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While Nation is Distracted by Health Care, Obama Administration Quietly Restores Full Funding to ACORN

Weasel Zippers "It’s unclear why the Obama administration isn’t doing the responsible thing and waiting for the case to work its way through the judicial system."

Why Obama’s ‘Health-Care Reform’ Will Ruin Health Care in America

Big Journalism "Subtitle E creates the office of the “Health Choices Commissioner,” the person charged with putting into effect all of the wonderful regulatory mechanisms that H.R. 4872 demands. But, in the regulatory sense, the Commissioner is not a person. The Commissioner is rather an institution, one that will have powers and responsibilities unprecedented in American history." Any death panels will likely be found here.

Tom Hanks flunks history

Washington Times "Mr. Hanks has attempted a tactical retreat from his tactless comments. "Look, I'm an actor," he explained by way of excusing himself from the debate. But that, of course, is the point. The entertainment industry shapes images that have an important influence on public perceptions of history and contemporary issues. Mr. Hanks' comments reflected a mindset typical of that emanating from Hollywood, a flippant, knee-jerk and knowing anti-Americanism that is long on moral judgment and short on facts."

Will Obama's Betrayal of Britain Cause a Second Falklands War?

Infidel Blogger's Alliance "While Obama could have easily put a stop to the escalating crisis by stating clearly that the United States was prepared to back England, just as England had backed the United States in Afghanistan and Iraq-- his declaration of neutrality emboldened left wing Latin American leaders like Hugo Chavez to jump into the fight on Argentina's side. ...Hillary Clinton could have quietly pressed her to back down. Instead Clinton endorsed a call for talks in order to resolve the status of the Falkland Islands. Which actually moved the United States away from supporting neutrality, and toward supporting the Argentinian position."

Some members of Stupak bloc trying to make a deal with Pelosi? Update: Ellsworth to vote yes, Cao might “reconsider” his no

Hot Air "If there is a deal, and the deal consists of nothing more than Dingy Harry’s solemn oath that he’ll get around to a bill at some point eventually, then the Stupakers must think their pro-life constituents are awfully, awfully stupid."

Hannity-Backed Foundation Refutes Blogger's Allegations

Radio Equalizer "3. The blog posting accuses Freedom Alliance of spending less than 20% of money raised on program activities. This is FALSE. Listed below are the amounts that Freedom Alliance spent for each of the past three years and the categories on which they were spent. The figures are taken from our Federal Form 990 which is filed with the Internal Revenue Service and posted on our web site and audited by an independent auditor using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This financial record not only meets, but exceeds standards of program efficiency set by most charity evaluators." Quoting the Freedom Alliance response.

CBO confirms: ObamaCare with “doctor fix” will actually add billions to the deficit

Hot Air "Simple. You break the bill up and pass one of the expensive parts separately later. Here’s how a supposed $118 billion reduction in the deficit becomes another case of Obama bloat:"...

This Process is Undermining the Rule of Law

Heritage "...former U.S. Attorneys General Edwin Meese III and William P. Barr released the following statement: The convoluted and questionable method under discussion by both Houses of Congress for final passage of the long-debated health care legislation raises serious constitutional concerns, which, at best, will lead to protracted and wholly avoidable litigation and continued doubt about the bill’s validity. Members of Congress from both parties have criticized the use of such sleights of hand, and The Washington Post has rightly editorialized [4] against such “unseemly” and “dodgy” maneuvers for the health care bill."...

Members of Congress Pressured from All Sides in Final Hours Before Health Care Vote

Pajamas Media "In the run-up to the final vote on the Obama administration’s health care proposal, the American Conservative Union today released its list of potential swing votes, urging recipients to “stand up, speak out, and voice your opinion …” " Here is the list of all current swing votes with their contact information:

White House Announces Dems Will Use “Slaughter Rule” In Future– Possibly On Immigration

Gateway Pundit "“His boss (Obama) yesterday, in an interview with Fox News and Brett Baier made quite clear that he’s well aware of what’s going on at the Hill and whatever comes to him, he’s going to sign,” said Levin. “So what we’ve learned from Brett Baier and you is that we have two branches of government that are absolutely committed to violating the Constitution in order to achieve an illegitimate ends.” " But...but every artist in my CD collection told me to vote Democrat.

10 Things That Turn Men Off

Woman's Day "So let’s take a different approach: Don’t think of this list as the 10 things we dislike about you. Think of it more as the 10 things that will bring us closer together…by you not doing them." Brendan Tapley

An Administration at Odds with the Country

Commentary "In the short run, the administration might “win.” ObamaCare could sneak through. Israel might be roughed up. But the Obami then face the grim consequences of their actions. The tidal wave of reaction to ObamaCare awaits them should they pass (or “deem” or whatever) the monstrous bill into law. And the Middle East will grow ever more dangerous as the real threat to our security — Iran’s nuclear program — goes unchecked." Jennifer Rubin.

The Slaughter Rule: Unprecedented

Chip Bennett "[Democrats] rationalize their actions by claiming that Republicans have used self-executing rules in the past, and that, therefore, their opposition to the Slaughter rule is hypocritical. On the surface, their claim sounds rather damning for Republicans, such as Mike Pence, who oppose the Slaughter rule. However, upon closer inspection, the democrats’ claim proves specious. Mike Pence defends his claim that the “Slaughter Solution” is unconstitutional ; "Why did he vote for self-executing rules three times when Republicans held the House? The exchange follows."...

43% now strongly disapprove of Obama, same as Bush when he left office

The Volokh Conspiracy "Imagine how unpopular Obama would be if the press and the late night comedians (who are at least as important as the press) treated Obama as they treated Bush."

The Arlen Specter of the South Strikes Again

Powerline "A South Carolina Senate seat is a terrible thing to waste on a squishy figure like Graham, who mindlessly subscribes to portions of the liberal narrative and relishes opportunities to stick it to conservative Republicans."

'FIXING' OBAMACARE

Neal Boortz "So .. the deal is that the House passes the Senate bill this weekend, Obama signs it, and then the House and Senate get together and create another bill that fixes the one they just passed. Got that? Well, this whole idea of "fixing" Obamacare is nonsense. As this article in National Review points out: "...

It’s Been Quite a Week for American Jewry

Jennifer Rubin "That’s the question before American Jewry. As many prominent leaders and activists gather, we’ll begin to find out their answer. But there is no denying it now — this was not the president many of them thought he was. If they wish to support him, despite his Israel policy (because the liberal agenda is so near and dear to them), they can do so. But there’s no kidding themselves any longer that, in the process, they will be supporting the most anti-Israel president since — well, ever."

Most Americans Consider Easter a Religious Holiday, But Fewer Correctly Identify its Meaning

Barna "Even within the religious definitions offered by Americans there is a certain degree of confusion: 2% of Americans said that Easter is about the “birth of Christ”; another 2% indicated it was about the “rebirth of Jesus”; and 1% said it is a celebration of “the second coming of Jesus.”Not included in the theistic category was another 3% who described Easter as a celebration of spring or a pagan holiday. " That would include many cults, we are familiar with. Hat tip to Julie Hayden

In Health Vote, Democrats Weigh Success vs. Survival

NY Times "But as the week inches along, with momentum steadily building to a Sunday vote, the party leaders are also beginning to decide which politically endangered lawmakers will be given absolution to vote no."

Obamacare Will Break the Bank, Not Cut the Deficit

NRO "In other words, the president’s plan would stand up another health entitlement program that will grow much faster than the nation’s economy or revenue base. The changes the Democrats would make to the Senate-passed bill would make the entitlement program even more expensive. Over a full ten years of implementation, the cost of the new entitlement spending would reach $2.5 trillion, at least, not the $1 trillion advertised by the White House." And this: CBO’s ObamaCare analyses carry big uncertainties ; "...the bill attempts so many changes that a comprehensive analysis becomes almost impossible to make. "

Clinton greeted in Moscow with news of Iran reactor

Washington Times "Russia said Thursday that it will start up a nuclear reactor it is building at Iran's Bushehr plant in the summer, drawing immediate criticism from visiting Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who officials said still hopes that Moscow will support new U.N. sanctions on Tehran. " Via Heritage.