business Times
That's because the Government does create jobs...the PEOPLE do!
Stimulus funds failed to create enough jobs: LA City Controller - International Business Times:
The Los Angeles City Controller said on Thursday the city's use of its share of the $800 billion federal stimulus find has been disappointing.
The city received $111 million in stimulus under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) approved by the Congress more than year ago."
Stimulus funds failed to create enough jobs: LA City Controller - International Business Times:
The Los Angeles City Controller said on Thursday the city's use of its share of the $800 billion federal stimulus find has been disappointing.
The city received $111 million in stimulus under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) approved by the Congress more than year ago."
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Elmo, Internet Czar & FCC Work to Redistribute Wealth With Free Broadband | The Blaze
I want free beer...I'm entitled......
Elmo, Internet Czar & FCC Work to Redistribute Wealth With Free Broadband | The Blaze:
Elmo, Internet Czar & FCC Work to Redistribute Wealth With Free Broadband"
Elmo, Internet Czar & FCC Work to Redistribute Wealth With Free Broadband | The Blaze:
Elmo, Internet Czar & FCC Work to Redistribute Wealth With Free Broadband"
Sen. Reid Pushes Amendment to Defense Bill That Would Allow Illegal Aliens to Attend State Colleges, Get Amnesty | CNSnews.com
Sen. Reid Pushes Amendment to Defense Bill That Would Allow Illegal Aliens to Attend State Colleges, Get Amnesty | CNSnews.com:
(CNSNews.com) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he intends to bring the DREAM Act as an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill expected to be taken up by the Senate next week. He said Congress is unable to pass comprehensive immigration reform because Republicans who supported it such legislation during the last session “left us.”"
(CNSNews.com) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he intends to bring the DREAM Act as an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill expected to be taken up by the Senate next week. He said Congress is unable to pass comprehensive immigration reform because Republicans who supported it such legislation during the last session “left us.”"
Democrats spend on anti-health-reform advertisements - Sarah Kliff - POLITICO.com
Democrats spend on anti-health-reform advertisements - Sarah Kliff - POLITICO.com:
Democratic candidates are spending three times more advertising against the health reform law than they are in support of it.
Since the beginning of Congress’s August recess, Democratic candidates have poured $930,000 into ads deriding the health overhaul but just $300,000 in pro-reform spots, according to Evan Tracey at Kantar Media."
Democratic candidates are spending three times more advertising against the health reform law than they are in support of it.
Since the beginning of Congress’s August recess, Democratic candidates have poured $930,000 into ads deriding the health overhaul but just $300,000 in pro-reform spots, according to Evan Tracey at Kantar Media."
� Shock Audio: Facing ‘Obligations’ From Leadership, Democrat Congresswoman Leaves Voicemail for Lobbyist Cash - Big Government
Shock Audio: Facing ‘Obligations’ From Leadership, Democrat Congresswoman Leaves Voicemail for Lobbyist Cash - Big Government:
By way of background, with their prospects for November quickly deteriorating, Congressional Democrats are scrambling to assemble the financial resources they hope can stave off their electoral armageddon. Speaker Pelosi and her leadership team are putting a lot of pressure on Democrat members to pony up campaign contributions to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. In the article linked above, Politico noted:"
By way of background, with their prospects for November quickly deteriorating, Congressional Democrats are scrambling to assemble the financial resources they hope can stave off their electoral armageddon. Speaker Pelosi and her leadership team are putting a lot of pressure on Democrat members to pony up campaign contributions to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. In the article linked above, Politico noted:"
ObamaCare's thugs - NYPOST.com
ObamaCare's thugs - NYPOST.com:
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is just the latest keeper of the ObamaCare enemies list. Last week, she warned that insurers who dare to pass along to consumers the cost of new federal mandates would face 'zero tolerance' from the administration.
But the White House has been keeping tabs on critics of ObamaCare for more than a year. It started with the health czar's Internet Snitch Brigade: Last August, the White House Office of Health Reform called on its ground troops to report on fellow citizens who talked smack about the Democratic plan. The White House Web site solicited informant e-mails:"
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is just the latest keeper of the ObamaCare enemies list. Last week, she warned that insurers who dare to pass along to consumers the cost of new federal mandates would face 'zero tolerance' from the administration.
But the White House has been keeping tabs on critics of ObamaCare for more than a year. It started with the health czar's Internet Snitch Brigade: Last August, the White House Office of Health Reform called on its ground troops to report on fellow citizens who talked smack about the Democratic plan. The White House Web site solicited informant e-mails:"
The American Spectator : The Difference Between Thine and Mine
The American Spectator : The Difference Between Thine and Mine:
The President's budget reform panel is being encouraged to sniff for smoke in the midst of flames. At its latest public meeting it was told that tax breaks are 'backdoor spending.' There is a two-fold problem in accepting such an equivalence. First, the nation's fiscal predicament is not any so-called 'backdoor spending,' but uncontrolled 'front door' spending. Second, not only are the two not quantitatively comparable, they are not qualitatively so either."
The President's budget reform panel is being encouraged to sniff for smoke in the midst of flames. At its latest public meeting it was told that tax breaks are 'backdoor spending.' There is a two-fold problem in accepting such an equivalence. First, the nation's fiscal predicament is not any so-called 'backdoor spending,' but uncontrolled 'front door' spending. Second, not only are the two not quantitatively comparable, they are not qualitatively so either."
Real Estate: Foreclosures Rise; Repossessions Set Record - CNBC
Real Estate: Foreclosures Rise; Repossessions Set Record - CNBC:
US foreclosure activity rose in August from the previous month, and banks and lenders took ownership from homeowners at a record pace, according to a new report released Thursday."
US foreclosure activity rose in August from the previous month, and banks and lenders took ownership from homeowners at a record pace, according to a new report released Thursday."
CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - TRENDING: Palin says Karl Rove should ‘buck up’ � - Blogs from CNN.com
CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - TRENDING: Palin says Karl Rove should ‘buck up’ - Blogs from CNN.com:
(CNN) - Sarah Palin has a message for former top Bush aide Karl Rove: 'Buck up.'
Palin sent her message to Rove Wednesday on Fox News, after he expressed the doubt that Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell does not 'evince the characteristics of rectitude and sincerity and character that the voters are looking for.'
'Well, bless his heart,' Palin said. 'We love our friends, they're in the machine, the expert politicos. But my message to those who say that the GOP nominee is not electable, or that they're not even going to try, well I say, buck up!'"
(CNN) - Sarah Palin has a message for former top Bush aide Karl Rove: 'Buck up.'
Palin sent her message to Rove Wednesday on Fox News, after he expressed the doubt that Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell does not 'evince the characteristics of rectitude and sincerity and character that the voters are looking for.'
'Well, bless his heart,' Palin said. 'We love our friends, they're in the machine, the expert politicos. But my message to those who say that the GOP nominee is not electable, or that they're not even going to try, well I say, buck up!'"
CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - More Democrats break with Obama on tax cuts � - Blogs from CNN.com
CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - More Democrats break with Obama on tax cuts - Blogs from CNN.com:
Washington (CNN) – Thirty-one House Democrats, most of whom face tough re-election bids this fall, have signed a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer urging them to extend expiring tax breaks for all income levels, including the wealthy.
Pelosi and other House Democratic leaders have made it clear they support President Obama's proposal to vote on a bill that only renews tax breaks for those making $250,000 and under. But with the midterm elections less than two months away, leaders have not yet decided whether they will schedule a vote on the legislation before voters go to the polls."
Washington (CNN) – Thirty-one House Democrats, most of whom face tough re-election bids this fall, have signed a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer urging them to extend expiring tax breaks for all income levels, including the wealthy.
Pelosi and other House Democratic leaders have made it clear they support President Obama's proposal to vote on a bill that only renews tax breaks for those making $250,000 and under. But with the midterm elections less than two months away, leaders have not yet decided whether they will schedule a vote on the legislation before voters go to the polls."
Obama: I'm not walking away from immigration reform - Yahoo! News
Obama: I'm not walking away from immigration reform - Yahoo! News:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama assured Hispanics on Wednesday he was not walking away from immigration reform while expressing disappointment that he had not delivered on a 2008 promise to overhaul U.S. policy.
Obama, a Democrat who is ramping up his rhetoric against Republicans ahead of November 2 congressional elections, said only cooperation from both parties would allow reforms to advance."
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama assured Hispanics on Wednesday he was not walking away from immigration reform while expressing disappointment that he had not delivered on a 2008 promise to overhaul U.S. policy.
Obama, a Democrat who is ramping up his rhetoric against Republicans ahead of November 2 congressional elections, said only cooperation from both parties would allow reforms to advance."
Bashing Boehner: the Times does Obama’s bidding | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
Bashing Boehner: the Times does Obama’s bidding | The Daily Caller:
By giving the administration of Barack Obama a front-page forum to bash House Minority Leader John Boehner last weekend, The New York Times is once again proving that it cannot resist doing the “hope and change” crowd’s dirty laundry.
“A GOP Leader Tightly Bound to Lobbyists,” the paper’s September 12 headline screamed boldly, bashing Boehner for being connected to special interests that “contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to his campaigns, provided him with rides on their corporate jets, socialized with him at luxury golf resorts and waterfront bashes and are now leading fund-raising efforts for his Boehner for Speaker campaign.”"
By giving the administration of Barack Obama a front-page forum to bash House Minority Leader John Boehner last weekend, The New York Times is once again proving that it cannot resist doing the “hope and change” crowd’s dirty laundry.
“A GOP Leader Tightly Bound to Lobbyists,” the paper’s September 12 headline screamed boldly, bashing Boehner for being connected to special interests that “contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to his campaigns, provided him with rides on their corporate jets, socialized with him at luxury golf resorts and waterfront bashes and are now leading fund-raising efforts for his Boehner for Speaker campaign.”"
Home - Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation
Home - Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation:
Throughout our nation’s history, service men and women have gone bravely into battle, risking their lives and livelihoods, sacrificing their safety to defend America. When their duty is done, many return home to life as it was. Sadly, for over 3 million veterans seriously injured in the line of duty, leaving the battlefield does not mark the end of conflict. These permanently disabled heroes often carry home life-altering disabilities – stern reminders of the price of freedom."
Throughout our nation’s history, service men and women have gone bravely into battle, risking their lives and livelihoods, sacrificing their safety to defend America. When their duty is done, many return home to life as it was. Sadly, for over 3 million veterans seriously injured in the line of duty, leaving the battlefield does not mark the end of conflict. These permanently disabled heroes often carry home life-altering disabilities – stern reminders of the price of freedom."
Breitbart.tv � Obama’s Safe School Czar: Gay Issues in Curriculum is ‘Ultimate Goal’
Uh....not for nothin'....but isn't it supposed to be about "Reading, Writing & Arithmetic?"...Just askin'....
Breitbart.tv - Obama’s Safe School Czar: Gay Issues in Curriculum is ‘Ultimate Goal’:
Obama’s Safe School Czar: Gay Issues in Curriculum is ‘Ultimate Goal’"
Breitbart.tv - Obama’s Safe School Czar: Gay Issues in Curriculum is ‘Ultimate Goal’:
Obama’s Safe School Czar: Gay Issues in Curriculum is ‘Ultimate Goal’"
9NEWS.com | Denver | Colorado's Online News Leader | New plan gives government first dibs on foreclosures
9NEWS.com | Denver | Colorado's Online News Leader | New plan gives government first dibs on foreclosures:
Critics argue First Look is government intrusion into the real estate marketplace that will impact families looking to purchase and live in a foreclosed house.
Charles Roberts, a Realtor with Your Castle Real Estate in Denver, called the recently-announced government initiative 'appalling.'
'They're changing the rules. They're tilting it in their favor,' Roberts said. 'They actually get an opportunity to buy a house before a homeowner, which doesn't make any sense to me at all.'"
Critics argue First Look is government intrusion into the real estate marketplace that will impact families looking to purchase and live in a foreclosed house.
Charles Roberts, a Realtor with Your Castle Real Estate in Denver, called the recently-announced government initiative 'appalling.'
'They're changing the rules. They're tilting it in their favor,' Roberts said. 'They actually get an opportunity to buy a house before a homeowner, which doesn't make any sense to me at all.'"
Rush Limbaugh Says He and Republicans “Not on the Same Side” | NewsReal Blog
I am beginning to feel like a revivalist preacher.....again I say AMEN AMEN AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rush Limbaugh Says He and Republicans “Not on the Same Side” | NewsReal Blog:
Today began like any other ordinary day. It was laundry day, and I was making some progress on what my husband calls “Mt. Laundry.” I was listening to Rush Limbaugh on the radio and I heard him say something that made my eyes bug out like Buckwheat’s from “The Little Rascals.” He said that the fight over the candidacy of Christine O’Donnell has made him realize that he and the Republican Party “are not on the same side.” He went on to make the even MORE shocking statement that the Republican Party could be replaced by the Tea Party and become the minority party. Oh yes Mama, it is on like Donkey Kong!
Rush Limbaugh- off of the Republican reservation? Hubba-hubba."
Rush Limbaugh Says He and Republicans “Not on the Same Side” | NewsReal Blog:
Today began like any other ordinary day. It was laundry day, and I was making some progress on what my husband calls “Mt. Laundry.” I was listening to Rush Limbaugh on the radio and I heard him say something that made my eyes bug out like Buckwheat’s from “The Little Rascals.” He said that the fight over the candidacy of Christine O’Donnell has made him realize that he and the Republican Party “are not on the same side.” He went on to make the even MORE shocking statement that the Republican Party could be replaced by the Tea Party and become the minority party. Oh yes Mama, it is on like Donkey Kong!
Rush Limbaugh- off of the Republican reservation? Hubba-hubba."
Reid’s November Nightmare | FrontPage Magazine
Reid’s November Nightmare | FrontPage Magazine:
It’s not easy being Senator Harry Reid these days. First, the four-term incumbent finds himself locked in a desperate reelection campaign against Republican Sharon Angle, with polls showing the race a statistical dead heat. Now, he has to go on television to remind Nevada voters to please not hold him accountable for their economic woes."
It’s not easy being Senator Harry Reid these days. First, the four-term incumbent finds himself locked in a desperate reelection campaign against Republican Sharon Angle, with polls showing the race a statistical dead heat. Now, he has to go on television to remind Nevada voters to please not hold him accountable for their economic woes."
NYC to try banning smoking in parks and beaches | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
I HATE smoking...however....IT'S LEGAL!!! Get this guy OUT OUT OUT of Office and let the rest of us - US - WE THE PEOPLE decide what we do with our lives....."Quality of Life" Summons......the author of 1984 must be spinning like a top!!! This is becoming "Atlas Shrugged" on steroids!
NYC to try banning smoking in parks and beaches | The Daily Caller :
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials want to take their smoking ban outdoors.
City officials announced new legislation on Wednesday that would outlaw smoking in parks, beaches, marinas, boardwalks and pedestrian plazas throughout the city.
That means no smoking in Central Park or on the Coney Island boardwalk. Violators could be issued quality-of-life summonses by the parks department."
NYC to try banning smoking in parks and beaches | The Daily Caller :
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials want to take their smoking ban outdoors.
City officials announced new legislation on Wednesday that would outlaw smoking in parks, beaches, marinas, boardwalks and pedestrian plazas throughout the city.
That means no smoking in Central Park or on the Coney Island boardwalk. Violators could be issued quality-of-life summonses by the parks department."
DeMint on GOP: ‘I don’t want the majority back if we don’t believe anything’ | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
AMEN!!AMEN!!!AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DeMint on GOP: ‘I don’t want the majority back if we don’t believe anything’ | The Daily Caller:
GOP Sen. Jim DeMint said his party is on track to become stronger ideologically with O’Donnell’s win over Castle.
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), who endorsed Tea Party favorite Christine O’Donnell in Delaware’s Republican Senate primary, said he’s content with the GOP staying in the minority if the party doesn’t stand for any principles.
DeMint’s party argued before O’Donnell’s victory that she could not win a general election in Delaware, and polls suggest Democrat candidate Chris Coons will defeat O’Donnell in November."
DeMint on GOP: ‘I don’t want the majority back if we don’t believe anything’ | The Daily Caller:
GOP Sen. Jim DeMint said his party is on track to become stronger ideologically with O’Donnell’s win over Castle.
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), who endorsed Tea Party favorite Christine O’Donnell in Delaware’s Republican Senate primary, said he’s content with the GOP staying in the minority if the party doesn’t stand for any principles.
DeMint’s party argued before O’Donnell’s victory that she could not win a general election in Delaware, and polls suggest Democrat candidate Chris Coons will defeat O’Donnell in November."
Michelle Obama thinks being First Lady is ‘hell’, says Carla Bruni | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
Well, hopefully we'll "relieve" you of that "burden" at the voting booth in 2012!
Michelle Obama thinks being First Lady is ‘hell’, says Carla Bruni | The Daily Caller :
Michelle Obama thinks being America’s First Lady is ‘hell’, Carla Bruni reveals today in a wildly indiscreet new book.
Miss Bruni reveals that Mrs Obama replied when asked about her position as the U.S. president’s wife: ‘Don’t ask! It’s hell. I can’t stand it!’"
Michelle Obama thinks being First Lady is ‘hell’, says Carla Bruni | The Daily Caller :
Michelle Obama thinks being America’s First Lady is ‘hell’, Carla Bruni reveals today in a wildly indiscreet new book.
Miss Bruni reveals that Mrs Obama replied when asked about her position as the U.S. president’s wife: ‘Don’t ask! It’s hell. I can’t stand it!’"
We are Headed for 15 Percent Permanent Unemployment
We are Headed for 15 Percent Permanent Unemployment:
At the Gap, at Old Navy, at other stores, the size labels in men’s slacks or jeans lie. Pants labeled as having a 36-in. waist actually measure to 39, 39-1/2, even 41. Why? Because men think they are thinner than they are. If a guy believes he’s a 36, but tries on pants labeled with that waist size and finds them too tight, he’s not likely not to buy at all. So pants manufacturers have learned to lie. They tell us what we want to hear. Mostly, we accept it as reality.
President Obama – our pants salesman-in-chief – is trying the same trick with the economy. A lot. He is daily yammering about recovery, about seeing glimmers of hope, about all he has done and is doing to make the economy better, about the success of his stimulus spending spree. He is telling people the rain pouring on their heads is sunshine and hoping they’ll accept his fiction as their reality."
At the Gap, at Old Navy, at other stores, the size labels in men’s slacks or jeans lie. Pants labeled as having a 36-in. waist actually measure to 39, 39-1/2, even 41. Why? Because men think they are thinner than they are. If a guy believes he’s a 36, but tries on pants labeled with that waist size and finds them too tight, he’s not likely not to buy at all. So pants manufacturers have learned to lie. They tell us what we want to hear. Mostly, we accept it as reality.
President Obama – our pants salesman-in-chief – is trying the same trick with the economy. A lot. He is daily yammering about recovery, about seeing glimmers of hope, about all he has done and is doing to make the economy better, about the success of his stimulus spending spree. He is telling people the rain pouring on their heads is sunshine and hoping they’ll accept his fiction as their reality."
Justice Breyer Suggests That Burning a Quran Could be Like Shouting 'Fire' in a Crowded Theatre--Thus Not Protected by 1st Amendment | CNSnews.com
The ONLY reason there ARE so many countries out there with the time to be "Offended" and/or "Insulted" by our freedom is because we sacrificed OUR BLOOD to keep it that way. Go Home! Globalization my backside!
Justice Breyer Suggests That Burning a Quran Could be Like Shouting 'Fire' in a Crowded Theatre--Thus Not Protected by 1st Amendment | CNSnews.com: "(CNSNews.com) – Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer said on Tuesday that globalization may change the way the First Amendment applies in the United States, and he suggested that Pastor Terry Jones’ proposed Quran-burning may or may not be protected under the First Amendment."
Justice Breyer Suggests That Burning a Quran Could be Like Shouting 'Fire' in a Crowded Theatre--Thus Not Protected by 1st Amendment | CNSnews.com: "(CNSNews.com) – Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer said on Tuesday that globalization may change the way the First Amendment applies in the United States, and he suggested that Pastor Terry Jones’ proposed Quran-burning may or may not be protected under the First Amendment."
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
The Muslim Brotherhood's "General Strategic Goal" for North America
"In July 2007, seven key leaders of an Islamic charity known as the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) went on trial for charges that they had: (a) provided 'material support and resources' to a foreign terrorist organization (namely Hamas); (b) engaged in money laundering; and (c) breached the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which prohibits transactions that threaten American national security. Along with the seven named defendants, the U.S. government released a list of approximately 300 'unindicted co-conspirators' and 'joint venturers.' During the course of the HLF trial, many incriminating documents were entered into evidence. Perhaps the most significant of these was 'An Explanatory Memorandum on the General Strategic Goal for the Group in North America,' by the Muslim Brotherhood operative Mohamed Akram."
"In July 2007, seven key leaders of an Islamic charity known as the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) went on trial for charges that they had: (a) provided 'material support and resources' to a foreign terrorist organization (namely Hamas); (b) engaged in money laundering; and (c) breached the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which prohibits transactions that threaten American national security. Along with the seven named defendants, the U.S. government released a list of approximately 300 'unindicted co-conspirators' and 'joint venturers.' During the course of the HLF trial, many incriminating documents were entered into evidence. Perhaps the most significant of these was 'An Explanatory Memorandum on the General Strategic Goal for the Group in North America,' by the Muslim Brotherhood operative Mohamed Akram."
Greenspan: Fiscal Stimulus Worked Far Less Than Expected - Real Time Economics - WSJ
Please make him go AWAY.....
Greenspan: Fiscal Stimulus Worked Far Less Than Expected - Real Time Economics - WSJ:
The former head of the Federal Reserve said fiscal stimulus efforts have fallen far short of expectations, and the government now needs to get out of the way and allow businesses and markets to power the recovery.
“We have to find a way to simmer down the extent of activism that is going on” with government stimulus spending “and allow the economy to heal” itself, former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan told a gathering held at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Wednesday."
Greenspan: Fiscal Stimulus Worked Far Less Than Expected - Real Time Economics - WSJ:
The former head of the Federal Reserve said fiscal stimulus efforts have fallen far short of expectations, and the government now needs to get out of the way and allow businesses and markets to power the recovery.
“We have to find a way to simmer down the extent of activism that is going on” with government stimulus spending “and allow the economy to heal” itself, former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan told a gathering held at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Wednesday."
In the 10th Year of War, a Harder Army, a More Distant America
In the 10th Year of War, a Harder Army, a More Distant America:
The U.S. Army now begins its 10th continuous year in combat, the first time in its history the United States has excused the vast majority of its citizens from service and engaged in a major, decade-long conflict instead with an Army manned entirely by professional warriors.
This is an Army that, under the pressure of combat, has turned inward, leaving civilian America behind, reduced to the role of a well-wishing but impatient spectator. A decade of fighting has hardened soldiers in ways that civilians can't share. America respects its warriors, but from a distance."
The U.S. Army now begins its 10th continuous year in combat, the first time in its history the United States has excused the vast majority of its citizens from service and engaged in a major, decade-long conflict instead with an Army manned entirely by professional warriors.
This is an Army that, under the pressure of combat, has turned inward, leaving civilian America behind, reduced to the role of a well-wishing but impatient spectator. A decade of fighting has hardened soldiers in ways that civilians can't share. America respects its warriors, but from a distance."
The American Spectator : Obama's War on America's Seniors
The American Spectator : Obama's War on America's Seniors:
Seniors citizens probably provided less support for President Obama in the 2008 election than any other voter bloc. That reflects the wisdom of age. But for President Obama, apparently it's payback time, because he is conducting a comprehensive economic assault on America's senior citizens."
Seniors citizens probably provided less support for President Obama in the 2008 election than any other voter bloc. That reflects the wisdom of age. But for President Obama, apparently it's payback time, because he is conducting a comprehensive economic assault on America's senior citizens."
The ChamberPost: A Focus on Jobs
The ChamberPost: A Focus on Jobs:
The U.S. Chamber's number one focus is to promote policies that promise greater economic growth and more jobs. You would think given the state of the economy and unemployment that this would be something everyone could rally behind and yet we are still getting opposition in this endeavor from groups out there who are more interested in their own special interests than the good of the country.
Like a rather dim parrot the entirety of these groups’ message is the repetition of the words “CEO” and “status quo” -- but far from being the force of reaction we are the ones calling for revolutionary changes to prepare our workers and markets for the dynamic economy of the 21st century"
The U.S. Chamber's number one focus is to promote policies that promise greater economic growth and more jobs. You would think given the state of the economy and unemployment that this would be something everyone could rally behind and yet we are still getting opposition in this endeavor from groups out there who are more interested in their own special interests than the good of the country.
Like a rather dim parrot the entirety of these groups’ message is the repetition of the words “CEO” and “status quo” -- but far from being the force of reaction we are the ones calling for revolutionary changes to prepare our workers and markets for the dynamic economy of the 21st century"
Federal Housing Stimulus: How Much More? - CNBC
Federal Housing Stimulus: How Much More? - CNBC:
New reports are rolling around Wall Street and Washington today that the Obama Administration is considering yet another economic stimulus package; this round would be for small businesses. This comes just one week after increased chatter about more government stimulus for housing.
Congress returns the week of September 13th, and as Democrats face an uncertain election this November, you know they're going to be looking to make average Americans feel more secure about their finances."
New reports are rolling around Wall Street and Washington today that the Obama Administration is considering yet another economic stimulus package; this round would be for small businesses. This comes just one week after increased chatter about more government stimulus for housing.
Congress returns the week of September 13th, and as Democrats face an uncertain election this November, you know they're going to be looking to make average Americans feel more secure about their finances."
Home Price Double Dip Begins - CNBC
Home Price Double Dip Begins - CNBC:
The trouble with many of the 'indicators' we report is that some are pretty current and others are severely lagging. Home sales are generally the former and home prices the latter.
That's why, given the combination of the expiration of the home buyer tax credit and the increasing number of loans moving to final foreclosure, we knew that home prices overall would take a hit, but it would take a while.
Well we're here."
The trouble with many of the 'indicators' we report is that some are pretty current and others are severely lagging. Home sales are generally the former and home prices the latter.
That's why, given the combination of the expiration of the home buyer tax credit and the increasing number of loans moving to final foreclosure, we knew that home prices overall would take a hit, but it would take a while.
Well we're here."
Retirement on Hold: American Workers $6 Trillion Short - CNBC
Retirement on Hold: American Workers $6 Trillion Short - CNBC:
The study, conducted by Boston College's Center for Retirement Research, says savings have been squeezed by declines in stock and housing values.
The study was commissioned by Retirement USA, a coalition of organized labor and pension rights advocates that hopes to use the study to push for a more stable retirement system. The group plans to unveil the study at a news conference in Washington on Wednesday."
The study, conducted by Boston College's Center for Retirement Research, says savings have been squeezed by declines in stock and housing values.
The study was commissioned by Retirement USA, a coalition of organized labor and pension rights advocates that hopes to use the study to push for a more stable retirement system. The group plans to unveil the study at a news conference in Washington on Wednesday."
Big Hollywood � Blog Archive � Calling All Readers — Dennis Miller Needs You!
Big Hollywood - Blog Archive - Calling All Readers — Dennis Miller Needs You!:
The Dennis Miller Show is now accepting submissions for its “Time Capsule Accountability Project.”
Tired of certain celebrities and politicians making outlandish, baseless claims (Al Gore, we’re looking at you), Dennis Miller has decided to archive these proclamations for posterity.
“We need to put together the most outlandish, overstated arguments from the Left,” Miller said of the time capsule during his talk radio program, “and bury them in a safe for 100 years.”
Sarah Ricard, Digital Content Manager of the Dennis Miller Show, writes:"
The Dennis Miller Show is now accepting submissions for its “Time Capsule Accountability Project.”
Tired of certain celebrities and politicians making outlandish, baseless claims (Al Gore, we’re looking at you), Dennis Miller has decided to archive these proclamations for posterity.
“We need to put together the most outlandish, overstated arguments from the Left,” Miller said of the time capsule during his talk radio program, “and bury them in a safe for 100 years.”
Sarah Ricard, Digital Content Manager of the Dennis Miller Show, writes:"
RealClearPolitics - The Money of Fools
RealClearPolitics - The Money of Fools:
Seventeenth century philosopher Thomas Hobbes said that words are wise men's counters, but they are the money of fools.
That is as painfully true today as it was four centuries ago. Using words as vehicles to try to convey your meaning is very different from taking words so literally that the words use you and confuse you."
Seventeenth century philosopher Thomas Hobbes said that words are wise men's counters, but they are the money of fools.
That is as painfully true today as it was four centuries ago. Using words as vehicles to try to convey your meaning is very different from taking words so literally that the words use you and confuse you."
Shariah a danger to U.S., security pros say - Washington Times
Shariah a danger to U.S., security pros say - Washington Times:
A panel of national security experts who worked under Republican and Democratic presidents is urging the Obama administration to abandon its stance that Islam is not linked to terrorism, arguing that radical Muslims are using Islamic law to subvert the United States.
In a report set for release today, the panel states that 'it is vital to the national security of the United States, and to Western civilization at large, that we do what we can to empower Islam's authentic moderates and reformers.'"
A panel of national security experts who worked under Republican and Democratic presidents is urging the Obama administration to abandon its stance that Islam is not linked to terrorism, arguing that radical Muslims are using Islamic law to subvert the United States.
In a report set for release today, the panel states that 'it is vital to the national security of the United States, and to Western civilization at large, that we do what we can to empower Islam's authentic moderates and reformers.'"
Senate rejects amendment to strip out IRS reporting requirement in new health care law | Washington Examiner
Senate rejects amendment to strip out IRS reporting requirement in new health care law | Washington Examiner:
Partisanship is already dominating the final work week in the Senate. While both Republicans and Democrats agree that a new tax reporting requirement in the health care law should be scaled back, each party defeated the other side’s proposal to accomplish that goal.
Senators just voted 46-52 against an amendment by Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb. that would have stripped out the provision, which requires businesses to report to the IRS transactions to anyone or any company that cost more than $600."
Partisanship is already dominating the final work week in the Senate. While both Republicans and Democrats agree that a new tax reporting requirement in the health care law should be scaled back, each party defeated the other side’s proposal to accomplish that goal.
Senators just voted 46-52 against an amendment by Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb. that would have stripped out the provision, which requires businesses to report to the IRS transactions to anyone or any company that cost more than $600."
Christine O'Donnell gives GOP establishment a thumpin' | Washington Examiner
Christine O'Donnell gives GOP establishment a thumpin' | Washington Examiner:
It's not every day you win the Republican Party's nomination for a seat in the U.S. Senate and the Republican Party tells you to get lost. But that's exactly what happened to Christine O'Donnell here Tuesday evening."
It's not every day you win the Republican Party's nomination for a seat in the U.S. Senate and the Republican Party tells you to get lost. But that's exactly what happened to Christine O'Donnell here Tuesday evening."
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Hartford Says No to Muslim Prayer Before Meetings | CNSnews.com
Ya think????!!!!
Hartford Says No to Muslim Prayer Before Meetings | CNSnews.com:
(AP) - Officials in Connecticut's capital city say they won't include Muslim prayers before council meetings after getting mostly negative feedback from the public.
The reversal has led the state branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations to plan a prayer vigil Monday night at Hartford City Hall in protest."
Hartford Says No to Muslim Prayer Before Meetings | CNSnews.com:
(AP) - Officials in Connecticut's capital city say they won't include Muslim prayers before council meetings after getting mostly negative feedback from the public.
The reversal has led the state branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations to plan a prayer vigil Monday night at Hartford City Hall in protest."
Feds Spent $800,000 of Economic Stimulus on African Genital-Washing Program | CNSnews.com
Excuse me while my head EXPLODES.....
Feds Spent $800,000 of Economic Stimulus on African Genital-Washing Program | CNSnews.com:
(CNSNews.com) – The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), spent $823,200 of economic stimulus funds in 2009 on a study by a UCLA research team to teach uncircumcised African men how to wash their genitals after having sex."
Feds Spent $800,000 of Economic Stimulus on African Genital-Washing Program | CNSnews.com:
(CNSNews.com) – The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), spent $823,200 of economic stimulus funds in 2009 on a study by a UCLA research team to teach uncircumcised African men how to wash their genitals after having sex."
DETNEWS | Weblogs | The Watercooler
OK for the Ruling Class...not for the Working Class...
DETNEWS | Weblogs | The Watercooler:
Clean, Green Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid rolled up to the Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada last week. . . in a fleet of giant SUVs.
The Heartland Institute reports that while the Senate Majority Hypocrite 'and other high-profile environmental activists blasted carbon-based fuels at the Reid-sponsored summit, Reid and other bigwigs were caught on film driving to and from the summit in several SUVs.'"
DETNEWS | Weblogs | The Watercooler:
Clean, Green Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid rolled up to the Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada last week. . . in a fleet of giant SUVs.
The Heartland Institute reports that while the Senate Majority Hypocrite 'and other high-profile environmental activists blasted carbon-based fuels at the Reid-sponsored summit, Reid and other bigwigs were caught on film driving to and from the summit in several SUVs.'"
Medicare Czar for Rationing Before He Was Against It - HUMAN EVENTS
Medicare Czar for Rationing Before He Was Against It - HUMAN EVENTS:
You all remember Donald Berwick, right? He’s the radical Obama tapped to run the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, despite Berwick’s past statements romanticizing Britain’s government-run health care and a 2009 declaration that we must “ration with our eyes open.”"
You all remember Donald Berwick, right? He’s the radical Obama tapped to run the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, despite Berwick’s past statements romanticizing Britain’s government-run health care and a 2009 declaration that we must “ration with our eyes open.”"
Monday, September 13, 2010
Cavuto Knocked for Saying Obama Was a ‘Nobody’ Nine Years Ago | The Blaze
Cavuto Knocked for Saying Obama Was a ‘Nobody’ Nine Years Ago | The Blaze:
Fox News’ Neil Cavuto decided Michelle Obama had been given enough precious 9/11 airtime for her speech in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, so he interrupted the live broadcast to say of Barack Obama, “nine years ago this day, he was a nobody.”"
Fox News’ Neil Cavuto decided Michelle Obama had been given enough precious 9/11 airtime for her speech in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, so he interrupted the live broadcast to say of Barack Obama, “nine years ago this day, he was a nobody.”"
Even Hillary agrees! Economics 101: Step 1
Even Hillary agrees! Economics 101: Step 1:
If Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned last week that our rising national debt 'poses a national security threat,' should President Obama or any in his administration be suggesting any economic plan that increases it in any way?
At last week's Council on Foreign Relations, or CFR, meeting, Secretary of State Clinton was supposed to be espousing 'a new American moment' and boosting U.S. global leadership around the world, but she ended up dropping the country further in the tank (the debt tank that is), during an off-script Q&A time after her 45-minute speech.
In response to a question from the president of the CFR, Richard Haass, on the impact of a monstrous and crippling national debt, Clinton veered from the Obama administration's typical economic path. She juxtaposed herself against its plan that massively increases our debt and deficit and sounded the fiscal alarm, 'We are losing the ability to charter our own destiny.'"
If Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned last week that our rising national debt 'poses a national security threat,' should President Obama or any in his administration be suggesting any economic plan that increases it in any way?
At last week's Council on Foreign Relations, or CFR, meeting, Secretary of State Clinton was supposed to be espousing 'a new American moment' and boosting U.S. global leadership around the world, but she ended up dropping the country further in the tank (the debt tank that is), during an off-script Q&A time after her 45-minute speech.
In response to a question from the president of the CFR, Richard Haass, on the impact of a monstrous and crippling national debt, Clinton veered from the Obama administration's typical economic path. She juxtaposed herself against its plan that massively increases our debt and deficit and sounded the fiscal alarm, 'We are losing the ability to charter our own destiny.'"
November is coming!
November is coming!:
From Alaska to Florida, from Delaware to Nevada, candidates dedicated to stopping big government overspending, job-killing government meddling in the economy and nanny-state intrusions into every corner of our once 'private' lives are on the ballot in the November election.
Pundits of every stripe are pouring over the latest poll numbers trying to explain the prairie fire of voter discontent and trying to predict the outcome of an Election Day coming at us like a rushing freight train.
Although I'm a talk-show host, the time for just talk is over – the time for action is here."
From Alaska to Florida, from Delaware to Nevada, candidates dedicated to stopping big government overspending, job-killing government meddling in the economy and nanny-state intrusions into every corner of our once 'private' lives are on the ballot in the November election.
Pundits of every stripe are pouring over the latest poll numbers trying to explain the prairie fire of voter discontent and trying to predict the outcome of an Election Day coming at us like a rushing freight train.
Although I'm a talk-show host, the time for just talk is over – the time for action is here."
'Unpaid pay czar' got 6-figure salary
'Unpaid pay czar' got 6-figure salary:
Contrary to press reports that he would not be compensated, uncovered Treasury Department documents reveal President Obama's pay czar, Kenneth Feinberg, received a $120,830 annual salary.
The documents were obtained by the public interest group Judicial Watch in a Freedom of Information Act request filed July 20.
Following Judicial Watch's discovery, Feinberg then released a statement saying he did, indeed, receive the salary, but that he gave the money back."
Contrary to press reports that he would not be compensated, uncovered Treasury Department documents reveal President Obama's pay czar, Kenneth Feinberg, received a $120,830 annual salary.
The documents were obtained by the public interest group Judicial Watch in a Freedom of Information Act request filed July 20.
Following Judicial Watch's discovery, Feinberg then released a statement saying he did, indeed, receive the salary, but that he gave the money back."
Colin Powell Says Ground Zero Mosque Should Go Forward
Just because we can...doesn't mean we should.....constant giving in 24/7 to these extremist just doesn't add up. When will they show the same care and respect to their HOST country?
Colin Powell Says Ground Zero Mosque Should Go Forward: "Gen. Colin Powell, the retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state under President George W. Bush,
said Thursday that the Islamic community center and mosque planned near Ground Zero in New York City should go forward. Powell made his comments during an appearance on ABC's 'The View.'
'The terrorists win if we become terrified and . . . change who we are and what we are,' Powell said, as he argued that it is crucial for Americans to remain true to the values that set the country apart from the rest of the world."
Colin Powell Says Ground Zero Mosque Should Go Forward: "Gen. Colin Powell, the retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state under President George W. Bush,
said Thursday that the Islamic community center and mosque planned near Ground Zero in New York City should go forward. Powell made his comments during an appearance on ABC's 'The View.'
'The terrorists win if we become terrified and . . . change who we are and what we are,' Powell said, as he argued that it is crucial for Americans to remain true to the values that set the country apart from the rest of the world."
The American Spectator : Will They Remember in November?
The American Spectator : Will They Remember in November?:
Brianna Aubin stood in the front row of the rally on the West Lawn of the Capitol, holding aloft a sign hand-lettered in green: 'Because my life is mine by right and will not be used to maintain a world that doesn't know it.'
That slogan was paraphrased from a monologue spoken by Francisco d'Anconia in Ayn Rand's classic libertarian novel Atlas Shrugged. 'I read it in high school, but it wasn't until the past year that I realized how accurate it was,' said Aubin, a 25-year-old who had traveled from Illinois to D.C. for the event."
Brianna Aubin stood in the front row of the rally on the West Lawn of the Capitol, holding aloft a sign hand-lettered in green: 'Because my life is mine by right and will not be used to maintain a world that doesn't know it.'
That slogan was paraphrased from a monologue spoken by Francisco d'Anconia in Ayn Rand's classic libertarian novel Atlas Shrugged. 'I read it in high school, but it wasn't until the past year that I realized how accurate it was,' said Aubin, a 25-year-old who had traveled from Illinois to D.C. for the event."
The American Spectator : A Real Small Business Assist
The American Spectator : A Real Small Business Assist:
In his 45-minute lecture/speech in Cleveland last week -- which mostly consisted of blaming his predecessors for the state of the economy and trying to turn House GOP leader John Boehner into a Gingrich-like bogeymen -- President Obama once again touted the Democrats' 'small business jobs' bill pending in the Senate and blasted Republican opposition. The president exclaimed: 'In fact, if the Republican leadership in Congress really wants to help small businesses, they'll stop using legislative maneuvers to block an up or down vote on a small business jobs bill that's before the Senate right now. Right now'"
In his 45-minute lecture/speech in Cleveland last week -- which mostly consisted of blaming his predecessors for the state of the economy and trying to turn House GOP leader John Boehner into a Gingrich-like bogeymen -- President Obama once again touted the Democrats' 'small business jobs' bill pending in the Senate and blasted Republican opposition. The president exclaimed: 'In fact, if the Republican leadership in Congress really wants to help small businesses, they'll stop using legislative maneuvers to block an up or down vote on a small business jobs bill that's before the Senate right now. Right now'"
American Thinker: We Are The Ones Who'll Show You The Door
American Thinker: We Are The Ones Who'll Show You The Door:
The citizen resistance to Obama's progressive agenda that quickened in the summer of 2009 will soon intersect with an electoral coda. On November 2, Democrats featured in the political ballet we've endured during the last two years will face the voters."
The citizen resistance to Obama's progressive agenda that quickened in the summer of 2009 will soon intersect with an electoral coda. On November 2, Democrats featured in the political ballet we've endured during the last two years will face the voters."
American Thinker: Beck: The Pudgy Palin Strikes Back
American Thinker: Beck: The Pudgy Palin Strikes Back:
Who is this creature? Who is this Glenn Beck, this FOX News creation, this pudgy male Sarah Palin who talks about patriotism as if he believes Americans are exceptional, about God as if atheism were not a fact? Who, they ask, is this Pillsbury Doughboy of an entertainer who has the nerve to lecture us on what is right in America at the same time he summons half a million racist 'lard babies' to Washington to promote God, country and military?"
Who is this creature? Who is this Glenn Beck, this FOX News creation, this pudgy male Sarah Palin who talks about patriotism as if he believes Americans are exceptional, about God as if atheism were not a fact? Who, they ask, is this Pillsbury Doughboy of an entertainer who has the nerve to lecture us on what is right in America at the same time he summons half a million racist 'lard babies' to Washington to promote God, country and military?"
Big party week for the Obamas - TheHill.com
Big party week for the Obamas - TheHill.com:
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have a packed social schedule this week, with two major galas and a reception for college athletes.
On Monday evening, the president will welcome collegiate star athletes to the White House for a reception at 5:45 p.m. The annual event, first held by former President George W. Bush, recognizes outstanding student athletes in more than a dozen sports, including field-hockey, lacrosse, and volleyball. Neither of Obama's alma maters, Columbia University and Harvard University, made the grade."
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have a packed social schedule this week, with two major galas and a reception for college athletes.
On Monday evening, the president will welcome collegiate star athletes to the White House for a reception at 5:45 p.m. The annual event, first held by former President George W. Bush, recognizes outstanding student athletes in more than a dozen sports, including field-hockey, lacrosse, and volleyball. Neither of Obama's alma maters, Columbia University and Harvard University, made the grade."
FreedomWorks’ 9/12 March on Washington draws Tea Partiers to D.C. | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
FreedomWorks’ 9/12 March on Washington draws Tea Partiers to D.C. | The Daily Caller:
On Sunday, for the second year in a row, former Republican House Majority Leader Dick Armey’s FreedomWorks organization hosted a 9/12 March on Washington in Washington, D.C. The focus of this year’s political rally was on the Contract From America, a plan FreedomWorks has been asking politicians to sign and pledge to follow. The Contract is aimed at reducing spending and government involvement in people’s lives."
On Sunday, for the second year in a row, former Republican House Majority Leader Dick Armey’s FreedomWorks organization hosted a 9/12 March on Washington in Washington, D.C. The focus of this year’s political rally was on the Contract From America, a plan FreedomWorks has been asking politicians to sign and pledge to follow. The Contract is aimed at reducing spending and government involvement in people’s lives."
O Vanity, O’s Vanity - Article - National Review Online
O Vanity, O’s Vanity - Article - National Review Online:
Some of those who try to make some sense — or science — of politics for a living have been scratching their heads about Barack Obama lately. There was the ostentatious vacation, followed by the apparent boredom with the Iraq address the president didn’t even have to give, and certainly not in the way that he did — as a formal, evening, Oval Office address. There was the wading (botched and incoherent) into the Ground Zero mosque debate. There is the constant belittling of his Republican critics, lowering the office of the president by attacking the largely unknown house minority leader."
Some of those who try to make some sense — or science — of politics for a living have been scratching their heads about Barack Obama lately. There was the ostentatious vacation, followed by the apparent boredom with the Iraq address the president didn’t even have to give, and certainly not in the way that he did — as a formal, evening, Oval Office address. There was the wading (botched and incoherent) into the Ground Zero mosque debate. There is the constant belittling of his Republican critics, lowering the office of the president by attacking the largely unknown house minority leader."
Holding the Line - Article - National Review Online
Holding the Line - Article - National Review Online:
President Obama has suddenly discovered the virtues of deficit reduction: Having spent all the money, he now thinks it would be downright irresponsible of taxpayers not to pick up some of his tab. His defenders would have us believe that every form of fiscal austerity would sink us deeper into the quicksand — except for tax increases on the most productive individuals and profitable small businesses in the country. The rich don’t spend the money, they argue, so why let them keep it if they’re just going to put it in the bank? Apparently, putting your money into banks is Timothy Geithner’s job, not yours."
President Obama has suddenly discovered the virtues of deficit reduction: Having spent all the money, he now thinks it would be downright irresponsible of taxpayers not to pick up some of his tab. His defenders would have us believe that every form of fiscal austerity would sink us deeper into the quicksand — except for tax increases on the most productive individuals and profitable small businesses in the country. The rich don’t spend the money, they argue, so why let them keep it if they’re just going to put it in the bank? Apparently, putting your money into banks is Timothy Geithner’s job, not yours."
Mark Shields: Obama Created More Jobs In 2010 Than Bush Did In Eight Years
Mark Shields: Obama Created More Jobs In 2010 Than Bush Did In Eight Years:
Mark Shields on Friday demonstrated just how far a liberal media member is willing to go to support President Obama and the Democrat Party."
Mark Shields on Friday demonstrated just how far a liberal media member is willing to go to support President Obama and the Democrat Party."
Townhall - 9/12 Reveals GOP Intensity for November Elections
Townhall - 9/12 Reveals GOP Intensity for November Elections:
The tea party has something in common with fine wine: it gets better with age. This year’s 9/12 rally came replete with the types of moveable signs that were clearly crafted with care and the types of activists who are quick on their feet with chants and chatter. It was all sponsored in large part by FreedomWorks, a non-profit organization that fights for limited government, and serves as a central force for a strictly volunteer tea-party army."
The tea party has something in common with fine wine: it gets better with age. This year’s 9/12 rally came replete with the types of moveable signs that were clearly crafted with care and the types of activists who are quick on their feet with chants and chatter. It was all sponsored in large part by FreedomWorks, a non-profit organization that fights for limited government, and serves as a central force for a strictly volunteer tea-party army."
Townhall - Gangster Government Stifles Criticism of Obamacare
Townhall - Gangster Government Stifles Criticism of Obamacare:
"'There will be zero tolerance for this type of misinformation and unjustified rate increases.'
That sounds like a stern headmistress dressing down some sophomores who have been misbehaving. But it's actually from a letter sent Thursday from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to Karen Ignagni, president of America's Health Insurance Plans -- the chief lobbyist for private health insurance companies.
Sebelius objects to claims by health insurers that they are raising premiums because of increased costs imposed by the Obamacare law passed by Congress last March."
"'There will be zero tolerance for this type of misinformation and unjustified rate increases.'
That sounds like a stern headmistress dressing down some sophomores who have been misbehaving. But it's actually from a letter sent Thursday from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to Karen Ignagni, president of America's Health Insurance Plans -- the chief lobbyist for private health insurance companies.
Sebelius objects to claims by health insurers that they are raising premiums because of increased costs imposed by the Obamacare law passed by Congress last March."
FOXNews.com - U.S. Backs $1B Loan to Mexico for Oil Drilling Despite Obama Moratorium
FOXNews.com - U.S. Backs $1B Loan to Mexico for Oil Drilling Despite Obama Moratorium:
Despite President Obama's moratorium on U.S. deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Export-Import Bank intends to guarantee $1 billion in loans to PEMEX, the Mexican state oil company, to bolster the company's oil drilling in the region.
The bank, which is the official American export credit agency, loaned more than $1 billion to PEMEX in 2009 -- when the company was the bank's largest borrower -- in support of its drilling activities. That year, the bank also guaranteed two loans totaling $300 million made by a commercial lender."
Despite President Obama's moratorium on U.S. deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Export-Import Bank intends to guarantee $1 billion in loans to PEMEX, the Mexican state oil company, to bolster the company's oil drilling in the region.
The bank, which is the official American export credit agency, loaned more than $1 billion to PEMEX in 2009 -- when the company was the bank's largest borrower -- in support of its drilling activities. That year, the bank also guaranteed two loans totaling $300 million made by a commercial lender."
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