Friday, January 7, 2011
Juan Williams Reaction to Today's NPR Shakeup!
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Speaker Boehner Debates His Opposition: The Press
YES! Boehner is on the right track!
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Addressing One of the Casualties of the 111th Congress » Publications » Family Security Matters
Addressing One of the Casualties of the 111th Congress » Publications » Family Security Matters: "If you were to list all of the things that fell victim to the tyranny of Progressive leadership in the 111th Congress of the United States, chief on the list, in addition to ethics and constitutional process, is honesty. While it is true that honesty in politics – throughout the history of man – has always been wanting, it can be said with a high degree of confidence that not since the Wilson Administration has there been such a crisis in honesty in the United States government.
There is a tremendous difference between honesty in politics and honesty in government. We the People, to our own discredit, have become tolerant of dishonesty in the political process."
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There is a tremendous difference between honesty in politics and honesty in government. We the People, to our own discredit, have become tolerant of dishonesty in the political process."
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Constitutionalism - Charles Krauthammer - National Review Online
Constitutionalism - Charles Krauthammer - National Review Online: "For decades, Democrats and Republicans fought over who owns the American flag. Now, they’re fighting over who owns the Constitution.
The flag debates began during the Vietnam era when leftist radicals made the fatal error of burning it. For decades since, non-suicidal liberals have tried to undo the damage. Demeaningly, and somewhat unfairly, they are forever having to prove their fealty to the flag.
Amazingly, though, some still couldn’t get it quite right. During the last presidential campaign, candidate Barack Obama, when asked why he was not wearing a flag pin, answered that it represented “a substitute” for “true patriotism.” Bad move. Months later, Obama quietly beat a retreat and returned to wearing the flag on his lapel. He does so still."
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The flag debates began during the Vietnam era when leftist radicals made the fatal error of burning it. For decades since, non-suicidal liberals have tried to undo the damage. Demeaningly, and somewhat unfairly, they are forever having to prove their fealty to the flag.
Amazingly, though, some still couldn’t get it quite right. During the last presidential campaign, candidate Barack Obama, when asked why he was not wearing a flag pin, answered that it represented “a substitute” for “true patriotism.” Bad move. Months later, Obama quietly beat a retreat and returned to wearing the flag on his lapel. He does so still."
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Ex-CIA officer charged with leak to Times reporter - Yahoo! News
Ex-CIA officer charged with leak to Times reporter - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON – A former CIA officer has been indicted on charges of disclosing national security secrets after being accused of leaking classified information about Iran to a New York Times reporter.
Federal prosecutors charged Jeffrey Sterling with 10 counts related to improperly keeping and disclosing national security information.
The indictment did not say specifically what was leaked but, from the dates and other details, it was clear that the case centered on leaks to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James Risen for his 2006 book, 'State of War.' The book revealed details about the CIA's covert spy war with Iran."
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Federal prosecutors charged Jeffrey Sterling with 10 counts related to improperly keeping and disclosing national security information.
The indictment did not say specifically what was leaked but, from the dates and other details, it was clear that the case centered on leaks to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James Risen for his 2006 book, 'State of War.' The book revealed details about the CIA's covert spy war with Iran."
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The Associated Press: Police unveil angry message in parcel to Md. gov
The Associated Press: Police unveil angry message in parcel to Md. gov: "PIKESVILLE, Md. (AP) — Two packages sent to Maryland's governor and transportation secretary that ignited when they were opened contained the same note railing against highway signs urging motorists to report suspicious activity, investigators revealed Friday.
The message read: 'Report suspicious activity! Total Bull----! You have created a self fulfilling prophecy.'
Numerous pieces of physical evidence were recovered from the scene of the package sent to the transportation department, State Fire Marshal William Barnard said, but police have not yet identified any suspects."
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The message read: 'Report suspicious activity! Total Bull----! You have created a self fulfilling prophecy.'
Numerous pieces of physical evidence were recovered from the scene of the package sent to the transportation department, State Fire Marshal William Barnard said, but police have not yet identified any suspects."
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For Those Who Do Not Know What “Certify” Means (updated) | TrueblueNZ
For Those Who Do Not Know What “Certify” Means (updated) | TrueblueNZ
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For Those Who Do Not Know What “Certify” Means (updated)
For those who claim that Obama’s Birth Certificate has been revealed to the world, from Bill O”Reilly through to even such local luminaries as David Farrar, here is something that will hopefully break through the massively thick foundation of ignorance that supports such a perception. There is an online document. Computer generated. Few have seen the actual paper document. Some young dumb Obamabots somewhere looked at it and said it was valid. In fact, there is nothing to substantiate this document and even though it is titled a “certification, ” this raises the question, what does it certify and who certified it? Closer inspection gives rise to a further question- Does it really “certify” anything at all?
Here are three illustrations.
The lower is an original Short Form Certification of Live Birth. (Patricia DeCosta) Above that and in the middle, is the document Obama’s friends say is his birth certificate. Uppermost is the actual Long Form Birth Certificate of a real but unidentified Hawaiian citizen. Look hard now. Can you see the difference? Why of course you can. The actual LFBC has three signatures (bottom left) that CERTIFY the birth. Patricia DeCosta’s Short Form Certification of Live Birth has a stamp with the signature of the Registrar and the date issued.
The Obama document has NO SIGNATURES and therefore NOTHING IS CERTIFIED. No human being has validated or CERTIFIED with his/her signature that Obama was born in Hawaii. The document is worthless.
Long Form Birth Certificate
Obama’s Short Form Certification of Live Birth
Patricia DeCosta Short Form Certification of Live Birth
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Pelosi: Democrats Lost House Because of ... Bush! - New Congress - Fox Nation
Pelosi: Democrats Lost House Because of ... Bush! - New Congress - Fox Nation
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OMG- it's Bush's fault .. of course!
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AP "We still would have lost the election because we had 9.5% unemployment. Let's take it where that came from. The policies of George W. Bush and the Republican support for his initiatives, tax cuts are for the wealth, recklessness by some," Minority Leader Pelosi told CNN.
OMG- it's Bush's fault .. of course!
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Pelosi's Final Tall Tale as Speaker - David Limbaugh - Townhall Conservative
Pelosi's Final Tall Tale as Speaker - David Limbaugh - Townhall Conservative:
"Can you imagine the sheer audacity of outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sermonizing that repealing Obamacare would do 'very serious violence to the national debt and deficit'? This is the woman whose four-year tenure as speaker saw the national debt explode from $8.67 trillion to $14.01 trillion.
She's the lady who boasted, 'Deficit reduction has been a high priority for us. It is our mantra, pay-as-you-go.' Such is the state of Pelosi's credibility that even 19 of her Democratic colleagues voted against her for speaker.
When it comes to a wide spectrum of issues, I'm not sure which planet Pelosi and her ilk of liberals inhabit, but the Obamacare fiasco takes their otherworldliness to another level altogether -- and that's being charitable because it assumes they're innocently unaware of how wrong they are."
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"Can you imagine the sheer audacity of outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sermonizing that repealing Obamacare would do 'very serious violence to the national debt and deficit'? This is the woman whose four-year tenure as speaker saw the national debt explode from $8.67 trillion to $14.01 trillion.
She's the lady who boasted, 'Deficit reduction has been a high priority for us. It is our mantra, pay-as-you-go.' Such is the state of Pelosi's credibility that even 19 of her Democratic colleagues voted against her for speaker.
When it comes to a wide spectrum of issues, I'm not sure which planet Pelosi and her ilk of liberals inhabit, but the Obamacare fiasco takes their otherworldliness to another level altogether -- and that's being charitable because it assumes they're innocently unaware of how wrong they are."
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Welcome Aboard - Oliver North - Townhall Conservative
Welcome Aboard - Oliver North - Townhall Conservative: "Congratulations, Speaker Boehner, to you and the members of your new majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. The gracious humility of your acceptance remarks was a vivid contrast to your predecessor's ill-mannered comments as she handed over the speaker's gavel. She clearly does not intend to be held accountable for the disastrous performance of her party in last November's elections.
Though former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's long-winded rudeness is an indication of the challenges you and other responsible members of the 112th Congress will face in the days ahead, your arrival on Capitol Hill is already having a positive effect in Washington. Shortly before you became speaker of the House, the Obama administration announced it is withdrawing its new regulation requiring 'end-of-life counseling' for Medicare recipients. In short, there will be no 'death panels.' Then, just hours after you gaveled the new House to order, President Barack Obama's confrontational spokesman, Robert Gibbs, announced his resignation as White House press secretary. Now the hard work begins."
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Though former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's long-winded rudeness is an indication of the challenges you and other responsible members of the 112th Congress will face in the days ahead, your arrival on Capitol Hill is already having a positive effect in Washington. Shortly before you became speaker of the House, the Obama administration announced it is withdrawing its new regulation requiring 'end-of-life counseling' for Medicare recipients. In short, there will be no 'death panels.' Then, just hours after you gaveled the new House to order, President Barack Obama's confrontational spokesman, Robert Gibbs, announced his resignation as White House press secretary. Now the hard work begins."
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Is Obama Keeping ACORN Comrade Patrick Gaspard in the White House? | NewsReal Blog
Is Obama Keeping ACORN Comrade Patrick Gaspard in the White House? | NewsReal Blog: "As Obama administration apparatchiks stampede the doors so they can become rich as lobbyists, no one seems to be talking about someone who is critical in the Obama White House: political director Patrick Gaspard. Is he staying or is he leaving? So far it’s not clear.
Here’s why it’s important: while Obama is now shedding some of the familiar radical faces in his outfit and bringing in alleged “centrists” such as Chicagoland’s William Daley as White House chief of staff, the extremist power behind the throne, the Big Labor puppet Gaspard, remains in Karl Rove’s former job.
The incredibly low-profile Gaspard, formerly executive vice president for political and legislative affairs for the gargantuan 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, is a radical’s radical. He is reportedly a master of Saul Alinsky‘s tactics of agitation, just like Obama."
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Here’s why it’s important: while Obama is now shedding some of the familiar radical faces in his outfit and bringing in alleged “centrists” such as Chicagoland’s William Daley as White House chief of staff, the extremist power behind the throne, the Big Labor puppet Gaspard, remains in Karl Rove’s former job.
The incredibly low-profile Gaspard, formerly executive vice president for political and legislative affairs for the gargantuan 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, is a radical’s radical. He is reportedly a master of Saul Alinsky‘s tactics of agitation, just like Obama."
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Rep. Darrell Issa Takes On Big Government | FrontPage Magazine
Rep. Darrell Issa Takes On Big Government | FrontPage Magazine: "California Representative Darrell Issa (CA-49) has been a thorn in the side of the Obama administration since the president took the oath of office. Now that Issa is being elevated to the chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the congressman will have the power to shine a light on a host of matters and policies that many on the Right find to be of questionable value at best and downright destructive at worst. Preliminary reports indicate that Issa’s ambitious agenda will cover a host of areas that badly need attention. Yet, even if Issa and his committee investigate such issues, the ultimate question remains: will this finally be the Congress with the will and the courage to do something when problems are identified, or will our representatives shy away from making tough, unpopular decisions once again?"
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The Housing Hole Deepens | FrontPage Magazine
The Housing Hole Deepens | FrontPage Magazine: "The gravy train at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac keeps pouring out millions in pay to the top executives running the disgraced tax-funded mortgage companies no matter how poorly they perform. As CNNMoney.com reported Dec. 31, Fannie (FNMA) chief executive officer Michael Williams and Freddie (FMCC) CEO Charles Haldeman each stand to rake in $6 million as indicated by company filings that outline pay guidelines, plus deferred compensation of an unknown amount.
These are rewards for a period when the federally supported companies suffered $28 billion in losses through three quarters of 2010 as well as running up the bill at the U.S. Treasury of $150 billion. How proud all Americans must be, especially those on whose homes have been foreclosed. And to think these appointed “saviors” of the housing market now run the biggest lenders of risky mortgages that were largely the cause of the housing bubble and the ensuing collapse of the American economy."
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These are rewards for a period when the federally supported companies suffered $28 billion in losses through three quarters of 2010 as well as running up the bill at the U.S. Treasury of $150 billion. How proud all Americans must be, especially those on whose homes have been foreclosed. And to think these appointed “saviors” of the housing market now run the biggest lenders of risky mortgages that were largely the cause of the housing bubble and the ensuing collapse of the American economy."
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Sources: Security threat level for London raised to 'severe' - CNN.com
Sources: Security threat level for London raised to 'severe' - CNN.com: "London (CNN) -- New information has emerged from an intelligence operation about the possibility of an attack being planned in or near London, with subway stations and airports of particular concern to officials, a British security source told CNN Thursday.
CNN understands that the intelligence operation concerns a possible Mumbai-style attack, the source said.
The action is not connected to terrorism arrests last month in Stoke, Cardiff and London, the source said."
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CNN understands that the intelligence operation concerns a possible Mumbai-style attack, the source said.
The action is not connected to terrorism arrests last month in Stoke, Cardiff and London, the source said."
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Geithner says failure to raise debt ceiling ‘deeply irresponsible,’ would cost ‘millions’ of jobs | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
Geithner says failure to raise debt ceiling ‘deeply irresponsible,’ would cost ‘millions’ of jobs | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment: "Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner sent a cage-rattling letter to congressional leaders Thursday, warning that a failure to raise the debt limit could plunge the nation into an economic crisis more severe than 2008’s and cost millions of jobs.
“Failure to raise the limit would precipitate a default by the United States. Default would effectively impose a significant and long-lasting tax on all Americans and all American businesses and could lead to the loss of millions of American jobs,” Geithner said.
“Even a very short-term or limited default would have catastrophic economic consequences that would last for decades. Failure to increase the limit would be deeply irresponsible,” he wrote."
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“Failure to raise the limit would precipitate a default by the United States. Default would effectively impose a significant and long-lasting tax on all Americans and all American businesses and could lead to the loss of millions of American jobs,” Geithner said.
“Even a very short-term or limited default would have catastrophic economic consequences that would last for decades. Failure to increase the limit would be deeply irresponsible,” he wrote."
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NPR defunding calls heat up in first week of new Congress | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
NPR defunding calls heat up in first week of new Congress | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment: "*
National Public Radio might face a real defunding threat in the 112th Congress – especially following its widespread criticism for firing Juan Williams.
Congressman Doug Lamborn, Colorado Republican, reintroduced two bills that would slash taxpayer funding from NPR to zero. Lamborn said that while he likes “much of NPR’s programming, the fact is, it is luxury we cannot afford to subsidize.”"
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National Public Radio might face a real defunding threat in the 112th Congress – especially following its widespread criticism for firing Juan Williams.
Congressman Doug Lamborn, Colorado Republican, reintroduced two bills that would slash taxpayer funding from NPR to zero. Lamborn said that while he likes “much of NPR’s programming, the fact is, it is luxury we cannot afford to subsidize.”"
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Take CBO Report With a Grain of Salt: Obamacare Repeal Would Not Increase Deficits | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.
Take CBO Report With a Grain of Salt: Obamacare Repeal Would Not Increase Deficits | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.: "Next week, the House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 2, a measure to repeal Obamacare in its entirety. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released a report stating that repealing the health care law would increase the deficit by $145 billion between 2012 and 2019.
This report is based on the findings of the CBO’s March 2010 report that predicted that Obamacare would reduce the deficit. CBO does respectable work, but their analysts have their hands tied by assumptions they are required to make. The reality is that, in spite of the March report, Obamacare will not reduce the deficit, so repealing it would not add to the deficit, in spite of today’s report.
The CBO report should be taken with a grain of salt for a few reasons. First, CBO is required to assume that current law will be enacted as written, even in cases where reality couldn’t be further from what is on the books. CBO Director Doug Elmendorf himself makes this clear in the report:"
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This report is based on the findings of the CBO’s March 2010 report that predicted that Obamacare would reduce the deficit. CBO does respectable work, but their analysts have their hands tied by assumptions they are required to make. The reality is that, in spite of the March report, Obamacare will not reduce the deficit, so repealing it would not add to the deficit, in spite of today’s report.
The CBO report should be taken with a grain of salt for a few reasons. First, CBO is required to assume that current law will be enacted as written, even in cases where reality couldn’t be further from what is on the books. CBO Director Doug Elmendorf himself makes this clear in the report:"
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Cap-and-Trade by Any Other Name
Cap-and-Trade by Any Other Name: "Now that cap-and-trade is more or less off the table, our politicians are starting to talk about something else -- or, at least, something that looks like something else. There are various names for this alternative scheme, from renewable energy portfolio standards to clean energy standards to green energy standards. Those in Congress smart enough to reject cap-and-trade the first time should be smart enough to reject it again, even if it is couched in different language, says Kenneth P. Green, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute."
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The Aspirin Tax
The Aspirin Tax: "Forty million Americans started paying higher taxes last weekend because of ObamaCare. ObamaCare will eventually impose nearly two dozen new or higher taxes on the American public, according to Americans for Tax Reform."
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Hospital Competition and Patient Outcomes
Hospital Competition and Patient Outcomes: "In a new National Bureau of Economic Research study, Death By Market Power: Reform, Competition and Patient Outcomes in the National Health Service, authors Martin Gaynor, Rodrigo Moreno-Serra and Carol Propper use data from England's National Health Service (NHS) hospital discharges and administrative data on hospitals to examine the impact of reforms implemented in 2006 to foster competition among hospitals."
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Morning Bell: Americans Are Fleeing Obama’s Crony Capitalist Economy | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.
Morning Bell: Americans Are Fleeing Obama’s Crony Capitalist Economy | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.: "Today the Bureau of Labor and Statistics released its monthly jobs report showing that the U.S. economy added only 103,000 jobs this December. With the unemployment rate now at 9.4%, this marks the 20th month in a row that the unemployment has been over 9 percent, a post–World War II record. You are going to hear a lot of noise from the White House about how this drop from a 9.8% unemployment rate to 9.4% means the economy is in a strong recovery. This is false. The reality is that the only reason the unemployment rate dropped is because the U.S. labor force decreased by 434,000. More importantly 260,000 Americans dropped out of the labor force entirely. This means that the Obama economy is now driving Americans out of the labor force faster than it is bringing them."
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Baffled Vieira to Bachmann: Why Vote to Repeal Obamacare If It's Going to Get Vetoed?
Baffled Vieira to Bachmann: Why Vote to Repeal Obamacare If It's Going to Get Vetoed?: "NBC's Meredith Vieira seemed baffled by the concept of taking a principled stand against Obamacare, as she repeatedly pressed Michele Bachmann, on Thursday's Today show, why Republicans would bother to vote to repeal the health care bill in the House if it wasn't going to get passed in the Senate or signed by the President? Vieira's very first question to the Republican Minnesota Congresswoman set the aggressive tone for the entire interview as she demanded: 'Given the fact that the Democratic-led Senate will never go for that and the President has veto power, why make that the first big thing on your plate?'"
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Williams to Boehner: 'Where Are You Getting the Notion' Americans Want ObamaCare Repealed?; Blames Him for Birther Outburst
Williams to Boehner: 'Where Are You Getting the Notion' Americans Want ObamaCare Repealed?; Blames Him for Birther Outburst: "In an “exclusive” interview with new House Speaker John Boehner for Thursday’s NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams told Boehner the promised vote to repeal ObamaCare has “been called a stunt,” pressed him to justify repealing it given many would not call it “the best health care delivery system in the world because they, by the millions, weren't getting it” and demanded to know “where are you getting the notion...the American people want it repealed” given polling was “very evenly split on that?”
Then he held Boehner responsible for a “birther” woman in the gallery who shouted out “except Obama” as a Congressman on the floor was reading aloud the part of the Constitution requiring the President to be a “natural born citizen”:"
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Then he held Boehner responsible for a “birther” woman in the gallery who shouted out “except Obama” as a Congressman on the floor was reading aloud the part of the Constitution requiring the President to be a “natural born citizen”:"
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ABC Skips Controversy with Leftist Roseanne Barr, No Mention of 'Burnt Jew Cookies' Photo Spread
ABC Skips Controversy with Leftist Roseanne Barr, No Mention of 'Burnt Jew Cookies' Photo Spread: "Hard-left comedienne Roseanne Barr appeared on Wednesday's Good Morning America and faced no questions about her controversial, often bizarre statements, such as in 2009 when she dressed up like Hitler and pretended to bake 'burnt Jew cookies.' Instead, Roberts fawned, 'Buckle up, folks. Roseanne Barr is back, making us laugh.'
An ABC graphic touted Barr: 'Roseanne is Back! Past, Present and Presidency?' Keep in mind, this is a woman who once smeared that Republicans 'cherish the freedom to have sex with small children.'"
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An ABC graphic touted Barr: 'Roseanne is Back! Past, Present and Presidency?' Keep in mind, this is a woman who once smeared that Republicans 'cherish the freedom to have sex with small children.'"
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Matthews Mocks Bachmann's Appointment to Intelligence Committee and Wonders If She's On a 'Messianic' Crusade
Matthews Mocks Bachmann's Appointment to Intelligence Committee and Wonders If She's On a 'Messianic' Crusade: "Chris Matthews has a new obsession for 2011 and her name is Michele Bachmann. Matthews has gone after Bachmann with the same fervor he used to reserve for Dick Cheney and on Thursday's Hardball he mocked the Minnesota Republican Congresswoman's new appointment to the House Intelligence committee as he snidely observed: 'This is great irony here, on the Intelligence committee. I wonder what the rules are for getting on that committee? I guess they're pretty lenient.'"
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House Majority Releases Report Documenting ObamaCare’s Devastating Impact on American Jobs | Speaker of the House John Boehner | speaker.gov
House Majority Releases Report Documenting ObamaCare’s Devastating Impact on American Jobs | Speaker of the House John Boehner | speaker.gov
New Report Finds ObamaCare Will “Eliminate Jobs” & “Exacerbate the Nation’s Dire Fiscal Condition”
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New Report Finds ObamaCare Will “Eliminate Jobs” & “Exacerbate the Nation’s Dire Fiscal Condition”
Washington (Jan 6)
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) today joined Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) and several House committee chairmen in releasing a report entitled ObamaCare: A Budget-Busting, Job-Killing Health Care Law. The report, which can be found online here, provides a compelling case for taking immediate action to repeal ObamaCare and replace it with reforms that will lower costs and protect jobs. Boehner released the following statement:
“The evidence is clear: by raising taxes, imposing new mandates, and increasing uncertainty for employers and entrepreneurs, ObamaCare is already destroying jobs in this country. And it will continue to destroy jobs unless we do something about it. The report released today shows how the health care law is making it harder to end the job-killing spending binge that threatens our children’s future. When you look at it dollar by dollar, the numbers just don’t add up. This report presents a very sobering picture, and every lawmaker and taxpayer – no matter where you stand on this critical issue – should take a look at it.
“With nearly 10 percent unemployment and massive debt, the American people want us to focus on cutting spending and growing our economy. That’s why tomorrow the House will take the first steps towards repealing this job-killing health care law and replacing it with reforms that will bring down costs and protect jobs.”
NOTE: Joining Boehner and Cantor on the report are Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Ways & Means; Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Chairman of the Committee on Education & the Workforce; Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Chairman of the Committee on the Budget; and Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Energy & Commerce.
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Paul Ryan: I’ll eat my tie if ObamaCare reduces the deficit | The Right Scoop
Paul Ryan: I’ll eat my tie if ObamaCare reduces the deficit | The Right Scoop: "Chairman of the Budget Committee Paul Ryan called in to Mark Levin’s radio show to clarify that there is no way that repealing ObamaCare will add to the deficit. And it’s because of all the gimmicks within the legislation to manipulate the CBO into scoring it as a deficit reducer. But Ryan gives a short summary of what the gimmicks are and why the outcome will actually be if ObamaCare gets implemented.
I just wonder when someone in Congress is going to have the stones to call these Democrat phonies the liars that they are. Yes, use the word ‘liar’. I’m sick and tired of them getting away with this crap and it seems like the only way the MSM is going to pay attention is if we up the language. It’s pathetic! ObamaCare was based a pack of lies, manipulating the CBO, and it’s time the Republicans call them what they are: LIARS!"
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I just wonder when someone in Congress is going to have the stones to call these Democrat phonies the liars that they are. Yes, use the word ‘liar’. I’m sick and tired of them getting away with this crap and it seems like the only way the MSM is going to pay attention is if we up the language. It’s pathetic! ObamaCare was based a pack of lies, manipulating the CBO, and it’s time the Republicans call them what they are: LIARS!"
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The Other New Chicago Crony Chief of Staff - Michelle Malkin - Townhall Conservative
The Other New Chicago Crony Chief of Staff - Michelle Malkin - Townhall Conservative: "Fun fact: Bill Daley isn't the only new chief of staff in the White House with longtime ties to the Chicago Way. Yep, it's No Windy City Corporate Lawyer Left Behind Week in the nation's capital.
On the other side of the White House, deep-pocketed campaign finance mega-bundler Tina Tchen was named first lady Michelle Obama's new right-hand woman. Or rather, left-hand woman. The self-described 'progressive' attorney from Chicago is taking over as chief of staff in the East Wing following the expected departure of Susan Sher. Tchen personally raised more than $200,000 for the Obama presidential campaign while a lawyer at white-shoe Skadden Arps. (No word on whether Mrs. Obama gave her the same anti-corporate lawyer, fat cat-bashing lecture she delivered on the campaign trail.)"
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On the other side of the White House, deep-pocketed campaign finance mega-bundler Tina Tchen was named first lady Michelle Obama's new right-hand woman. Or rather, left-hand woman. The self-described 'progressive' attorney from Chicago is taking over as chief of staff in the East Wing following the expected departure of Susan Sher. Tchen personally raised more than $200,000 for the Obama presidential campaign while a lawyer at white-shoe Skadden Arps. (No word on whether Mrs. Obama gave her the same anti-corporate lawyer, fat cat-bashing lecture she delivered on the campaign trail.)"
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Three-Fifths Of A Newspaper
Three-Fifths Of A Newspaper: "It's sad enough that Times editors believe it's 'a theatrical production of unusual pomposity' that the incoming Republican Congress require 'that every bill cite its basis in the Constitution,' as they wrote in a Wednesday editorial.
But they didn't stop there. Showing the originality of a rap artist skimming through the Rhino music catalog, in search of a 70's hit off which to lift an eight-bar hook, the Times reached into the liberal playbook and rather clumsily interjected the race card into the discussion."
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But they didn't stop there. Showing the originality of a rap artist skimming through the Rhino music catalog, in search of a 70's hit off which to lift an eight-bar hook, the Times reached into the liberal playbook and rather clumsily interjected the race card into the discussion."
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Birther Interrupts House Reading Of Constitution, Yells 'Help Us Jesus'
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White House Defends Obama’s Senate Vote against Raising Debt Ceiling But Warns of Catastrophe If GOP Doesn’t Raise Debt Ceiling | CNSnews.com
White House Defends Obama’s Senate Vote against Raising Debt Ceiling But Warns of Catastrophe If GOP Doesn’t Raise Debt Ceiling | CNSnews.com: "Washington (CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration is warning of catastrophic consequences if Congress does not increase the debt ceiling, the legal limit on how much the federal government can borrow, but Barack Obama held a different view on the issue as a senator in 2006.
Five years ago, then-Sen. Obama (D-Ill.) voted against raising the debt ceiling and even spoke about it on the Senate floor before the Republican-controlled Senate voted 52-48 to increase it."
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Five years ago, then-Sen. Obama (D-Ill.) voted against raising the debt ceiling and even spoke about it on the Senate floor before the Republican-controlled Senate voted 52-48 to increase it."
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Print Story: Shouts about Obama interrupt Constitution reading - Yahoo! News
Print Story: Shouts about Obama interrupt Constitution reading - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON – House Republicans' reading of the Constitution was interrupted Thursday by a woman who shouted 'except Obama, except Obama' to the venerable document's words on a U.S. citizen's eligibility to be president.
Just as Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., was reading 'no person, except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States' is eligible for the presidency, a woman in the visitor's gallery yelled out that it did not apply to President Barack Obama.
Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, who was presiding over the House, banged the gavel and halted the proceedings, warning that such action from members of the public was a violation of House rules. The woman was quickly removed by Capitol police."
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Just as Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., was reading 'no person, except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States' is eligible for the presidency, a woman in the visitor's gallery yelled out that it did not apply to President Barack Obama.
Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, who was presiding over the House, banged the gavel and halted the proceedings, warning that such action from members of the public was a violation of House rules. The woman was quickly removed by Capitol police."
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The Fix - Democrats' defection from Pelosi is historic
The Fix - Democrats' defection from Pelosi is historic: "How divided are Democrats' right now?
With 19 Democrats withholding support from Nancy Pelosi for House speaker on Wednesday, it represented the largest defection from a party's speaker nominee in nearly a century.
The resistance in the Democratic Party to back now-former Speaker Pelosi (D-Calif.) in the ceremonial first vote of the 112th Congress registered higher than at any point since 1913, according to data from the Congressional Research Service."
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With 19 Democrats withholding support from Nancy Pelosi for House speaker on Wednesday, it represented the largest defection from a party's speaker nominee in nearly a century.
The resistance in the Democratic Party to back now-former Speaker Pelosi (D-Calif.) in the ceremonial first vote of the 112th Congress registered higher than at any point since 1913, according to data from the Congressional Research Service."
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Republicans kill global warming committee | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Republicans kill global warming committee | Environment | guardian.co.uk: "The kick-off of the 112th Congress on Wednesday also marked the end of an era in the House – the demise of a committee devoted solely to climate change and energy issues. The Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming, created by Nancy Pelosi in 2006, has been shuttered under the new Republican leadership. In the final days of the committee, staffers released a report on what the committee accomplished in its brief tenure – an epitaph of sorts.
Tackling issues from the politicisation of climate science to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon, the committee held 80 hearings and briefings. It played a role in shaping policy for the 2007 energy bill, the 2009 stimulus package (which included $90bn [$58bn] in energy, efficiency, and other green elements), and, of course, the 2009 climate bill (the one that never became law, of course, because the Senate didn't act on it)."
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Tackling issues from the politicisation of climate science to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon, the committee held 80 hearings and briefings. It played a role in shaping policy for the 2007 energy bill, the 2009 stimulus package (which included $90bn [$58bn] in energy, efficiency, and other green elements), and, of course, the 2009 climate bill (the one that never became law, of course, because the Senate didn't act on it)."
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Source: Explosions Reported At 2 State Buildings - Baltimore News Story - WBAL Baltimore
Source: Explosions Reported At 2 State Buildings - Baltimore News Story - WBAL Baltimore: "HANOVER, Md. -- Officials are investigating possible explosions at the Maryland Department of Transportation's headquarters in Hanover and a state government building in Annapolis."
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2nd person denied Ariz. transplant coverage dies - Yahoo! News
2nd person denied Ariz. transplant coverage dies - Yahoo! News: "PHOENIX – A second person denied transplant coverage by Arizona under a state budget cut has died, with this death 'most likely' resulting from the coverage reduction, a hospital spokeswoman said Wednesday.
University Medical Center spokeswoman Jo Marie Gellerman said the patient died Dec. 28 at another medical facility after earlier being removed from UMC's list for a liver transplant needed because of hepatitis C.
Gellerman cited medical privacy requirements in declining to release any information about the patient."
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University Medical Center spokeswoman Jo Marie Gellerman said the patient died Dec. 28 at another medical facility after earlier being removed from UMC's list for a liver transplant needed because of hepatitis C.
Gellerman cited medical privacy requirements in declining to release any information about the patient."
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Audio: Union Boss Trumka Admits: Unions Are About Massive Social Change, Making ‘Progressive’ America » Blog » Family Security Matters
Audio: Union Boss Trumka Admits: Unions Are About Massive Social Change, Making ‘Progressive’ America » Blog » Family Security Matters
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Federal Agency's Claims of Jobs Saved by Stimulus Were 'Unclear and Misleading,' Says Inspector General | CNSnews.com
Federal Agency's Claims of Jobs Saved by Stimulus Were 'Unclear and Misleading,' Says Inspector General | CNSnews.com: "(CNSNews.com) - The Small Business Administration, which received $730 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to increase the availability of credit to small businesses, is making claims about the number of 'jobs saved' that are “unclear” and “misleading” and which cannot be verified, according to a report issued by the agency’s inspector general.
“The lack of a definition for ‘jobs retained’ and the discrepancy in the forms used to collect job statistics from 7(a) borrowers and lenders has resulted in a performance metric with questionable clarity and transparency,” the inspector general said."
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“The lack of a definition for ‘jobs retained’ and the discrepancy in the forms used to collect job statistics from 7(a) borrowers and lenders has resulted in a performance metric with questionable clarity and transparency,” the inspector general said."
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Gibbs joins parade to White House door - Washington Times
Gibbs joins parade to White House door - Washington Times: "Saying he simply needed a break, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs on Wednesday added his name to a growing list of West Wing staff departures as President Obama restocks the team that will help him deal with newly resurgent congressional Republicans and prepare for a 2012 re-election bid.
Mr. Gibbs said he will step down in early February after serving for nearly seven years as a spokesman for Mr. Obama, having joined the president's staff when Mr. Obama was the Democratic candidate for Senate in Illinois. He then will assume the role of an outside political adviser to his longtime boss."
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Mr. Gibbs said he will step down in early February after serving for nearly seven years as a spokesman for Mr. Obama, having joined the president's staff when Mr. Obama was the Democratic candidate for Senate in Illinois. He then will assume the role of an outside political adviser to his longtime boss."
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Hoyer: Tea Party People Come From Unhappy Families
Hoyer: Tea Party People Come From Unhappy Families: "On the eve of his demotion by voters from House Majority Leader to House Minority Whip, Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., Hoyer offered this insight into the psychology of the Tea Party movement:
There are a whole lot of people in the Tea Party that I see in these polls who don’t want any compromise. My presumption is they have unhappy families. All of you have been in families: single-parent, two-parents, whatever. Multiple parent and a stepfather. The fact is life is about trying to reach accommodation with one another so we can move forward. That is certainly what democracy is about. So if we are going to move forward compromise is necessary.
So, there you have it. The Tea Party movement is not motivated by, as its members claim, record-high levels of spending and debt by the federal government and the possible economic consequences of that. It is not upset by the various federal bailouts of recent years. It is not riled up by a stagnant economy with 9.8% unemployment. No, they go to rallies because it is easier than going home apparently."
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There are a whole lot of people in the Tea Party that I see in these polls who don’t want any compromise. My presumption is they have unhappy families. All of you have been in families: single-parent, two-parents, whatever. Multiple parent and a stepfather. The fact is life is about trying to reach accommodation with one another so we can move forward. That is certainly what democracy is about. So if we are going to move forward compromise is necessary.
So, there you have it. The Tea Party movement is not motivated by, as its members claim, record-high levels of spending and debt by the federal government and the possible economic consequences of that. It is not upset by the various federal bailouts of recent years. It is not riled up by a stagnant economy with 9.8% unemployment. No, they go to rallies because it is easier than going home apparently."
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Pelosi: Repealing Obamacare Would Do ‘Very Serious Violence to the National Debt' | CNSnews.com
Pelosi: Repealing Obamacare Would Do ‘Very Serious Violence to the National Debt' | CNSnews.com: "(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that repealing Obamacare would do 'very serious violence to the national debt and deficit.'
As enacted, Obamacare requires all Americans to have a government-approved health insurance plan and provides federal subsidies to all individuals and families earning up to 400 percent of the poverty level to purchase health insurance."
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As enacted, Obamacare requires all Americans to have a government-approved health insurance plan and provides federal subsidies to all individuals and families earning up to 400 percent of the poverty level to purchase health insurance."
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GOP-Controlled House Kicks Off New Session by Reading Constitution Aloud - FoxNews.com
GOP-Controlled House Kicks Off New Session by Reading Constitution Aloud - FoxNews.com: "Republicans in the House came to power vowing to govern by the book -- or in the case of the Constitution, by the parchment.
And partly as a nod to Republican representatives elected as part of the conservative Tea Party movement, one of the first acts of the newly GOP-controlled House will be to read that founding document aloud on Thursday."
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And partly as a nod to Republican representatives elected as part of the conservative Tea Party movement, one of the first acts of the newly GOP-controlled House will be to read that founding document aloud on Thursday."
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Another National-Security Flip-Flop » Publications » Family Security Matters
Another National-Security Flip-Flop » Publications » Family Security Matters: "No sooner did Victor Davis Hanson compile a prodigious list of national-security flip-flops by the Obama Left (posted on the Corner under the title “If We Say It Is, It Is . . . ”) than we learned the list would have to get longer. Keeping up with this administration’s reversals is a full-time job.
The New York Times reports that President Obama is considering the issuance of an executive signing statement in conjunction with his impending assent to the defense appropriations bill. Remember when the Law Profs Division of the Obama Left told us Bush signing statements were the death knell of our constitutional system?"
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The New York Times reports that President Obama is considering the issuance of an executive signing statement in conjunction with his impending assent to the defense appropriations bill. Remember when the Law Profs Division of the Obama Left told us Bush signing statements were the death knell of our constitutional system?"
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Obama Administration Undermines Israel » Publications » Family Security Matters
Obama Administration Undermines Israel » Publications » Family Security Matters: "The United States’ withdrawal of its demand that Israel impose a second construction freeze in order to bring the Palestinian Authority (PA) back to the negotiation table does not necessarily indicate that the Obama Administration now sides with Israel. Moreover, America’s latest move will likely result in the Administration’s abstaining from a vote on a much-rumored possible U.N. Security Council resolution recognizing the unilateral declaration of an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders."
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Obsessed with Food » Publications » Family Security Matters
Obsessed with Food » Publications » Family Security Matters: "“If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny.” -- Thomas Jefferson
My late Mother, Rebecca, taught the art of gourmet cooking in New Jersey adult schools for over thirty years. When the troops came back from the war in Europe, they had been introduced to its cuisine and they encouraged their wives to prepare it."
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My late Mother, Rebecca, taught the art of gourmet cooking in New Jersey adult schools for over thirty years. When the troops came back from the war in Europe, they had been introduced to its cuisine and they encouraged their wives to prepare it."
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Humpty-Dumpty » Publications » Family Security Matters
Humpty-Dumpty » Publications » Family Security Matters: "When I was seventeen, some friends and I got in trouble with the police for illegal possession of alcohol. Both friends pleaded guilty. I wanted to also because I was guilty. I wanted to pay the $35 fine and get it over with, but my father insisted I pay $150 for an attorney to get me off - and he told me fee would be coming out of my bank account on which his name appeared under my own.
“Why should I do that?” I asked him.
“Because with this on your record, you won’t be able to get a government job,” he said."
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“Why should I do that?” I asked him.
“Because with this on your record, you won’t be able to get a government job,” he said."
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Exclusive: Free Isn't Freedom » Publications » Family Security Matters
Exclusive: Free Isn't Freedom » Publications » Family Security Matters: "My childhood was spent in the hardscrabble world of Pennsylvania’s coal towns, where hard-working anthracite miners drove the economy. As my awareness of the world around me grew, from the 1950s into the early 1960s, I was struck again and again by the pride of the men who worked underground in a dangerous profession: Those who avoided work were considered a blot on the community, and being forced onto “the dole” for any reason humiliated not only the immediate family involved, but even distant relations. Men expected to earn their way, taking pride in maintaining their simple “company” houses as best they could, and dressing their wives and children anew each Easter."
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Morning Bell: Repeal Doesn’t Increase the Deficit | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.
Morning Bell: Repeal Doesn’t Increase the Deficit | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.: "When now-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D–CA) was sworn in as Speaker on January 4, 2007, the national debt stood at $8.67 trillion. By the time Pelosi surrendered the gavel to Speaker John Boehner (R–OH) yesterday, the national debt stood at $14.01 trillion. At $5.34 trillion, that means Speaker Pelosi added more than $1 trillion in debt per year during her tenure as Speaker. And yet she has the audacity to tell reporters Tuesday: “Deficit reduction has been a high priority for us. It is our mantra, pay-as-you-go.”
Only someone so out of touch with reality that they could claim that “deficit reduction” has been their “highest priority” while simultaneously adding more than $1 trillion a year to the debt could possibly claim that repealing Obamacare would add to the debt. But that is exactly what Pelosi wants us to believe. Also on Tuesday she claimed that repealing Obamacare would do “very serious violence to the national debt and deficit.” Nothing could be further from the truth."
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Only someone so out of touch with reality that they could claim that “deficit reduction” has been their “highest priority” while simultaneously adding more than $1 trillion a year to the debt could possibly claim that repealing Obamacare would add to the debt. But that is exactly what Pelosi wants us to believe. Also on Tuesday she claimed that repealing Obamacare would do “very serious violence to the national debt and deficit.” Nothing could be further from the truth."
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Hume on Pelosi: ‘It was as if the nation’s first woman speaker could not quite believe today was not about her’ | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
Hume on Pelosi: ‘It was as if the nation’s first woman speaker could not quite believe today was not about her’ | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment: "On the opening day of the new Congress, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke longer than the newly minted Speaker of the House John Boehner. What should one make of that?
On Wednesday’s “Special Report with Bret Baier,” Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume had his own idea of what Pelosi was thinking. During his commentary segment, Hume took a dig at Pelosi by hypothesizing she thought the focus was on her during the ceremonial exchange of power and not Boehner."
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On Wednesday’s “Special Report with Bret Baier,” Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume had his own idea of what Pelosi was thinking. During his commentary segment, Hume took a dig at Pelosi by hypothesizing she thought the focus was on her during the ceremonial exchange of power and not Boehner."
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Chief of Police Ralph Painter Rainier Police Department Oregon End of Watch: Wednesday, January 5, 2011 « The Munz ~~ Remembering the fallen
Chief of Police Ralph Painter Rainier Police Department Oregon End of Watch: Wednesday, January 5, 2011 « The Munz ~~ Remembering the fallen
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Chief of Police Ralph Painter
Rainier Police Department
Oregon
End of Watch: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Biographical Info
Age: 55
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Weapon Used: Officer’s handgun
Suspect Info: Apprehended
Chief Ralph Painter was shot and killed after responding to a local car stereo shop in which a man was attempting to take a car that did not belong to him.
When Chief Painter made contact with the man a struggle ensued. The subject was able to disarm him and then fatally shot him.
The man then exchanged shots with responding officers before being wounded and taken into custody.
Chief Painter is survived by his wife and seven children.
Agency Contact Information
Rainier Police Department
106 West B Street
Rainier, OR 97048
Phone: (503) 397-1521
Please contact the Rainier Police Department for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.
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Mr. Boehner, et al., Honor Your Oath! - Alexander's Essays - PatriotPost.US
Mr. Boehner, et al., Honor Your Oath! - Alexander's Essays - PatriotPost.US
The U.S. Constitution
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"If congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one, possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one, subject to particular exceptions." --James Madison
The U.S. ConstitutionThe new Speaker of the House, John Boehner, took charge of a Republican majority (242-193) Wednesday, proclaiming, "I stand today in awe of our great nation, humbled by the opportunity to defend the Constitution and serve the American people as Speaker of the House. We must restore the House as an open institution that listens to the people and does their will. We must end D.C. rituals that have made it easy to dodge tough decisions, then make the choices necessary to return our economy to prosperity."
For the record, Mr. Boehner, the first obligation of every member of Congress is to defend the Constitution, which authorizes the House to do the will of the people only to the extent that it comports with the plain language of our Constitution. The current state of the central government, bloated to the point of implosion, is the direct result of political machinations doing the bidding of special interest groups, to the great detriment of our Constitution and the Rule of Law it enshrines.
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Trial set for firing over use of 'n' word | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/05/2011
Trial set for firing over use of 'n' word | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/05/2011: "A federal jury will be asked to decide whether it is acceptable for an African American person, but not a white person, to use the 'n' word in a workplace.
U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick has ruled that former Fox29 reporter-anchor Tom Burlington's lawsuit against the station, claiming a double standard and alleging that he was the victim of racial discrimination, may go to trial. However, Surrick denied Burlington's claim of a hostile work environment.
Burlington, who is white, was fired after using the 'n' word during a June 2007 staff meeting at which reporters and producers were discussing reporter Robin Taylor's story about the symbolic burial of the word by the Philadelphia Youth Council of the NAACP."
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U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick has ruled that former Fox29 reporter-anchor Tom Burlington's lawsuit against the station, claiming a double standard and alleging that he was the victim of racial discrimination, may go to trial. However, Surrick denied Burlington's claim of a hostile work environment.
Burlington, who is white, was fired after using the 'n' word during a June 2007 staff meeting at which reporters and producers were discussing reporter Robin Taylor's story about the symbolic burial of the word by the Philadelphia Youth Council of the NAACP."
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Chandler mall shooting involves fugitive; standoff at Baja Fresh ends with arrest
Chandler mall shooting involves fugitive; standoff at Baja Fresh ends with arrest: "A fugitive who was mistakenly freed from jail reportedly shot at a task force that was tailing him at Chandler Fashion Mall Wednesday, authorities said.
A short time later, there were reported shots fired inside a Baja Fresh restaurant across the street from the mall, and police say they believe it involves the same suspect, whom the U.S. Marshal's Office has identified as Daniel Perez. There's a standoff and negotiations with the suspect at the restaurant are ongoing, authorities said."
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A short time later, there were reported shots fired inside a Baja Fresh restaurant across the street from the mall, and police say they believe it involves the same suspect, whom the U.S. Marshal's Office has identified as Daniel Perez. There's a standoff and negotiations with the suspect at the restaurant are ongoing, authorities said."
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Student opens fire at Omaha high school, 2 wounded - Yahoo! News
Student opens fire at Omaha high school, 2 wounded - Yahoo! News: "OMAHA, Neb. – A student opened fire at an Omaha high school on Wednesday wounding two adults including the principal and causing students to rush to a school kitchen to take cover, authorities said.
Later, the suspect, identified as 17-year-old Robert Butler, Jr., was found dead in car about a mile away from the school after shooting himself, Omaha police chief Alex Hayes said.
It was not immediately clear why Butler, a son of an Omaha police detective, shot Millard High School Principal Curtis Case and Vice Principal Vicki Kasper.
Case was in stable condition and Kasper was in critical condition at an area hospital, the chief told reporters."
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Later, the suspect, identified as 17-year-old Robert Butler, Jr., was found dead in car about a mile away from the school after shooting himself, Omaha police chief Alex Hayes said.
It was not immediately clear why Butler, a son of an Omaha police detective, shot Millard High School Principal Curtis Case and Vice Principal Vicki Kasper.
Case was in stable condition and Kasper was in critical condition at an area hospital, the chief told reporters."
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FT.com / Companies / Oil & Gas - Rising oil price threatens fragile recovery
FT.com / Companies / Oil & Gas - Rising oil price threatens fragile recovery: "High oil prices threaten to derail the fragile economic recovery among developed nations this year, the leading energy watchdog has warned, putting pressure on the Opec oil cartel to increase production.
Over the past year the oil import costs for the 34 mostly rich countries that make up the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development have soared by $200bn to $790bn at the end of 2010, according to an analysis by the International Energy Agency."
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Over the past year the oil import costs for the 34 mostly rich countries that make up the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development have soared by $200bn to $790bn at the end of 2010, according to an analysis by the International Energy Agency."
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World Food Prices Jump to Record on Sugar, Oilseeds - Bloomberg
World Food Prices Jump to Record on Sugar, Oilseeds - Bloomberg: "World food prices rose to a record in December on higher sugar, grain and oilseed costs, the United Nations said, exceeding levels reached in 2008 that sparked deadly riots from Haiti to Egypt.
An index of 55 food commodities tracked by the Food and Agriculture Organization gained for a sixth month to 214.7 points, above the previous all-time high of 213.5 in June 2008, the Rome-based UN agency said in a monthly report. The gauges for sugar and meat prices advanced to records.
Sugar climbed for a third year in a row in 2010, and corn jumped the most in four years in Chicago. Food prices may rise more unless the world grain crop increases “significantly” in 2011, the FAO said Nov. 17. At least 13 people died last year in Mozambique in protests against plans to lift bread prices."
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An index of 55 food commodities tracked by the Food and Agriculture Organization gained for a sixth month to 214.7 points, above the previous all-time high of 213.5 in June 2008, the Rome-based UN agency said in a monthly report. The gauges for sugar and meat prices advanced to records.
Sugar climbed for a third year in a row in 2010, and corn jumped the most in four years in Chicago. Food prices may rise more unless the world grain crop increases “significantly” in 2011, the FAO said Nov. 17. At least 13 people died last year in Mozambique in protests against plans to lift bread prices."
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My Way News - World Bank issues its 1st yuan bonds in Hong Kong
My Way News - World Bank issues its 1st yuan bonds in Hong Kong: "HONG KONG (AP) - The World Bank is issuing its first bonds denominated in China's yuan in Hong Kong, joining a growing number of borrowers tapping the new debt market as Beijing gradually promotes of its tightly controlled currency abroad.
The World Bank said buyers of its 500 million yuan ($76 million), two-year bond were mainly Hong Kong-based financial institutions, companies and wealthy individuals. It said the money will go into its general fund, rather than being raised for a specific purpose.
The yuan is not traded on global currency markets but Beijing has loosened controls and allows Hong Kong banks to use it. Hong Kong is Chinese territory but has its own currency and a Western-style legal system and often is used as a site for mainland companies to interact with foreign investors."
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The World Bank said buyers of its 500 million yuan ($76 million), two-year bond were mainly Hong Kong-based financial institutions, companies and wealthy individuals. It said the money will go into its general fund, rather than being raised for a specific purpose.
The yuan is not traded on global currency markets but Beijing has loosened controls and allows Hong Kong banks to use it. Hong Kong is Chinese territory but has its own currency and a Western-style legal system and often is used as a site for mainland companies to interact with foreign investors."
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Video Released In Murder Mystery Of Delaware War Vet « CBS Philly – News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of Philadelphia
Video Released In Murder Mystery Of Delaware War Vet « CBS Philly – News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of Philadelphia: "WILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) – Eyewitness News has obtained exclusive surveillance video of a former presidential aide that was taken two days before his body was found dumped in a Delaware landfill.
The body of John Wheeler III was found in the Cherry Island landfill in Wilmington on New Year’s Eve.
The video shows a man that appears to be Wheeler entering the lobby of a parking garage at 5th and King Streets in Wilmington on December 29.
An employee of the parking garage said Wheeler look disheveled and said he was looking for his car. The employee also said his right shoe, which appeared to be broken, was in his right hand.
“From the way his shoe looked, I would say that it looked like somebody done something to him,” the worker told Eyewitness News."
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The body of John Wheeler III was found in the Cherry Island landfill in Wilmington on New Year’s Eve.
The video shows a man that appears to be Wheeler entering the lobby of a parking garage at 5th and King Streets in Wilmington on December 29.
An employee of the parking garage said Wheeler look disheveled and said he was looking for his car. The employee also said his right shoe, which appeared to be broken, was in his right hand.
“From the way his shoe looked, I would say that it looked like somebody done something to him,” the worker told Eyewitness News."
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Man found in landfill tied to arson attempt | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/05/2011
Man found in landfill tied to arson attempt | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/05/2011: "Source: John P. Wheeler 3d planted incendiary devices at a neighbor's home in Del. days before his disappearance.
Police in Delaware have discovered evidence that a former Pentagon aide may have been involved in an attempted arson days before his murder, a law enforcement source has told The Inquirer.
Police found evidence linking John Parsons Wheeler 3d to devices planted at the New Castle home of a neighbor with whom he had been feuding, said the source, who is close to the investigation. The feud was over the size of the neighbor's house, which was under construction in the city's historic district."
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Police in Delaware have discovered evidence that a former Pentagon aide may have been involved in an attempted arson days before his murder, a law enforcement source has told The Inquirer.
Police found evidence linking John Parsons Wheeler 3d to devices planted at the New Castle home of a neighbor with whom he had been feuding, said the source, who is close to the investigation. The feud was over the size of the neighbor's house, which was under construction in the city's historic district."
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My Way News - Cameras plentiful where Del. man's body dumped
My Way News - Cameras plentiful where Del. man's body dumped: "NEWARK, Del. (AP) - Whoever dumped the body of a prominent national defense consultant into a garbage bin in a bustling college town risked being detected, either by witnesses or surveillance cameras, with some of the containers in well-lit parking lots, near restaurants and stores.
Police don't know which of the 10 bins collected on New Year's Eve in Newark contained the body of 66-year-old John P. Wheeler III, who was last seen alive the afternoon before some 15 miles away in downtown Wilmington. Where he might have been killed and what he was doing on the days leading up to his death also remain elusive, said Newark police spokesman Lt. Mark Farrall.
'We still don't know the location of the crime scene,' Farrall said Tuesday.
Much is known about Wheeler's 40-year consulting career."
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Police don't know which of the 10 bins collected on New Year's Eve in Newark contained the body of 66-year-old John P. Wheeler III, who was last seen alive the afternoon before some 15 miles away in downtown Wilmington. Where he might have been killed and what he was doing on the days leading up to his death also remain elusive, said Newark police spokesman Lt. Mark Farrall.
'We still don't know the location of the crime scene,' Farrall said Tuesday.
Much is known about Wheeler's 40-year consulting career."
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In House, new Republican majority plans to act fast to undo Obama's agenda
In House, new Republican majority plans to act fast to undo Obama's agenda: "Almost as soon as they take control of the House at noon Wednesday, Republicans will embark on a 20-day plan aimed at undoing major aspects of President Obama's agenda as they seek to take advantage of the weeks before the Senate's return and the president's State of the Union address."
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The US Report - The US Report - Was ObamaCare a linchpin in plans for failed amnesty bill?
The US Report - The US Report - Was ObamaCare a linchpin in plans for failed amnesty bill?: "As Democrats in Congress colluded to shove ObamaCare (technically the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) down taxpayers’ throats, I repeatedly tried to warn people the bill was a failure on several fronts. I correctly predicted working Americans’ health insurance premiums would not decline. I correctly predicted job losses (those started immediately after the bill was signed—in Sallie Mae, an entity not even related to healthcare).
I correctly predicted increased costs for the government (IRS cops to enforce the individual mandate and continuance of predictable fraud that has plagued Medicare and Medicaid for decades.)
As the bill progressed, I also pointed out that very few in Congress had actually read the thousands of pages in the bill which was in my opinion another step towards socialized medicine lusted for by Dems for many years. A Democrat never met a socialist principle he didn’t like."
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I correctly predicted increased costs for the government (IRS cops to enforce the individual mandate and continuance of predictable fraud that has plagued Medicare and Medicaid for decades.)
As the bill progressed, I also pointed out that very few in Congress had actually read the thousands of pages in the bill which was in my opinion another step towards socialized medicine lusted for by Dems for many years. A Democrat never met a socialist principle he didn’t like."
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Obamacare and the new Congress UPDATE: Link to repeal bill | Radio Vice Online
Obamacare and the new Congress UPDATE: Link to repeal bill | Radio Vice Online: "On Wednesday, the new members of Congress will be sworn in. In the House of Representatives, Republicans will now hold the majority, and Obamacare is at the top of their list of things to do … as in … repeal Obamacare. And so it begins. (Link to repeal bill under the fold)
According to the latest Rasmussen poll, 60% of Americans favor a repeal of Obamacare. I suppose soon to be former Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D. Ca.) was correct. Congress had to pass Obamacare before we could see what was in it. The problem is that now that we see what is in it, more and more people realize that they do not like what they see.
So, on Thursday , the day after the new House takes office, the House Rules Committee will meet to advance a bill that will repeal Obamacare. The Rules Committee will vote on this on Friday, and, if the bill is advanced, the full House will vote on the repeal bill on Wednesday, January 12.
Of course, we all know that this is symbolic. Even if the repeal bill was passed by the Senate, President Obama would veto it. And, although two thirds of the House might vote to override the veto, two thirds of the Senate would not.
However, it is a step."
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According to the latest Rasmussen poll, 60% of Americans favor a repeal of Obamacare. I suppose soon to be former Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D. Ca.) was correct. Congress had to pass Obamacare before we could see what was in it. The problem is that now that we see what is in it, more and more people realize that they do not like what they see.
So, on Thursday , the day after the new House takes office, the House Rules Committee will meet to advance a bill that will repeal Obamacare. The Rules Committee will vote on this on Friday, and, if the bill is advanced, the full House will vote on the repeal bill on Wednesday, January 12.
Of course, we all know that this is symbolic. Even if the repeal bill was passed by the Senate, President Obama would veto it. And, although two thirds of the House might vote to override the veto, two thirds of the Senate would not.
However, it is a step."
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Boehner fires back at Dem senators with vow to push forward with repeal - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room
Boehner fires back at Dem senators with vow to push forward with repeal - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room: "Incoming House Speaker John Boehner's office (R-Ohio) pointedly vowed on Tuesday to push ahead with legislation repealing healthcare reform.
Boehner's office responded to a letter sent by the Senate's top five Democrats, vowing to block a House bill repealing healthcare reform, with a terse, 65-word note.
Boehner's office wrote:
Senators Reid, Durbin, Schumer, Murray and Stabenow:
Thank you for reminding us – and the American people – of the backroom deal that you struck behind closed doors with ‘Big Pharma,’ resulting in bigger profits for the drug companies, and higher prescription drug costs for 33 million seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D, at a cost to the taxpayers of $42.6 billion.
The House is going to pass legislation to repeal that now. You’re welcome.
- Speaker-Designate John Boehner’s Press Office"
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Boehner's office responded to a letter sent by the Senate's top five Democrats, vowing to block a House bill repealing healthcare reform, with a terse, 65-word note.
Boehner's office wrote:
Senators Reid, Durbin, Schumer, Murray and Stabenow:
Thank you for reminding us – and the American people – of the backroom deal that you struck behind closed doors with ‘Big Pharma,’ resulting in bigger profits for the drug companies, and higher prescription drug costs for 33 million seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D, at a cost to the taxpayers of $42.6 billion.
The House is going to pass legislation to repeal that now. You’re welcome.
- Speaker-Designate John Boehner’s Press Office"
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'Propaganda'?! U.S. Congressman Slanders the Constitution - Constitution - Fox Nation
'Propaganda'?! U.S. Congressman Slanders the Constitution - Constitution - Fox Nation
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For more than 200 years, Americans have revered the Constitution as the law of the land, but the GOP and tea party heralding of the document in recent months - and the planned recitation on the House floor Thursday - have caused some Democrats to worry that the charter is being misconstrued as the immutable word of God.
"They are reading it like a sacred text," said Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the outgoing chairman of the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, civil rights and civil liberties, who has studied and memorized the Constitution with talmudic intensity. Nadler called the "ritualistic reading" on the floor "total nonsense" and "propaganda" intended to claim the document for Republicans. "You read the Torah, you read the Bible, you build a worship service around it," said Nadler, who argued that the Founders were not "demigods" and that the document's need for amendments to abolish slavery and other injustices showed it was "highly imperfect."
"You are not supposed to worship your constitution. You are supposed to govern your government by it," he said.
Maybe if Democrats had followed it, this would not be necessary as a symbolic gesture of the new congress ~~ The Munz
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Agenda 21 Part I: A Global Economic Disaster in the Making — Emerging Corruption
Agenda 21 Part I: A Global Economic Disaster in the Making — Emerging Corruption: "Listening to the local news on the radio recently, I heard a report about how newly elected Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz plans to save $8 million by, among other things, merging the “Office of Sustainability” with the Department of Environmental Protection and Resource Management.
Office of Sustainability? In the county?
According to the story, “The new agency will be renamed the Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability….”
The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability
A county government has its own EPA? You must be kidding."
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Office of Sustainability? In the county?
According to the story, “The new agency will be renamed the Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability….”
The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability
A county government has its own EPA? You must be kidding."
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The American Spectator : Berwick Sets Up Death Panels By Fiat
The American Spectator : Berwick Sets Up Death Panels By Fiat: "'If they would rather die they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.' -- Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
Sarah Palin was right.
John Boehner -- make that Speaker-elect of the House John Boehner -- was right.
While Americans were busy celebrating with family and friends and presumably not paying attention to the news, the New York Times, in a story ironically dated Christmas Day -- a holiday celebrating the birth of the Prince of Peace -- reported the following:
Obama Returns to End-of-Life Plan That Caused Stir
WASHINGTON -- When a proposal to encourage end-of-life planning touched off a political storm over 'death panels,' Democrats dropped it from legislation to overhaul the health care system. But the Obama administration will achieve the same goal by regulation, starting Jan. 1."
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Sarah Palin was right.
John Boehner -- make that Speaker-elect of the House John Boehner -- was right.
While Americans were busy celebrating with family and friends and presumably not paying attention to the news, the New York Times, in a story ironically dated Christmas Day -- a holiday celebrating the birth of the Prince of Peace -- reported the following:
Obama Returns to End-of-Life Plan That Caused Stir
WASHINGTON -- When a proposal to encourage end-of-life planning touched off a political storm over 'death panels,' Democrats dropped it from legislation to overhaul the health care system. But the Obama administration will achieve the same goal by regulation, starting Jan. 1."
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Top US Official Murdered After Arkansas Weapons Test Causes Mass Death
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Detroit Public Schools: 40,000 kids to get laptops from stimulus funds | freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Detroit Public Schools: 40,000 kids to get laptops from stimulus funds | freep.com | Detroit Free Press: "Detroit Public Schools will spend $49 million in federal money to push technology in the district, including distributing 40,000 new laptop computers to students in grades 6-12 for use in class, as well as more than 5,000 new desktop computers."
The computers are being funded by stimulus money under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Details are to be announced this morning by DPS emergency financial manager Robert Bobb.
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The computers are being funded by stimulus money under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Details are to be announced this morning by DPS emergency financial manager Robert Bobb.
The district already has started distributing the computers and expects to deliver them all by the end of this school year, said Kisha Verdusco, a DPS spokeswoman.
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Florida School District Spends $1M on Butterflies Rather Than Teachers - FoxNews.com
Florida School District Spends $1M on Butterflies Rather Than Teachers - FoxNews.com: "Residents of a Florida school district wondering why their tax money wasn't enough to keep more than 500 teachers from being laid off this school year might have a few butterfly gardens to thank.
The Broward School District laid off 1,305 employees in June, including 568 teachers, the Employment Spectator reported.
From 2004 to 2008, however, the district managed to pay local developer Roy Rogers more than $394,000 to plant gardens designed to lure butterflies to campus, then negotiated a three-year contract with him in 2007 worth up to $1 million, the Florida Sun Sentinel reported."
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The Broward School District laid off 1,305 employees in June, including 568 teachers, the Employment Spectator reported.
From 2004 to 2008, however, the district managed to pay local developer Roy Rogers more than $394,000 to plant gardens designed to lure butterflies to campus, then negotiated a three-year contract with him in 2007 worth up to $1 million, the Florida Sun Sentinel reported."
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The Associated Press: China media report mystery stealth fighter photos
The Associated Press: China media report mystery stealth fighter photos: "Photos leaked online that appear to show a prototype of China's first stealth fighter jet were discussed in state media Wednesday — a move that supports claims the country's military aviation program is advancing faster than expected.
Both the English and Chinese language editions of the Global Times ran front-page articles on the photos of what appears to be a future J-20 fighter, along with extensive reports on the buzz the pictures have generated overseas.
Photos of the plane appeared on unofficial military news websites and hobbyist blogs last week and were still viewable Wednesday."
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Both the English and Chinese language editions of the Global Times ran front-page articles on the photos of what appears to be a future J-20 fighter, along with extensive reports on the buzz the pictures have generated overseas.
Photos of the plane appeared on unofficial military news websites and hobbyist blogs last week and were still viewable Wednesday."
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Pelosi: If everyone in America was happy with their insurance, we still would have passed ObamaCare
Socialism depends on this ~~ The Munz
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Liberals Have Their Own Version of Chess » Publications » Family Security Matters
Liberals Have Their Own Version of Chess » Publications » Family Security Matters: "Looking the Left, however, we see a different version of chess which is based on vastly different values and motives. For all of its hype and bluster, Liberalism is steeped in impatience, the here and now, finding the easy way, delusion and fanciful thinking, excuses and pointing fingers at others, cheating and bending the rules, selfishness, mocking tradition and history, ignoring mistakes and not letting the truth get in the way of propaganda, demonizing and destroying opponents, and giving value to pieces based on what they can do instead of their own unique, inherent qualities."
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Congress Must Lead, Not the Courts » Publications » Family Security Matters
Congress Must Lead, Not the Courts » Publications » Family Security Matters: "The new Congress begins its session this week with historically rare fortifications: swelling ranks of Republican freshmen and a clear mandate to roll back Obama’s administrative statism. For the GOP, it is a short lease on a second life, won only after assuring a skeptical electorate that amends would be made for Republican complicity in our current mess. Congressional leadership would thus be wise to remember that, in our free society, there is only one branch of government capable of legitimate, dramatic course corrections: the one composed of the people’s representatives. They have to act, not just go with the Potomac flow."
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Chicago on the Potomac » Publications » Family Security Matters
Chicago on the Potomac » Publications » Family Security Matters: "No matter how you rearrange President Obama's inner circle, it still looks, smells and tastes like a rotten Chicago deep-dish pizza.
Ready for the latest topping on this moldy old pie? It's a possible chief of staff slot for Wall Street banker/lawyer/wheeler-dealer William Daley, brother of outgoing Chicago mayor/machine politics mastermind Richard M. Daley (also the former boss of White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett and first lady Michelle Obama), whose retirement paved the way for former Obama chief of staff and Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel. Phew.
The White House is reportedly looking to manufacture a 'pro-business' aura with Bill Daley, who holds a 'corporate responsibility' executive office at J.P. Morgan and once headed the U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- the latter, a left-wing hate object and Obama punching bag leading up to the midterms."
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Ready for the latest topping on this moldy old pie? It's a possible chief of staff slot for Wall Street banker/lawyer/wheeler-dealer William Daley, brother of outgoing Chicago mayor/machine politics mastermind Richard M. Daley (also the former boss of White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett and first lady Michelle Obama), whose retirement paved the way for former Obama chief of staff and Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel. Phew.
The White House is reportedly looking to manufacture a 'pro-business' aura with Bill Daley, who holds a 'corporate responsibility' executive office at J.P. Morgan and once headed the U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- the latter, a left-wing hate object and Obama punching bag leading up to the midterms."
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Administration to Defy GOP on Gitmo Policy » Publications » Family Security Matters
Administration to Defy GOP on Gitmo Policy » Publications » Family Security Matters: "White House officials say that President Barack Obama and his national security team are planning to block the GOP-led Congress' efforts to impede the president's plans for the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, military detention center and its inmate population of captured terrorists and enemy combatants.
The officials claim they are prepared for a confrontation between the president and the new Congress on an issue that has been politically divisive since Obama was inaugurated on January 20, 2009.
The original Guantanamo policy, which included limits on where and how prisoners will be tried, were attached to a spending bill for military pay and benefits approved by the Democrat-led Congress late last year."
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The officials claim they are prepared for a confrontation between the president and the new Congress on an issue that has been politically divisive since Obama was inaugurated on January 20, 2009.
The original Guantanamo policy, which included limits on where and how prisoners will be tried, were attached to a spending bill for military pay and benefits approved by the Democrat-led Congress late last year."
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American Thinker- Print Article: "When queried about the release of secret U.S. diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs replied, 'We should never be afraid of one guy who plopped down $35 and bought a web address.'
While the White House may be unafraid of Assange and his website, the impact of the information itself is undeniable. It may be too early to fully assess the damage to national security wrought by Assange, but one thing is clear: government accounts of several key issues and newsworthy events have vastly diverged from the reality revealed in the cables.
For example, the WikiLeaks cables reveal Obama administration duplicity in its prerequisite that an Arab-Palestinian state be established before a solution could be brokered with Gulf Arabs over the Iranian nuclear threat. Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have long maintained the charade that action on Iran was contingent upon Israeli cooperation and concessions to Arab-Palestinians as confidence-building gestures."
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While the White House may be unafraid of Assange and his website, the impact of the information itself is undeniable. It may be too early to fully assess the damage to national security wrought by Assange, but one thing is clear: government accounts of several key issues and newsworthy events have vastly diverged from the reality revealed in the cables.
For example, the WikiLeaks cables reveal Obama administration duplicity in its prerequisite that an Arab-Palestinian state be established before a solution could be brokered with Gulf Arabs over the Iranian nuclear threat. Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have long maintained the charade that action on Iran was contingent upon Israeli cooperation and concessions to Arab-Palestinians as confidence-building gestures."
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Republicans Trim Millions From House's Own Budget - NYTimes.com
Republicans Trim Millions From House's Own Budget - NYTimes.com: "The budget cutting begins at home.
House Republicans on Tuesday said they would reduce expenses of the House itself by $35.2 million to underscore their commitment to slashing government spending across the board.
Representative Greg Walden of Oregon, who has directed the transition for the new Republican majority, said that the reductions would be made in salaries and expenses to leadership offices, committees and individual lawmakers’ office budgets.
But even as the incoming speaker, John A. Boehner of Ohio, hailed the gesture, in dollar terms it amounted to only a small dent in the House budget — approximately 2.6 percent of the roughly $1.37 billion allocated for House operations in 2010."
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House Republicans on Tuesday said they would reduce expenses of the House itself by $35.2 million to underscore their commitment to slashing government spending across the board.
Representative Greg Walden of Oregon, who has directed the transition for the new Republican majority, said that the reductions would be made in salaries and expenses to leadership offices, committees and individual lawmakers’ office budgets.
But even as the incoming speaker, John A. Boehner of Ohio, hailed the gesture, in dollar terms it amounted to only a small dent in the House budget — approximately 2.6 percent of the roughly $1.37 billion allocated for House operations in 2010."
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Pelosi: 'We Have No Regrets' About Debt Piled Up Over Last Two Years | CNSnews.com
Pelosi: 'We Have No Regrets' About Debt Piled Up Over Last Two Years | CNSnews.com: "(CNSNews.com) - When asked if she regrets not using the last two years with a Democrat controlled Congress to do more about the national debt, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she has “no regrets,” adding that “deficit reduction” has been a “high priority” for the Democratic Congress.
Speaker Pelosi was asked, “Do you have regrets that you didn't use the 2 years that you had total Democratic control of government to focus more on jobs and especially the debt which we did not hear much at all from you?”"
Pelosi may not have any regrets, but the American people sure do! ~~ The Munz
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Speaker Pelosi was asked, “Do you have regrets that you didn't use the 2 years that you had total Democratic control of government to focus more on jobs and especially the debt which we did not hear much at all from you?”"
Pelosi may not have any regrets, but the American people sure do! ~~ The Munz
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Swedish Terror Suspect's "Tourism" Dodge » Publications » Family Security Matters
Swedish Terror Suspect's "Tourism" Dodge » Publications » Family Security Matters: "Munir Awad, one of five suspects arrested last week near Copenhagen in connection with an alleged terror plot against two Danish newspapers, has been arrested previously in Somalia and Pakistan for suspected jihadist activity. In those cases, he managed to talk his way out of trouble with the help of the Swedish government by claiming to be a peaceful 'tourist.'
Awad, a 29-year-old resident of Sweden who was born in Lebanon, was arrested in connection with an alleged terror plot against the Jyllands-Posten and Politiken, two newspapers that published cartoons in 2005 depicting the Prophet Mohammed. Charges include attempted terrorism and illegal weapons possession."
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Awad, a 29-year-old resident of Sweden who was born in Lebanon, was arrested in connection with an alleged terror plot against the Jyllands-Posten and Politiken, two newspapers that published cartoons in 2005 depicting the Prophet Mohammed. Charges include attempted terrorism and illegal weapons possession."
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Pelosi, Obama Hawaiian Vacations Come to an End, But Taxpayers Left with the Bill
Escorted throughout her trip by a mini security motorcade that included Secret Service and Hawaii County Police officers, Pelosi was seen at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Kailua-Kona, where she received Communion. Parishioners greeted her warmly, Hawaii Reporter was told. Two police SUVs were on guard outside the hotel during her week long stay.
Pelosi, who traveled to Hawaii by private plane, spent the holidays in Kona last year at the same hotel in an elaborate suite that reportedly rents for $10,000 a night.
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New Congress sets its eyes on oversight - CNN.com
New Congress sets its eyes on oversight - CNN.com: "Washington (CNN) -- The new Republican-majority House will vote on repealing or changing last year's health care overhaul before the State of the Union address, Rep. Fred Upton, incoming chairman of the energy and commerce committee, said on 'Fox News Sunday.'
Upton, a Michigan Republican, said that his party had 242 votes in favor of repeal, and that 'there will be a significant number of Democrats who will join us.'
if the House does manage to repeal the health care bill, such a move would likely meet strong obstacles in the Democrat-controlled Senate and White House."
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Upton, a Michigan Republican, said that his party had 242 votes in favor of repeal, and that 'there will be a significant number of Democrats who will join us.'
if the House does manage to repeal the health care bill, such a move would likely meet strong obstacles in the Democrat-controlled Senate and White House."
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Obama's 2010: By the Numbers - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
Obama's 2010: By the Numbers - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
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WASHINGTON - No numbers in the year just ending are more consequential for President Obama than the results of the midterm elections. His party lost seats in the Senate and its majority in the House. The full impact of those numbers will only start to be felt when the 112th Congress convenes next Wednesday.
But other numbers from 2010 add shading and perspective to other aspects of the second year of the Obama presidency:
Speeches, statements and remarks: 491
-Since taking office: 883
News conferences and press availabilities: 27
-Formal, solo White House Press Conferences: 6
-Since taking office: 69 total, 11 WH.
Town hall meetings: 17
-Since taking office: 40
-Backyard chats: 7
Domestic trips: 65 spanning 104 days
-Since taking office: 111 spanning 176 days
States visited for the first time: 9
-Since taking office: 38
Vacation trips: 6 (all or part of 32 days)
-Since taking office: 10 spanning 58 days
Foreign trips: 6 trips to 8 countries spanning 22 days.
-Since taking office: 16 trips to 25 countries spanning 70 days.
Flights on Air Force One: 172
-Since taking office: 328
Flights on Marine One: 196
-Since taking office: 386
Unemployment Rates:
-January 8 2010: 10 percent.
-December 3, 2010: 9.8 percent.
National Debt in 2010: Up $1.56-trillion
-January 1, 2010: $12.311-trillion
-December 28, 2010: $13.871-trillion
Bills signed in 2010: 203.
-Since taking office: 329.
Cabinet meetings: 6
-Since taking office: 12
Visits to Camp David:
-In 2010: 4 visits, 8 days.
-Since taking office: 15 visits: 35 days.
Recreation:
-Golf: 29 rounds in 2010
-Since taking office: 57 rounds.
-Basketball: 20 basketball outings.
-Since taking office: 28
Interviews: 107 in 2010
-Since taking office: 254
Meetings with foreign leaders: In 2010, President Obama had face-to-face meetings with 61 foreign leaders, 30 for the first time.
Days of no appearances: 24
-Since taking office: 45
Presidential pardons: 9
-President Obama granted the first and only pardons of his presidency on Dec 3, 2010.
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Repealing The Job Killing Obamacare | NewsReal Blog
Repealing The Job Killing Obamacare | NewsReal Blog: "With one simple stroke, Representative Eric Cantor (R-Va) has introduced for consideration by the new House of Representatives a 250 word bill repealing the 2000 + page Obamacare law. The bill’s title says it all – the ‘‘Repealing the Job Killing Health Care Law Act.”
Although unlikely to get anywhere in the Democratic-controlled Senate and certain to be vetoed in any event by President Obama, the repeal bill fulfills a major campaign pledge by Republicans during the mid-term campaign. It puts a stake in the ground for the next two years. The American people have had enough of the Pelosi-Reid-Obama big government, out-of-control spending agenda and will be pushing back.
But as Bill O’Reilly counseled on the “O’Reilly Factor” last night, Republicans should not make the same mistake as the Democrats did by concentrating more on the health care issue than on helping to create jobs and cutting wasteful government spending."
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Although unlikely to get anywhere in the Democratic-controlled Senate and certain to be vetoed in any event by President Obama, the repeal bill fulfills a major campaign pledge by Republicans during the mid-term campaign. It puts a stake in the ground for the next two years. The American people have had enough of the Pelosi-Reid-Obama big government, out-of-control spending agenda and will be pushing back.
But as Bill O’Reilly counseled on the “O’Reilly Factor” last night, Republicans should not make the same mistake as the Democrats did by concentrating more on the health care issue than on helping to create jobs and cutting wasteful government spending."
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As National Debt Obama Ran Up Tops $14 TRILLION (with a T), Obama’s Architect of Economic Disaster Whines About Debt Limit | NewsReal Blog
As National Debt Obama Ran Up Tops $14 TRILLION (with a T), Obama’s Architect of Economic Disaster Whines About Debt Limit | NewsReal Blog: "Common sense generally eludes pro-big government types. Take Austan Goolsbee (pictured above at left with socialist-on-the-loose Barney Frank), chairman of President Obama‘s Council of Economic Advisers. Goolsbee says the world will come to an end if America’s already outrageous $14.3 trillion debt limit isn’t raised. (The national debt just topped $14 trillion, by the way. To be precise, it’s $14,025,215,218,708.52 as of Dec. 31, 2010, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.)
Goolsbee told Jake Tapper on the Sunday morning talk show circuit:
Well, look, it pains me that we would even be talking about this. This is not a game. You know, the debt ceiling is not something to toy with. If we hit the debt ceiling, that’s essentially defaulting on our obligations, which is totally unprecedented in American history. The impact on the economy would be catastrophic. That would be a worse financial economic crisis than anything we saw in 2008."
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Goolsbee told Jake Tapper on the Sunday morning talk show circuit:
Well, look, it pains me that we would even be talking about this. This is not a game. You know, the debt ceiling is not something to toy with. If we hit the debt ceiling, that’s essentially defaulting on our obligations, which is totally unprecedented in American history. The impact on the economy would be catastrophic. That would be a worse financial economic crisis than anything we saw in 2008."
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Ending ObamaCare | FrontPage Magazine
Ending ObamaCare | FrontPage Magazine
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The knives—and scalpels—are out to cut ObamaCare to ribbons or administer beneficial plastic surgery. Here are developments that can accomplish a coup d’etat or probably bring more rational health care to America.
Even with 87 new Republicans joining the new House of Representatives, a repeal bill has a steep hill to climb. But Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) has said it is important to go through the process even if the Senate rejects such a kill or the President vetoes it. The Rasmussen Poll shows “59 percent of the voters favor repealing it. And it’s important to respond to the voters.”
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A Top 10 Of The Left’s Most Ridiculous Moments Last Year | NewsReal Blog
A Top 10 Of The Left’s Most Ridiculous Moments Last Year | NewsReal Blog: "2010. I remember when I was growing up how 2010 sounded so futuristic. And now it’s come and gone. As a kid, I used to think that by the year 2010 we’d have flying cars and that everything would be so space-age. What do we have to show for 2010? The iPad. The Chevy Volt. Those little gel toilet dots that supposedly keep you from having to clean the toilet as often. So much for a wide-open future of technological innovation.
At the same time, during my politically precocious childhood, I was captivated by the seemingly limitless optimism of the Reagan era. I thought there was nothing we couldn’t do as a nation, and I truly believed that we wouldn’t again see anything like the Carter years. I didn’t know how to define it at the time, but I was convinced that what I now know as the Left was defeated."
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At the same time, during my politically precocious childhood, I was captivated by the seemingly limitless optimism of the Reagan era. I thought there was nothing we couldn’t do as a nation, and I truly believed that we wouldn’t again see anything like the Carter years. I didn’t know how to define it at the time, but I was convinced that what I now know as the Left was defeated."
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How to Defeat Obama - Dick Morris and Eileen McGann - Townhall Conservative
How to Defeat Obama - Dick Morris and Eileen McGann - Townhall Conservative: "The pas de deux between the Republican Congress and the Democratic president and Senate can get old pretty quickly. The Republican House passes repeal of Obamacare. The Senate either kills it or Obama vetoes it. The Republican House passes spending cuts. The Senate ... you get the drift.
The only way to break the deadlock and proceed with the urgent task of rolling back the Obama agenda is to use three key confrontations to do so:
-- The debt-limit extension.
-- The demands of states for more bailouts.
-- The 2012 budget.
The need to repeal his radical agenda is ever more apparent as it unfolds further. The legislative enactments were bad enough. But now Obama is using his executive authority to implement anything he couldn't get through even his Democrat-dominated Congress."
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The only way to break the deadlock and proceed with the urgent task of rolling back the Obama agenda is to use three key confrontations to do so:
-- The debt-limit extension.
-- The demands of states for more bailouts.
-- The 2012 budget.
The need to repeal his radical agenda is ever more apparent as it unfolds further. The legislative enactments were bad enough. But now Obama is using his executive authority to implement anything he couldn't get through even his Democrat-dominated Congress."
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More Privacy Lost | Personal Liberty Digest
More Privacy Lost | Personal Liberty Digest: "A California Supreme Court ruled Jan. 3 that defendants lose their rights to privacy for any items they’re carrying — including electronic devices — when they’re taken into custody.
The 5-2 ruling came in a drug case involving Gregory Diaz who was arrested after police say they watched him make a drug deal. Police searched Diaz’s cell phone and found a text message that linked him to the sale, according to the Court."
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The 5-2 ruling came in a drug case involving Gregory Diaz who was arrested after police say they watched him make a drug deal. Police searched Diaz’s cell phone and found a text message that linked him to the sale, according to the Court."
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Democrats now in minority looking a lot like old GOP as they harp on high unemployment | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
Democrats now in minority looking a lot like old GOP as they harp on high unemployment | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment: "Democratic staff passed out a press release to reporters on their way into a briefing with the new House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer Tuesday that read: “Meet the New Republicans – Same as the Old Republicans.”
But on Tuesday at least, House Democrats were the same as the old Republicans.
One day before entering the minority, House Democrats rolled out a line of attack against the new House Republican majority that was almost identical to the one that the GOP used against them over the last two years.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, and other party leaders complained that the GOP is focused on health care instead of jobs, decrying the vote scheduled for next week to repeal President Obama’s health overhaul."
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But on Tuesday at least, House Democrats were the same as the old Republicans.
One day before entering the minority, House Democrats rolled out a line of attack against the new House Republican majority that was almost identical to the one that the GOP used against them over the last two years.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, and other party leaders complained that the GOP is focused on health care instead of jobs, decrying the vote scheduled for next week to repeal President Obama’s health overhaul."
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Darrell Issa’s looming letters to the Obama administration | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
Darrell Issa’s looming letters to the Obama administration | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment: "Top GOP oversight official California Rep. Darrell Issa resent dozens of letters to the Obama administration over the holidays that received no answer when he sent them the first time as a member of the Republican minority in the House.
The letters cover scores of topics and form a kind of oversight backlog looming over the Obama administration even as the early action in public will come in the form of congressional hearings.
Though many of these letters were ignored over the last two years, the Obama administration will face a new urgency in responding to the missives now that Issa has subpoena power to compel documents and testimony related to the inquiries."
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The letters cover scores of topics and form a kind of oversight backlog looming over the Obama administration even as the early action in public will come in the form of congressional hearings.
Though many of these letters were ignored over the last two years, the Obama administration will face a new urgency in responding to the missives now that Issa has subpoena power to compel documents and testimony related to the inquiries."
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