Obama, Reagan, and the Nazi Death Camps

American Thinker: Obama, Reagan, and the Nazi Death Camps:

What do Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama have in common? Visits to a concentration camp to soothe Jewish sensibilities

Next week, after a stop in Cairo to address the Muslim world and another stop in Saudi Arabia to discuss Mideast conflicts with King Abdullah, President Obama will head to France to join in commemorative events in Normandy on the 65th anniversary of D-Day and to Germany for a visit to Buchenwald."

OBAMA KEEPS HIS BIG APPLE PLEDGE - New York Post

All I can say is...can you IMAGINE if this was GWB???.....


OBAMA KEEPS HIS BIG APPLE PLEDGE - New York Post:

Two martinis, a swank restaurant, a Broadway show -- President Obama really knows how to treat a First Lady.

'I am taking my wife to New York City because I promised her during the campaign that I would take her to a Broadway show after it was all finished,' the president said yesterday after touching down at JFK for an intimate night on the town."

American capitalism gone with a whimper - Pravda.Ru

American capitalism gone with a whimper - Pravda.Ru:

It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people."

Bush Defends Harsh Interrogation Tactics

Newsmax.com - Bush Defends Harsh Interrogation Tactics:

Former President George W. Bush today defended his decision to use harsh interrogation Thursday, saying it was cleared by his lawyers to prevent what his advisors believed was another, imminent attack.

“I made a decision within the law to get information so I can say, I’ve done what it takes to do my duty to protect the American people,” he said. “I can tell you, the information gained saved lives,' according to the Detroit Free Press."

Political theater

The Obama Family using an event for Political Theatre? Tell me it isn't so...!?



Newsmax.com - Breaking News, Politics, Commentary: "His famous nephew already botched the telling of his World War II heroism on the campaign trial. Now, President Barack Obama’s great uncle is suggesting that his planned stop next week at the Buchenwald concentration camp is nothing more than political theater."

Liz Cheney Conducts a Clinic on How to Destroy Liberal Arguments

Liz Cheney Conducts a Clinic on How to Destroy Liberal Arguments:

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT

RUSH: I want you to hear Liz Cheney. We have her on Good Morning America today. She was on MSNBC this morning and CNN last night. The first one is Good Morning America. The West Wing writer, Lawrence O'Donnell, was frothing at the mouth yesterday over Dick Cheney's speech. He and the former deputy assistant secretary of state for near-eastern affairs, Liz Cheney, were discussing torture on Good Morning America. Lawrence O'Donnell said -- talking about waterboarding here -- 'It is torture. This government's prosecuted people in the past for doing exactly this, but Dick Cheney believes it's not torture and that's essential to his position. If it was effective, why didn't they use it on the 500 people that Bush-Cheney released from Guantanamo, 75 of whom we know now have gone back into the terrorism business. That was a failure of the Bush-Cheney administration to keep America safe by processing people correctly at Guantanamo. Is that accurate?'"

The Palin Seminar on Moderate Women

American Thinker: The Palin Seminar on Moderate Women:

Sarah Palin's speech to the folks at Vanderburgh County Right to Life last month didn't seem to get on the national political radar. But if you get a chance to review the YouTube video, it's worth it.

Governor Palin (R-AK) may have been giving a speech to conservative pro-lifers in Evansville, Indiana, on April 16, 2009, but the speech was an arrow aimed right over the heads of the conservatives present towards the hearts of moderate women voters everywhere."

American Thinker Blog: Car Czar and Chrysler dealer terminations

American Thinker Blog: Car Czar and Chrysler dealer terminations:

Rosslyn Smith

We know that Caesar's wife is supposed to be above suspicion, but what about a Czar's wife, when it comes to terminating Chrysler's dealers?

From Instapundit:

UPDATE: A reader notes something about “car czar” Steven Rattner: “Rattner is married to Maureen White, the former National Finance Chair for the Democratic Party.” The comment: “So one of the guys advising SecTreas on this thing is married to someone who used to be one of the people in charge of fundraising for the Democratic Party. This explains so much it’s scary.” Well, it bears a close look."

Obama Unveils Plans to Protect US Computers

VOA News - Obama Unveils Plans to Protect US Computers: "U.S. President Barack Obama is taking steps he says will better protect the safety of America's computer systems. The president will appoint a special assistant to oversee the cyber security efforts.

President Obama says the threat posed by computers is real. 'Indeed, in today's world, acts of terror could come not only from a few extremists in suicide vests, but from a few keystrokes on the computer, a weapon of mass disruption' he said."

Couple: County Trying To Stop Home Bible Studies - San Diego News Story - KGTV San Diego

This is how IT begins...we cannot fall asleep at the switch...

Couple: County Trying To Stop Home Bible Studies - San Diego News Story :

SAN DIEGO -- A local pastor and his wife claim they were interrogated by a San Diego County official, who then threatened them with escalating fines if they continued to hold Bible studies in their home, 10News reported.

Attorney Dean Broyles of The Western Center For Law & Policy was shocked with what happened to the pastor and his wife.

Broyles said, 'The county asked, 'Do you have a regular meeting in your home?' She said, 'Yes.' 'Do you say amen?' 'Yes.' 'Do you pray?' 'Yes.' 'Do you say praise the Lord?' 'Yes.''"

Presidential Fundraising Trips Leave Taxpayers With Hefty Tab - Political News - FOXNews.com

Nobody blinks an eyelash when it's Obama....can you IMAGINE the IRE if this was President Bush?

Presidential Fundraising Trips Leave Taxpayers With Hefty Tab:

But when the president hit the road Tuesday for a two-day fundraising tour to pack the party coffers, he also was racking up a $265,000 partisan bill for just one leg of the trip, according to a watchdog group -- part of which taxpayers, regardless of party affiliation, will have to pay."

American Thinker Blog: More evidence emerges that Chrysler Dealer closings was politically motivated

" We are going to reach across the aisle, we are going to do it better"...Together, we can destroy an industry.....


American Thinker Blog: More evidence emerges that Chrysler Dealer closings was politically motivated:

Rick Moran
I wrote yesterday of the possibility that Chrysler dealers who had been given the ax were disproportionately Republican - many of them large contributors to GOP candidates and the RNC.

Now comes more evidence that these dealer closings were politically motivated. Through Reliapundit at Astute Bloggers, we learn that the lawyer for the dealers being torpedoed believes that the closings were ordered not by Chrysler, but by the White House: (via Reuters )"

Woman Upset After American Flag Taken Down At Work - cbs11tv.com

Ah, yes....more liberal "diversity" at work...in work. Come to our place - we have flags EVERYWHERE. Amen, and thank you for your family's service to our nation!


Woman Upset After American Flag Taken Down At Work:

Is it okay to show your patriotism at the office?

For one Arlington woman, the answer was 'no' after she hung an American flag in her office just before the Memorial Day weekend."

American Thinker: Our Values and Terrorist Incentives

American Thinker: Our Values and Terrorist Incentives:

It has become fashionable to condemn President Bush not only for violating 'our values', but also for spawning anti-US terrorists. These thoughts only make sense if you ignore all US history through 2007."

Charles Krauthammer - Obama Adopts the Bush Approach to the War on Terrorism - washingtonpost.com

Again and Again....Dick Cheney was and IS right!


Charles Krauthammer - Obama Adopts the Bush Approach to the War on Terrorism - washingtonpost.com:

We were able to hold it off with George Bush. The idea that we might find ourselves fighting with the Obama administration over these powers is really stunning.'"

Once Considered Unthinkable, U.S. Sales Tax Gets Fresh Look

In Massachusetts - we now have voted in a Sales Tax increase.....Gas tax, "fat" tax....etc....etc....are on the table...now this....and we haven't even done Health Care Reform......time to duck and cover!!!


Once Considered Unthinkable, U.S. Sales Tax Gets Fresh Look:

With budget deficits soaring and President Obama pushing a trillion-dollar-plus expansion of health coverage, some Washington policymakers are taking a fresh look at a money-making idea long considered politically taboo: a national sales tax.

Common around the world, including in Europe, such a tax -- called a value-added tax, or VAT -- has not been seriously considered in the United States. But advocates say few other options can generate the kind of money the nation will need to avert fiscal calamity."

American Thinker: Donald Rumsfeld: Threat or Menace?

American Thinker: Donald Rumsfeld: Threat or Menace?:

Who is to blame for (1) our difficulties in Iraq, (2) the delayed Katrina response, (3) lousy relations between the US and Russia, and (4) Republicans losing the Senate? Donald Rumsfeld, of course. At least if you believe Robert Draper, as he writes in the June 2009 issue of GQ."

American Thinker Blog: Double standards in Canada on presidential assassination fantasy

American Thinker Blog: Double standards in Canada on presidential assassination fantasy:

The CBC has been rebuked for broadcasting a joke about the assassination of President Obama. I agree that it is beyond the pale to do anything that could be construed as inciting assassination. But I am curious as to the seeming lack of Canadian commentary rebuking the Toronto Film Festival for screening an entire film about the prospective assassination of George W. Bush."

Cheney Takes Fight to Obama as Other Republicans Avoid Clash - Bloomberg.com

“When an entire population is targeted by a terror network, nothing is more consistent with American values than to stop them,” [Cheney] said. He would make those decisions again “without hesitation,” he said.
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Tracking Stimulus Spending May Not Be as Easy as Promised - washingtonpost.com

"Shortly after the economic stimulus bill was signed, Vice President Biden was talking up the administration's Web site to track the spending, Recovery.gov, when he accidentally directed people to Recovery.org.

As slip-ups go, this one had an upside: Unlike the government site, the privately run Recovery.org is actually providing detailed information about how the $787 billion in stimulus money is being spent."
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American Thinker: Revolution

During the last 30 years we Americans have been so politically divided that some of us have called this left-right, liberal-conservative split a 'culture war' or even a 'second Civil War.' These descriptions are no longer accurate. The precise, technical word for what is happening in the United States today is revolution."
American Thinker: Revolution:

CNN Political TicCNN Poll: Favorable opinion of Dick Cheney on the rise

WASHINGTON (CNN) — As Dick Cheney prepares to give a major speech on the battle against terrorism, a new national poll suggests that favorable opinions of the former vice president are on the rise."
Read more - CNN Political Ticker:

Think about this comment in the body of this article:
“Is Cheney’s uptick due to his visibility as one of the most outspoken critics of the Obama administration? Almost certainly not,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “Former President George W. Bush's favorable rating rose six points in that same time period, and Bush has not given a single public speech since he left office.”

Dick Cheney is out there firing rockets at Obama's policies almost daily, and his numbers go up. UP!!!
His comments against the "Chosen One" - according to the liberal "Drive By Media" are close to blasphemy. However his numbers go up...

Could that be because he's RIGHT???

I REJECT Colin Powell and John McCain.

Dick Cheney is the one scaring the Left...that is enough for me. Whether you like him or not - he's proving to be RIGHT...again and again.

Barack Obama: U.S. 'lost way' fighting terror - - Flash Player Installation

Eight Years of "SAFETY"...no attacks after 9/11 on American soil...
I did not worry about going out in public.
I did not worry about attending huge events.
I KNEW we were safe.....However, because perhaps we upset some liberal whack-job in Europe - we failed.
When we are done, Europe will love us...if there is anything left...

Barack Obama: U.S. 'lost way' fighting terror :

"President Barack Obama plans to say in his speech Thursday that the U.S. lost its way in fighting terrorism over the last eight years by failing to trust its institutions and values, according to an administration official."

Need for Speed (Read) to Pass Climate Bill - WSJ.com

"WASHINGTON -- Democrats in the House Energy and Commerce Committee have taken a novel precaution to head off Republican efforts to slow action this week on a sweeping climate bill. They are hiring a speed reader."
Read more - WSJ.com:

946 pages - on a bill that could effectively screw up business etc. on a global scale....during a recession....based on highly questionable science...and they hire a SPEED READER???!!! What is this - Washington DC or College Finals???

Alan Grayson to introduce Paid Vacation Act - E - Flash Player Installation

They have now truly lost their collective minds......

Alan Grayson to introduce Paid Vacation Act:

Rep. Alan Grayson was standing in the middle of Disney World when it hit him: What Americans really need is a week of paid vacation.

So on Thursday, the Florida Democrat will introduce the Paid Vacation Act — legislation that would be the first to make paid vacation time a requirement under federal law.

The bill would require companies with more than 100 employees to offer a week of paid vacation for both full-time and part-time employees after they’ve put in a year on the job. Three years after the effective date of the law, those same companies would be required to provide two weeks of paid vacation, and companies with 50 or more employees would have to provide one week."

Obama Would Centralize All Aspects of Health Care - HUMAN EVENTS

Health care spending is $2.4 trillion and today accounts for one out of six dollars in the American economy. What separates health care from every other sector of the American economy is that there is little or no consumer control over the flow of health care dollars. In fact, consumers control only about 16 cents out of every dollar that is spent on health care. Employers, managed-care executives and government officials control the vast bulk of health care spending. So when you hear that health care is different from other goods and services in the economy, that’s an unpleasant fact, rooted in stupid and outdated government policies."
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Health Care Debate: A Crisis in Four Acts - HUMAN EVENTS

Health Care Debate: A Crisis in Four Acts - HUMAN EVENTS:
"If you are waiting anxiously for Washington to begin the gigantic health care reform debate, you’re way out of the loop. President Obama, with his big majorities in Congress, has already enacted huge chunks of his health care agenda."

Why Government Can't Run a Business - WSJ.com

"The Obama administration is bent on becoming a major player in -- if not taking over entirely -- America's health-care, automobile and banking industries. Before that happens, it might be a good idea to look at the government's track record in running economic enterprises. It is terrible."
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Car Crazy - WSJ.com

"One thing seems certain by 2016: Taxpayers will be paying Detroit to make the cars Americans don't want, and then they will pay again either through (trust us) a gas tax or with a purchase subsidy. Even the French must think we're nuts."
Car Crazy - WSJ.com:

Ballot Defeat Leaves California In Deeper Budget Hole - cbs2.com

Ballot Defeat Leaves California In Deeper Budget Hole - cbs2.com:

"An angry electorate soundly defeated a slate of special election budget measures Tuesday, a decision that left Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers holding virtually nothing but a scalpel to deal with California's $21.3 billion shortfall."

"Schwarzenegger and lawmakers called the special election in February as part of a plan to solve a $42 billion deficit that had been projected through mid-2010. '

"They asked California voters consider a complex mix of spending reforms, higher taxes, borrowing and funding shifts.

"Most of the measures were losing by wide margins, with at least 60 percent of voters rejecting them, according to partial returns.

"Voters approved just one of the six propositions, a measure prohibiting pay raises for lawmakers and other state elected officials during deficit years."

Climate Impacts of Waxman-Markey (cap & trade)

"doing something as drastic as that proposed by Waxman-Markey—a more than 80% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the United States by the year 2050—must surely lessen the chances of climate catastrophe. Mustn’t it?

But if that were the case, why aren’t the climate impacts being touted? Why aren’t Representatives Waxman and Markey waving around the projected climate success of their bill? Why aren’t they saying: “Economics and regulations be damned. Look how our bill is going to save the earth from human-caused climate apocalypse”?

That reason is that it won’t.

And they know it. That is why they, and everyone else who supports such measures, are mum about the outcome."

Climate Impacts of Waxman-Markey — MasterResource

The Climate Collaborators | FreedomWorks

"White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and socialist “climate adviser” Carol Browner recently met with members of the United States Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), companies who are angling for “free” CO2 emission permits for themselves as part of a federal “cap and trade” scheme. Beyond the fact that “cap and trade” will have no relevant impact on climate, the process of designing the scheme is, as it must be, inherently corrupt. The Bloomberg article notes that “The free allowances may be worth as much as $40 billion a year…,” more than enough for those companies to spend their time and their campaign contributions trying to get a piece of the pie."
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FREY: Vacuuming up first investors - Washington Times

"[TARP banks] threw their weighty support behind a bill called the 'Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009.' It should be called the 'Middle Class Wealth Destruction Act of 2009' because of an insidious provision called 'Servicer Safe Harbor.'"
Read more - Washington Times

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Pelosi taking 'wrecking ball' to CIA morale, Hoekstra says - Washington Times

"In disparaging the CIA and accusing the agency of lying last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has become a 'wrecking ball' to the morale of officers risking their lives in the field, the top Republican on the House intelligence committee said Tuesday."
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Sen. Webb: Closing Gitmo by Jan. 1 Is Unreasonable

The Weekly Standard: "Sen. Webb: Closing Gitmo by Jan. 1 Is Unreasonable

On ABC's This Week (video here. ) Sen. Jim Webb said no Gitmo detainees, including the Uighurs, should be brought to the United States:

SENATOR JIM WEBB

The situation with the Chinese Uighurs that you're talking about, on the one hand it can be argued that they were simply conducting dissident activities against the government of China. On the other, they accepted training from al Qaeda, and as a result, they have taken part in terrorism. I don't believe they should come to the United States."

American Thinker: Nancy Pelosi is the Central Issue

American Thinker: Nancy Pelosi is the Central Issue:

Nancy Pelosi recently accused the CIA of misleading Congress as to interrogation techniques employed against three al-Qaeda leaders. The CIA pushed back, claiming that Pelosi was given truthful details at briefings at least as early as September 2002. Democratic leaders and left-wing blogs have portrayed the controversy as a distraction. To the contrary, what Pelosi knew, when she knew it, and how she reacted are essential to putting events in historical context, rather than engaging in disingenuous moralizing or political theater."

American Thinker Blog: How Did Bush Do This?

American Thinker Blog: How Did Bush Do This?
Randall Hoven
Europe is in its deepest recession since World War II, so reports the UK's Telegraph .

'German economic policy is ‘bankrupt,' economists have said. The declaration was made as it emerged that Europe's biggest economy has now suffered a worse ‘lost decade' than Japan and is deeper in recession than any other major economy. On a day of dismal news for the European economy, official figures also showed that Italy, Austria, Spain and the Netherlands are facing their biggest combined slump in post-war history.'"

Biden Reveals Location of Secret VP Bunker - Presidential Politics | Political News - FOXNews.com

Biden Reveals Location of Secret VP Bunker - Presidential Politics | Political News - FOXNews.com:

The vice president, well-known for his verbal gaffes, confirms at a dinner the existence and location of a secret hidden bunker that Cheney is believed to have used after the 9/11 attacks."

Volunteer Forum - Enlist Now! - The Official MA-NH Independence Day Tea Party

Volunteer Forum - Enlist Now! - The Official MA-NH Independence Day Tea Party:

Goal: Our goal is to have a minimum of 10,000 people attend the MA/NH Independence Day Tea Party in Portsmouth, NH and culminate in Boston, MA on July 4th, 2009.

Dick Cheney Gets Results: Liberals on Fire Over CIA Photos, Gitmo, Wars

Dick Cheney Gets Results: Liberals on Fire Over CIA Photos, Gitmo, Wars:

Rush Limbaugh Program - Transcript

RUSH: Let me translate all of this for you. It's very simple. Pelosi is out there flailing around with version 5.0 on torture and what she knew; when she knew it. You can't look at that as an isolated thing. You got Pelosi flailing around on torture; you got Obama doing a 180 on the interrogation photos, and now you've got Obama doing a 180 on detainees. We may keep 'em indefinitely and we may not try them. So Obama has employed the Bush policy."

Gingrich: Pelosi 'Lied,' 'Despicable,' 'Dishonest,' 'Vicious,' 'Trivial' - The Note

Gingrich: Pelosi 'Lied,' 'Despicable,' 'Dishonest,' 'Vicious,' 'Trivial' - The Note:

ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich today offered a blistering critique of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s handling of oversight on harsh interrogation tactics, in a major escalation of partisan attacks being aimed at Pelosi."

The American Spectator : Obama the Destroyer

The American Spectator : Obama the Destroyer:

If somebody were deliberately trying to undermine the very fabric of these United States, he would first vow not just to change its policies but to completely 'change America,' and then would do just about everything Barack Obama already has begun to do as president"

Porter J. Goss - Security Before Politics - washingtonpost.com

Porter J. Goss - Security Before Politics - washingtonpost.com:

Since leaving my post as CIA director almost three years ago, I have remained largely silent on the public stage. I am speaking out now because I feel our government has crossed the red line between properly protecting our national security and trying to gain partisan political advantage. We can't have a secret intelligence service if we keep giving away all the secrets. Americans have to decide now."

The Take: Pelosi's Comments Raise Interrogation Debate to New Level - washingtonpost.com

The Take: Pelosi's Comments Raise Interrogation Debate to New Level - washingtonpost.com:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's extraordinary accusation that the Bush administration lied to Congress about the use of harsh interrogation techniques dramatically raised the stakes in the growing debate over the Bush administration's anti-terrorism policies even as it raised some questions about the speaker's credibility."

As Cheney Seizes the Spotlight, Many Republicans Wince - washingtonpost.com

As Cheney Seizes the Spotlight, Many Republicans Wince - washingtonpost.com:

As vice president, Richard B. Cheney famously spent much of the past eight years in undisclosed locations and offering private advice to President George W. Bush. But past was not prologue."

What’s So Bad About Universal Health care? - HUMAN EVENTS

What’s So Bad About Universal Health care? - HUMAN EVENTS:

This was the question I confronted when I was interviewed by a delegation of reporters from a Danish television station’s New York bureau on May 7. But something different from the stereotypical “What’s so bad about Universal Healthcare?” question had been posed. The questioners were different from anyone I had been confronted by before. These people were themselves Europeans who actually wanted to know why America was so far behind when it came to universal health care."

Miss California Not the Only One Demonized Recently For P.I. Opinion - HUMAN EVENTS

Miss California Not the Only One Demonized Recently For P.I. Opinion - HUMAN EVENTS:

Carrie Prejean is not the only one who is being demonized these days for expressing politically incorrect opinions; free speech had a bad week all over the world. British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith last week announced the names of sixteen “extremists” whom she has barred from entering Britain -- a smorgasbord of nasty characters including a white supremacist; a Christian fundamentalist hate preacher; two Islamic jihadists; and Samir Kantar, a Lebanese Druze terrorist who brutally murdered four Israelis, including a four-year-old child. On the list also was talk show host Michael Savage, whose only offense seems to have been to espouse views that Jacqui Smith doesn’t like."

"Placebo - Why the Democrats' Proposals Will Not Work" by Michael F. Cannon (Cato Institute: Commentary)

"Placebo - Why the Democrats' Proposals Will Not Work" by Michael F. Cannon (Cato Institute: Commentary):

The key congressional committees have yet to introduce the legislation that will carry Democrats' hopes for 'universal coverage' — i.e., a government guarantee that all Americans will have health insurance, if not access to actual medical care. But the leading Democratic reform proposals — the plan on which Pres. Barack Obama campaigned, the 'Call to Action' white paper by Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus of Montana, and the 'Healthy Americans Act' proposed by Sen. Ron Wyden (Oregon) — bear enough similarities that we can predict the shape that legislation will take. Indeed, they all bear a striking resemblance to the reforms that Republican governor Mitt Romney signed into law in Massachusetts in 2006."

American Thinker Blog: 'Right wing extremist' report withdrawn

American Thinker Blog: 'Right wing extremist' report withdrawn:

File this one under 'closing the barn door after the horse escaped.'

The Department of Homeland Security is wiithdrawing the notorious report that branded our returning veterans as possible terrorist recruits and hinted that immigration and abortion activists were likely terrorists.

The Washington Times' Audrey Hudson has the story of DHS incompetence:

'The wheels came off the wagon because the vetting process was not followed,' Ms. Napolitano told the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday.
'The report is no longer out there,' she said. 'An employee sent it out without authorization.'"

Congress and Waterboarding - WSJ.com

Congress and Waterboarding - WSJ.com:

Someone important appears not to be telling the truth about her knowledge of the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques (EITs). That someone is Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. The political persecution of Bush administration officials she has been pushing may now ensnare her."

George F. Will - The Obama Administration's Economic Lawlessness

George F. Will - The Obama Administration's Economic Lawlessness:
Tincture of Lawlessness
Obama's Overreaching Economic Policies

By George F. Will
Thursday, May 14, 2009

Anyone, said T.S. Eliot, could carve a goose, were it not for the bones. And anyone could govern as boldly as his whims decreed, were it not for the skeletal structure that keeps civil society civil -- the rule of law. The Obama administration is bold. It also is careless regarding constitutional values and is acquiring a tincture of lawlessness."

Frank and ACORN

At least one lawmaker, Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-MN, wants to stop the flow of tax dollars to ACORN, but House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-MA, stands in her way.

Frank plans to strip out an anti-ACORN provision Bachman succeeded in inserting in the proposed Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act that could be voted on by the House today or Thursday.

Bahmann’s amendment was unanimously approved by Frank’s committee in a voice vote last week. It would block organizations that have been indicted for voter registration or vote fraud from receiving housing counseling grants and legal assistance grants.

“I did not read it carefully, and it was in the last minute that the amendment was accepted,” Frank said. “It is a deeply flawed amendment and I am opposed to it. Banning people from possible participation in government programs based on an indictment is a violation of the basic principles of due process.”

Opinion Articles -Washington Examiner:

The gathering storm on Social Security and Medicare | Washington Examiner

The gathering storm on Social Security and Medicare | Washington Examiner: "Earlier this week, the trustees for Social Security and Medicare issued their latest annual report warning of the impending financial catastrophe when the federal government must pay out more in benefits it has promised under the two entitlements than it collects in taxes to pay for the programs. Medicare ran out of cash to pay for hospital benefits last year and now these costs are covered by the U.S. Treasury. By 2017, according to the trustees, Medicare will have exhausted all of its trust funds. Social Security will run dry in 2016. The approach of these doomsdays has accelerated in the past year because of the slow economy and the refusal of Washington politicians in both parties to face reality."

Chrysler and the Rule of Law - WSJ.com

Chrysler and the Rule of Law - WSJ.com:
The rule of law, not of men -- an ideal tracing back to the ancient Greeks and well-known to our Founding Fathers -- is the animating principle of the American experiment. While the rest of the world in 1787 was governed by the whims of kings and dukes, the U.S. Constitution was established to circumscribe arbitrary government power. It would do so by establishing clear rules, equally applied to the powerful and the weak."

Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Universal Health and Old people

Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Universal Health and Old people: May 13, 2009 - 12:07 ET

Voice: The Glenn Beck program presents more truth behind America's march to socialism."

Detainees Not Dangerous?

The Weekly Standard: "Zelikow Claims Many Detainees 'Do Not Show Large Signs of Future Dangerousness'

During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, the conversation turned to the closing of Gitmo. Philip Zelikow, the director of the 9/11 Commission and former Bush administration lawyer, said there is a “broad spectrum” of detainees held at Gitmo, “many of whom do not show large signs of future dangerousness.”

How, exactly, does Zelikow know this? Has he conducted an analysis of the detainee population? Is he relying on some other review performed by the government (remember: The Obama administration hasn’t even completed its inter-agency review of the detainees yet)?

Or, is Zelikow just making this up because it is what he wants to believe?"

Scandals Haven't Damaged the Dems' Image?

The Weekly Standard: "Scandals Haven't Damaged the Dems' Image?

Moe Lane has put together an interesting chart comparing Rasmussen's poll last October to its poll this month asking which party voters trust more on a variety of issues. On every issue--from taxes and the economy to national security and abortion--there's been a shift in the Republicans' favor--except on the issue of government ethics."

The Foundry

The Foundry:

It’s one of the 37 easy-to-follow information graphics in Heritage’s updated and expanded 2009 Federal Revenue and Spending Book of Charts.

How much and how fast would our national debt go up under the Obama plan? Is it true that, amid the flood of government spending, the defense budget would fall to what it was before the 9/11 attacks?

In the Book of Charts, taxpayers will find clear answers to those questions about the new administration, along with other tax and budget trends important to them. For one: Tax rates will have to be doubled if Congress doesn’t reform Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Continue reading…"

The American Spectator : The Fiscal Tsunami Grows

The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : The Fiscal Tsunami Grows:

The red ink is truly frightening. Uncle Sam's fiscal situation continues to deteriorate. The deficit this year will run at least $1.8 trillion. The latest increase in the expected deficit dwarfs the president's pitiful half percent budget 'cut.' Reports Associated Press:

The government will have to borrow nearly 50 cents for every dollar it spends this year, exploding the record federal deficit past $1.8 trillion under new White House estimates."

The American Spectator : Obamaflation Update

The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Obamaflation Update:

Back in February, I wrote about how the unprecented level of debt being created to finance government spending would inevitably lead to inflation once demand for U.S. Treasury bonds subsided and the Fed was forced to print money to buy up the debt. With the market choking in debt, we're already starting to see an erosion in demand. In other words, the early stages of that process are underway, and sooner than I would have expected."

Two more complaints against Palin dismissed

Two more complaints against Palin dismissed - Josh_Painter’s blog - RedState:

Gov. Sarah Palin has been on a “good news” roll lately, and on Tuesday, the trend continued. First, there was breaking news that she had negotiated and signed a book deal. Just hours later, the office of Alaska’s chief executive announced that yet two more ethics complaints filed against the governor have been dismissed. Gov. Palin’s office was quick to point out that the latest two actions are just part of the mounting evidence that accusations of wrongdoing by the governor lack merit and have been motivated by politics or personal animosity."

Don't Fall for Cap and Tax - HUMAN EVENTS

Don't Fall for Cap and Tax - HUMAN EVENTS:

Barack Obama promised that he wouldn't raise taxes on anyone making less than $250,000 a year. He neglected to mention that this tax exemption would go only to those who don't use electricity, gasoline, heating oil or natural gas.

The truth of the matter is that Obama will raise taxes on practically all middle-class Americans. But that's not all; in addition to new taxes on all those necessities (just think of all the appliances in your home that use electricity), he will drastically reduce our standard of living."

www.washingtonexaminer.com >> Politics >> - Obama’s dangerous budget leaves GOP at loss for words

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Obama’s dangerous budget leaves GOP at loss for words:

"Republican strategists have a problem. The scale of what President Barack Obama proposes to do to the American economy is so enormous, so far-reaching and so potentially disastrous that the opposition party is having a hard time describing it.

“How do you translate the numbers into something that people can grasp to represent the broader problem?” a Republican pollster asked in a recent conversation. John Boehner, Mitch McConnell and other GOP leaders would love to hear an answer, but the pollster didn’t have one."

Obama's Magical Mystery Tour of Health Care Savings - Megan McArdle

Obama's Magical Mystery Tour of Health Care Savings - Megan McArdle:

This weekend, I was on a panel where the other economics journalist and I spent a great deal of time belaboring the obvious: Obama's health care plans are very, very expensive, and they mean higher taxes for everyone, not just that elusive klatch of greedy fools who are not in the 95% of working families now allegedly slated for stable or lower taxes. Otherwise, how could Obama hope to pay for it?

I think we found out today: magic!"

ESSAY; Campaign Myth: Prevention as Cure-All - New York Times

ESSAY; Campaign Myth: Prevention as Cure-All - New York Times:

In a presidential campaign that promises straight talk and no gimmicks, why do both candidates champion one of medical care's most pervasive myths?

The myth is that like magic, preventive medicine will simultaneously reduce costs and improve health.

Senator John McCain argues that ''the best care is preventative care,'' and his health care reform plan claims that ''by emphasizing prevention'' and other measures ''we can reduce health care costs.'' Senator Barack Obama's plan says, ''Simply put, in the absence of a radical shift towards prevention and public health, we will not be successful in containing medical costs or improving the health of the American people.''

It may sound like common sense. But it is still a myth."

"Health Care Reform? Maybe Next Year" by Michael F. Cannon (Cato Institute: Commentary)

"Health Care Reform? Maybe Next Year" by Michael F. Cannon (Cato Institute: Commentary):

Did comprehensive health care reform just get a big boost? The health care industry says it's willing to trim $2 trillion off the nation's health care bill over the next 10 years.

Could 2009 be the year we finally reform health care? Don't count on it.

It's not that we don't need health care reform. Right now, Congress basically conditions health coverage on your ability to get and keep a job. That's not health insurance. That's survival of the fittest.

But there have always been two things standing in the way of Democrats' plans for universal health insurance coverage: math and politics."

Smokers, drinkers to carry tax burden? - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com

Smokers, drinkers to carry tax burden? - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com:

If you make big bucks — or enjoy alcohol, cigarettes and Coke — the government might hit you up to pay for fixing the nation’s health care system.

On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee peeked into vending machines and liquor stores, company payrolls and health savings accounts, looking for a mix of tax increases and spending cuts as a way to pay for a health overhaul — which could cost more than $1.5 trillion over 10 years."

The Associated Press: House No. 2: Explore Pelosi interrogation briefing

The Associated Press: House No. 2: Explore Pelosi interrogation briefing:

By LARRY MARGASAK – 13 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House majority leader reluctantly agreed Tuesday that congressional hearings should investigate Speaker Nancy Pelosi's assertion that she wasn't informed, more than six years ago, that harsh interrogation methods were used on an al-Qaida leader.

Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., called Republican challenges to Pelosi's assertion a diversion from the real question of whether the Bush administration tortured terrorist suspects. Nonetheless, he acknowledged the controversy should be resolved."

GOP govs plan Tea Party sequel - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com

GOP govs plan Tea Party sequel - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com:

Hoping to recapture the grassroots energy of last month’s “tea parties,” Republican Govs. Mark Sanford of South Carolina and Rick Perry of Texas will host a tele-town hall Thursday that’s being dubbed “Tea Party 2.0.”

The Republican Governors Association said it is expecting 30,000 people to participate in the town hall, which will take place roughly one month after the much-publicized anti-tax tea party rallies held in hundreds of locations across the country on April 15, the tax filing deadline."

It's A Good Time To Work For Uncle Sam | Econwatch - CBS News

It's A Good Time To Work For Uncle Sam | Econwatch - CBS News:
President Obama's call last year for 'shared sacrifice' doesn't extend to federal employees, at least based on the details of his administration's 2010 budget released this week.

At a time when the official unemployment rate is nearing double digits, and 6.35 million people are receiving unemployment benefits, the U.S. government is on a hiring binge."

American Daughter Media Center - Editorials � Blog Archive � Making Free Speech a Hate Crime

American Daughter Media Center - Editorials � Blog Archive � Making Free Speech a Hate Crime: "The hate crime bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives April 29 is an attempt by democratic socialists and progressives to silence dissent against alternative lifestyles. Their incessant iconoclastic attacks on once established values and morality have nearly eroded this nation’s spiritual and cultural legacy. Instituting same-sex marriage and prosecuting hate speech will complete the process and shatter the remaining hopes for cultural regeneration and tear down the last vestiges of the country’s Judeo-Christian ethic."

American Thinker: Hate Crime Legislation - Back Door to Censorship

American Thinker: Hate Crime Legislation - Back Door to Censorship:

An extension of the Hate Crimes law recently passed the House of Representatives which will essentially codify into national law the 'speech codes' that are smothering academic freedom on college campuses today. This law is the back door method Obama and his fellow socialists will use to stifle free speech in this country, as explained in an informative article by Jerry Kane at American Daughter."

American Thinker: The Notional Dangers of the Fictional Far Right

American Thinker: The Notional Dangers of the Fictional Far Right: "

Arlen Specter has left the Republican Caucus and become a Democrat. Why? The ostensible reason was because Republicans were dominated by the far right. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano issued a dire warning to watch out for members of the far right in combating the nonexistent threat of 'domestic terrorism.' Again, the far right is the bogeyman. Listen to Nancy Pelosi or Barney Frank or MSNBC reporters or the New York Times. What is the mythical danger? It is the 'far right.'"

TheHill.com - Cheney one Republican not ready to go 'moderate'

TheHill.com - Cheney one Republican not ready to go 'moderate':

By Sam Youngman
Posted: 05/07/09 06:07 PM [ET]

As the Republican Party struggles to find its identity after two overwhelming election cycles, former Vice President Dick Cheney is not about to move to the middle as some nervous GOPers have suggested.

In an interview with conservative Fargo, N.D., radio host Scott Hennen, Cheney continued to throw rhetorical bombs at President Obama and said 'it would be a mistake for [Republicans] to moderate.'"

TheHill.com - Obama budget nixes aid for jailing illegal immigrants

TheHill.com - Obama budget nixes aid for jailing illegal immigrants:

By Ian Swanson and Walter Alarkon
Posted: 05/08/09 09:24 AM [ET]

President Obama voted in the Senate to provide additional funding for a program targeted for elimination by his budget that provides states a federal subsidy to offset the costs of jailing illegal immigrants.

Killing the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAPP) would save $400 million, according to Obama's budget for fiscal 2010 released Thursday. It's one of the largest non-defense discretionary cuts proposed in the president's budget."

CIA Says Pelosi Was Briefed on Use of 'Enhanced Interrogations' - Capitol Briefing

CIA Says Pelosi Was Briefed on Use of 'Enhanced Interrogations' - Capitol Briefing:

By Paul Kane
Intelligence officials released documents this evening saying that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was briefed in September 2002 about the use of harsh interrogation tactics against al-Qaeda prisoners, seemingly contradicting her repeated statements over the past 18 months that she was never told that these techniques were actually being used."

John R. Bolton - Obama's Prosecutions by Proxy - washingtonpost.com

John R. Bolton - Obama's Prosecutions by Proxy - washingtonpost.com:

President Obama's passivity before the threatened foreign prosecution of Bush administration officials achieves by inaction what he fears doing directly. This may be smart politics within the Democratic Party, but it risks grave long-term damage to the United States. Ironically, it could also come back to bite future Obama administration alumni, including the president, for their current policies in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere."

The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Hedge Fund Manager Blasts the Dear Leader

The American Spectator : Hedge Fund Manager Blasts the Dear Leader:

One of the eeeeevil 'speculators' that President Obama has been vilifying sent out an open letter to the president which has been circulating around Wall Street.

The New York Times published the letter from hedge fund manager Clifford S. Asness of AQR Capital Management, LLC. Asness indicates that his 'company is not involved in the Chrysler situation.'"

The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Another Great Obama Appointment

Another Great Obama Appointment:

President Barack Obama has hit another home run with his nomination of Ronald Sims to be deputy secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Reports the Washington Times:

President Obama's choice for the government's No. 2 housing job is embroiled in the largest fine in U.S. history for 'blatant violations' of open records laws after the Washington State Supreme Court chastised his office for withholding documents detailing taxpayer costs for a new professional football stadium in Seattle."

Are There Any Rules In The Bailout Game?

"Government interference in the normal conduct of business has had a chilling effect on financial markets and threatens the progress of the recovery. The Treasury and the Fed have created many new programs to provide liquidity to the financial system, to help banks restructure their balance sheets and to re-invigorate securitization markets.

So far, the interest in these has been distinctly muted because potential participants fear the longer term consequences of getting involved with any of these programs."

Read more - Forbes.com

American Thinker: The Coming Of Zerocare

American Thinker: The Coming Of Zerocare:

"It would be naive to think that we are not going to see Obama and his Democratic majorities impose a form of National Health Care (NHC) as early in this term as he can. We will most likely see this just prior to the 2010 Congressional elections in an effort to keep his majorities by 'buying' the votes of non-tax-paying citizens but before the system collapses under the price tag of whichever format he chooses."

American Thinker: Prosecuting our Protectors

American Thinker: Prosecuting our Protectors:

Who would have ever thought that we would seriously debate whether to prosecute those who have kept us safe since 9/11?"

CNSNews.com - Criminal Charges Against ACORN Raise Concerns About Its Partnership With Census Bureau

CNSNews.com - Criminal Charges Against ACORN Raise Concerns About Its Partnership With Census Bureau:

Wednesday, May 06, 2009
By Fred Lucas, Staff Writer


Criminal charges filed in Nevada against ACORN, a liberal activist group that is under investigation in several other states for alleged voter registration fraud in 2008, have sparked increased concerns about the organization’s partnership agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau to help recruit workers for the 2010 Census."

'NY Times' Chairman Asked About Spiked Obama-ACORN Story - The Philadelphia Bulletin

'NY Times' Chairman Asked About Spiked Obama-ACORN Story - The Philadelphia Bulletin:
New York Times chairman Arthur Sulzberger was asked about the March 30 The Bulletin report that his paper intentionally did not use information that might be deleterious to the Obama campaign.

Julian Gammon, a minority shareholder, asked the question during the annual shareholders meeting in The New York Times offices on April 23.

“He said he didn’t know anything about it and told me to give the details to his staff assistant and she would get back to me,” Mr. Gammon told the Bulletin in an email.

Mr. Gammon said that he gave all the information to the assistant – including a copy of the Bulletin story. To date he has not received a reply."

Palin firm on refusing some stimulus cash: Gov. Sarah Palin | adn.com

Palin firm on refusing some stimulus cash: Gov. Sarah Palin | adn.com: "Palin firm on refusing some stimulus cash

FEDERAL FUNDS: Lawmakers urge governor to reconsider her plan to reject $28.6 million.

By SEAN COCKERHAM
scockerham@adn.com

Published: May 4th, 2009 05:26 PM
Last Modified: May 5th, 2009 07:46 AM

Alaska legislators argue Gov. Sarah Palin is overstating the strings attached to federal stimulus money she's planning to reject. But Palin isn't backing down and said she still won't take the $28.6 million for energy programs."

Geithner: The Fox Guarding the Henhouse? - Larry Kudlow - The Corner on National Review Online

Geithner: The Fox Guarding the Henhouse? - Larry Kudlow

What is going on in this country? The government is about to take over GM in a plan that completely screws private bondholders and favors the unions. Get this: The GM bondholders own $27 billion and they’re getting 10 percent of the common stock in an expected exchange. And the UAW owns $10 billion of the bonds and they’re getting 40 percent of the stock. Huh? Did I miss something here? And Uncle Sam will have a controlling share of the stock with something close to 50 percent ownership. And no bankruptcy judge. So this is a political restructuring run by the White House, not a rule-of-law bankruptcy-court reorganization."

American Thinker: Obama's Pinstripe Revolution

American Thinker: Obama's Pinstripe Revolution:

At the end of April the Obama administration tested its ability to take direct control of the US financial system. The test was a success. There is a revolution underway which would impress Chavez or Castro. If you were like most people, you did not realize it happened.

As the details of the GM restructuring plan emerged, on Monday, April 27th, Lawrence Kudlow was one of the first to sound the alarm as secured lenders and bond holders were being given a fraction of the amount owed to them under long established bankruptcy law."

CURL: Stimulus oversight left up to taxpayers - Washington Times

Stimulus oversight left up to taxpayers - Washington Times:

"So just who's tracking that $787 billion in taxpayer money that President Obama and the Democrat-led Congress are doling out? You are. Or you're supposed to be, anyway.

'We are, in essence, deputizing the entire American citizenry to help with the oversight of this program,' said Rep. Brad Miller, chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology's subcommittee on investigations and oversight."

Sun Oddly Quiet -- Hints at Next "Little Ice Age"?

Sun Oddly Quiet -- Hints at Next "Little Ice Age?":
Anne Minard
for National Geographic News
May 4, 2009

A prolonged lull in solar activity has astrophysicists glued to their telescopes waiting to see what the sun will do next—and how Earth's climate might respond.

The sun is the least active it's been in decades and the dimmest in a hundred years. The lull is causing some scientists to recall the Little Ice Age, an unusual cold spell in Europe and North America, which lasted from about 1300 to 1850."

www.washingtonexaminer.com >> Opinion >> Opinion Articles - Editorials on Top News Stories - Arrogant politicians fuel Tea Party protests

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Opinion Articles - "Arrogant politicians fuel Tea Party protests
By: Examiner Editorial
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05/05/09 4:36 AM
Oppressive tax hikes, runaway federal spending, and a spiraling national debt that will burden generations to come were among the most frequently cited worries of the700,000 or more people who turned out April 15 for the Tea Party Protests held in more than 750 cities across the country. But as important as those three issues are, a statement published Friday by the Examiner from a national coordinating group of the nascent movement points to an even more fundamental concern. It speaks to the essential condition for the survival of a republic – the preservation of comity between the people and their representatives in government."

PHOTOS OF AIR FORCE ONE BACKUP PLANE FLYING OVER NYC NOT TO BE SEEN BY PUBLIC - New York Post

PHOTOS OF AIR FORCE ONE BACKUP PLANE FLYING OVER NYC NOT TO BE SEEN BY PUBLIC - New York Post: "The $328,835 snapshots of an Air Force One backup plane buzzing lower Manhattan last week will not be shown to the public, the White House said yesterday.

'We have no plans to release them,' an aide to President Obama told The Post, refusing to comment further.

The sole purpose of the secret photo-op, which sent thousands of New Yorkers running for cover, was to take new publicity shots of the presidential jet over the city.

'The photos . . . are classified -- that's ridiculous,' Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., said.

The photos have not technically been 'classified,' a White House aide said, but they are being kept from public view."

Democrats wallow in a 'culture of corruption' - Los Angeles Times

Democrats wallow in a 'culture of corruption' - Los Angeles Times:

Meet the new political bosses, worse than the old political bosses.
Jonah Goldberg

May 5, 2009
� Discuss Article Some days you have to ask yourself, my God, what if these people were Republicans?"

Whine Flu

I loved this email and thought I'd share

****************************************************

I'm about to burst a vein if I have to hear another
panic inducing report about the swine flu.

What has happened to us here in the U.S. (and
just about everywhere else around the world)?
Have we become a nation of babies who have
nothing better to do then hide under our beds
when each new boogie man comes along?

And what about our so-called "leaders" - how
much stupider can they get? Right now, there
are fewer than 200 cases of swine flu in
the entire United States. But our moronic
leaders - with Vice President Joe Biden leading
the pack - are recommending that people stay
home from work or school for weeks if they
even suspect that anyone around them has
come in contact with swine flu.

How utterly stupid.

Here in San Diego, a number of schools have
shut down for 2-3 weeks simply because a
single student at each school has symptoms
of a severe cold or flu. These aren't even
confirmed swine flu cases!

On top of that, school officials are recommending
that these students' siblings stay home from other
schools they attend.

So what are these students going to do during
these weeks that they're out of school missing
out on their education? Hang out with their friends
at the mall, of course. And be exposed to the exact
same kids they would be if they were in school
studying.

What's next? Should all of their parents stay home
from work as well? And should everyone they've
come in contact with stay home from work too?
Shouldn't we quarantine all medical professionals
who have treated the few cases of actual swine
flu? And all their relatives plus anyone else they
might come in contact with?

=================================
Reality check
=================================

The sheer stupidity of this is mind boggling.
Consider that there were 3,109 automobile
fatalities PER MONTH last year in the U.S.
and ZERO deaths from swine flu and you have
to wonder what kind of idiots are serving in
government at the city, state, and national level.
You'd be a lot safer avoiding your car than
avoiding contact with other people.

Here's the real problem. Big government believes
that it's job is to save everyone from everything.
And at the slightest hint of anything that COULD
be dangerous, they roll into full blown action,
scaring the crap out of folks who rely on the
government to tell them what to do instead of
thinking for themselves.

This is the same pattern the current administration
employs to convince people to give up and
suck on the government tit instead of working
hard and taking responsibility for making their
own lives better.

The weak and lazy fall for it - in fact, welcome
it - and the poor working slob gets taxed to
the gills to pay for all of this.

Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not in favor of
letting those who are truly in need suffer. But
for the government to save us from smoking...
save us from over-eating... save us from the
stupid choice we made to max out our credit
cards or buy a house we couldn't afford...
save us from swine flu... and save us from
any form of discomfort whatsoever, creates
a nation of sheep.

Your choice is to be part of the herd or to
break away and live your own life. Don't fall
for stupid scare tactics about every little thing
that comes along. Create your own business
and live your life on your own terms.

I'd much rather take my shot and miss the
goal than live a life of mind-numbing, government
lead complacency. Hopefully, you feel the same.

=================================
One more culprit
=================================

Oh, and let's not forget about the press and their
role in all of this. What sells papers and gets people
to tune into the news? Scary stories - the scarier
the better.

If the press really wanted to provide a service
to its audience, they'd do interviews with people
who have had the swine flu and are already over
it. Then the truth would come out that it's just
like any other flu - a few days of feeling rotten
and then it's gone.

But the press would rather sell more advertising
by attracting more eyes and ears, so they'll ramp
up the fear to put more profit in their pockets.

Don't fall for it. Simply think things through for
yourself and you'll be miles ahead of the poor
fools who fall for this drivel.

Regards,

Bob Serling
ProductLab

2039 Bruceala Court
Cardiff, CA
92007
US

American Thinker: Obama's Car Team Looks like an Edsel

American Thinker: Obama's Car Team Looks like an Edsel:

By Ed Lasky

America has a former New York Times journalist, Steven Rattner, as our auto czar, a man with zero auto industry expertise. And it shows."

Homeland agency pulled back extremism dictionary - Washington Times

Homeland agency pulled back extremism dictionary - Washington Times:

Black power, white supremacists, abortion foes make list

By Audrey Hudson (Contact) | Tuesday, May 5, 2009"

Seeking to Save the Planet, With a Thesaurus - NYTimes.com

By JOHN M. BRODER -- Published: May 1, 2009

WASHINGTON — The problem with global warming, some environmentalists believe, is “global warming.

The term turns people off, fostering images of shaggy-haired liberals, economic sacrifice and complex scientific disputes, according to extensive polling and focus group sessions conducted by ecoAmerica, a nonprofit environmental marketing and messaging firm in Washington."

Read more: NYTimes.com:

Shorenstein offers tips on coping with economy

"The following is an edited transcript of San Francisco real estate developer Walter H. Shorenstein's contribution to a project conducted by UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library Regional Oral History Office. Shorenstein, 94, is the founder of Shorenstein Properties LLC, one of the nation's largest privately owned real estate companies.

After serving in World War II, I arrived in San Francisco with no job, a pregnant wife and less than $1,000 to my name.
I've lived through the Great Depression and several wars, and I've ridden the ups and downs of economic and real estate cycles. Now in my 10th decade, I've seen things and learned lessons that apply to individuals and families, small businesses and multinational corporations, as well as state and federal governments - especially now, as people struggle to make sense of the current financial upheaval. I don't mean to be preachy - I simply want to share some of what I've learned.

Read more: Shorenstein offers tips on coping with economy:

White House Denies Charge By Attorney that Administration Threatened to Destroy Investment Firm's Reputation* - Political Punch

White House Denies Charge By Attorney that Administration Threatened to Destroy Investment Firm's Reputation* - Political Punch:

May 02, 2009 3:17 PM

A leading bankruptcy attorney representing hedge funds and money managers told ABC News Saturday that Steve Rattner, the leader of the Obama administration's Auto Industry Task Force, threatened one of the firms, an investment bank, that if it continued to oppose the administration's Chrysler bankruptcy plan, the White House would use the White House press corps to destroy its reputation."

American Thinker: Before the Dawn

By Bruce Walker

America has the most Left of center president in its history, and Democrats have overwhelming majorities in both houses of Congress. People have openly talked about whether the Republican Party can even survive. Its standard bearer in the last presidential election was profoundly uninspiring. The energy shortage threatens our economic and national security well-being. The economy, in general, is in a shamble and all the President promises America is a hard road ahead. Our enemies, particularly in Afghanistan, seem to be winning. Europe is sullenly indifferent to America. Yes, there was a brief tax revolt, and this did shake the Left up a bit, but it lasted all of one day. Is there hope in this picture?"

Read more: Before the Dawn:

American Thinker: The Top Ten Reasons Obamanomics Won't Work

American Thinker: The Top Ten Reasons Obamanomics Won't Work:

By Mikiel de Bary

A brute inflationary monetary policy of the kind we are experiencing today can hardly avoid leading to a growth in GDP that, after all, is largely a record of consumer spending. But we cannot judge an economic policy to be 'working' simply by detecting such an increase in GDP. Nor may we say policy has 'succeeded' just from increases in government jobs or government-subsidized jobs. An economy's success, properly speaking, is one that increases long-term levels of production with robust private sector employment. In short, inflation and public sector growth do not mean a policy has 'worked.' As the essence of Obamanomics is easy money and government aggrandizement, there are lots of reasons for pessimism. Here are ten of them"