Oh boy, this is going to look bad.
The Republicans may not realize it, but they have an extra point of leverage in the debt ceiling talks: Barack Obama’s birthday.
It’s on Aug. 4. The president is turning 50. He’s decided to have a quiet celebration with family and a few close friends.
NOT."
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Art? Taxpayer-Funded Exhibit Equates Republican Govs. With Nazism | Breaking news and opinion on The Blaze
How is it that that pesky "Civil Discourse" memo Obama sent out continues to elude these people????? makes ya wonder....
A new exhibit at a Michigan city art gallery features a provocative piece that depicts four Republican governors beneath the Nazi party symbol. Despite complaints, the work will remain on display.
Titled “The Faces of American Fascism,” the poster has pictures of Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Wis. Gov. Scott Walker, Mich. Gov. Rick Snyder and Fla. Gov. Rick Scott under the national insignia of Nazi Germany. The symbol of the Republican Party is encircled in the wreath under the eagle instead of a swastika."
A new exhibit at a Michigan city art gallery features a provocative piece that depicts four Republican governors beneath the Nazi party symbol. Despite complaints, the work will remain on display.
Titled “The Faces of American Fascism,” the poster has pictures of Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Wis. Gov. Scott Walker, Mich. Gov. Rick Snyder and Fla. Gov. Rick Scott under the national insignia of Nazi Germany. The symbol of the Republican Party is encircled in the wreath under the eagle instead of a swastika."
Obama Should Withhold His Vacation Dollars
Instead of Obama bullying Social Security recipients who have already paid their dues, why doesn't he ask his wife to shut down her $4.5 billion Let's Move program? How about scrapping the $350 million that goes annually to Planned Parenthood? In response to nationwide cheating scandals, Education Secretary Arne Duncan should hand over that $4.3 billion Race to the Top fund."
South Korean Ingratitude - Dennis Prager - National
Well written opinion on South Korea and it's flagrant ingratitude to all the USA has done for it.
I like his theory. if they vote us out - so be it, but we ain't coming back if the North invades....who ya gonna call then? Ghostbusters?
Seriously, my brother was stationed there and saw the student demonstrations. He said many of the older Koreans who "knew" were embarrassed by them. But as the older survivors with their memory's die off, as with the memories of the horrors of WWII.....history is perhaps doomed to repeat itself.
South Korea has joined the only other two countries in the world that have dropped the name of the forthcoming film Captain America and replaced it with the subtitle, The First Avenger. The other two countries are Russia and Ukraine. According to the New York Times, “Although that country [South Korea] is one of Hollywood’s top-performing territories, resentment about the continued presence of the United States military runs deep.”"
I like his theory. if they vote us out - so be it, but we ain't coming back if the North invades....who ya gonna call then? Ghostbusters?
Seriously, my brother was stationed there and saw the student demonstrations. He said many of the older Koreans who "knew" were embarrassed by them. But as the older survivors with their memory's die off, as with the memories of the horrors of WWII.....history is perhaps doomed to repeat itself.
South Korea has joined the only other two countries in the world that have dropped the name of the forthcoming film Captain America and replaced it with the subtitle, The First Avenger. The other two countries are Russia and Ukraine. According to the New York Times, “Although that country [South Korea] is one of Hollywood’s top-performing territories, resentment about the continued presence of the United States military runs deep.”"
The Presidency Matters - Jonah Goldberg - National Review Online
In 1994, the Republicans took back the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. The significance of that victory is hard for some younger people to appreciate, because we now seem to go through political leaders the way Lady Gaga goes through wardrobe changes. In the old days, it was a given that the House was the Democratic party’s fiefdom, which is why the Gingrich Revolution was such a tectonic shock. By the spring of 1995, Americans were talking as if we had suddenly adopted a parliamentary system with House speaker Newt Gingrich as the prime minister. Really."
Are the Rich Undertaxed? - Michael G. Franc - National Review Online
In Ayn Rand's Epic "Atlas Shrugged"...some of the Bills, Laws and Resolutions had, what I thought, we slightly insane names. I believed they were there as a marker to the stupidity and far reaching of the Government. Now Reid proposes the "Sense of the Senate on Shared Sacrifice"....good lord...me thinks she was on to something!
To highlight the GOP’s intransigence, Reid offered a non-binding resolution. Dubbed the “Sense of the Senate on Shared Sacrifice,” it calls on “those earning $1,000,000 or more per year [to] make a more meaningful contribution to the deficit reduction effort.”
The Hill nailed the real reason Senator Reid interrupted all serious Senate business to debate this meaningless rhetorical exercise in class warfare. “The vote,” the newspaper reported, “will likely be used by Democrats as a way to show Republican resistance to new tax hikes.”"
To highlight the GOP’s intransigence, Reid offered a non-binding resolution. Dubbed the “Sense of the Senate on Shared Sacrifice,” it calls on “those earning $1,000,000 or more per year [to] make a more meaningful contribution to the deficit reduction effort.”
The Hill nailed the real reason Senator Reid interrupted all serious Senate business to debate this meaningless rhetorical exercise in class warfare. “The vote,” the newspaper reported, “will likely be used by Democrats as a way to show Republican resistance to new tax hikes.”"
One President Left Behind: McConnell Schools Obama on Debt - HUMAN EVENTS
Democrats don't want to cut any government spending programs, not now, not ever. The country is on a high-speed bullet train to bankruptcy (the only kind of bullets liberals approve of), and the Democrats' motto is: Spend! Spend! Spend!"
Exploiting the 9/11 Tenth Anniversary | FrontPage Magazine
As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the Islamists and their supporters are busy preparing a disinformation campaign to whitewash Sharia law and Islamic ideology under the banner of an operation they call “Prepare New York.” The intent is to use a front of “interfaith” alliances with progressive groups to marginalize those who are trying to expose the truth about the Islamist agenda and to exploit the 9/11 anniversary for propaganda purposes."
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Bernanke: Fed May Launch New Round of Stimulus - CNBC
Is this how we "Eat our peas"....?
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that a new stimulus program is in the works that will entail additional asset purchases, the clearest indication yet that the central bank is contemplating another round of monetary easing."
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that a new stimulus program is in the works that will entail additional asset purchases, the clearest indication yet that the central bank is contemplating another round of monetary easing."
Can the Tea Party Save the Light Bulb? | FrontPage Magazine
Amen....and the GOP couldn't even save this............
“Save the light bulb” seems an unlikely war cry, but the fate of the old-fashioned, incandescent light bulb has become an issue that Tea Partiers, conservatives and a host of other Americans are rallying around. However, Tuesday the House thwarted an initial attempt to move forward with Representative Joe Barton’s (R-TX) Better Use of Light Bulbs Act today, which would allow the free market to decide which light bulbs are best rather than the United States government."
“Save the light bulb” seems an unlikely war cry, but the fate of the old-fashioned, incandescent light bulb has become an issue that Tea Partiers, conservatives and a host of other Americans are rallying around. However, Tuesday the House thwarted an initial attempt to move forward with Representative Joe Barton’s (R-TX) Better Use of Light Bulbs Act today, which would allow the free market to decide which light bulbs are best rather than the United States government."
Bill Maher & GWB - like a Child Molester...I kid you not....
Someone want to send this Moron that pesky notice about civil discourse? Oh, never mind...talk about a waste of time.......
"You know I love him,” Maher said. “You know you can’t not. I mean coming in after Bush, first of all, you have him there, you have a guy you can relate to. He’s intelligent, he can speak English. I don’t think about George Bush at all anymore, which is great. He’s like an uncle who molested me and I blocked it out. You know? And you could just tell, you know, you’d like to have dinner with Obama. He’s an erudite guy, he’s a constitutional law professor.”"
"You know I love him,” Maher said. “You know you can’t not. I mean coming in after Bush, first of all, you have him there, you have a guy you can relate to. He’s intelligent, he can speak English. I don’t think about George Bush at all anymore, which is great. He’s like an uncle who molested me and I blocked it out. You know? And you could just tell, you know, you’d like to have dinner with Obama. He’s an erudite guy, he’s a constitutional law professor.”"
Will Keith and his "Old People eating dog food" drivel ever go away?!
Can you possibly be this vacuous Keith....( I know, rhetorical question...) In order to do these things...we NEED a strong economy. This isn't a nation of those un-able. We've always been the nation that pulled itself up by the bootstraps. AND, in doing so - pulled many others up with them. This is such utter nonsense. Nobody wants anyone to suffer. But this is such drivel it almost doesn't deserve space!
Any true greatness of this nation originates entirely in whatever spark of humanity and selflessness we devote to taking care of the least of us,” Olbermann continued. “Any claim we have to lead, to encourage, to inspire other nations starts with whether we continue to move forward each year, each day, each minute towards a time when we have no hunger in this country, when we have no poverty in this country and we have no old people eating dog food in this country, when we have no patient in this country deciding between meals and medicines.”"
Any true greatness of this nation originates entirely in whatever spark of humanity and selflessness we devote to taking care of the least of us,” Olbermann continued. “Any claim we have to lead, to encourage, to inspire other nations starts with whether we continue to move forward each year, each day, each minute towards a time when we have no hunger in this country, when we have no poverty in this country and we have no old people eating dog food in this country, when we have no patient in this country deciding between meals and medicines.”"
Mitch McConnell & Debt Limit Plan (?!) Conservative Backlash
We MUST keep the pressure up AGAINST this idea....
Debt limit negotiations took a surprising turn Tuesday, when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered a backup plan that essentially gives President Barack Obama the authority to unilaterally raise the debt limit.
The move prompted a swift and furious backlash from conservative groups, politicians and commentators."
Debt limit negotiations took a surprising turn Tuesday, when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered a backup plan that essentially gives President Barack Obama the authority to unilaterally raise the debt limit.
The move prompted a swift and furious backlash from conservative groups, politicians and commentators."
Prosecute Bush | Torture | War Crimes |
Today's Hypocrisy Howler.....talk about a pot calling the kettle black......
Human Rights Watch is pressuring President Barack Obama to investigate and criminally prosecute former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney.
The group says there is “overwhelming evidence” that the Bush administration ordered the torture and abuse of various detainees. Its allegations are contained in a 107-page report."
Human Rights Watch is pressuring President Barack Obama to investigate and criminally prosecute former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney.
The group says there is “overwhelming evidence” that the Bush administration ordered the torture and abuse of various detainees. Its allegations are contained in a 107-page report."
Newt Gingrich - Stop Killing Jobs Now!
Last week's unemployment numbers are devastating. They are far worse than what economists had been projecting.
A net of just 18,000 jobs were created in June. That is one new job for every 1,000 unemployed Americans.
The government's report also revised its estimate of new jobs created in May by more than 50 percent, from 54,000 down to only 25,000."
A net of just 18,000 jobs were created in June. That is one new job for every 1,000 unemployed Americans.
The government's report also revised its estimate of new jobs created in May by more than 50 percent, from 54,000 down to only 25,000."
Another Bad Idea - Jim Demint
I flipped when I saw the GOP "proposal" on the Debt Ceiling"? Was everything prior to this a joke? A Play.....a sitcom episode to lull us to sleep so we wouldn't notice they'd CAVED? It needs to be stopped. I don't know about you - but I've given my "Fair Share". I've almost lost our Company to the recession. Even though we lost our shirts last year - we still had to pony up $5000.00 in taxes to the government...yet GE pays nothing on BILLIONS. I've had our house go into foreclosure and hidden from tow trucks when they came to repossess our cars...I think we've done all we can.
I have one word for the GOP Plan - SCREW!
Under the plan, the President would simply notify Congress when he wanted to raise the debt limit and it would automatically go up. In order to stop an automatic increase, Congress would have to pass a resolution of disapproval, which would of course be vetoed by the President. Then, Congress would have override the veto with two-thirds support in the House and Senate.
Given that the President could always count of the support of at least one-third of the members in both houses, this new plan would effectively give the President the power to increase our nation's debt at will."
I have one word for the GOP Plan - SCREW!
Under the plan, the President would simply notify Congress when he wanted to raise the debt limit and it would automatically go up. In order to stop an automatic increase, Congress would have to pass a resolution of disapproval, which would of course be vetoed by the President. Then, Congress would have override the veto with two-thirds support in the House and Senate.
Given that the President could always count of the support of at least one-third of the members in both houses, this new plan would effectively give the President the power to increase our nation's debt at will."
Cut the Damn Spending!
Long read but right on....CUT THE DAMN SPENDING! What part of STOP don't they understand???
It's time to cut the damn spending! This means taking a commonsense approach to America's priorities and eliminating outdated programs that have long past served their original purposes and exist only out of habit and to protect their bureaucracies."
It's time to cut the damn spending! This means taking a commonsense approach to America's priorities and eliminating outdated programs that have long past served their original purposes and exist only out of habit and to protect their bureaucracies."
MediaMatters Takes another Shot at Stirring Up Anti-Truth Outrage
It really is a shame when a media watchdog has a twisted nose that mistakes putrescence for floral aroma -- and vice versa. In a piece published Monday, self-proclaimed media watcher MediaMatters (MM) criticizes Fox News for running the supposedly 'misleading headline': 'Cambridge, MA set to Pay Gay Employees More Than Straight.' MediaMatters takes issue with Fox because the headline doesn't explain that the reason for the measure is to compensate homosexuals for a tax that married couples don't have to pay."
Blog: Lightbulb bill probably going down to defeat in House
So surprising...we expect the GOP to stand up to Obama and the Debt Ceiling vote when they can't even stand up for a light bulb...???.....please.......
During Monday's debate on the lightbulb bill, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) and other Republicans said federal standards will have the effect of banning incandescent bulbs next year, since they will be unable to meet energy standards that take effect then. Barton said this is a problem because compact fluorescent bulbs and others than can meet the standards are several times more expensive."
During Monday's debate on the lightbulb bill, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) and other Republicans said federal standards will have the effect of banning incandescent bulbs next year, since they will be unable to meet energy standards that take effect then. Barton said this is a problem because compact fluorescent bulbs and others than can meet the standards are several times more expensive."
Big Labor’s Compulsory Politics = $1.1 Billion in 2010 Election Cycle - Big Government
The chart below represents dollars flowing to politicians from the “Top-100” special interest donors over the last 20 years.
The blue skyscraper on the left of the chart is the money spent by Big Labor – it exceeds all other special interests combined."
The blue skyscraper on the left of the chart is the money spent by Big Labor – it exceeds all other special interests combined."
Glenn’s latest toy? An actual Jihadist rocket – Glenn Beck
Hehe...there's a TSA heart attack waiting to happen!
After an eventful journey to East Jerusalem last night, Glenn chose to visit Gaza this morning. Though it might not have been the safest trip for a pro-Israel American media personality, it proved to be an incredible experience that also resulted in a special gift, as Glenn described on radio.
“I got up bright and early [this morning] and nobody surprisingly wanted to go with me to Gaza,” Glenn said. “So we go to Gaza, and it was nice. It was beautiful, especially this time of year.”
The small town Glenn visited has had about 8,000 rockets hit it in the past few years, and Glenn was gifted one to take with him.
GLENN: I was given a rocket. It was nice. Not everybody gets a rocket.
PAT: So you got a Kasam rocket that was shot yesterday.
GLENN: Yesterday. Yeah, it landed yesterday."
After an eventful journey to East Jerusalem last night, Glenn chose to visit Gaza this morning. Though it might not have been the safest trip for a pro-Israel American media personality, it proved to be an incredible experience that also resulted in a special gift, as Glenn described on radio.
“I got up bright and early [this morning] and nobody surprisingly wanted to go with me to Gaza,” Glenn said. “So we go to Gaza, and it was nice. It was beautiful, especially this time of year.”
The small town Glenn visited has had about 8,000 rockets hit it in the past few years, and Glenn was gifted one to take with him.
GLENN: I was given a rocket. It was nice. Not everybody gets a rocket.
PAT: So you got a Kasam rocket that was shot yesterday.
GLENN: Yesterday. Yeah, it landed yesterday."
Feds Redirect Billions Intended for Small Businesses to Corporate Cronies | Breaking news and opinion on The Blaze
Money intended for Small Business goes to Cronies....Noooooooooooooooooooo, not on Mr. Transparency's watch!?
Not only is this a blatant disregard for the well-being of the U.S. economy, but it is also in direct violation of the congressionally mandated goal of awarding 23 percent of the total value of all contract dollars to small businesses. Because of the diversion of billions of dollars in small business contracts to large firms, the Small Business League estimates that legitimate small businesses actually received about five percent of federal contract dollars."
Not only is this a blatant disregard for the well-being of the U.S. economy, but it is also in direct violation of the congressionally mandated goal of awarding 23 percent of the total value of all contract dollars to small businesses. Because of the diversion of billions of dollars in small business contracts to large firms, the Small Business League estimates that legitimate small businesses actually received about five percent of federal contract dollars."
Watch Out Parents: The State May Want to Take Away Your Obese Kids | Breaking news and opinion on The Blaze
Just the words " government should be allowed to intervene in extreme cases" should give you a chill. I think this falls under the "Slippery Slope" file!
A provocative commentary in one of the nation’s most distinguished medical journals argues yes, and its authors are joining a quiet chorus of advocates who say the government should be allowed to intervene in extreme cas"
A provocative commentary in one of the nation’s most distinguished medical journals argues yes, and its authors are joining a quiet chorus of advocates who say the government should be allowed to intervene in extreme cas"
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
It Is Time To Burn Mitch McConnell In Effigy. He Goes Pontius Pilate On the Debt Ceiling. | RedState
I just KNEW they would cave!
Mitch McConnell is right now talking about making a historic capitulation. So fearful of being blamed for a default, McConnell is proposing a compromise that lets Barack Obama raise the debt ceiling without making any spending cuts at all."
Mitch McConnell is right now talking about making a historic capitulation. So fearful of being blamed for a default, McConnell is proposing a compromise that lets Barack Obama raise the debt ceiling without making any spending cuts at all."
Lessons from the Economic Wreck-covery | FrontPage Magazine
On Friday, more “unexpected” news came out regarding the economy. Or perhaps a more accurate description would be unexpected for those who have hitched their economic wagons to the Obama administration’s Keynesian economic star. For Americans astute enough to see the tremendous wishful thinking behind the claims of “green shoots” of recovery, “Recovery Summer,” or the president’s April pronouncement that we are “turning a corner,” the so-called economic recovery has been little more than a media-abetted myth. Are there lessons to be learned? Two come immediately to mind. One, free-market capitalism can only be distorted for so long. Two, human nature is fundamentally misunderstood by progressive ideologues."
The West Courts the Muslim Brotherhood--and Its Own Destruction - Jihad Watch
The suicidal side of the Western elites’ pervasive tendency toward fantasy-based policy making was on full display last week when the U.S. and the European Union both announced that they were opening formal contacts with the Muslim Brotherhood, a group dedicated, in its own words, to “eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within, and sabotaging its miserable house.”"
Omaha Schools Spend $130,000 in Stimulus Money to Buy 8,000 ‘Social Justice’ Diversity Manuals | Breaking news and opinion on The Blaze
If I told you that your tax dollars (130,000 of them) went to buying a “diversity” manual that asserts the government and other institutions create advantages that “channel wealth and power to white people” and calls on educators to “take action for social justice,” what would you do? And if I told you that such a manual was required staff reading in Omaha, NE schools, what would you say?"
Obama Executive Orders Impose New Gun Rules | Breaking news and opinion on The Blaze
In addition to a total lack of anything to offer in the "Arena of Ideas" with regard to fixing this Nation....he "executive orders" in controversial laws instead of allowing Congress and public debate to take place. When did we crown a King??? Cause' it's looking more and more like a Monarchy!
The Executive Orders come are coming in the middle of the “Fast and Furious” scandal currently plaguing the administration. Already, there is talk on Capitol Hill of a cover-up at the highest levels of government, and it appears to some that the administration was feeding the lethal problem of firearms trafficking it ostensibly intended to address with “Fast and Furious.”
The question remains- if these Executive Orders are ‘common sense’ measures as the administration claims, why not let Congress enact them as laws? And if they are minor tweaks to existing law as others claim, are they necessary at all?"
The Executive Orders come are coming in the middle of the “Fast and Furious” scandal currently plaguing the administration. Already, there is talk on Capitol Hill of a cover-up at the highest levels of government, and it appears to some that the administration was feeding the lethal problem of firearms trafficking it ostensibly intended to address with “Fast and Furious.”
The question remains- if these Executive Orders are ‘common sense’ measures as the administration claims, why not let Congress enact them as laws? And if they are minor tweaks to existing law as others claim, are they necessary at all?"
California's Book Ban - HUMAN EVENTS
What did I say just about an hour ago? That any form of book "banning" is a very slippery slope....and it's just starting to get steeper! Is THIS what the Framer's had in mind? I think not....
The legislation, awaiting the signature of Governor Jerry Brown, decrees that localities in America’s most populous state “shall not adopt any textbooks or other instructional materials for use in the public schools that contain any matter reflecting adversely upon persons on the basis of…sexual orientation.” The legislation further enjoins school boards to adopt materials that discuss the “role and contributions” of “lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans.”"
The legislation, awaiting the signature of Governor Jerry Brown, decrees that localities in America’s most populous state “shall not adopt any textbooks or other instructional materials for use in the public schools that contain any matter reflecting adversely upon persons on the basis of…sexual orientation.” The legislation further enjoins school boards to adopt materials that discuss the “role and contributions” of “lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans.”"
Fannie and Freddie Didn't Cause Mortgage Collapse - It Was Bush and Wall Street | NewsBusters.org
Here is the daily "It's All GWB's fault" rap......
The 'Wall Street' character Gordon Gecko famously said, 'A fool and his money are lucky to get together in the first place.'
I'd love to know what he'd say about this nincompoop.
To claim that Fannie and Freddie weren't leaders in expanding the mortgage market that led to the housing bubble and the eventual near collapse of the entire financial services industry is addle-minded even for Eleanor."
The 'Wall Street' character Gordon Gecko famously said, 'A fool and his money are lucky to get together in the first place.'
I'd love to know what he'd say about this nincompoop.
To claim that Fannie and Freddie weren't leaders in expanding the mortgage market that led to the housing bubble and the eventual near collapse of the entire financial services industry is addle-minded even for Eleanor."
Debt Ceiling: Worst-Case Scenario
As I understand it, if the debt ceiling is not raised, the federal government cannot borrow any more money. That should mean it can only spend only what it raises in revenue. But what would that mean? Would the federal government have to default (stop making interest payments on its existing debt)? Would Social Security checks have to be cut? How big are the cuts we are talking about?"
Chicagoans Overwhelmingly Vote to Ban Palin, Beck & Coulter Books at Book Fair in Obama’s Home Town | rebelpundit
Book Banning...in a Chicago Book Fair. That's what I love about that town. When you haven't got an original thought...or any intellectual ammunition to bring into the arena of ideas....BAN the other side's opinion. Third World Dictator's rejoice! That's the ticket! This is a very, very slippery slope folks. This isn't the only place this is happening.
In June we attended the Printer’s Row Literature Festival in Chicago. City blocks were closed off for tents and booths full of all types of literature. We presented a board with a selection of well known book covers and asked visitors of the event if they could choose to ban any of the books on the board, which if any, they would in fact ban. They were allowed to choose any three of the eleven choices."
In June we attended the Printer’s Row Literature Festival in Chicago. City blocks were closed off for tents and booths full of all types of literature. We presented a board with a selection of well known book covers and asked visitors of the event if they could choose to ban any of the books on the board, which if any, they would in fact ban. They were allowed to choose any three of the eleven choices."
Michelle Obama's 1,556-Calorie Lunch Raises Eyebrows
I could care less what the First Lady eats....and in turn I want her OUT OF MY KITCHEN! This is this AM's Hypocrisy Howler!
First Lady Michelle Obama may have temporarily forgotten the lessons of her own anti-obesity campaign when she indulged in a sinfully caloric lunch Monday at a popular new hamburger restaurant.
A Washington Post reporter said the first lady ordered a cheeseburger, french fries, chocolate shake and Diet Coke at Shake Shack -- a trendy hamburger spot that recently opened an outpost in Washington's Dupont Circle."
First Lady Michelle Obama may have temporarily forgotten the lessons of her own anti-obesity campaign when she indulged in a sinfully caloric lunch Monday at a popular new hamburger restaurant.
A Washington Post reporter said the first lady ordered a cheeseburger, french fries, chocolate shake and Diet Coke at Shake Shack -- a trendy hamburger spot that recently opened an outpost in Washington's Dupont Circle."
The Elmendorf Rule - The Washington Post
This is an excellent article by Charles. I don't always agree with him - however...he lays out the Land Mine's the Obama Administration minions are scrambling about to bury in the GOP's path....very well laid out.....and very un-nerving.
I've seen too many times in the past when the Republican's fall head first over the cliff in set-ups like this. Perhaps John Boehner is different. We are about to see. However this is well worth reading - printing...and thinking about both on a national level and local!
Here we go again. An approaching crisis. A looming deadline. Nervous markets. And then, from the miasma of gridlock, rises our president, calling upon those unruly congressional children to quit squabbling, stop kicking the can down the road and get serious about debt."
I've seen too many times in the past when the Republican's fall head first over the cliff in set-ups like this. Perhaps John Boehner is different. We are about to see. However this is well worth reading - printing...and thinking about both on a national level and local!
Here we go again. An approaching crisis. A looming deadline. Nervous markets. And then, from the miasma of gridlock, rises our president, calling upon those unruly congressional children to quit squabbling, stop kicking the can down the road and get serious about debt."
Monday, July 11, 2011
Obama wants to make Boehner an offer he can't accept | Philip Klein | Beltway Confidential | Washington Examiner
In his just-completed news conference, President Obama continued to push for a a long-term deal to reduce the debt, but it's hard to take his new found desire to tackle our long-term fiscal challenges as being sincere. As much as he talked in the abstract about his willingness to make tough choices that put him at odds with his own party, Obama refused to get into actual specifics about what types of cuts to entitlement spending he would actually accept."
Democrats Urge Justice Department to Investigate... Democrats? | The Weekly Standard
I get asked for some form of identification on a daily basis - usually several times a day. I don't mind at all. If I needed some form of ID to vote....I'd RUN to get it since this right was given to me by the blood of others....thus I owe their memory that at the very least. The ONLY reason the democrats insist this is voter "disenfranchisement" is because it goes a LONG way to eliminating voter fraud. And maybe electing the person the voters actually VOTED FOR! You know - the legal voters.....
As the number of states passing voter ID laws is increasing, Democrats are up in arms about disenfranchisement of voters. Despite this, there are good reasons to believe that fraud might be widespread and producing identification hardly seems like a difficult barrier.
Nonetheless, a group of Democratic Senators recently sent a letter to the Justice Department asking them to scrutinize the states that have recently passed voter ID laws:"
As the number of states passing voter ID laws is increasing, Democrats are up in arms about disenfranchisement of voters. Despite this, there are good reasons to believe that fraud might be widespread and producing identification hardly seems like a difficult barrier.
Nonetheless, a group of Democratic Senators recently sent a letter to the Justice Department asking them to scrutinize the states that have recently passed voter ID laws:"
Washington Post Blames the NRA for ATF Gun Running Scandal? | The Weekly Standard
I don't know what it is about gun issues that makes people lose their minds, but this editorial from the Washington Post is pretty incredible. The post acknowledges that the ATF flooding Mexico with 2,500 weapons which were used in a variety of crimes -- including the murder of a U.S. border agent -- was pretty questionable, but the real culprits are the NRA who has dared to criticize the agency or something:"
SPIN METER: Obama, Dems skirt issue on tax hikes - Boston.com
Call it eliminating an unfair break, or removing an unjust loophole, or even 'taking a balanced approach.' Just don't call it raising taxes."
Obama vs. Obama | The Weekly Standard
Obama agreed with Ferguson’s premise – raising taxes in a recession is a bad idea. “First of all, he’s right. Normally, you don’t raise taxes in a recession, which is why we haven’t and why we’ve instead cut taxes. So I guess what I’d say to Scott is – his economics are right. You don’t raise taxes in a recession. We haven’t raised taxes in a recession.”"
Brief for Monday, July 11, 2011 - Editions - PatriotPost.US
'No country upon earth ever had it more in its power to attain these blessings than United America. Wondrously strange, then, and much to be regretted indeed would it be, were we to neglect the means and to depart from the road which Providence has pointed us to so plainly.' --George Washington"
Operation Fast and Furious - And media silence...
This is my daily...."Imagine if this was GWB"......
Although it hasn’t gotten much mainstream media attention, the Operation Fast and Furious scandal could rank up there with the Nixon administration cover-up of the Watergate break-in, according to Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume."
Although it hasn’t gotten much mainstream media attention, the Operation Fast and Furious scandal could rank up there with the Nixon administration cover-up of the Watergate break-in, according to Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume."
GOP House to Vote on Stopping the Bulb-Smashers
Amen.....maybe now I can stop hording flippin' light bulbs.....
People are watching. People are PASSIONATE about this issue. There are people who will literally stay home from elections, rather than voting for Republicans, if Congress is too feckless to act on it. What people in the Beltway STILL don't understand is that what drives so much of the anger in the hinterlands isn't the huge things Washington does wrong, but the endless accumulation of 'little things' that mess with our lives and annoy the living $&^%#&*^$*^#$* out of us."
People are watching. People are PASSIONATE about this issue. There are people who will literally stay home from elections, rather than voting for Republicans, if Congress is too feckless to act on it. What people in the Beltway STILL don't understand is that what drives so much of the anger in the hinterlands isn't the huge things Washington does wrong, but the endless accumulation of 'little things' that mess with our lives and annoy the living $&^%#&*^$*^#$* out of us."
Media Matters Declared War, Let’s Give Them One - Big Journalism
Do you think a war on Fox is where it will end? Let’s say that Media Matters succeeds and Fox News goes off the air (that won’t happen – ever – but just for argument’s sake, stay with me). Will Media Matters just pack up and go home? Is Fox News the only outlet that Media Matters covers? Certainly not. They cover Rush Limbaugh incessantly as well as make numerous posts about what happens on Big sites (like this one) and cover a whole array of other conservative outlets. The “war on Fox” is not the end, it’s the beginning."
Bringing ‘American Exceptionalism’ to Life - Big Government
So I went to the Wikipedia page to find out the “definition” of the word. The information on this page was stunning. Most of the page was spent refuting anything worth a damn. It argued against American Exceptionalism, taking every chance possible to marginalize and debunk this belief in America. It was stunning … literally."
Libs Outraged Over Paul Ryan’s $350 Bottle of Wine, Silent When Nancy Pelosi Drowned $101,000 of Booze On “Pelosi One” - Big Journalism
Hypocrisy Howler #2......excellent point!
Of course, these same hypocrites were silent when it was discovered that Speaker Pelosi’s military travel expenses on Pelosi One cost taxpayers $2,100,744.59 over a two-year period — $101,429.14 for in-flight expenses, including food and alcohol."
Of course, these same hypocrites were silent when it was discovered that Speaker Pelosi’s military travel expenses on Pelosi One cost taxpayers $2,100,744.59 over a two-year period — $101,429.14 for in-flight expenses, including food and alcohol."
Forget the ‘Fairness’ Doctrine – Net Neutrality is the Future of Censorship - Big Government
IMPORTANT read! This is what causes me sleepless nights these days....the disquiet grows.....
Which is a quintessentially disingenuous statement. The Executive Branch panoply of departments, agencies and commissions was during that time frame in overdrive to execute as many power grabs via regulatory fiat as possible.
To briefly discuss but a few….
The Democrat Congress couldn’t pass the energy sector-killing Cap & Trade? No problem, President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just began to implement it as if it did.
The Democrat Congress couldn’t pass the union-payoff, anti-free choice Employee Free Choice Act? No problem, President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just began to implement it as if it did."
Which is a quintessentially disingenuous statement. The Executive Branch panoply of departments, agencies and commissions was during that time frame in overdrive to execute as many power grabs via regulatory fiat as possible.
To briefly discuss but a few….
The Democrat Congress couldn’t pass the energy sector-killing Cap & Trade? No problem, President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just began to implement it as if it did.
The Democrat Congress couldn’t pass the union-payoff, anti-free choice Employee Free Choice Act? No problem, President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just began to implement it as if it did."
Patriotic Stirrings in the Real America
Excellent summary of the dilemma facing all of us. Be strong! Never forget.
These are dangerous actions by the president and his minions. These Obamite pursuits are the actions of people who would feel more out of place at a Point Clear Independence Day parade than the Connecticut Yankee felt in King Arthur’s court. Does anybody doubt that Van Jones would sneer at the tri-colored bunting? Does anybody doubt that White House Science Czar John Holdren would look askance at the propagation of so many carbon-emitting children? Does anybody really think that Obama himself feels real joy at hearing a 13-year-old recite the Declaration’s words about rights endowed by a Creator?"
These are dangerous actions by the president and his minions. These Obamite pursuits are the actions of people who would feel more out of place at a Point Clear Independence Day parade than the Connecticut Yankee felt in King Arthur’s court. Does anybody doubt that Van Jones would sneer at the tri-colored bunting? Does anybody doubt that White House Science Czar John Holdren would look askance at the propagation of so many carbon-emitting children? Does anybody really think that Obama himself feels real joy at hearing a 13-year-old recite the Declaration’s words about rights endowed by a Creator?"
Paul Ryan Faces Criticism for Pricey $350 Wine Purchase | Breaking news and opinion on The Blaze
Funny....John Kerry - a Multi Millionaire Gigolo doesn't pay his yacht taxes etc......and the press yawns. Paul Ryan pays for wine...thought pricey...and gets assaulted.
After ending their meal and paying the check, Feinberg decided to give Ryan a piece of her mind. She approached the table and asked Ryan ‘how he could live with himself’ sipping expensive wine while advocating for cuts to programs for seniors and the poor. Some verbal jousting between Feinberg and the other two men ensued. One of the two men said he had ordered the wine, was drinking it and paying for it. In hearing how much the wine cost, Ryan said only: ‘Is that how much it was?’"
After ending their meal and paying the check, Feinberg decided to give Ryan a piece of her mind. She approached the table and asked Ryan ‘how he could live with himself’ sipping expensive wine while advocating for cuts to programs for seniors and the poor. Some verbal jousting between Feinberg and the other two men ensued. One of the two men said he had ordered the wine, was drinking it and paying for it. In hearing how much the wine cost, Ryan said only: ‘Is that how much it was?’"
Budget Lies and Distortions - Page 1 - Bruce Bialosky - Townhall Conservative
It’s amazing how often an absurd idea becomes an article of faith among Democrats, who then – with the help of their puppets in the media – repeat it over and over again. Not too long ago, seemingly intelligent adults believed that playing dodge ball at elementary school was the causing undo harm to the psyche of American youth. Today’s nightmare – and if you believe our President, the reason for the budget imbalance – is corporate jets. Obama has become so fixated on the subject that he mentioned it six times – yes, six times! – in one press conference."
Flashback: MSNBC Hosts Called Bush a Murderous Fascist, Never Faced Suspensions
This mornings Hypocrisy Howler....
On MSNBC you can call a sitting president a 'murderous' 'fascist' even muse about putting the President on trial for war crimes, so long as that president is a Republican. But if you dare call a Democratic president a 'd–ck,' as MSNBC analyst Mark Halperin did on Thursday's Morning Joe it's grounds for indefinite suspension."
On MSNBC you can call a sitting president a 'murderous' 'fascist' even muse about putting the President on trial for war crimes, so long as that president is a Republican. But if you dare call a Democratic president a 'd–ck,' as MSNBC analyst Mark Halperin did on Thursday's Morning Joe it's grounds for indefinite suspension."
Archie Bunker is not happy with Obama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtRbIz-GHo8&feature=player_embedded#at=176
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