McGurn: The Tax Caps Cometh - WSJ.com:
If you are an American homeowner, you know you're in trouble when the Communist Chinese are making more sense on taxes than your own state officials. In China, stocks have been bouncing up and down on rumors that the government will soon introduce a U.S.-style property tax. Whatever the wisdom of such a tax, Chinese officials at least appreciate that the effect would be to dampen their property market, which they fear is turning into a bubble."
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
John Fund: Tea Parties vs. Unions in November - WSJ.com
John Fund: Tea Parties vs. Unions in November - WSJ.com:
Elections this month have enhanced the political clout of two groups widely separated on the political spectrum. The tea party movement stands to play an outsize role in the fall elections now that outsider Rand Paul has swept Kentucky's GOP Senate primary, while unions provided the muscle for Democrats to win a key special election in Pennsylvania."
Elections this month have enhanced the political clout of two groups widely separated on the political spectrum. The tea party movement stands to play an outsize role in the fall elections now that outsider Rand Paul has swept Kentucky's GOP Senate primary, while unions provided the muscle for Democrats to win a key special election in Pennsylvania."
Monday, May 24, 2010
- Big Journalism
Why European Socialism SUCKS! - Big Journalism:
Europeans have benefited from low military spending, protected by NATO and the American nuclear umbrella. They have also translated higher taxes into a cradle-to-grave safety net. “The Europe that protects” is a slogan of the European Union."
Europeans have benefited from low military spending, protected by NATO and the American nuclear umbrella. They have also translated higher taxes into a cradle-to-grave safety net. “The Europe that protects” is a slogan of the European Union."
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Obama campaigning against Bush--again - Carol E. Lee - POLITICO.com
This is ALL HE'S GOT - because HE and his administration are FAILURES!
Obama campaigning against Bush--again - Carol E. Lee - POLITICO.com:
President Barack Obama is trying to ride the wave of anti-incumbency by taking on an unpopular politician steeped in the partisan ways of Washington.
It doesn’t matter that George W. Bush left office 16 months ago.
The White House’s mid-term election strategy is becoming clear – pit the Democrats of 2010 against the Republicans circa 2006, 2008 and 2009, including Bush."
Obama campaigning against Bush--again - Carol E. Lee - POLITICO.com:
President Barack Obama is trying to ride the wave of anti-incumbency by taking on an unpopular politician steeped in the partisan ways of Washington.
It doesn’t matter that George W. Bush left office 16 months ago.
The White House’s mid-term election strategy is becoming clear – pit the Democrats of 2010 against the Republicans circa 2006, 2008 and 2009, including Bush."
At West Point, Obama talks up national security strategy
At West Point, Obama talks up national security strategy:
The administration is set to officially release the president's first national security strategy next week, and Obama's preview on Saturday suggests it will be far different than the first one offered by his predecessor in 2002. In that prior document, President George W. Bush formally called for a policy of preemptive war and a 'distinctly American internationalism.'"
The administration is set to officially release the president's first national security strategy next week, and Obama's preview on Saturday suggests it will be far different than the first one offered by his predecessor in 2002. In that prior document, President George W. Bush formally called for a policy of preemptive war and a 'distinctly American internationalism.'"
Friday, May 21, 2010
Charles Krauthammer - The fruits of weakness
Charles Krauthammer - The fruits of weakness:
It is perfectly obvious that Iran's latest uranium maneuver, brokered by Brazil and Turkey, is a ruse. Iran retains more than enough enriched uranium to make a bomb. And it continues enriching at an accelerated pace and to a greater purity (20 percent). Which is why the French foreign ministry immediately declared that the trumpeted temporary shipping of some Iranian uranium to Turkey will do nothing to halt Iran's nuclear program."
It is perfectly obvious that Iran's latest uranium maneuver, brokered by Brazil and Turkey, is a ruse. Iran retains more than enough enriched uranium to make a bomb. And it continues enriching at an accelerated pace and to a greater purity (20 percent). Which is why the French foreign ministry immediately declared that the trumpeted temporary shipping of some Iranian uranium to Turkey will do nothing to halt Iran's nuclear program."
Stealth IRS campaign mandates millions of new 1099 tax forms - May. 21, 2010
Stealth IRS campaign mandates millions of new 1099 tax forms - May. 21, 2010:
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The massive expansion of requirements for businesses to file 1099 tax forms that was hidden in the 2,409-page health reform bill took many by surprise when it came to light last month. But it's just one piece of a years-long legislative stealth campaign to create ways for the federal government to track down unreported income.
The result: A blizzard of new tax forms that the Internal Revenue Service will begin rolling out next year."
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The massive expansion of requirements for businesses to file 1099 tax forms that was hidden in the 2,409-page health reform bill took many by surprise when it came to light last month. But it's just one piece of a years-long legislative stealth campaign to create ways for the federal government to track down unreported income.
The result: A blizzard of new tax forms that the Internal Revenue Service will begin rolling out next year."
� D.C. Metro Police Escorted SEIU Protesters to Bank Of America Executive’s Home - Big Journalism
D.C. Metro Police Escorted SEIU Protesters to Bank Of America Executive’s Home - Big Journalism:
The family of Greg Baer, Bank of America executive, is located in a jurisdiction protected by the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD), which responded promptly to a disturbance call from his neighborhood last weekend.
According to Corporal Dan Friz, an MCPD spokesperson in Rockville, Maryland, the department received a disturbance call from one of Baer’s neighbors at 4:10 pm last Sunday. Four MCPD units arrived at Baer’s Greenville Rd. address at 4:15 pm. At least two Metropolitan Police Department units from the nearby District of Columbia were already at the scene when they arrived."
The family of Greg Baer, Bank of America executive, is located in a jurisdiction protected by the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD), which responded promptly to a disturbance call from his neighborhood last weekend.
According to Corporal Dan Friz, an MCPD spokesperson in Rockville, Maryland, the department received a disturbance call from one of Baer’s neighbors at 4:10 pm last Sunday. Four MCPD units arrived at Baer’s Greenville Rd. address at 4:15 pm. At least two Metropolitan Police Department units from the nearby District of Columbia were already at the scene when they arrived."
Obama's Green Agenda Fueled by Gulf Disaster? - Video - FoxNews.com
Obama's Green Agenda Fueled by Gulf Disaster? - Video - FoxNews.com:
Former FEMA Director Michael Brown still thinks president is using oil spill to promote policy"
Former FEMA Director Michael Brown still thinks president is using oil spill to promote policy"
FOXNews.com - Top Official Says Feds May Not Process Illegals Referred From Arizona
FOXNews.com - Top Official Says Feds May Not Process Illegals Referred From Arizona:
A top Department of Homeland Security official reportedly said his agency will not necessarily process illegal immigrants referred to them by Arizona authorities."
A top Department of Homeland Security official reportedly said his agency will not necessarily process illegal immigrants referred to them by Arizona authorities."
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Senators load financial overhaul with irrelevancies | McClatchy
Senators load financial overhaul with irrelevancies | McClatchy:
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., wants the government to finish building the 700-mile fence between the U.S. and Mexico. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., wants to end the health insurance industry's antitrust protection. West Virginia's two senators want help with mine and oil rig safety.
They all want to add these things to the financial regulatory overhaul bill that's moving through the Senate, even though their ideas have little or nothing to do with oversight of financial markets."
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., wants the government to finish building the 700-mile fence between the U.S. and Mexico. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., wants to end the health insurance industry's antitrust protection. West Virginia's two senators want help with mine and oil rig safety.
They all want to add these things to the financial regulatory overhaul bill that's moving through the Senate, even though their ideas have little or nothing to do with oversight of financial markets."
Obama Turns His Back On the Press - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
Obama Turns His Back On the Press - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com:
At a ceremony to sign a bill promoting press freedom around the world on Monday, President Obama refused to take questions from reporters. “I’m not doing a press conference today,” he told Chip Reid of CBS News, “but we’ll be seeing you guys during the course of the week.”
So when the president hosted a “news conference” in the Rose Garden with the president of Mexico on Wednesday, Mr. Reid thought maybe this time Mr. Obama would take questions. Instead, Mr. Obama allowed only a single question from the American news media, calling on a reporter from the New York-based Univision, making it unlikely that he would be asked about Tuesday’s anti-incumbent election results."
At a ceremony to sign a bill promoting press freedom around the world on Monday, President Obama refused to take questions from reporters. “I’m not doing a press conference today,” he told Chip Reid of CBS News, “but we’ll be seeing you guys during the course of the week.”
So when the president hosted a “news conference” in the Rose Garden with the president of Mexico on Wednesday, Mr. Reid thought maybe this time Mr. Obama would take questions. Instead, Mr. Obama allowed only a single question from the American news media, calling on a reporter from the New York-based Univision, making it unlikely that he would be asked about Tuesday’s anti-incumbent election results."
Hot Air � Villaraigosa sends non-sequitur reply to AZ Corporation Commissioner on boycott challenge
Hot Air � Villaraigosa sends non-sequitur reply to AZ Corporation Commissioner on boycott challenge:
Yesterday, Arizona Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce challenged the city of Los Angeles and its mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, to put their money where their mouths are by ending their purchases of electrical power generated in Arizona. In a letter exclusively provided to Hot Air, Pierce questioned how a city-wide boycott of Arizona would work while LA continues to light the city with Arizona electrons. In response, Villaraigosa bravely … ducked the question entirely:"
Yesterday, Arizona Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce challenged the city of Los Angeles and its mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, to put their money where their mouths are by ending their purchases of electrical power generated in Arizona. In a letter exclusively provided to Hot Air, Pierce questioned how a city-wide boycott of Arizona would work while LA continues to light the city with Arizona electrons. In response, Villaraigosa bravely … ducked the question entirely:"
Hot Air � LA City Councilman blasts AZ law for provisions in CA penal code
Hot Air � LA City Councilman blasts AZ law for provisions in CA penal code:
Before critics of Arizona’s new immigration law make fools of themselves, they should really try to read the bill. And if those critics are officials of other states or cities, maybe they should take a quick tour of their own laws first, too. Kerry Picket at the Washington Times interviewed Los Angeles City Councilman Ed Reyes, who said that he would need his passport to travel in Arizona, but she points out that the very same provisions to which Reyes objects exist in California’s own penal code:"
Before critics of Arizona’s new immigration law make fools of themselves, they should really try to read the bill. And if those critics are officials of other states or cities, maybe they should take a quick tour of their own laws first, too. Kerry Picket at the Washington Times interviewed Los Angeles City Councilman Ed Reyes, who said that he would need his passport to travel in Arizona, but she points out that the very same provisions to which Reyes objects exist in California’s own penal code:"
American Thinker: Democrats and Vote Fraud: On the Road to Rigged Elections
American Thinker: Democrats and Vote Fraud: On the Road to Rigged Elections:
Lest we forget, Democrats were not given a mandate in 2008 to nationalize General Motors, the insurance industry, and health care. Most Americans want government to be less expensive, less intrusive, and more accountable. Yet despite the looming prospect of electoral dismemberment in November, the Democrats continue pushing a radical agenda: piling up debt and creating new entitlements, with crushing tax increases inevitably to follow. Why the evident lack of concern?
Perhaps they intend to cheat."
Lest we forget, Democrats were not given a mandate in 2008 to nationalize General Motors, the insurance industry, and health care. Most Americans want government to be less expensive, less intrusive, and more accountable. Yet despite the looming prospect of electoral dismemberment in November, the Democrats continue pushing a radical agenda: piling up debt and creating new entitlements, with crushing tax increases inevitably to follow. Why the evident lack of concern?
Perhaps they intend to cheat."
American Thinker Blog: The Administration's Re-Bombing Program
American Thinker Blog: The Administration's Re-Bombing Program:
An Al Qaeda thug is caught by us in 2007, released by this Administration in 2009 and goes on to kill 166 more people and planned a huge bombing at the upcoming World Cup. As Doug Ross reports:
Next month's soccer World Cup in South Africa was the target of an Al Qaeda attack according to Iraqi security personnel. The mastermind was reportedly a man who had already killed 166 Iraqis in various bombings -- after his release by the Obama administration last year."
An Al Qaeda thug is caught by us in 2007, released by this Administration in 2009 and goes on to kill 166 more people and planned a huge bombing at the upcoming World Cup. As Doug Ross reports:
Next month's soccer World Cup in South Africa was the target of an Al Qaeda attack according to Iraqi security personnel. The mastermind was reportedly a man who had already killed 166 Iraqis in various bombings -- after his release by the Obama administration last year."
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
San Antonio city manager wages war on sugar | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
FOOD police Alert!
San Antonio city manager wages war on sugar | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle:
SAN ANTONIO — City Manager Sheryl Sculley has declared war on sugar.
Well, at least when it comes packaged in cans and candy bars. Sugary sodas no longer have a home in the city's 250 beverage vending machines and unhealthy foods in the 75 snack machines in city facilities are next.
“I asked the staff to remove the high-calorie soda drinks from our vending machines,” Sculley said. “I'm a fitness person, and I care about our employees, and I want them to be healthy. And I think this is a very small gesture.”"
San Antonio city manager wages war on sugar | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle:
SAN ANTONIO — City Manager Sheryl Sculley has declared war on sugar.
Well, at least when it comes packaged in cans and candy bars. Sugary sodas no longer have a home in the city's 250 beverage vending machines and unhealthy foods in the 75 snack machines in city facilities are next.
“I asked the staff to remove the high-calorie soda drinks from our vending machines,” Sculley said. “I'm a fitness person, and I care about our employees, and I want them to be healthy. And I think this is a very small gesture.”"
The American Spectator : VAT's Next?
The American Spectator : VAT's Next?:
A European-style value-added tax, or VAT, seems to be heading nowhere fast, notwithstanding Delphic pronouncements by Obama administration officials, including the President himself, which seem to keep it open as a real possibility.
The U.S. Senate voted, overwhelmingly (85-13), for a resolution offered by John McCain (R-AZ) which stated that 'It is the sense of the Senate that the Value Added Tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery.'"
A European-style value-added tax, or VAT, seems to be heading nowhere fast, notwithstanding Delphic pronouncements by Obama administration officials, including the President himself, which seem to keep it open as a real possibility.
The U.S. Senate voted, overwhelmingly (85-13), for a resolution offered by John McCain (R-AZ) which stated that 'It is the sense of the Senate that the Value Added Tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery.'"
A slow-burn bonfire of liberties - Mark Steyn - Macleans.ca
A slow-burn bonfire of liberties - Mark Steyn - Macleans.ca:
At the time of writing, I have no idea who’s won the British general election. At the time of reading, you probably have. But, whatever the result, I doubt it will make much difference to the fate of the United Kingdom, which is in the fast lane of the not-so-slow-burn bonfire of the liberties consuming much of the Western world."
At the time of writing, I have no idea who’s won the British general election. At the time of reading, you probably have. But, whatever the result, I doubt it will make much difference to the fate of the United Kingdom, which is in the fast lane of the not-so-slow-burn bonfire of the liberties consuming much of the Western world."
American Thinker: Barack Obama's FCC Information Police
American Thinker: Barack Obama's FCC Information Police:
The President warns us that Americans must beware of 'the craziest claims' and 'arguments' in which 'information becomes a distraction' that puts 'pressures' on 'our democracy.' What was behind Barack Obama's recent remarks to the graduating class of Hampton University? What 'information' must Americans fear?"
The President warns us that Americans must beware of 'the craziest claims' and 'arguments' in which 'information becomes a distraction' that puts 'pressures' on 'our democracy.' What was behind Barack Obama's recent remarks to the graduating class of Hampton University? What 'information' must Americans fear?"
American Thinker Blog: Arizona passes law banning multilingual requirement for businesses
My God! These people ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
American Thinker Blog: Arizona passes law banning multilingual requirement for businesses:
from teaching minority/ethnic studies courses advocating separatism, group superiority and subversion of this country, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) signed
legislation affirming that nothing in state law requires businesses to provide 'trained and competent' interpreters when a customer comes in speaking a language other than English. Assistant Attorney General Michael Walker said that has probably always been the law."
American Thinker Blog: Arizona passes law banning multilingual requirement for businesses:
from teaching minority/ethnic studies courses advocating separatism, group superiority and subversion of this country, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) signed
legislation affirming that nothing in state law requires businesses to provide 'trained and competent' interpreters when a customer comes in speaking a language other than English. Assistant Attorney General Michael Walker said that has probably always been the law."
American Thinker Blog: ICCC 4 Opens with a Climategate Surprise
American Thinker Blog: ICCC 4 Opens with a Climategate Surprise:
It’s Heartland’s fourth International Conference on Climate Change and the first since the November revelations of fraudulent behavior by leading AGW-preaching climate scientists at Britain's Climate Research Unit (CRU). And at its opening night dinner on Sunday, ICCC IV managed to add a surprising twist to the Climategate saga."
It’s Heartland’s fourth International Conference on Climate Change and the first since the November revelations of fraudulent behavior by leading AGW-preaching climate scientists at Britain's Climate Research Unit (CRU). And at its opening night dinner on Sunday, ICCC IV managed to add a surprising twist to the Climategate saga."
American Thinker Blog: The tip of the Tea Party iceberg
American Thinker Blog: The tip of the Tea Party iceberg:
It's not the tens of thousands of grass-roots conservatives who show up at Tea Party protests around the country that have President Obama and the entire Democrat Party worried - it's the millions of conservative Tea Party supporters who don't show up at those events that have them scared to death.
Picture the Tea Party as an iceberg. Experienced seafaring navigators who travel the North Atlantic will tell you that the exposed tip of an iceberg is not their main concern, it's the huge mass of the unseen iceberg hidden below the surface that poses the greatest danger to their ships."
It's not the tens of thousands of grass-roots conservatives who show up at Tea Party protests around the country that have President Obama and the entire Democrat Party worried - it's the millions of conservative Tea Party supporters who don't show up at those events that have them scared to death.
Picture the Tea Party as an iceberg. Experienced seafaring navigators who travel the North Atlantic will tell you that the exposed tip of an iceberg is not their main concern, it's the huge mass of the unseen iceberg hidden below the surface that poses the greatest danger to their ships."
The Right-Wing Express | Media and Culture | AlterNet
The Right-Wing Express | Media and Culture | AlterNet:
February 7, 2005
Consider that the conservative political movement, which now has a hammerlock on every aspect of federal government, has a media message machine fed by more than 80 large non-profit organizations – let's call them the Big 80 – funded by a gaggle of right-wing family foundations and wealthy individuals to the tune of $400 million a year."
February 7, 2005
Consider that the conservative political movement, which now has a hammerlock on every aspect of federal government, has a media message machine fed by more than 80 large non-profit organizations – let's call them the Big 80 – funded by a gaggle of right-wing family foundations and wealthy individuals to the tune of $400 million a year."
Racial Profiling, So Be It - HUMAN EVENTS
Racial Profiling, So Be It - HUMAN EVENTS:
One hot summer’s day in Georgia I was standing on the sidewalk in front of Fort Benning’s Infantry Officer Candidate School Headquarters talking to a white classmate of mine about a racial flare up of some sort that had happened the previous day down in Texas. Unapologetically he said, “My Pappy back in Tennessee taught me that the reason you Negroes have to ride on the back of busses is because you are inferior.”"
One hot summer’s day in Georgia I was standing on the sidewalk in front of Fort Benning’s Infantry Officer Candidate School Headquarters talking to a white classmate of mine about a racial flare up of some sort that had happened the previous day down in Texas. Unapologetically he said, “My Pappy back in Tennessee taught me that the reason you Negroes have to ride on the back of busses is because you are inferior.”"
How to Get Blood out of a Burka - HUMAN EVENTS
How to Get Blood out of a Burka - HUMAN EVENTS:
The hits from this White House just keep coming:
“Fulfilling his commitment made last year in Cairo to help deepen ties between business leaders, foundations and entrepreneurs in the United States and Muslim communities around the world, President Obama today kicked off a two-day Entrepreneurship Summit in Washington, DC. ‘We will bring business and social entrepreneurs from Muslim-majority countries to the United States and send their American counterparts to learn from your countries. Women in technology fields will have the opportunity to come to the United States for internships and professional development. And since innovation is central to entrepreneurship, we’re creating new exchanges for science teachers.’"
The hits from this White House just keep coming:
“Fulfilling his commitment made last year in Cairo to help deepen ties between business leaders, foundations and entrepreneurs in the United States and Muslim communities around the world, President Obama today kicked off a two-day Entrepreneurship Summit in Washington, DC. ‘We will bring business and social entrepreneurs from Muslim-majority countries to the United States and send their American counterparts to learn from your countries. Women in technology fields will have the opportunity to come to the United States for internships and professional development. And since innovation is central to entrepreneurship, we’re creating new exchanges for science teachers.’"
California Muslim Endorses Genocide of Jews - HUMAN EVENTS
I heard the audio of this...it was chilling....
California Muslim Endorses Genocide of Jews - HUMAN EVENTS:
A Muslim student at the University of California at San Diego last week endorsed a new genocide of Jews. Although one can only imagine the media hue and cry had a conservative student said this, the liberal media has not found Jumanah Imad Albahri’s statement fit to print. However, the UC-San Diego chapter of the Muslim Student Association did feel it necessary to issue a “clarification,” which only muddied the waters further and raised questions about the prevalence of Islamic anti-Semitism and supremacism among Muslims in the United States."
California Muslim Endorses Genocide of Jews - HUMAN EVENTS:
A Muslim student at the University of California at San Diego last week endorsed a new genocide of Jews. Although one can only imagine the media hue and cry had a conservative student said this, the liberal media has not found Jumanah Imad Albahri’s statement fit to print. However, the UC-San Diego chapter of the Muslim Student Association did feel it necessary to issue a “clarification,” which only muddied the waters further and raised questions about the prevalence of Islamic anti-Semitism and supremacism among Muslims in the United States."
Offshore drilling agency refuses to send witness to Senate oil spill hearing - The Hill's E2-Wire
Can you IMAGINE what would be going on if GWB did this? HA!
Offshore drilling agency refuses to send witness to Senate oil spill hearing - The Hill's E2-Wire:
The federal agency that regulates offshore oil drilling declined to send a witness to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s hearing Monday on the federal response to the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said."
Offshore drilling agency refuses to send witness to Senate oil spill hearing - The Hill's E2-Wire:
The federal agency that regulates offshore oil drilling declined to send a witness to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s hearing Monday on the federal response to the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said."
Monday, May 17, 2010
American Thinker: The Left's War on Free Speech
American Thinker: The Left's War on Free Speech:
The left pretends to be the biggest champion of free speech. When the New York Times wrote articles about how our government was tracking the activities of terrorists, journalistic behavior which directly endangered the lives of Americans by providing intelligence information to those terrorists who are at war with us, the sanctimonious left insisted that this newspaper was simply exercising its constitutional right of free speech and free press."
The left pretends to be the biggest champion of free speech. When the New York Times wrote articles about how our government was tracking the activities of terrorists, journalistic behavior which directly endangered the lives of Americans by providing intelligence information to those terrorists who are at war with us, the sanctimonious left insisted that this newspaper was simply exercising its constitutional right of free speech and free press."
American Thinker: Why Conservatives Love the Founders
American Thinker: Why Conservatives Love the Founders:
A Salon writer wonders, 'What's the conservative fetish with the Founding Fathers?'
It's because we read history, my sadly ignorant friend. So did the Founders.
History is full of Obamas, and the people who idolized such power-hungry self-glorifying narcissists. The Founders understood human history in their very bones, because they read history from the Bible to the Roman Empire, Europe's bloody and tyrannical history, and the Americas."
A Salon writer wonders, 'What's the conservative fetish with the Founding Fathers?'
It's because we read history, my sadly ignorant friend. So did the Founders.
History is full of Obamas, and the people who idolized such power-hungry self-glorifying narcissists. The Founders understood human history in their very bones, because they read history from the Bible to the Roman Empire, Europe's bloody and tyrannical history, and the Americas."
American Thinker: Climategate Taxpayer Fraud Investigation Draws Ideological Heat
American Thinker: Climategate Taxpayer Fraud Investigation Draws Ideological Heat:
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has used the power of government to seek documents from the University of Virginia regarding its former professor and Climategate figure of 'hockey stick' fame, Michael Mann. Mr. Cuccinelli is investigating whether Professor Mann engaged in fraud to obtain taxpayer money to fund his research."
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has used the power of government to seek documents from the University of Virginia regarding its former professor and Climategate figure of 'hockey stick' fame, Michael Mann. Mr. Cuccinelli is investigating whether Professor Mann engaged in fraud to obtain taxpayer money to fund his research."
RealClearPolitics - Video - Bill O'Reilly Vs. Glenn Beck On Miranda Rights
RealClearPolitics - Video - Bill O'Reilly Vs. Glenn Beck On Miranda Rights:
Bill and Glenn shoot it out over interrogating captured terror suspects."
Bill and Glenn shoot it out over interrogating captured terror suspects."
RealClearPolitics - Video - Krauthammer: Obama's Oil Leak Rebuke Was "Unpresidential"
RealClearPolitics - Video - Krauthammer: Obama's Oil Leak Rebuke Was "Unpresidential":
Charles Krauthammer: 'For the president, as always, to hover above the issue and the problem and to hurl Zeusian bolts from above at everybody except himself is really unpresidential.'"
Charles Krauthammer: 'For the president, as always, to hover above the issue and the problem and to hurl Zeusian bolts from above at everybody except himself is really unpresidential.'"
CNSNews.com - The Federal Fat Police: Bill Would Require Government to Track Body Mass of American Children
CNSNews.com - The Federal Fat Police: Bill Would Require Government to Track Body Mass of American Children:
(CNSNews.com) - A bill introduced this month in Congress would put the federal and state governments in the business of tracking how fat, or skinny, American children are."
(CNSNews.com) - A bill introduced this month in Congress would put the federal and state governments in the business of tracking how fat, or skinny, American children are."
My Way News - Rubio says country relying too much on government
My Way News - Rubio says country relying too much on government:
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio told an anti-gay marriage group Saturday the country is relying too much on the government, in part because of a breakdown of family and faith values over the last 50 years.
'You know what the fastest growing religion in America is? Statism. The growing reliance on government,' Rubio said. 'Every time a problem emerges, increasingly the reaction in American society is 'Well what can government do about it?''"
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio told an anti-gay marriage group Saturday the country is relying too much on the government, in part because of a breakdown of family and faith values over the last 50 years.
'You know what the fastest growing religion in America is? Statism. The growing reliance on government,' Rubio said. 'Every time a problem emerges, increasingly the reaction in American society is 'Well what can government do about it?''"
RealClearPolitics - Video - AZ Governor, Palin Criticize AG Eric Holder For Not Reading Law
RealClearPolitics - Video - AZ Governor, Palin Criticize AG Eric Holder For Not Reading Law:
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today launched an effort aimed at educating the country on the federal governments failure to secure our nations southern border and its failure to address the human tragedy that is occurring as a result."
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today launched an effort aimed at educating the country on the federal governments failure to secure our nations southern border and its failure to address the human tragedy that is occurring as a result."
Bush's Deregulatory Agenda 'Gone Too Far,' Says a Times....News Story?
Bush's Deregulatory Agenda 'Gone Too Far,' Says a Times....News Story?:
The red tape is rolling again with Obama in the White House, and the Times' Eric Lipton celebrated on Thursday: “With Obama, Regulations Are Back In Fashion.”
In a burst of rule-making, federal agencies have toughened or proposed new standards to protect Americans from tainted eggs, safeguard construction workers from crane accidents, prevent injuries from baby walkers and even protect polar bears from extinction."
The red tape is rolling again with Obama in the White House, and the Times' Eric Lipton celebrated on Thursday: “With Obama, Regulations Are Back In Fashion.”
In a burst of rule-making, federal agencies have toughened or proposed new standards to protect Americans from tainted eggs, safeguard construction workers from crane accidents, prevent injuries from baby walkers and even protect polar bears from extinction."
Ho Hum: NYT Strangely Sanguine About Job Loss During Obama Administration
Ho Hum: NYT Strangely Sanguine About Job Loss During Obama Administration:
Thursday's front-page story by economics reporter Catherine Rampell from Jacksonville, an entry in the paper's “The New Poor” series, took an oddly sedate tone with a subject usually frought with emotional appeals: “In a Job Market Realignment, Some Workers No Longer Fit.”
Many of the jobs lost during the recession are not coming back.
Period."
Thursday's front-page story by economics reporter Catherine Rampell from Jacksonville, an entry in the paper's “The New Poor” series, took an oddly sedate tone with a subject usually frought with emotional appeals: “In a Job Market Realignment, Some Workers No Longer Fit.”
Many of the jobs lost during the recession are not coming back.
Period."
Friday, May 14, 2010
U.S. Decision to Approve Killing of Cleric Causes Unease - NYTimes.com
U.S. Decision to Approve Killing of Cleric Causes Unease - NYTimes.com:
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s decision to authorize the killing by the Central Intelligence Agency of a terrorism suspect who is an American citizen has set off a debate over the legal and political limits of drone missile strikes, a mainstay of the campaign against terrorism."
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s decision to authorize the killing by the Central Intelligence Agency of a terrorism suspect who is an American citizen has set off a debate over the legal and political limits of drone missile strikes, a mainstay of the campaign against terrorism."
Thursday, May 13, 2010
U.S. posts 19th straight monthly budget deficit | Reuters
U.S. posts 19th straight monthly budget deficit | Reuters:
It was more than twice the $40-billion deficit that Wall Street economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast and was striking since April marks the filing deadline for individual income taxes that are the main source of government revenue.
Department officials said that in prior years, there was a surplus during April in 43 out of the past 56 years.
The government has now posted 19 consecutive monthly budget deficits, the longest string of shortfalls on record."
It was more than twice the $40-billion deficit that Wall Street economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast and was striking since April marks the filing deadline for individual income taxes that are the main source of government revenue.
Department officials said that in prior years, there was a surplus during April in 43 out of the past 56 years.
The government has now posted 19 consecutive monthly budget deficits, the longest string of shortfalls on record."
Bill aimed to stem global warming, create jobs
God save us all...............
Bill aimed to stem global warming, create jobs:
Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman unveiled a long-awaited bill Wednesday that aims to curtail pollution blamed for global warming, reduce oil imports and create millions of energy-related jobs.
The 987-page bill, the product of more than seven months of negotiations and tweaked recently in response to the Gulf oil spill, also includes new protections for offshore drilling and for the first time would set a price on carbon dioxide emissions produced by coal-fired power plants and other large polluters.
The legislation aims to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases by 17 percent by 2020 and by more than 80 percent by 2050. Both targets are measured against 2005 levels and are the same as those set by a House bill approved last year."
Bill aimed to stem global warming, create jobs:
Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman unveiled a long-awaited bill Wednesday that aims to curtail pollution blamed for global warming, reduce oil imports and create millions of energy-related jobs.
The 987-page bill, the product of more than seven months of negotiations and tweaked recently in response to the Gulf oil spill, also includes new protections for offshore drilling and for the first time would set a price on carbon dioxide emissions produced by coal-fired power plants and other large polluters.
The legislation aims to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases by 17 percent by 2020 and by more than 80 percent by 2050. Both targets are measured against 2005 levels and are the same as those set by a House bill approved last year."
RealClearPolitics - Depression 2010?
RealClearPolitics - Depression 2010?:
WASHINGTON -- It is now conventional wisdom that the world has avoided a second Great Depression. Governments and the economists who advise them learned the lessons of the 1930s. When the gravity of the financial crisis became apparent in late 2008, the response was swift and aggressive. Central banks like the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank dropped interest rates and lent liberally to threatened financial institutions and rattled investors. The United States and many countries approved 'stimulus' programs of tax cuts and additional spending. Panic was halted. A downward spiral of falling private spending and rising unemployment was reversed. The resulting economic slump was awful. But it was not another Great Depression. The worst has passed."
WASHINGTON -- It is now conventional wisdom that the world has avoided a second Great Depression. Governments and the economists who advise them learned the lessons of the 1930s. When the gravity of the financial crisis became apparent in late 2008, the response was swift and aggressive. Central banks like the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank dropped interest rates and lent liberally to threatened financial institutions and rattled investors. The United States and many countries approved 'stimulus' programs of tax cuts and additional spending. Panic was halted. A downward spiral of falling private spending and rising unemployment was reversed. The resulting economic slump was awful. But it was not another Great Depression. The worst has passed."
American Thinker: President Hamlet's Energy Policy
American Thinker: President Hamlet's Energy Policy:
Obama is proving to be as indecisive on energy policy as he is on so many other things. He is a leader as indecisive as Hamlet.
Consider his actions on Afghanistan. Obama ran on the promise of making Afghanistan the focus of our military efforts, claiming it was, unlike Iraq, a legitimate and important war. But when the new general Obama selected to conduct that war recommended a decisive surge, Obama spent months in agonizing deliberation, and then sent only a portion of the troops his general had requested."
Obama is proving to be as indecisive on energy policy as he is on so many other things. He is a leader as indecisive as Hamlet.
Consider his actions on Afghanistan. Obama ran on the promise of making Afghanistan the focus of our military efforts, claiming it was, unlike Iraq, a legitimate and important war. But when the new general Obama selected to conduct that war recommended a decisive surge, Obama spent months in agonizing deliberation, and then sent only a portion of the troops his general had requested."
American Thinker: Welcome to the Era of Expensive Energy
American Thinker: Welcome to the Era of Expensive Energy:
Gas prices are marching steadily upwards -- past three dollars at my local suburban station and a couple of dimes more than that in Chicago. Why? Part of the rise is seasonal in nature: demand increases going into summer to fill up those cars going on family vacations. Also, as summer proceeds into fall, refineries start refining more heating oil from crude and less gasoline. Part of the rise can be attributed to the lack of refineries in America -- government rules and regulations (and the NIMBY-Not In My Backyard dynamic) have halted the building of American refineries."
Gas prices are marching steadily upwards -- past three dollars at my local suburban station and a couple of dimes more than that in Chicago. Why? Part of the rise is seasonal in nature: demand increases going into summer to fill up those cars going on family vacations. Also, as summer proceeds into fall, refineries start refining more heating oil from crude and less gasoline. Part of the rise can be attributed to the lack of refineries in America -- government rules and regulations (and the NIMBY-Not In My Backyard dynamic) have halted the building of American refineries."
American Thinker: Will the GOP Wake Up and Smell the Tea?
American Thinker: Will the GOP Wake Up and Smell the Tea?:
It's a painful thing to imagine Robert Bennett over the past few days, sitting alone in a darkened room, staring off into space wondering what hit him and whistling Nick Cave's 'There She Goes My Beautiful World' over and over again.
It happened quickly. Events in politics aren't supposed to happen that quickly. It came out of nowhere, with next to no warning at all. Even a few weeks ago, there was little sign that Bennett was in trouble. Then the spirit of 2010 suddenly rose out the darkness and took him down."
It's a painful thing to imagine Robert Bennett over the past few days, sitting alone in a darkened room, staring off into space wondering what hit him and whistling Nick Cave's 'There She Goes My Beautiful World' over and over again.
It happened quickly. Events in politics aren't supposed to happen that quickly. It came out of nowhere, with next to no warning at all. Even a few weeks ago, there was little sign that Bennett was in trouble. Then the spirit of 2010 suddenly rose out the darkness and took him down."
Barack Obama plans to punish BP with tax hike as Gulf spill worsens - Times Online
And who exactly does he think is going to pay for this...BP?
Barack Obama plans to punish BP with tax hike as Gulf spill worsens - Times Online:
Oil companies face an immediate tax rise of 1 cent per barrel to help to pay for the clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico under proposed legislation rushed out by the White House yesterday.
The measure, unveiled as BP began a new attempt to contain the ruptured well that has leaked millions of gallons of crude oil into America’s southern coastal waters, would put an extra $500 million (�340 million) over ten years into the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which covers damage caused by such disasters."
Barack Obama plans to punish BP with tax hike as Gulf spill worsens - Times Online:
Oil companies face an immediate tax rise of 1 cent per barrel to help to pay for the clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico under proposed legislation rushed out by the White House yesterday.
The measure, unveiled as BP began a new attempt to contain the ruptured well that has leaked millions of gallons of crude oil into America’s southern coastal waters, would put an extra $500 million (�340 million) over ten years into the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which covers damage caused by such disasters."
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Elena Kagan White House "Interview" Riles Reporters - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
Elena Kagan White House "Interview" Riles Reporters - Political Hotsheet - CBS News:
The White House today posted on its website a video allowing Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan to speak 'in her own words' about her personal history and perspective."
The White House today posted on its website a video allowing Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan to speak 'in her own words' about her personal history and perspective."
Arizona Governor bans ethnic studies program
OUTSTANDING!
Arizona Governor bans ethnic studies program:
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has courted fresh controversy by signing a bill banning an ethnic studies program, just weeks after approving the state's tough new immigration law.
Brewer approved a bill late Tuesday, promoted by the state's schools boss, Tom Horne, who has said that the program run by the Tucson school district promotes a 'destructive ethnic chauvinism.'
Tucson school officials have insisted the program only aims to provide students with courses about the role of minorities in historical events such as the Vietnam war or literature courses featuring Latino authors."
Arizona Governor bans ethnic studies program:
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has courted fresh controversy by signing a bill banning an ethnic studies program, just weeks after approving the state's tough new immigration law.
Brewer approved a bill late Tuesday, promoted by the state's schools boss, Tom Horne, who has said that the program run by the Tucson school district promotes a 'destructive ethnic chauvinism.'
Tucson school officials have insisted the program only aims to provide students with courses about the role of minorities in historical events such as the Vietnam war or literature courses featuring Latino authors."
Obama to Limbaugh:go play with yourself - NYPOST.com
Obama to Limbaugh:go play with yourself - NYPOST.com:
When President Obama was asked if he would play a round of golf with his talk-radio nemesis Rush Limbaugh, the response, relayed by a top Democrat, was: 'Limbaugh can play with himself.'
This is according to Zev Chafets in his new book, 'Rush Limbaugh: An Army of One,' due May 25 from Sentinel.
The caustic comeback is another example of the verbal venom between the White House and the conservative radio star. In an interview with CBS News last month, Obama called the views spelled out by Limbaugh and Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck 'troublesome.'"
When President Obama was asked if he would play a round of golf with his talk-radio nemesis Rush Limbaugh, the response, relayed by a top Democrat, was: 'Limbaugh can play with himself.'
This is according to Zev Chafets in his new book, 'Rush Limbaugh: An Army of One,' due May 25 from Sentinel.
The caustic comeback is another example of the verbal venom between the White House and the conservative radio star. In an interview with CBS News last month, Obama called the views spelled out by Limbaugh and Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck 'troublesome.'"
CBO ups health care cost projections - Jennifer Haberkorn - POLITICO.com
My...my...my.......REALLY! Who woulda thunk? And today they'll start pushing Cap & Trade....lord only knows what that'll cost the US - for a totally failed policy and science. Of course, it was never about the science or the Earth...it was all about lining Washington's pockets....
CBO ups health care cost projections - Jennifer Haberkorn - POLITICO.com:
Congressional Budget Office estimates released Tuesday predict the health care overhaul will likely cost about $115 billion more in discretionary spending over ten years than the original cost projections.
The additional spending — if approved over the years by Congress — would bring the total estimated cost of the overhaul to over $1 trillion.
Republicans pounced on the news, which they called another sign that the Obama administration makes promises it cannot deliver."
CBO ups health care cost projections - Jennifer Haberkorn - POLITICO.com:
Congressional Budget Office estimates released Tuesday predict the health care overhaul will likely cost about $115 billion more in discretionary spending over ten years than the original cost projections.
The additional spending — if approved over the years by Congress — would bring the total estimated cost of the overhaul to over $1 trillion.
Republicans pounced on the news, which they called another sign that the Obama administration makes promises it cannot deliver."
Conservative Call to Arms | FrontPage Magazine
Conservative Call to Arms | FrontPage Magazine:
Jim DeMint: David, thank you so much. Gosh, it’s so encouraging to me to see all of you here.
I wish I could tell you how important it is when people come together, particularly conservatives. David makes an excellent point — that conservatives are out there working, raising families — I mean, they don’t have time to do this kind of stuff. It’s only people who want to control our lives who come together. But when people do it, I know it’s a sacrifice. And for you to come together, create that critical mass, it’s so encouraging to me. I mean, so many of you have said thank you to me tonight. But I’m really here to thank you."
Jim DeMint: David, thank you so much. Gosh, it’s so encouraging to me to see all of you here.
I wish I could tell you how important it is when people come together, particularly conservatives. David makes an excellent point — that conservatives are out there working, raising families — I mean, they don’t have time to do this kind of stuff. It’s only people who want to control our lives who come together. But when people do it, I know it’s a sacrifice. And for you to come together, create that critical mass, it’s so encouraging to me. I mean, so many of you have said thank you to me tonight. But I’m really here to thank you."
CNBC’s Rick Santelli Rips Key Democrat For Ignoring Fannie/Freddie Reform | Republican Leader John Boehner
First it was "Too Big to Fail"...now it's "Too complicated to Address...???!!!"
CNBC’s Rick Santelli Rips Key Democrat For Ignoring Fannie/Freddie Reform | Republican Leader John Boehner:
Democrats still don’t get it, and they refuse to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government mortgage companies that sparked the meltdown by giving high-risk loans to people who couldn’t afford it. Standing up for American taxpayers, CNBC’s on-air editor, Rick Santelli teed off on Rep. Paul Kanjorski’s (D-PA) claim that Democrats’ couldn’t reform Fannie & Freddie in their financial regulation bill because it was “too complicated,” asking: “It’s too complicated? You think taxpayers that go to work to pay the money you are subsidizing, it will end up a half a trillion, do you think they think complicated is an excuse?”"
CNBC’s Rick Santelli Rips Key Democrat For Ignoring Fannie/Freddie Reform | Republican Leader John Boehner:
Democrats still don’t get it, and they refuse to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government mortgage companies that sparked the meltdown by giving high-risk loans to people who couldn’t afford it. Standing up for American taxpayers, CNBC’s on-air editor, Rick Santelli teed off on Rep. Paul Kanjorski’s (D-PA) claim that Democrats’ couldn’t reform Fannie & Freddie in their financial regulation bill because it was “too complicated,” asking: “It’s too complicated? You think taxpayers that go to work to pay the money you are subsidizing, it will end up a half a trillion, do you think they think complicated is an excuse?”"
White House: Stop Marketing Unhealthy Foods to Kids - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
Get out of our advertising...get out of our houses, get out of our kitchens and STOP trying to be the parent....
White House: Stop Marketing Unhealthy Foods to Kids - Political Hotsheet - CBS News:
A White House report warns 'The childhood obesity epidemic in America is a national health crisis.'
The review by the Task Force on Childhood Obesity says one out of every three children is overweight or obese. The task force is a key part of First Lady Michelle Obama's campaign to solve the problem of obesity within a generation."
White House: Stop Marketing Unhealthy Foods to Kids - Political Hotsheet - CBS News:
A White House report warns 'The childhood obesity epidemic in America is a national health crisis.'
The review by the Task Force on Childhood Obesity says one out of every three children is overweight or obese. The task force is a key part of First Lady Michelle Obama's campaign to solve the problem of obesity within a generation."
Saturday, May 08, 2010
American Thinker: San Francisco's Unconstitutional Arizona 'Boycott'
American Thinker: San Francisco's Unconstitutional Arizona 'Boycott':
San Francisco and other city governments have jumped on the bandwagon of formally 'boycotting' business with Arizona in response to that border state's new law to assist the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Boycotts are an honorable way to influence governments or citizens. When the Nazis came to power, millions of Americans boycotted German imports. Blacks in Mississippi boycotted the Montgomery Bus System for its discriminatory practices toward blacks five decades ago."
San Francisco and other city governments have jumped on the bandwagon of formally 'boycotting' business with Arizona in response to that border state's new law to assist the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Boycotts are an honorable way to influence governments or citizens. When the Nazis came to power, millions of Americans boycotted German imports. Blacks in Mississippi boycotted the Montgomery Bus System for its discriminatory practices toward blacks five decades ago."
American Thinker: American Fossil Fuels: The New Alternative Energy Source
American Thinker: American Fossil Fuels: The New Alternative Energy Source:
The explosion of the Gulf oil platform this past week is a useful crisis for those advocates who hope to further restrict and prevent the extraction of fossil fuels in the United States. The recent coal mining accident in Virginia is another opportunity to shut down vital energy extraction activities in the United States. Fossil fuel extraction in the United States remains a vital and most useful opportunity for solving a wide range of human problems around the world for a number of reasons:"
The explosion of the Gulf oil platform this past week is a useful crisis for those advocates who hope to further restrict and prevent the extraction of fossil fuels in the United States. The recent coal mining accident in Virginia is another opportunity to shut down vital energy extraction activities in the United States. Fossil fuel extraction in the United States remains a vital and most useful opportunity for solving a wide range of human problems around the world for a number of reasons:"
American Thinker Blog: Full of holes; the Times Square story
American Thinker Blog: Full of holes; the Times Square story:
Despite what the U.S. government and an unintuitive media would like for the American public to believe, the story surrounding Faisal Shahzad's attempt to bomb Times Square is full of holes and thus warrants many questions.
Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that following a dry run on April 28, Shahzad began to enact his plan on the 30th, when he drove to back to the area to leave his getaway car, a black Isuzu-MyFoxNY.com reported the Isuzu was left parked in an area somewhere on a street in the 30s between 8th and 9th Avenue."
Despite what the U.S. government and an unintuitive media would like for the American public to believe, the story surrounding Faisal Shahzad's attempt to bomb Times Square is full of holes and thus warrants many questions.
Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that following a dry run on April 28, Shahzad began to enact his plan on the 30th, when he drove to back to the area to leave his getaway car, a black Isuzu-MyFoxNY.com reported the Isuzu was left parked in an area somewhere on a street in the 30s between 8th and 9th Avenue."
GOP
GOP:
"Today, BLS Reported That Unemployment Rose To 9.9 Percent In The Month Of April, Up From 9.7 Percent. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 5/7/10)
Obama’s National Economic Council Director Larry Summers “Predicts Perpetually High Unemployment.” “White House adviser Larry Summers on Friday predicted that past employment rates will not return after the recession passes. ‘The best way to put it is this: Forty years ago, one in 20 men [ages] 25 to 54, in America, was not working at a given point in time,’ he said. ‘Today, the number is not one in 20. It’s one in five. And a good guess, based on extrapolations of trends in this area, is that when the economy recovers, five years from now, assuming we return to normal cyclical conditions, one in six men who are 25 to 54 will not be working at any point in time.’” (Jay Heflin, “Summers Predicts Perpetually High Unemployment,” The Hill, 4/30/10)"
"Today, BLS Reported That Unemployment Rose To 9.9 Percent In The Month Of April, Up From 9.7 Percent. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 5/7/10)
Obama’s National Economic Council Director Larry Summers “Predicts Perpetually High Unemployment.” “White House adviser Larry Summers on Friday predicted that past employment rates will not return after the recession passes. ‘The best way to put it is this: Forty years ago, one in 20 men [ages] 25 to 54, in America, was not working at a given point in time,’ he said. ‘Today, the number is not one in 20. It’s one in five. And a good guess, based on extrapolations of trends in this area, is that when the economy recovers, five years from now, assuming we return to normal cyclical conditions, one in six men who are 25 to 54 will not be working at any point in time.’” (Jay Heflin, “Summers Predicts Perpetually High Unemployment,” The Hill, 4/30/10)"
GilroyDispatch.com | American flag shirts ignite firestorm
If you can't respect your home, then leave....please.
GilroyDispatch.com | American flag shirts ignite firestorm: "
'It's disrespectful to do it on Cinco de Mayo,' said Jessica Cortez, a Live Oak sophomore. 'They can be a patriot on some other day. Not that specific day.'"
GilroyDispatch.com | American flag shirts ignite firestorm: "
'It's disrespectful to do it on Cinco de Mayo,' said Jessica Cortez, a Live Oak sophomore. 'They can be a patriot on some other day. Not that specific day.'"
Thursday, May 06, 2010
� Rep. Andre Carson: Tea Party Protesters Are ‘One of the Largest Threats to our Internal Security’ - Big Government
� Rep. Andre Carson: Tea Party Protesters Are ‘One of the Largest Threats to our Internal Security’ - Big Government:
As our readers have already learned, Rep. Andre Carson gathered Capitol Hill reporters around him and told the tale of racial slurs and menacing crowds on the verge of hurling rocks at the congressmen. Our first few videos showed the congressmen coming out of the Cannon Office Building, walking down the steps and into Independence Avenue from various angles. None of those videos revealed the racial hatred Rep. Carson conveyed to reporters that day and none of the videos showed a mob rushing or in any way impeding the congressmen."
As our readers have already learned, Rep. Andre Carson gathered Capitol Hill reporters around him and told the tale of racial slurs and menacing crowds on the verge of hurling rocks at the congressmen. Our first few videos showed the congressmen coming out of the Cannon Office Building, walking down the steps and into Independence Avenue from various angles. None of those videos revealed the racial hatred Rep. Carson conveyed to reporters that day and none of the videos showed a mob rushing or in any way impeding the congressmen."
U.S. not accepting foreign help on oil spill | The Cable
U.S. not accepting foreign help on oil spill | The Cable:
When State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley refused to tell reporters which countries have offered assistance to help respond to the BP oil spill, the State Department press corps was flabbergasted.
'As a policy matter, we're not going to identify those offers of assistance until we are able to see, you know, what we need, assess the ongoing situation. And as we accept those offers of assistance, we will inform you,' Crowley said."
When State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley refused to tell reporters which countries have offered assistance to help respond to the BP oil spill, the State Department press corps was flabbergasted.
'As a policy matter, we're not going to identify those offers of assistance until we are able to see, you know, what we need, assess the ongoing situation. And as we accept those offers of assistance, we will inform you,' Crowley said."
A Note to my 600,000 New Colleagues - The Director's Blog
A Note to my 600,000 New Colleagues - The Director's Blog:
I’ve discovered that many of our new enumerators, working on the Nonresponse Followup activities of the 2010 Census, are Facebook fans or have looked at my blog, so this is a message to them:
Welcome to the 2010 Census!
You are the heart of the operations for the second half of the census. To everyone you meet as an enumerator, you are also the face of the US Federal government. It’s a big responsibility; you must treat everyone with respect, even though not everyone will treat you with similar respect."
I’ve discovered that many of our new enumerators, working on the Nonresponse Followup activities of the 2010 Census, are Facebook fans or have looked at my blog, so this is a message to them:
Welcome to the 2010 Census!
You are the heart of the operations for the second half of the census. To everyone you meet as an enumerator, you are also the face of the US Federal government. It’s a big responsibility; you must treat everyone with respect, even though not everyone will treat you with similar respect."
New U.S. Push to Regulate Internet Access - WSJ.com
When did Obama become King?
New U.S. Push to Regulate Internet Access - WSJ.com:
WASHINGTON—In a move that will stoke a battle over the future of the Internet, the federal government plans to propose regulating broadband lines under decades-old rules designed for traditional phone networks.
The decision, by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, is likely to trigger a vigorous lobbying battle, arraying big phone and cable companies and their allies on Capitol Hill against Silicon Valley giants and consumer advocates."
New U.S. Push to Regulate Internet Access - WSJ.com:
WASHINGTON—In a move that will stoke a battle over the future of the Internet, the federal government plans to propose regulating broadband lines under decades-old rules designed for traditional phone networks.
The decision, by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, is likely to trigger a vigorous lobbying battle, arraying big phone and cable companies and their allies on Capitol Hill against Silicon Valley giants and consumer advocates."
CNSNews.com - Obama Freezes Budget for Program Designed to Stop Terrorists from Getting U.S. Visas
Huuuummmmmmm........
CNSNews.com - Obama Freezes Budget for Program Designed to Stop Terrorists from Getting U.S. Visas:
(CNSNews.com) – Four months after the attempted Christmas Day bombing of Northwest Flight 253 over Detroit and nine years after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, only 14 of the 57 U.S. consulates identified as being at “high risk” for potentially providing visas to terrorists have been furnished with units of the Department of Homeland Security’s Visa Security Program (VSP)."
CNSNews.com - Obama Freezes Budget for Program Designed to Stop Terrorists from Getting U.S. Visas:
(CNSNews.com) – Four months after the attempted Christmas Day bombing of Northwest Flight 253 over Detroit and nine years after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, only 14 of the 57 U.S. consulates identified as being at “high risk” for potentially providing visas to terrorists have been furnished with units of the Department of Homeland Security’s Visa Security Program (VSP)."
CNSNews.com - 37 Percent of All U.S. Deaths in Nearly Nine-Year-Long Afghan War Have Occurred Since Obama’s Troop Surge
CNSNews.com - 37 Percent of All U.S. Deaths in Nearly Nine-Year-Long Afghan War Have Occurred Since Obama’s Troop Surge:
(CNSNews.com) - More than a third of all U.S. casualties in the now nearly nine-year-long war in Afghanistan have occurred since May 15 of last year, the day when the first major wave of President Barack Obama’s troop surge arrived in that country."
(CNSNews.com) - More than a third of all U.S. casualties in the now nearly nine-year-long war in Afghanistan have occurred since May 15 of last year, the day when the first major wave of President Barack Obama’s troop surge arrived in that country."
The American Spectator : Will Petraeus Be Like Ike?
The American Spectator : Will Petraeus Be Like Ike?:
In the early stages of implementing the surge strategy in Iraq, United States military commanders started to detect that the new plan was working, but the signs of progress were overshadowed as casualties mounted while American soldiers fought to secure the cities.
During a meeting around this time, a senior officer put his arm around Gen. David Petraeus, then leading the war effort in Iraq, and advised, 'You know, you've got a messaging problem.'"
In the early stages of implementing the surge strategy in Iraq, United States military commanders started to detect that the new plan was working, but the signs of progress were overshadowed as casualties mounted while American soldiers fought to secure the cities.
During a meeting around this time, a senior officer put his arm around Gen. David Petraeus, then leading the war effort in Iraq, and advised, 'You know, you've got a messaging problem.'"
The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog
The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog:
In the latest National Review, Kevin D. Williamson has an essay, 'Goodbye Supply Side,' calmly sorting through some of the right-wing's 'magical thinking' about tax cuts, namely that they pay for themselves and also shrink the government.
The reactions to the piece have been surprisingly...surprised. 'This is an extremely important issue for the future of conservative governance,' Ross Douthat nods approvingly. 'It's a very big deal,' Jonathan Chait agrees. 'I hope conservatives read it,' writes Matt Yglesias."
In the latest National Review, Kevin D. Williamson has an essay, 'Goodbye Supply Side,' calmly sorting through some of the right-wing's 'magical thinking' about tax cuts, namely that they pay for themselves and also shrink the government.
The reactions to the piece have been surprisingly...surprised. 'This is an extremely important issue for the future of conservative governance,' Ross Douthat nods approvingly. 'It's a very big deal,' Jonathan Chait agrees. 'I hope conservatives read it,' writes Matt Yglesias."
Breitbart.tv � Al Sharpton: We Won’t Have True Social Justice Until Everything Is ‘Equal in Everybody’s House’
I want these people out of our lives, out of our businesses, out of our HOUSES!!!! GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT!!!!!!!!!!
Breitbart.tv � Al Sharpton: We Won’t Have True Social Justice Until Everything Is ‘Equal in Everybody’s House’:
Al Sharpton: We Won’t Have True Social Justice Until Everything Is ‘Equal in Everybody’s House’"
Breitbart.tv � Al Sharpton: We Won’t Have True Social Justice Until Everything Is ‘Equal in Everybody’s House’:
Al Sharpton: We Won’t Have True Social Justice Until Everything Is ‘Equal in Everybody’s House’"
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Welcome to AnnCoulter.com: Obama National Security Policy - Hope the Bombs don't work...............
It took Faisal Shahzad trying to set a car bomb in Times Square to get President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to finally use the word 'terrorism.' (And not referring to Tea Party activists!)
This is a major policy shift for a president who spent a month telling Americans not to 'jump to conclusions' after Army doctor Nidal Malik Hasan reportedly jumped on a desk, shouted 'Allahu Akbar!' and began shooting up Fort Hood."
It took Faisal Shahzad trying to set a car bomb in Times Square to get President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to finally use the word 'terrorism.' (And not referring to Tea Party activists!)
This is a major policy shift for a president who spent a month telling Americans not to 'jump to conclusions' after Army doctor Nidal Malik Hasan reportedly jumped on a desk, shouted 'Allahu Akbar!' and began shooting up Fort Hood."
World needs 'bailout plan' for species loss: IUCN
I love nature...however we are barely breathing as an economy....people WORKING are denied Health Care.....Foreclosures...bankruptcies....but we have to "bail out" for animals....god please save us all....
World needs 'bailout plan' for species loss: IUCN:
Facing what many scientists say is the sixth mass extinction in half-a-billion years, our planet urgently needs a 'bailout plan' to protect its biodiversity, a top conservation group said Thursday.
Failure to stem the loss of animal and plant species will have dire consequences on human well-being, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warned."
World needs 'bailout plan' for species loss: IUCN:
Facing what many scientists say is the sixth mass extinction in half-a-billion years, our planet urgently needs a 'bailout plan' to protect its biodiversity, a top conservation group said Thursday.
Failure to stem the loss of animal and plant species will have dire consequences on human well-being, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warned."
While Oil Slick Spread, Interior Department Chief of Staff Rafted with Wife on "Work-Focused" Trip in Grand Canyon - Political Punch
And I have a bridge to sell..............
While Oil Slick Spread, Interior Department Chief of Staff Rafted with Wife on "Work-Focused" Trip in Grand Canyon - Political Punch:
Though his agency was charged with coordinating the federal response to the major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Department of the Interior chief of staff Tom Strickland was in the Grand Canyon with his wife last week participating in activities that included white-water rafting, ABC News has learned."
While Oil Slick Spread, Interior Department Chief of Staff Rafted with Wife on "Work-Focused" Trip in Grand Canyon - Political Punch:
Though his agency was charged with coordinating the federal response to the major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Department of the Interior chief of staff Tom Strickland was in the Grand Canyon with his wife last week participating in activities that included white-water rafting, ABC News has learned."
Students Kicked Off Campus for Wearing American Flag Tees | NBC Bay Area
THIS HAS GOT TO STOP. We are ALL Americans!!!!!!!! FIRST!
Students Kicked Off Campus for Wearing American Flag Tees | NBC Bay Area:
On any other day at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, Daniel Galli and his four friends would not even be noticed for wearing T-shirts with the American flag. But Cinco de Mayo is not any typical day especially on a campus with a large Mexican American student population."
Students Kicked Off Campus for Wearing American Flag Tees | NBC Bay Area:
On any other day at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, Daniel Galli and his four friends would not even be noticed for wearing T-shirts with the American flag. But Cinco de Mayo is not any typical day especially on a campus with a large Mexican American student population."
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
White House in P.R. 'panic' over spill - Glenn Thrush and Mike Allen - POLITICO.com
White House in P.R. 'panic' over spill - Glenn Thrush and Mike Allen - POLITICO.com:
The ferocious oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is threatening President Barack Obama’s reputation for competence, just as surely as it endangers the Gulf ecosystem.
So White House aides are escalating their efforts to reassure Congress and the public in the face of a slow-motion catastrophe, even though it’s not clear they can bring it under control anytime soon."
The ferocious oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is threatening President Barack Obama’s reputation for competence, just as surely as it endangers the Gulf ecosystem.
So White House aides are escalating their efforts to reassure Congress and the public in the face of a slow-motion catastrophe, even though it’s not clear they can bring it under control anytime soon."
Despite plan, not a single fire boom on hand on Gulf Coast at time of oil spill | al.com
Despite plan, not a single fire boom on hand on Gulf Coast at time of oil spill | al.com:
If U.S. officials had followed up on a 1994 response plan for a major Gulf oil spill, it is possible that the spill could have been kept under control and far from land.
The problem: The federal government did not have a single fire boom on hand."
If U.S. officials had followed up on a 1994 response plan for a major Gulf oil spill, it is possible that the spill could have been kept under control and far from land.
The problem: The federal government did not have a single fire boom on hand."
American Thinker: Declaration of Independence as Law
American Thinker: Declaration of Independence as Law:
Our American Declaration of Independence is the supreme, unamendable moral law of the United States. Declarational law preceded and trumps our supreme, amendable secular law, the Constitution. As stated in our Declaration, the purpose of secular law (Constitution) is to secure our sacred, unalienable, equal, individual rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness -- i.e., private property honestly earned through creative labor: 'That to secure these rights, Governments [constitutions] are instituted among Men....'"
Our American Declaration of Independence is the supreme, unamendable moral law of the United States. Declarational law preceded and trumps our supreme, amendable secular law, the Constitution. As stated in our Declaration, the purpose of secular law (Constitution) is to secure our sacred, unalienable, equal, individual rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness -- i.e., private property honestly earned through creative labor: 'That to secure these rights, Governments [constitutions] are instituted among Men....'"
American Thinker: Update From Cochise County, Arizona
American Thinker: Update From Cochise County, Arizona:
I had hardly received word from the editor that my first report from south east Arizona would be published before more excitement occurred here -- this time even closer to home.
Saturday morning the headlines in all the area papers covered the shooting of a Pinal County Deputy by drug smugglers. The reports indicated the officer was ambushed by drug smugglers using AK-47 rifles. How do we know these things? This time the ambush failed and the officer survived."
I had hardly received word from the editor that my first report from south east Arizona would be published before more excitement occurred here -- this time even closer to home.
Saturday morning the headlines in all the area papers covered the shooting of a Pinal County Deputy by drug smugglers. The reports indicated the officer was ambushed by drug smugglers using AK-47 rifles. How do we know these things? This time the ambush failed and the officer survived."
Enforcing immigration law would be a bargain | Washington Examiner
Enforcing immigration law would be a bargain | Washington Examiner:
Even as the Obama administration plans to challenge and undermine Arizona's new immigration law, the White House still wants state residents to know it feels their pain. 'It's really a cry of frustration from Arizona,' Homeland Security Secretary -- and former Arizona governor -- Janet Napolitano said on ABC Sunday. 'It's a frustration ultimately that will only be solved with comprehensive immigration reform.'"
Even as the Obama administration plans to challenge and undermine Arizona's new immigration law, the White House still wants state residents to know it feels their pain. 'It's really a cry of frustration from Arizona,' Homeland Security Secretary -- and former Arizona governor -- Janet Napolitano said on ABC Sunday. 'It's a frustration ultimately that will only be solved with comprehensive immigration reform.'"
Blaming the citizen - NYPOST.com
Blaming the citizen - NYPOST.com:
American and European leftists share the conviction that the immigrant, legal or illegal, is always right -- and the native-born citizen's always wrong.
This bigotry toward the law-abiding American, Brit, Frenchman or Italian doesn't help the immigrant in the end. Instead, it's a powerful engine driving divisiveness."
American and European leftists share the conviction that the immigrant, legal or illegal, is always right -- and the native-born citizen's always wrong.
This bigotry toward the law-abiding American, Brit, Frenchman or Italian doesn't help the immigrant in the end. Instead, it's a powerful engine driving divisiveness."
Treasury includes self-incriminating document in response to Issa attacks | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
Treasury includes self-incriminating document in response to Issa attacks | The Daily Caller:
The Treasury Department, under fire for supporting General Motors’ claim that the company was paying off its government bailout with that same bailout money, is trying to set the record straight.
Treasury “never” suggested GM had repaid the bailout in full, according to an April 30 department letter to House oversight committee ranking member Darrell Issa, California Republican."
The Treasury Department, under fire for supporting General Motors’ claim that the company was paying off its government bailout with that same bailout money, is trying to set the record straight.
Treasury “never” suggested GM had repaid the bailout in full, according to an April 30 department letter to House oversight committee ranking member Darrell Issa, California Republican."
Monday, May 03, 2010
American Thinker: How Obama Himself Made More Than 'Enough Money'
Funny, I was thinking the same thing when he said this....seems HIS tax return had a nice bottom line - GOOD FOR HIM. His BFF Oprah just signed one of the richest deals in history......isn't she already the richest person in history....who knows...but when is Obama going to tell her she's made ENOUGH?
American Thinker: How Obama Himself Made More Than 'Enough Money':
In defending his administration's efforts at putative financial reform, President Obama suggested a ceiling, perhaps government-imposed, for Wall Street executives. Although he did not begrudge them income that is 'fairly earned,' he added ominously, 'I do think that at a certain point, you've made enough money.'"
American Thinker: How Obama Himself Made More Than 'Enough Money':
In defending his administration's efforts at putative financial reform, President Obama suggested a ceiling, perhaps government-imposed, for Wall Street executives. Although he did not begrudge them income that is 'fairly earned,' he added ominously, 'I do think that at a certain point, you've made enough money.'"
Sunday, May 02, 2010
My Way News - Obama takes direct aim at anti-government rhetoric
My...my...a tad thin skinned aren't we?
My Way News - Obama takes direct aim at anti-government rhetoric:
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - President Barack Obama took aim Saturday at the angry rhetoric of those who denigrate government as 'inherently bad' and said their off-base line of attack ignores the fact that in a democracy, 'government is us.'
Obama used his commencement speech at the University of Michigan to respond to foes who portray government as oppressive and tyrannical - and to warn that overheated language can signal extremists that 'perhaps violence is ... justifiable.'"
My Way News - Obama takes direct aim at anti-government rhetoric:
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - President Barack Obama took aim Saturday at the angry rhetoric of those who denigrate government as 'inherently bad' and said their off-base line of attack ignores the fact that in a democracy, 'government is us.'
Obama used his commencement speech at the University of Michigan to respond to foes who portray government as oppressive and tyrannical - and to warn that overheated language can signal extremists that 'perhaps violence is ... justifiable.'"
Saturday, May 01, 2010
Still Government Motors - Forbes.com
Still Government Motors - Forbes.com:
GM CEO Ed Whitacre announced in a Wall Street Journalcolumn Wednesday that his company has paid back its government bailout loan 'in full, with interest, years ahead of schedule.' He is even running TV ads on all major networks to that effect--a needless expense given that a credulous media is only too happy to parrot his claims for free. Detroit Free Press' Mike Thompson, for example, advises bailout proponents to start 'warming up their vocal chords' to jeer their opponents with chants of 'I told you so.'"
GM CEO Ed Whitacre announced in a Wall Street Journalcolumn Wednesday that his company has paid back its government bailout loan 'in full, with interest, years ahead of schedule.' He is even running TV ads on all major networks to that effect--a needless expense given that a credulous media is only too happy to parrot his claims for free. Detroit Free Press' Mike Thompson, for example, advises bailout proponents to start 'warming up their vocal chords' to jeer their opponents with chants of 'I told you so.'"
Friday, April 30, 2010
The HR 2499 Trojan Horse
Congress is at it again!
Now they are trying to sneak in a vote that would put Puerto Rico on the path to statehood. The only trouble is, they haven't exactly told US about it (sound familiar??).
Would you please call the U.S. Representatives today and ask them to vote no on H.R. 2499? This is a trojan horse, middle of the night kind of bill that you may not have heard about yet. The Left is trying to label anyone who votes against this bill as a racist, so all representatives must be called!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Oprah Winfrey Deal With Procter and Gamble May Rock Old Advertising Business Model - ABC News
SO when is Obama gonna tell his Pal Oprah that's she's "made enough".....?
Oprah Winfrey Deal With Procter and Gamble May Rock Old Advertising Business Model - ABC News: "The Oprah Winfrey Network, the 50/50 joint venture between Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Inc. and Discovery Communications, announced last week it had secured a significant commitment from Procter & Gamble, the world's largest advertiser."
Oprah Winfrey Deal With Procter and Gamble May Rock Old Advertising Business Model - ABC News: "The Oprah Winfrey Network, the 50/50 joint venture between Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Inc. and Discovery Communications, announced last week it had secured a significant commitment from Procter & Gamble, the world's largest advertiser."
'Crackpot' Republicans Behind 'Lunatic Magnet' Arizona's 'Crackpot' Immigration Law
I wonder how he really feels?
'Crackpot' Republicans Behind 'Lunatic Magnet' Arizona's 'Crackpot' Immigration Law:
Timothy Egan, liberal reporter turned liberal nytimes.com columnist, is the latest former reporter to weigh in on Arizona's anti-immigration law, “Desert Derangement Syndrome.”
It would be hard to top former Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse's hysterical (and inaccurate) conflation, in her Tuesday print-edition column, of Arizona's stricter enforcement of immigration laws with a Nazi police state, but Egan gets in his share of insults, some of them repeated from comedian Stewart, the “Mark Twain of our day.”"
'Crackpot' Republicans Behind 'Lunatic Magnet' Arizona's 'Crackpot' Immigration Law:
Timothy Egan, liberal reporter turned liberal nytimes.com columnist, is the latest former reporter to weigh in on Arizona's anti-immigration law, “Desert Derangement Syndrome.”
It would be hard to top former Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse's hysterical (and inaccurate) conflation, in her Tuesday print-edition column, of Arizona's stricter enforcement of immigration laws with a Nazi police state, but Egan gets in his share of insults, some of them repeated from comedian Stewart, the “Mark Twain of our day.”"
My Way News - Illegal immigrants plan to leave over Ariz. law
GOOD! This is bad how????
My Way News - Illegal immigrants plan to leave over Ariz. law:
PHOENIX (AP) - Many of the cars that once stopped in the Home Depot parking lot to pick up day laborers to hang drywall or do landscaping now just drive on by.
Arizona's sweeping immigration bill allows police to arrest illegal immigrant day laborers seeking work on the street or anyone trying to hire them. It won't take effect until summer but it is already having an effect on the state's underground economy.
'Nobody wants to pick us up,' Julio Loyola Diaz says in Spanish as he and dozens of other men wait under the shade of palo verde trees and lean against a low brick wall outside the east Phoenix home improvement store."
My Way News - Illegal immigrants plan to leave over Ariz. law:
PHOENIX (AP) - Many of the cars that once stopped in the Home Depot parking lot to pick up day laborers to hang drywall or do landscaping now just drive on by.
Arizona's sweeping immigration bill allows police to arrest illegal immigrant day laborers seeking work on the street or anyone trying to hire them. It won't take effect until summer but it is already having an effect on the state's underground economy.
'Nobody wants to pick us up,' Julio Loyola Diaz says in Spanish as he and dozens of other men wait under the shade of palo verde trees and lean against a low brick wall outside the east Phoenix home improvement store."
Barney Frank Hypocrisy Hits New Record After Saying Republicans Ought To Be Embarrassed About Fannie And Freddie | zero hedge
Barney Frank Hypocrisy Hits New Record After Saying Republicans Ought To Be Embarrassed About Fannie And Freddie | zero hedge:
The Mass legislator totally loses it after penning yet another angry letter (he is good at that; being unconflicted and actually passing sensible and Wall Street influence-free laws, not so much) in which he says that the $6 trillion extra toxic debt on the US Treasury's books from the GSEs (which the democrats refuse to recognize) is really the republicans' fault. The fact that Barney was instrumental to creating the parabolic phase of the housing bubble with his idiotic statements in 2005 that there is 'no bubble', and that his commission currently refuses to deal with issues such as the GSEs and a repeat of the housing bubble is completely absent from his letter."
The Mass legislator totally loses it after penning yet another angry letter (he is good at that; being unconflicted and actually passing sensible and Wall Street influence-free laws, not so much) in which he says that the $6 trillion extra toxic debt on the US Treasury's books from the GSEs (which the democrats refuse to recognize) is really the republicans' fault. The fact that Barney was instrumental to creating the parabolic phase of the housing bubble with his idiotic statements in 2005 that there is 'no bubble', and that his commission currently refuses to deal with issues such as the GSEs and a repeat of the housing bubble is completely absent from his letter."
The American Spectator : Rush Was Right(er)
The American Spectator : Rush Was Right(er):
The spectacle of Goldman Sachs being hammered for 'unbridled greed' by the United States Senate on Tuesday was good for a horse laugh. Those headless horsemen who spend untold trillions without reins are missing a bit more than just a bridle. And crass insouciant hubristic callous indifference trumps greed on my list of deadly sins any day of the week."
The spectacle of Goldman Sachs being hammered for 'unbridled greed' by the United States Senate on Tuesday was good for a horse laugh. Those headless horsemen who spend untold trillions without reins are missing a bit more than just a bridle. And crass insouciant hubristic callous indifference trumps greed on my list of deadly sins any day of the week."
H.R. 2499’s opponents’ plan for Puerto Rico is nonviable - TheHill.com
H.R. 2499’s opponents’ plan for Puerto Rico is nonviable - TheHill.com:
Legislation is moving through the House that would provide a congressionally sanctioned process for consulting Puerto Ricans regarding their preferences as to the territory’s political status. In a recent letter to the editor (“Puerto Rico’s statehood party plots sham vote via H.R. 2499,” Nov. 6), a critic from the islands’ minority, commonwealth party made misleading claims about what this bill would and wouldn’t do."
Legislation is moving through the House that would provide a congressionally sanctioned process for consulting Puerto Ricans regarding their preferences as to the territory’s political status. In a recent letter to the editor (“Puerto Rico’s statehood party plots sham vote via H.R. 2499,” Nov. 6), a critic from the islands’ minority, commonwealth party made misleading claims about what this bill would and wouldn’t do."
Costly IRS Mandate Slipped into Health Bill | Cato @ Liberty
Surprise...surprise...surprise......$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Costly IRS Mandate Slipped into Health Bill | Cato @ Liberty:
Most people know about the individual mandate in the new health care bill, but the bill contained another mandate that could be far more costly.
A few wording changes to the tax code’s section 6041 regarding 1099 reporting were slipped into the 2000-page health legislation. The changes will force millions of businesses to issue hundreds of millions, perhaps billions, of additional IRS Form 1099s every year. It appears to be a costly, anti-business nightmare.
Under current law, businesses are required to issue 1099s in a limited set of situations, such as when paying outside consultants. The health care bill includes a vast expansion in this information reporting requirement in an attempt to raise revenue for an increasingly rapacious Congress."
Costly IRS Mandate Slipped into Health Bill | Cato @ Liberty:
Most people know about the individual mandate in the new health care bill, but the bill contained another mandate that could be far more costly.
A few wording changes to the tax code’s section 6041 regarding 1099 reporting were slipped into the 2000-page health legislation. The changes will force millions of businesses to issue hundreds of millions, perhaps billions, of additional IRS Form 1099s every year. It appears to be a costly, anti-business nightmare.
Under current law, businesses are required to issue 1099s in a limited set of situations, such as when paying outside consultants. The health care bill includes a vast expansion in this information reporting requirement in an attempt to raise revenue for an increasingly rapacious Congress."
What Are the Democrats Smoking? Now a Value-Added Tax - HUMAN EVENTS
What are they smoking?...I think they make these weird decisions dead sober....which is more frightening!
What Are the Democrats Smoking? Now a Value-Added Tax - HUMAN EVENTS:
Remember, I'm just a political analyst and pollster. Perhaps President Obama and the Democratic leadership in Congress know more than the rest of us. But with a new poll out showing the president with his lowest approval rating since taking office, the last thing I would advise him, were he to ask, would be to even hint at his potential receptivity to a 'value-added tax.' Especially with elections just around the corner."
What Are the Democrats Smoking? Now a Value-Added Tax - HUMAN EVENTS:
Remember, I'm just a political analyst and pollster. Perhaps President Obama and the Democratic leadership in Congress know more than the rest of us. But with a new poll out showing the president with his lowest approval rating since taking office, the last thing I would advise him, were he to ask, would be to even hint at his potential receptivity to a 'value-added tax.' Especially with elections just around the corner."
Voters Do Not Want the VAT - HUMAN EVENTS
The problem with the VAT is that you KNOW it will be a pile-on....not a replacement. They say "it's the only way to solve our financial crisis.....do your fair share"....ACK!
Voters Do Not Want the VAT - HUMAN EVENTS:
As the Obama Administration continues to float the possibility of enacting a Value Added Tax (VAT) as a solution to the growing deficit problem, polls show that such a national sales tax is widely unpopular with the American people.
According to a Rasmussen poll, 60% of likely voters are against a VAT if it is simply a way to raise revenue for the government, with only 20% favoring a VAT to raise money for Uncle Sam."
Voters Do Not Want the VAT - HUMAN EVENTS:
As the Obama Administration continues to float the possibility of enacting a Value Added Tax (VAT) as a solution to the growing deficit problem, polls show that such a national sales tax is widely unpopular with the American people.
According to a Rasmussen poll, 60% of likely voters are against a VAT if it is simply a way to raise revenue for the government, with only 20% favoring a VAT to raise money for Uncle Sam."
Freedom's Lighthouse: Mark Levin Hammers Obama for his "I Do Think at Some Point You've Made Enough Money" Comment - Video 4/28/10
Freedom's Lighthouse: Mark Levin Hammers Obama for his "I Do Think at Some Point You've Made Enough Money" Comment - Video 4/28/10:
Here is audio of 'The Great One' - Mark Levin - hammering President Obama for his comment in Illinois yesterday, when he said, 'I do think at some point you've made enough money.' Obama was talking about Wall Street.
Levin said the comment reveals that Obama truly 'despises the private sector generally, and he's at war with it.'"
Here is audio of 'The Great One' - Mark Levin - hammering President Obama for his comment in Illinois yesterday, when he said, 'I do think at some point you've made enough money.' Obama was talking about Wall Street.
Levin said the comment reveals that Obama truly 'despises the private sector generally, and he's at war with it.'"
American Thinker Blog: DC vs. America on taxes
American Thinker Blog: DC vs. America on taxes:
Like all his other promises, President Obama's no tax increase pledge to those making less than $250,000 is going out the window.
Whether or not Congress passes a Value Added Tax (VAT) or finds other ways to raise revenue, the middle class is about to be socked in the teeth with tax increase that will give the lie to the president's populist promise to raise taxes only on 'the rich.'"
Like all his other promises, President Obama's no tax increase pledge to those making less than $250,000 is going out the window.
Whether or not Congress passes a Value Added Tax (VAT) or finds other ways to raise revenue, the middle class is about to be socked in the teeth with tax increase that will give the lie to the president's populist promise to raise taxes only on 'the rich.'"
American Thinker: 'Sedition' Is Constitutional
American Thinker: 'Sedition' Is Constitutional:
For the past year, the Obama administration, unable to win arguments based on facts and merit, has been moving to criminalize the political opposition in an effort to artificially control the debate. First, the DHS published reports classifying conservative viewpoints as terroristic. Then hate crimes legislation was introduced to squash religious speech regarding sexual deviancy. And finally, Regulatory Czar Cass Sunstein claimed the power to ban 'falsehoods,' an infraction Sunstein in his infinite nonpartisan wisdom would define and determine."
For the past year, the Obama administration, unable to win arguments based on facts and merit, has been moving to criminalize the political opposition in an effort to artificially control the debate. First, the DHS published reports classifying conservative viewpoints as terroristic. Then hate crimes legislation was introduced to squash religious speech regarding sexual deviancy. And finally, Regulatory Czar Cass Sunstein claimed the power to ban 'falsehoods,' an infraction Sunstein in his infinite nonpartisan wisdom would define and determine."
American Thinker: The Climategate Investigation
American Thinker: The Climategate Investigation:
Last month, while the American media were distracted by the health care vote in Congress, the British Parliament published the results of its investigation into East Anglia University's Climate Research Unit (CRU) that has been at the center of the anthropogenic global warming (AGW) controversy. It seems that many were hoping that no one would read this report, at least not beyond the milquetoast executive summary"
Last month, while the American media were distracted by the health care vote in Congress, the British Parliament published the results of its investigation into East Anglia University's Climate Research Unit (CRU) that has been at the center of the anthropogenic global warming (AGW) controversy. It seems that many were hoping that no one would read this report, at least not beyond the milquetoast executive summary"
EPA Staffers Were Forced to Ignore Science | NewsReal Blog
EPA Staffers Were Forced to Ignore Science | NewsReal Blog:
Environmental Protection Agency staffers have been forced to ignore relevant science, have lacked key monitoring data on human health and environmental impacts, and have worked without crucial information needed to protect the public, according to the preliminary findings of a scientific advisory board."
Environmental Protection Agency staffers have been forced to ignore relevant science, have lacked key monitoring data on human health and environmental impacts, and have worked without crucial information needed to protect the public, according to the preliminary findings of a scientific advisory board."
Arizona Gets Tough | FrontPage Magazine
Arizona Gets Tough | FrontPage Magazine:
Racist! Nativist! Profiler! Xenophobe!
Write or say anything about illegal immigration, and one should expect to be called all of that and more—even if a strong supporter of legal immigration. Illegal alien becomes undocumented worker. Anti-immigrant replaces anti-illegal-immigration. “Comprehensive” is a euphemism for amnesty. Triangulation abounds. A fiery op-ed grandstands and deplores the Arizona law, but offers no guidance about illegal immigration — and blames the employer for doing something that the ethnic lobby in fact welcomes."
Racist! Nativist! Profiler! Xenophobe!
Write or say anything about illegal immigration, and one should expect to be called all of that and more—even if a strong supporter of legal immigration. Illegal alien becomes undocumented worker. Anti-immigrant replaces anti-illegal-immigration. “Comprehensive” is a euphemism for amnesty. Triangulation abounds. A fiery op-ed grandstands and deplores the Arizona law, but offers no guidance about illegal immigration — and blames the employer for doing something that the ethnic lobby in fact welcomes."
Obama plan blows secret kisses to Wall Street | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
Obama plan blows secret kisses to Wall Street | The Daily Caller :
Somebody spilled the beans Tuesday, telling the truth about the financial reform bill being debated in Congress. But most media ignored it.
Rather than being the targets of this bill, Wall Street financiers will be rewarded by it. The chairman of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, told a Senate subcommittee, “The biggest beneficiary of reform is Wall Street itself.”"
Somebody spilled the beans Tuesday, telling the truth about the financial reform bill being debated in Congress. But most media ignored it.
Rather than being the targets of this bill, Wall Street financiers will be rewarded by it. The chairman of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, told a Senate subcommittee, “The biggest beneficiary of reform is Wall Street itself.”"
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