St. Louis town hall: Protesters locked out while SEIU is admitted? Update: “These Members need cover”

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/06/st-louis-town-hall-protesters-locked-out-while-seiu-is-admitted/ "Stacking the audience with friendly SEIU members in lieu of ObamaCare naysayers surely qualifies as providing “cover.” Fun fact: One of the organizations on HCAN’s steering committee is, you guessed it, SEIU."

A Modest Proposal; Truth, Grace, and Carrie Prejean/ From Breakpoint

http://www.breakpoint.org/features-columns/archive/12113-a-modest-proposal "The dictionary defines modesty as “reserve or propriety in speech, dress, or behavior.” When was the last time you heard a sermon on modesty? In our fear of being labeled as repressed puritans in the third millennium, perhaps we have jettisoned modesty."

Edwards' ex-mistress appears at federal courthouse

http://www.wral.com/news/local/politics/story/5736309/ "Edwards, a former U.S. senator from North Carolina and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, is under investigation to see if campaign funds were illegally paid to Hunter..."

Prairie-Fire Anger; By Victor Davis Hanson

http://pajamasmedia.com/victordavishanson/prairie-fire-anger/ "And Obama lectures about the inequality of wealth and the burdens of racism while his wife’s salary climbed as his political influence grew. Meanwhile his own rarified tastes translated into a shady transaction with Tony Rezco to help to score a stately home and expansive yard—while attending a Trinity Church that radiated racial venom from a charlatan preacher who ended up in a mansion on a golf course."

Saul Alinsky and DNC Corruption; From NewsMax.com

http://www.tysknews.com/Articles/dnc_corruption.htm "Alinsky's radicals found a perfect vehicle for their destruction of the American system and more particularly for taking and maintaining power. That instrument was the Democratic Party.".... "The transition of the old Democratic Party to what exists today should not surprise or confound conservatives. Nor should Alinsky's tactics seem foreign. After all, for nearly 40 years, Republicans and the conservative agenda have been getting hammered by the left through the successful use of Alinsky tactics."

Unions To Take On Conservative Groups Health Care Town Halls

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/06/unions-to-take-on-conserv_n_252720.html "The nation's largest federation of labor organizations has promised to directly engage with boisterous conservative protesters at Democratic town halls during the August recess."

Why Obama May Fail

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204908604574330950122077732.html "The harder the White House and Democrats push this idea, the worse it could get for them. Americans may have arrived at the limit of how much government they want or will pay for. If Barack Obama can’t sell more of it, no one can."

Mike Ramirez Cartoon

http://townhall.com/cartoons/cartoonist/MichaelRamirez

Heritage Analysis of Waxman-Markey Hits Where Others Miss

http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/wm2580.cfm "People would spend more for less energy; build smaller houses and buildings; drive smaller, less safe vehicles; turn their thermostats up in the summer and down in the winter; and divert income to more expensive energy-saving appliances. But savings from these activities and more would not be enough to offset the higher energy costs. The net effect is lower income, higher prices, and fewer jobs."

Questions for your health care townhall meeting: Sec. 401

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/06/questions-for-your-health-care-townhall-meeting-sec-401/ "My purpose in getting you these questions is to get you something that will tell give you information, get others in the room information, about whether the legislator understands the bill and to get you some real answers if they do. These are to be a substitute for yelling, not a complement. I agree with those who are saying to stop the shouting matches at the town halls." From Hot Air Blog.

Obama's dissident database could be secret -- and permanent. By Byron York

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Obamas-dissident-database-could-be-secret----and-permanent-52571822.html "In a letter to Obama Tuesday, Republican Sen. John Cornyn wrote that, given Phillips' request, "it is inevitable that the names, email address, IP addresses, and private speech of U.S. citizens will be reported to the White House." Cornyn warned the president that "these actions taken by your White House staff raise the specter of a data collection program.""

Grassley: Obama too inexperienced to understand how Congress works

http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2009/08/05/grassley-obama-too-inexperienced-to-understand-how-congress-works/ "Remember, he was in the Senate four years, but effectively only two years because he spent two years where he was hardly ever here at all — he was campaigning for president," Grassley said. "He really does not have an understanding of how Congress operates."

Health Reform and the Tax Pledge. By Karl Rove

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204908604574332390310982208.html "...But too much polling doesn’t raise presidential vision. It narrows and pulls it down. Substituting a weekly dose of opinion surveys for thoughtful consideration is causing White House aides to find new scapegoats whenever administration policy initiatives get into trouble."

Nuclear Power Now

http://www.nuclearnow.org/ "Nuclear power is the world's largest source of emission-free energy. Nuclear power plants produce no controlled air pollutants, such as sulfur and particulates, or greenhouse gases. The use of nuclear power in place of other energy sources helps to keep the air clean, preserve the Earth's climate, avoid ground-level ozone formation and prevent acid rain." And nuclear power plants consume a fraction of the area that windmills do.

Sorry? For What? By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=334363087667229 "...Clinton sent former President Carter — see a pattern? — to North Korea to negotiate that country's denuclearization. Carter returned with a deal similar in its sycophancy and cynicism to the one Neville Chamberlain brought back from Munich." At least Chamberlain grew a spine of steel at the last.

Medicare Payment Rules: Looking Behind the Curtain

http://blog.heritage.org/2009/08/06/medicare-payment-rules-looking-behind-the-curtain/ "Political interference in the health care market may be good for refilling campaign coffers and employment of high priced lawyers looking for loopholes, but it is no way to run 16 percent of our entire economy. Congress has already messed up Medicare and Medicaid. It should keep its hands off of the rest of the health care system. The American people should not put their faith in a Wizard."

Figures: Guess Who the Gitmo Uighurs Met First? Lifestyles of the Rich & Terrorist. By Debbie Schlussel

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/6183/figures-guess-who-the-gitmo-uighurs-met-first-living-the-life/ "Great life if you can get it . . . but you have to become a mass murderer wannabe of the right religion. Yes, while Americans are struggling to survive, Islamic terrorists who planned to kill us are living “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.” So nice to know your taxes funded Wii games for terrorists."

Soldiers' Angels From BLACKFIVE

http://soldiersangels.org/index.php?page=about-us "Founded by the mother of two American soldiers, we are an international, volunteer-led organization supporting America's men and women in uniform. With over 30 different teams and projects, our nearly 200,000 volunteers assist veterans, wounded and deployed personnel and their families in a variety of unique and effective ways."

Republican Senators: La Raza is Watching You

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/08/republican_senators_la_raza_is_1.html "Murguia’s Gestapo-like pressure is a sorry reminder of how hardened collectivists have transformed America’s refreshing democratic experiment into the tribal brawls of old.In addition, when Murguia says things like “our Latino community” it’s doubtful whether she has any tolerance for dissenting opinions within that community."

Astroturf fantasies

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/08/astroturf_fantasies.html "Democrats are masters of astroturfing, defined as concocting fake "grass roots" or "community action" issues and protests to establish legitimacy and influence the public. It involves bussing in ACORN and union stalwarts to fill the ranks at protests, even paying people to carry signs. They arrive in nice busses with pre-printed placards and scripts of what to chant and say to the press. Just like the Democrat-enabled Code Pink protesters at congressional hearings, Democrats do not like leaving anything to chance, so they stack the deck, as it were, even going so far as to hire paid activists."

How to Fix the Health-Care ‘Wedge’ By ARTHUR B. LAFFER

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052970204619004574324361508092006.html "Congress needs to focus on reform that promotes what Americans want most: immediate, measurable ways to make health care more accessible and affordable without jeopardizing quality, individual choice, or personalized care. Because Mr. Obama has incorrectly diagnosed the problems with our health-care system, any reform based on his priorities would worsen the current inefficiencies."

NOW HEALTHCARE REFORM IS ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA. By Neal Boortz

http://boortz.com/nealz_nuze/2009/08/now-healthcare-reform-is-about.html "So now we're supposed to sit back and quietly accept a government takeover of almost 20% of our economy in order to avoid hurting Barack Obama? We're supposed to accept the idea of rationing healthcare so Barack Obama won't be damaged? You're going to accept the news that you can't get a hip replacement with "Well, at least Barack Obama wasn't hurt." Yeah .. that would be the thought going through my mind if I had to wait four or five months for an MRI."

Obama Birth Certificate Spotted in Bogus Moon Landing Footage. By Ann Coulter

http://townhall.com/columnists/AnnCoulter/2009/08/06/obama_birth_certificate_spotted_in_bogus_moon_landing_footage "Rosie O'Donnell -- who has headlined many a Democratic fundraiser -- is a prominent 9/11 "truther." She believes the World Trade Center was blown up with explosives, not taken down by terrorists in airplanes. "