See the Chilling Presentation Paul Ryan’s Using to Push Budget Cuts | The Blaze

If there ever was something EVERYONE should sit down and really think about....it's this.....

Our friends over at Business Insider have uncovered the chilling presentation GOP Rep. Paul Ryan (chairman of the House Budget Committee) is using to push for budget cuts in Washington. The information, as presented in graphs, will probably upset you.

Here are a few slides from the presentation, “The Choice of Two Futures:”"

NPR, PBS campaigns to keep federal funds called unlawful - Washington Times

NPR and PBS stations nationwide are rallying their audiences to contact Congress to fight against Republicans’ proposed spending cuts, but some affiliates’ pleas may violate laws preventing nonprofits or government-funded groups from lobbying.

Interrupting popular programs, the stations air warnings that cuts could end beloved children’s television shows such as “Sesame Street.” Some stations urge their audience to call and let Congress know their feelings, while others go further, instructing viewers to “stop the Senate” or “defend federal funding” for public broadcasting."

Dems: Congress's Styrofoam cups could cause cancer - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

The country is collapsing and they wax poetic over Styrofoam cups.....they have their priorities right in line.....?!

A group of Democrats complain Styrofoam cups in the House cafeteria could contain carcinogens.

In a letter to Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) and other Republican leaders, the nine Democrats say the Styrofoam cups and other dining materials could hold chemical components that could cause cancer. The Democrats are upset with the switch to Styrofoam from recyclable materials put into place when Democrats ran the House."

STRATFOR Report - How a Libyan No-Fly Zone could backfire

Calls are growing for a no-fly zone over Libya, but a power or coalition of powers willing to enforce one remains elusive.

In evaluating such calls, it is useful to remember that in war, Murphy’s Law always lurks. What can go wrong will go wrong, in Libya as in Iraq or Afghanistan."

Republicans Expose 'Legislative Fraud' in ObamaCare | CNSnews.com

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is blasting Democrats for 'legislative fraud of the highest order.' She says the Democrats' health care bill contains “baked-in” funding to be used for implementing Obamacare, which will make the law even more difficult to repeal.

She is demanding that Democrats give the money back."

Cost Of A No-Fly Zone? $1 Billion. Benefit to U.S. Economy? $35 Billion. Saving Libyan Lives? Priceless. | The Blaze

CNBC’s Erin Burnett doles out pre-market news and speculation on the U.S. and world financial markets each morning during her ‘Business Before The Bell’ segment on MSNBC. Oil was once again in the spotlight this morning and we heard the price of oil had stabilized as OPEC hinted they might be open to pumping a little more to make up for any supply disruptions due to the recent unrest in the Middle East. (Why wouldn’t you pump more oil? The price has jumped substantially and you can make a killing right now.)"

Wisconsin socialist: Noodles company is ‘dictatorship’ – Glenn Beck

There are a number of “useful idiots” hanging out in Wisconsin, and they don’t want to be told when to show up for their shift or what to cook at the local noodle shop. They don’t think owners should be able to dictate what happens at their own companies. What does Glenn think?"

Entrepreneurs: Leading the Way Out – Glenn Beck

In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote in Democracy in America:

“It may be said that, in the United States, there is no limit to the inventiveness of man to discover the ways of increasing wealth and to satisfy the public’s needs.” He continued, “the primary reason for [America’s] rapid progress, their strength and greatness is their bold approach to industrial undertakings.” What impressed De Tocqueville most about business in America was “not so much the marvelous grandeur of some undertaking as the innumerable multitude of small ones.”"

BBC News - Newsnight - Will Sarah Palin run for president and can she win?

This is so moronic....not the guns...THAT is easy to understand. It's the fact we have to resort to violence to counter political views that may not agree with our own?! Have we gotten THAT vacuous as a nation - that stupid? That Lazy? Whatever happened to that "Arena of Ideas". The Founders must be spinning in their graves.....

But it has not been harsh press coverage that concerned her elderly parents, Chuck and Sally Heath.

In the kitchen of their Wasilla home, among an extraordinary collection of animal skins, skulls and bones, the spoils of a lifetime spent hunting and fishing, they told me that their whole family has faced death threats."

White House memo notes shortage of applicants for contest to have Obama to speak at high school graduation - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

The White House is ramping up an effort to promote a nationwide competition to decide which high school wins a commencement speech by President Obama.

An internal White House memo indicates that the White House is facing a shortage of applications less than a week before the deadline."

Freshman Democrat Joe Manchin: Obama has 'failed to lead' on budget - Jennifer Epstein and Scott Wong - POLITICO.com

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is planning to rip President Barack Obama on his budget proposals in a Senate floor speech Tuesday, a rare rebuke from a freshman Democrat who clearly is worried about the politics of deficit spending as he faces a tough reelection in 2012.

Manchin says the president has failed to lead the way in reducing spending, but he’s also criticizing Republicans for “partisan” and “unrealistic” budget proposals as well."

Don't Let the Obama Administration Get Away with Backdoor Cap and Trade! | FreedomWorks

You think energy costs are bad NOW? Just wait til they sneak in Cap and Trade!

President Obama is using agencies under his control including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Labor, the Department of Energy, and others to put in place heavy-handed regulations that will cause U.S. energy costs to rise and put thousands of hardworking Americans' jobs in jeopardy."

Government posts biggest monthly deficit ever - Washington Times

WELCOME to all OUR worlds!!!!

The federal government posted its largest monthly deficit in history in February at $223 billion, according to preliminary numbers the Congressional Budget Office released Monday morning.

That figure tops last February’s record of $220.9 billion, and marks the 29th straight month the government has run in the red — a modern record. The last time the federal government posted even a monthly surplus was September 2008, just before the financial collapse."

Big Payday for Aides of Departing House Members - WSJ.com

Do you REALLY think they give a damn about you?

Departing members of the House of Representatives awarded millions of dollars in extra pay to aides as they closed down their offices, according to lawmakers' spending records.

The 96 lawmakers paid their employees $6.7 million, or 31%, more in the fourth quarter of 2010 than they did, on average, in the first three quarters of the year.

That's about twice as much as the 16% increase awarded by lawmakers who returned to the 112th Congress, according to LegiStorm, an organization that tracks congressional salaries."

Biden leaving in middle of budget talks - Washington Times

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Records show agents fired beanbags in fatal border gunfight

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Certainly makes you pause and think....

Dear Baby Boomers,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wisc. Protester Sign: ‘If TeaBaggers Are as Hot as Their Fox News Anchors…’ | The Blaze

Once again, I'm thinkin' the "Ratchet down the Political Discourse" memo didn't reach these guys???

"THEN I’M HERE FOR THE GANGBANG.”"

Once Again Rachel Maddow‘s Claims Ruled ’False’ | The Blaze

Earlier this month, PolitiFact — the fact-check website run by the St. Petersburgh Times — deemed claims Rachel Maddow made about Fox News “false.” Well, it seems Maddow is at again, and this time, PolitiFact is crying foul over bold claims made about Wisconsin’s budget numbers, mainly that there is no budget deficit."

Presidents Have To Share A Holiday, But MASS. State Workers Score On Two Bogus Days Off | The Blaze

We simply call it "Hackorama Day"......as I send this from my JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The word of the day is “Kakistocracy” — government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.

45 of the 50 states (90% of the country), and the District of Columbia are facing massive budget shortfalls in the coming year. How do we get into a situation where 90% of the states in our Union are teetering on financial insolvency? KAKISTOCRACY. The worst people end up in charge and are not willing to do the difficult things needed to right the situation."

12K State Workers Could Be Fired Without Budget Deal, Wisconsin Governor Warns - FoxNews.com

Reality..what a concept!

If changes aren't made to the benefit contributions paid by Wisconsin's nearly 300,000 public sector employees, about 10,000-12,000 workers will lose their jobs, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker warned Sunday."

Michelle Malkin - Apocalypse Now: Wisconsin vs. Big Labor; Plus: More out-of-state union recruiting & another teacher speaks up for Walker

This is a critical moment in the nation’s battle to dig itself out of debt and free itself from the iron grip of public union monopolies. As you know from reading this blog, the Wisconsin showdown has been a long time coming. I remind you that there are many brave workers exposing the corruption and costs of compulsory unionism. Today’s syndicated column gives an overview of the Big Labor battle in Wisconsin — now spreading to Ohio and Indiana, where the DNC/OFA are organizing the community of grievance-mongers kicking and screaming against overdue reforms."

Matthews Issues 'Call to Arms' Against 'Unpatriotic' Bush and Rumsfeld

Excuse me while my head explodes......

Chris Matthews, in the wake of the Tucson shootings, went on a tear against the likes of Sarah Palin who used what he called 'gun play' language, yet on Wednesday's Hardball, Matthews uttered phrases against public figures that he, himself, would've considered incendiary had a conservative said them."

Fox News Highlights Nazi Signs in Wisconsin Pension Debate, Networks Skip Controversy

Of course...it's "only" the Right that ever misbehaves.....

The network morning shows on Thursday failed to find controversy in union protests from Wisconsin, ignoring the signs comparing Scott Walker, the state's Republican governor, to the Taliban, the Nazis and Hitler. Fox News, on the other hand, highlighted the attacks on 'Mullah Walker.'"

House votes to overthrow 'czars' - Robin Bravender - POLITICO.com

OUTSTANDING! These "Czars" should be appointed after full review....this is ( or was ) a "representative" Government! De-Throne - Hilarious!

The House voted Thursday to dethrone nine White House “czars.”

Republicans successfully added an amendment to the continuing resolution that would leave President Barack Obama’s senior advisers on policy issues including health care, energy and others out of a job."

DNC playing role in Wisconsin protests - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

DNC behind Unions...I'm SOOOOOOOOOO surprised....please! Can you imagine if the GOP pulled this!?!?!

The Democratic National Committee's Organizing for America arm -- the remnant of the 2008 Obama campaign -- is playing an active role in organizing protests against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's attempt to strip most public employees of collective bargaining rights."

Budget Battle: Democrats Who Left State are Located | Today's TMJ4 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Weather, Sports, WTMJ | Local News

So...think these clowns represent you and me? Not unless we have Union Representation.

MADISON - Democratic State Senators who protested the budget repair bill by leaving the state have been found.

The lawmakers are in the Best Western Clock Tower Resort in Rockford Illinois.

Law enforcement officials have been looking for at least one Democratic senator to bring in for a quorum required for a fiscal measure, but Democratic Senator Jon Erpenbach confirmed to Newsradio 620 WTMJ that he and all of his Democratic colleagues boarded a bus and left the state."

"Day of Rage" hits Wisconsin

At yesterday's demonstration against Scott Walker's budget plan, Meade took this video of a woman with a sign portraying the Governor with a Hitler mustache. Meade conducts a short interview, then catches a young man with a bullhorn explaining that we need to tax the rich."

Gallup Finds U.S. Unemployment Up to 10.0% in Mid-February

PRINCETON, NJ -- Unemployment, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, hit 10.0% in mid-February -- up from 9.8% at the end of January."

Budget Battle: GOP Senator Says Dems Have Left State | Newsradio 620 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Talk, Sports, Weather | Local Headlines

Remember this at election time. Elected Officials.....getting on a bus to avoid an possible anti-Union vote. Who exactly do THEY represent!? Oh....one more thing....and important thing....they are AL Democrats.

MADISON - The State Senate has convened in Wisconsin to discuss, debate and possibly vote on Governor Scott Walker's controversial budget bill, but not all the Senate members are there; all Democrats in the Senate are absent."

Senate Democrats boycott Thursday vote on Walker's budget plan - JSOnline

Madison — Law enforcement officers are searching for Democratic senators boycotting a Senate vote on Gov. Scott Walker's budget-repair plan Thursday in an attempt to bring the lawmakers to the floor to allow Republicans to move forward with action on the bill.

One Democratic senator said that he believed at least most of the members of his caucus are in another state. At least one, however, Sen. Chris Larson (D-Milwaukee) said he was still in his Capitol office listening to constituents.

In a press conference just off the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) said that Democrats were 'not showing up for work' and that police were searching for them to bring them to the floor."

Healthcare Reform Law Requires New IRS Army Of 1,054 - Washington Whispers (usnews.com)

The Internal Revenue Service says it will need an battalion of 1,054 new auditors and staffers and new facilities at a cost to taxpayers of more than $359 million in fiscal 2012 just to watch over the initial implementation of President Obama's healthcare reforms. Among the new corps will be 81 workers assigned to make sure tanning salons pay a new 10 percent excise tax. Their cost: $11.5 million."

American Thinker: The Nazi Origins of Apocalyptic Global Warming Theory

One of the primary pioneering theorists on apocalyptic global warming is Guenther Schwab (1902-2006), an Austrian Nazi.[i] In 1958, Schwab wrote a fictional novel built off of Goethe's (1749-1832) Faustian religious play entitled 'Dance with the Devil.' While a few scientists since the late 1800's had contemplated the possibility of minor global warming coming from industrial pollution, Schwab used Goethe's dramatic approach to convert the theory into an apocalyptic crisis."

American Thinker: Cooking the Intelligence Books

I am reading this book. The amount of information this man puts forth is amazing.
Did I think he was perfect - not at all. None of them are. We are electing human beings...not gods.
However I will always like and deeply respect the man for who he is and what he did for love of country.

Donald Rumsfeld was indeed pugnacious, not a handicap for a warrior. The two-time Secretary of Defense was a college wrestler, a fighter pilot, and a retired Navy captain. He did not suffer fools gladly; his candor was often mistaken for arrogance. Alpha males are seldom appreciated among the girly men and khaki sniffers that frequent Pentagon press conferences.

The charges of sanctioned torture and of strategic incompetence are more serious, yet even less credible."

American Thinker Blog: Charges near in Edwards case?

May take a while...however, water always seeks it's own level....

Experienced court watchers believe that John Edwards is going to be tried for possible violation of election laws in trying to cover up his extramarital affair."

Obama's FY2012 Budget: Taxes, Taxes, and More Taxes

President Obama released his budget this morning. Rather than focusing on Washington’s over-spending problem, the budget calls for higher taxes on families and small businesses to pay for even more government spending. Under the Obama budget, tax revenues will grow from 14.4% of GDP in 2011 to 20% of GDP in 2021. By comparison, the historical average is only 18% of GDP.

Tax hike lowlights include:"

NationalJournal.com - What Could You Do With $3.73 Trillion? - Monday, February 14, 2011

The budget President Obama is proposing today will allocate a total of $3.73 trillion into federal programs. That's not an easy number to get your head around. We take a look at just how big $3.73 trillion really is. (Plus: Check out the five questions you should ask about the president's budget.)"

Geithner Quietly Tells Obama Debt-to-GDP Cost Poised to Increase to Recor - Bloomberg

Barack Obama may lose the advantage of low borrowing costs as the U.S. Treasury Department says what it pays to service the national debt is poised to triple amid record budget deficits.

Interest expense will rise to 3.1 percent of gross domestic product by 2016, from 1.3 percent in 2010 with the government forecast to run cumulative deficits of more than $4 trillion through the end of 2015, according to page 23 of a 24-page presentation made to a 13-member committee of bond dealers and investors that meet quarterly with Treasury officials."

RealClearPolitics - Video - Obama Refers To Himself As "The Gipper" In Farewell To Gibbs

President Obama recounts an anecdote about the 2004 Democratic National Convention at White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs' final press briefing:"

Shock Graphics Show Severity of Proposed Obama Budget Cuts | The Blaze

We are still five days away from the unveiling of the President’s 2012 Budget, yet the number-crunching and long-term analysis are in full swing. Senator Rand Paul has been making the rounds this week, touting his proposal to slice $500 billion dollars from the budget while White House Budget Director Jack Lew penned a piece for the New York Times that let us all know the President made some “tough choices” when cutting an estimated $775 million from the 3.8 TRILLION dollar budget."

CAIRing for the Muslim Brotherhood | FrontPage Magazine

The Egyptian regime of Hosni Mubarak is about to fall, and the leaders of the nation’s most vocal Islamist group, CAIR, couldn’t be happier. Is this sudden euphoria all about the bringing of “freedom” and “democracy” to the region, as they say it is, or is their happiness built out of something sinister? Given the radical background of these individuals, and given the background of the group itself, it is this author’s opinion that the reason is the latter."

Glenn Beck’s Mindless Critics On The Muslim Brotherhood | NewsReal Blog

Glenn Beck has hit back effectively against his critics – from the Left as usual, but some also from the Right – who believe that his warnings about the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood are sheer lunacy. MSNBC’s Chris Matthews – who is apparently trying to take Keith Olbermann‘s place as the network’s leading left-wingnut – has compared Beck to the extremist John Birch Society."

Amateur Hour at the White House | FrontPage Magazine

As strikes in Egypt have spread, violence has increased and demonstrators have widened their area of protest in Cairo right up to the parliament building, the White House responded to Egypt’s continuing problems by pressuring the Egyptian government to cancel the country’s 30-year-old emergency law – in the middle of a national emergency"

Webb won't seek reelection - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

Virginia Democratic Senator Jim Webb plans to announce today that he won't seek reelection, the Senator confirmed Wednesday.

Webb appeared likely to face a rematch with former Senator George Allen, whom he beat in a bruising 2006 contest. He had expressed ambivalence about the prospect of another run, and has said he never planned a life in politics."

GOP critic calls Joe Biden's $53 billion high-speed rail plan 'insanity' - Yahoo! News

Los Angeles – Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday proposed that the US government infuse $53 billion into a national high-speed rail network. The announcement was met immediately by deep skepticism from two House Republicans that could be crucial to the plan's success, raising questions about whether it can clear Capitol Hill."

Sebelius May Not Have Power to Grant Arizona's Request for Medicaid Cuts - Bloomberg

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s proposal to cut 280,000 people from the state’s Medicaid rolls is being reviewed by U.S. officials who don’t know whether they have the power to approve the action, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said."

Sarah Palin Christina Aguilera | Palin Aguilera interview Hannity | Gossip Cop

This is really bad.

Us Weekly has published what it claims are comments made by Sarah Palin, in which the former vice presidential candidate blasts Christina Aguilera’s performance of the national anthem at Super Bowl XLV."

Inhofe, EPA administrator tackle greenhouse gas regulation | Tulsa World

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe on Wednesday not only stood by his famous hoax declaration on global warming, but the Oklahoma Republican somewhat reluctantly tipped his hand on plans to publish a book.


“I won’t tell you what it’s about, but the name of the book is ‘The Hoax,’?” he said during testimony before a House subcommittee.

“I did finish it last week.’’"

American Businesses Should Spend Some of Their Cash Reserves to Create ‘Green’ Jobs, Suggests EPA’s Lisa Jackson | CNSnews.com

What planet do these people really come from???? Green Jobs....in others words....cash BOONDOGGLES. Go away!

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson suggested on Tuesday that American businesses with a “record amount of cash holdings,” estimated at $1.93 trillion, could invest some of those holdings to create jobs that advance pollution control."

Glenn Beck, Bill Kristol, and the Unholy Alliance of Radical Islam and the American Left | NewsReal Blog

Amen..............

Bill Kristol is entitled to his optimism about democratic revolutions in the Islamic world. Perhaps the elections in Egypt will turn out better than those in Gaza where Hamas now rules a terrorist state; Iraq, which has instituted an Islamic Republic; Lebanon, where Hezbollah now rules a terrorist state; and Afghanistan, which is a kleptocracy wooing the terrorist theocracy in Iran. What he should not be doing as a conservative leader is demonizing Glenn Beck, who has done more to educate Americans about the unholy alliance between the secular left and the Islamic jihadists than anyone else"

Reclaiming Our Rights | FrontPage Magazine

Ladies and gentlemen,

I am delighted to be here in Luton, the birthplace of the English Defence League.

Native Lutonians are living at Ground Zero of the attempted Islamic takeover of England. Your resistance is an inspiration to everyone in the European Counterjihad. It is a privilege to have been invited to this historic event.

As most of you know, I have been charged with hate speech in Austria, and my trial is currently underway.

What were the charges against me?"

Stephen Hunter - Why 33 rounds makes sense in a defensive weapon

Sleek, its lines rakishly tilted to boost the ergonomics that index grip placement to barrel, this automatic pistol has but one function: to eliminate human beings easily. That sinister intent is expressed most eloquently in the extended magazine that reaches far beneath the pistol grip, easily tripling the amount of ammunition available to the killer."

Michelle Malkin -Obamacare: The comic book

Almost lost my coffee this morning when I saw this.....

The eggheads who gave us Obamacare, still drowning in the delusion that their problem is p.r. and not policy, have cooked up a cure for the nation’s continuing health care ills:

A comic book!"

Olbermann announces next move – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

(CNN) - Keith Olbermann will be hosting a primetime show on Current TV – the network backed in part by Al Gore, the former MSNBC host announced Tuesday.

Olbermann abruptly departed MSNBC two weeks ago. He will begin his show 'later in 2011,' according to a statement from Current TV."

Mandatory Arabic Classes Coming To Mansfield � CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

MANSFIELD (CBSDFW.COM) – Some Students at Mansfield ISD schools could soon be learning Arabic as a required language. The school district wants students at select schools to take Arabic language and culture classes as part of a federally funded grant.

The Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) grant was awarded to Mansfield ISD last summer by the U.S. Department of Education."

Book Review: Known and Unknown - WSJ.com

Personal accounts fill in the blanks of contemporary history, blanks left by sterile timelines and the speculations of carping outsiders. Donald Rumsfeld's 'Known and Unknown' is thus one of the most important contributions to a growing list of remembrances of our most recent wars.

The book is crisply written, blending narrative detail with personal judgment and reflection. Mr. Rumsfeld begins by giving us a fine, if compressed, account of his life before becoming George W. Bush's defense secretary in 2001. We are taken through Mr. Rumsfeld's time as a congressman in the 1960s and his years in the Ford administration, when he served as both chief of staff and defense secretary. But the bulk of 'Known and Unknown' inevitably refers to the events that followed 9/11—that is, to the Bush administration's wars in Afghanistan and, especially, Iraq."

Death Tax Ambush - WSJ.com

Here's some free financial advice: Don't die in New Jersey any time soon. If you have more than $675,000 to your name and you die in the Garden State, about 54% may go to the IRS and the tax collectors in Trenton.

Better not take your last breath in Maryland either. The tax penalty for dying there is half of a lifetime's savings. That's the combined tab from the new federal estate tax rate of 35% and Maryland's inheritance and death taxes. Maybe they should rename it the Not-So-Free State."

Review & Outlook: 'I Didn't Raise Taxes Once' - WSJ.com

Bill O'Reilly's Fox interview with President Obama on Sunday was fascinating, and not merely because Mr. Obama made clear he's an ardent fan of these pages. What really caught our attention was the President's claim that 'I didn't raise taxes once. I lowered taxes over the last two years.'"

Medal of Honor: Patrick Henry Brady - HUMAN EVENTS

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty, Maj. Brady distinguished himself while serving in the Republic of Vietnam commanding a UH-1H ambulance helicopter, volunteered to rescue wounded men from a site in enemy held territory which was reported to be heavily defended and to be blanketed by fog."

Avoiding a Jimmy Carter Moment - HUMAN EVENTS

WASHINGTON -- When Barack Obama went to Cairo in June 2009, he was lauded for seeking 'a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world.' His speech was spiked with apologies for what he believes are past American errors and omissions and peppered with Utopian calls for 'peace in the Middle East,' a 'world in which no nations hold nuclear weapons' and upholding 'the richness of religious diversity.' The president also boldly proclaimed himself to be 'a student of history.' But two years on, it appears he has not learned some of history's lessons very well."

Tea Party, More Dangerous than Muslim Brotherhood: ‘Will Destroy the World’

And people wonder why I'm tired.......

Tea Party, More Dangerous than Muslim Brotherhood: ‘Will Destroy the World’"

Aaron Sorkin’s Disturbing Need to Humiliate Sarah Palin Might Explain ‘The Social Network’s’ Ugly Portrayal of Women

After last night’s Super Bowl I watched “The Social Network” again, this time with screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s obsessively dark rage towards Governor Sarah Palin in mind. The first time I saw director David Fincher’s cold but compelling story involving all the emotional and legal entanglements behind the founding of Facebook, I wasn’t aware of Sorkin’s platinum membership in the HeManConservativeWomanRager’s Club. I knew he was a jerk, everyone knows that, but this strange, twisted need of his to publicly demean and humiliate Governor Palin hadn’t yet revealed itself and with that in mind, it added a whole new subtext to a story that even some liberal critics found unsettling for its almost universally degrading portrayal of women."

The Lingering Stench of the Black Eyed Peas

So the Super Bowl came and went like a fat, sweaty, overbearing relative – and it left a stench in the bathroom that can only be described as the Black Eyed Peas.

Yes – once again we are suffocated by the American assumption that what is lapped up by teenage girls is also lapped up by everyone else over fourteen.

This scares the Bieber out of me."

Gary Sinise Speaks at Ronald Reagan’s 100th Birthday Celebration

Gary is such absolute class.....

A beautiful, heartfelt speech, eloquently delivered with nothing divisive that would turn off those fans of his who might not share a similar affection for President Ronald Reagan. There really is a way for big stars to thread a political needle without alienating half their audience, and Sunday morning at the Reagan Library, Gary Sinise showed the way."

Obama - missing the point with Business - Big Government

Yesterday, President Obama traveled to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to begin a much anticipated outreach to the private sector. It was an odd performance. Apparently, Obama believes the private sector simply needs more scolding, rather than a change in his Administration’s policies, to get the economy growing again. Going to be a long two years."

RealClearPolitics - Video - Obama: Corporate Profits "Have To Be Shared By American Workers"

Nothing like a little socialism with your coffee..............

'If we're fighting to reform the tax code and increase exports, the benefits cannot just translate into greater profits and bonuses for those at the top. They have to be shared by American workers, who need to know that opening markets will lift their standard of living as well as your bottom line,' President Obama told the Chamber of Commerce on Monday morning."

Weiner’s bizarre attack on Beck audience: ‘He has less than 300k viewers and so that’s about 150k shoes’ � The Daily Caller – Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Ahhhhh....more examples of civil discourse liberal style.....

Where might you expect to see a so-called distinguished member of Congress on a Friday night? One probably wouldn’t expect to see him attempting to belittle any segment of Americans on television with Bill Maher."

Bloomberg spends $245,000 employing THREE cooks at Gracie Mansion | Mail Online

Again I ask...ARE YOU AS TIRED OF THIS AS I AM?

When Mayor Bloomberg came into office there was just one executive cook at Gracie Mansion to make the VIP feasts.

Today there are three - costing taxpayers a whopping $245,000 this year.

And despite the big spending cuts the mayor has ordered across every city agency, too many cooks won't be spoiling the broth at the city-owned mansion."

RealClearPolitics - Reagan's True Legacy

It's been more than six years since our nation bid farewell to Ronald Reagan, born 100 years ago this month. Yet it seems at times as though he never left.

Consider how Reagan's name surfaced repeatedly after the most recent State of the Union address, as pundits both liberal and conservative weighed the speech's effectiveness. His photo-shopped image is on the cover of TIME, his arm draped around President Obama."

Memo to Frank Rich – Voters Do Care About the Deficit and Oppose ObamaCare - WSJ.com

In last Sunday's New York Times, Frank Rich claimed that 'voters are not as inflamed about either the deficit or 'Obamacare' as the right keeps claiming,' and took a shot at my Wall Street Journal columns. He wrote that I have been 'reduced to citing polls from either Fox or a Brand X called Resurgent Republic' in my attempt 'to argue Americans share [these] obsessions.'"

Rove: The Politics of Saving 'Granny' - WSJ.com

ObamaCare has recently been dealt three body blows. Speaker John Boehner pushed a bill to repeal it through the House. GOP leader Mitch McConnell will get to put Senate Democrats on record with a vote on repeal as well. And this week, U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson declared the law unconstitutional."

Obama issues global warming rules in January, gives GE an exemption in February | Timothy P. Carney | Beltway Confidential | Washington Examiner

We are slowly (!?) becoming The United States of GE!

Last month, the Obama EPA began enforcing new rules regulating the greenhouse gas emissions from any new or expanded power plants.

This week, the EPA issued its first exemption, Environment & Energy News reports:"

Obamacare Meets Its Death Panel - HUMAN EVENTS

I am not, with this post, going to attempt a detailed exposition on Judge Vinson’s ruling that declared the individual mandate unconstitutional and, due to the lack of a severability clause, struck the whole law as unconstitutional. But I will give you a brief overview and direct you to other good sources.

Here are the basics you will need to start your day."

New York City Teachers Union Is Largest Recipient of Obamacare Waiver; Parent AFT Union Spent $1.9 Million on Obama Election | CNSnews.com

Anyone see a trend here?

(CNSNews.com) – The United Federation of Teachers (UFT), the union representing New York City’s public school teachers, is the largest beneficiary of a waiver from one of the provisions in the health-care law signed by President Barack Obama last year."

SEIU Gets Three More Obamacare Waivers; Union's PAC Spent $27 Million Backing Obama's Election | CNSnews.com

(CNSNews.com) – Three additional locals of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)--an organization whose political action committee spent $27 million in independent expenditures promoting Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign--received one-year waivers exempting them from complying with a provision in the new health care law."

As Egypt goes offline US gets internet 'kill switch' bill ready

If you watched Egypt...you know how dangerous this is.....

As Egypt's government attempts to crackdown on street protests by shutting down internet and mobile phone services, the US is preparing to reintroduce a bill that could be used to shut down the internet.

The legislation, which would grant US President Barack Obama powers to seize control of and even shut down the internet, would soon be reintroduced to a senate committee, Wired.com reported."

Judge rules healthcare reform unconstitutional | Reuters

U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson, appointed to the bench by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, ruled that the reform law's so-called 'individual mandate' went too far in requiring that Americans start buying health insurance in 2014 or pay a penalty."

Judge Strikes Down Health Care Law : Roll Call

YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law has been ruled unconstitutional in its entirety in a legal decision handed down Monday by a federal district judge in Florida."

Scott Brown Has $7M in Bank to Fight Challenge From Right : Roll Call

He doesn't always make me happy either - but who ya gonna call - Ghostbusters? There isn't anyone in the wings and Scott can grab the lunatic middle ground in this State!

He may be an original tea party hero, but Sen. Scott Brown (R) is among a small group of Senate Republicans up for re-election in 2012 likely to face an attack from the right. Among those select few, however, no one has a more impressive bank account than Brown, a former state Senator who famously captured the Massachusetts Senate seat held by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D) in early 2010."

O’Reilly: ‘Boehner has to get his emotions under control’; Boehner: ‘I am who I am’ | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Fox host Bill O’Reilly says that Speaker of the House John Boehner needs to sort out his public crying habit, but Boehner said Sunday that he has no plans to change or explain his teary-eyed ways.

“I am who I am,” Boehner said in an interview with Fox’s Chris Wallace that aired Sunday, describing himself as “one of the most transparent people” in Washington.

Further addressing his crying tendency, Boehner said, “I’m not going to apologize for being emotionally attached…to the things I feel strongest about.”"

Bush: I’m done with politics | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Sheer class......

“I don’t want to go out and campaign for candidates. I don’t want to be viewed as a perpetual money-raiser. I don’t want to be on talk shows giving my opinion or second-guessing the current president,” Bush told C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb on Sunday. “I think it’s bad for the country, frankly, to have a former president criticize his successor. Look, it’s tough enough to be president as it is, without a former president undermining [you]. Plus, I don’t want to do that!”"

The Manchurian Candidate - Newsweek

The Huntsmans’ new home in the posh D.C. neighborhood of Kalorama is the prototype of pricey Washington real estate: a tall, boxy structure defined by red brick and right angles. Last spring, Bravo used the space to film its reality show Top Chef: Washington, D.C., but on a Sunday morning in mid-December, the spacious rooms on the first floor were largely unfurnished. “We’ve been living out of boxes for the last two years,” says Jon Huntsman Jr., who resigned the Utah governorship in 2009 to become U.S. ambassador to China. “We’re just now unpacking things we didn’t even remember we had. It’s like Christmas.”"

Report: Huntsman leaving post to prepare for White House run | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Officials in the Obama administration say they expect former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, a Republican currently serving as the US Ambassador to China, will soon step down to prepare for a possible presidential bid, reports ABC News’ Jake Tapper."

Forced indoors by snowstorms, some Americans recall worst-ever winter of 1789 - Telegraph

Forced to hunker down at home by the worst snowfall in decades, history-minded East Coast residents have been contemplating America's worst winter – the deep freeze of 1789, which was a decisive moment in America's war for independence."

Obama will go down in history as the president who lost Egypt - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

Jimmy Carter will go down in American history as 'the president who lost Iran,' which during his term went from being a major strategic ally of the United States to being the revolutionary Islamic Republic. Barack Obama will be remembered as the president who 'lost' Turkey, Lebanon and Egypt, and during whose tenure America's alliances in the Middle East crumbled."