Saturday, March 05, 2011

Biden leaving in middle of budget talks - Washington Times

Obvious how serious they "Aren't"...just want to try and politically hang this on the GOP instead of FIXING SOMETHING AND LEADING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. walked out of Thursday's high-stakes negotiations to stop a government shutdown and said the conversations will continue — but he won't actually be part of them since he leaves this weekend for major negotiations with European leaders.

President Obama on Wednesday tapped Mr. Biden, his 'sheriff' on the stimulus, to lead negotiations with Congress, though Mr. Biden already had a prearranged trip scheduled to visit Finland, Russia and Moldova next week."

Friday, March 04, 2011

Obama Supporter Matt Damon Admits: I’m No Longer a Fan | The Blaze

In an interview set to air tonight on CNN, Obama supporter and actor Matt Damon admitted he has had a change of heart when it comes to the president. According to Damon, Obama hasn’t come through on his promises.

Piers Morgan pointedly asked Damon, who campaigned for Obama in 2008, if Damon was happy with Obama and still a fan. Damon responded, “No. No. I really think he misinterpreted his mandate.” He went on to quote a friend who said, “I no longer hope for audacity.”"

SEIU Protesters Disrupt Ohio Senators’ Dinner, Accost Restaurant Workers | The Blaze

Ohio’s fight over collective bargaining spoiled dinner for a number of Republican state lawmakers Wednesday evening."

NEW VIDEO: Collective Bargaining 101 | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.

The fight to balance Wisconsin’s state budget intensified yesterday as Governor Scott Walker issued a ultimatum to Democratic Senators who have refused to return to the capital to vote on the his budget repair bill. The ultimatum comes as Wisconsin approaches a crucial deadline to restructure its debt. But while the fight has become more intense, there has never been a shortage of heat in this debate."

Records show agents fired beanbags in fatal border gunfight

Border Patrol agents shot beanbags at a group of suspected bandits before the men returned fire during a confrontation in a remote canyon, killing agent Brian Terry with a single gunshot, records show.

And an illegal immigrant wounded in the gunbattle who is now the only person in custody linked to the slaying contends he never fired a shot, according to FBI search warrant requests filed in the U.S. District Court in Tucson."

State says damage to marble at Capitol could hit $7.5 million - JSOnline

Madison - State officials said Thursday that damage to the marble inside and out the State Capitol would cost an estimated $7.5 million.

Cari Anne Renlund, chief legal counsel for the state Department of Administration, said in Dane County court that estimates of damage to marble includes $6 million to repair damaged marble inside the Capitol, $1 million for damage outside and $500,000 for costs to supervise the damage.

Much of the damage apparently has come from tape used to put up signs and placards at the Capitol.

It was not immediately clear how the estimates were made, though the state is apparently relying on opinions by historical architects, one of whom works for the U.S. Park Service."

Are They Serious? ‘Shariah 4 America’ Group Calls for ‘Burkha’ on Statue of Liberty | The Blaze

Yup...if we're "nice"...they'll just go away........

As we’ve reported, controversial UK Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary has called on Muslims to “rise to implement the Shari’ah in America,” starting with a planned demonstration in front of the White House on Thursday.

Choudary’s “call for revolution” is being organized and advertised by Shariah4America, a group calling for the “Islamic demolition of the Statue of Liberty” and a remodeling of the White House into a “White Masjid.”"

‘Destroy Institutions’: Ralph Nader and Jesse Jackson Call for College Students to Rise Up in Revolution, Blame Rush Limbaugh for ‘Huge Ignorance Movement’ | The Blaze

Perhaps me thinks they should look in a mirror when seeking to finger blame for Ignorance!

Destroy Institutions’: Ralph Nader and Jesse Jackson Call for College Students to Rise Up in Revolution, Blame Rush Limbaugh for ‘Huge Ignorance Movement’"

Baby Boomers | entitlements | millenials | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Certainly makes you pause and think....

Dear Baby Boomers,

Back in the late 1960s, when you were still college students, then-Governor of California Ronald Reagan had a meeting with a group of you. One of your representatives told Governor Reagan that he’d grown up in a different world. “Today we have television, jet planes, space travel, nuclear energy, computers,” the man said. Reagan fired back, “You’re right. It’s true that we didn’t have those things when we were young. We invented them.”"

Krauthammer | Obama | Germany troop shooting | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

On Wednesday, two U.S. soldiers were shot at the Frankfurt airport in Germany. The suspect, 21-year-old Kosovar Arif Uka, was detained and German authorities have suggested the shooting was motivated by Islamic extremism.

However, President Barack Obama has been reluctant to denounce the shootings as terrorist act. Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer explained on Thursday night’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel that it was clearly terrorism."

Atlas Shrugged movie | Producer John Aglialoro | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Some thought it might never happen. Others hoped it wouldn’t. But now John Aglialoro has done it. He has produced a cinematic adaptation of “Atlas Shrugged,” the philosopher Ayn Rand’s magnum opus, which will open in theaters nationwide on April 15 (yes, tax day)."

Obamacare Cost | HHS Director Admits Double Counting Funds | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

During a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) admitted to double-counting in the Obamacare budget.

In her first appearance before the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee since the health-care law passed, Kathleen Sebelius responded to a line of questioning by Republican Rep. John Shimkus of Illinois about whether $500 billion in Medicare cuts were used to sustain the program or pay for the law."

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Supreme Court: Anti-gay funeral picketers allowed | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a grieving father’s pain over mocking protests at his Marine son’s funeral must yield to First Amendment protections for free speech. All but one justice sided with a fundamentalist church that has stirred outrage with raucous demonstrations contending God is punishing the military for the nation’s tolerance of homosexuality."

Haley Barbour | collective bargaining | Barbour to Obama: Why don't you let federal employees collectively bargain? | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said he stands behind fellow Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin in his battle against public sector unions, and knocked President Obama for supporting the protests while presiding over millions of federal workers who cannot collectively bargain."

The Balanced Budget Debate Begins | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has offered a Sense of the Senate Amendment to the Patent Reform Act of 2011 (S.23) testing the waters on the idea of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution (Senate Amendment 115). This will be a referendum to testing the waters for the idea of a balanced budget amendment in the Senate. The details of any mechanism to cut spending is very important and should be studied in great detail."

Blaze Exclusive: Socialist Mantra Hidden in Grade School Chants | The Blaze

"The Promise Of America Is. . . Socialism? That’s exactly what is being taught in many American public schools.

Under the guise of teaching children to read, the seeds of Socialism are being planted within the minds of young children. Do you believe that the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States mandates the following?"

RealClearPolitics - Video - Moore On Wealthy People's Money: "That's Not Theirs, That's A National Resource, It's Ours"

I wonder how much of HIS millions he's willing to "share" as a national resource...???

'They're sitting on the money, they're using it for their own -- they're putting it someplace else with no interest in helping you with your life, with that money. We've allowed them to take that. That's not theirs, that's a national resource, that's ours. We all have this -- we all benefit from this or we all suffer as a result of not having it,' Michael Moore told Laura Flanders of GRITtv."

Christie: I Could Win the W.H. | NBC New York

We NEED this man to throw his hat in the ring!!!

'I have people calling me and saying to me, 'Let me explain to you how you could win.' And I’m like, 'You’re barking up the wrong tree. I already know I could win.' That's not the issue.'"