WOW! “SHOW ME STATE” SHOWS OBAMACARE THE DOOR… Prop C Passing By 75%

Gateway Pundit "All eyes will be on Missouri’s Proposition C results because it’s the first time voters in the country vote for or against the new federal health care law. Basically Proposition C would create a state law against federal mandates requiring people to buy health insurance."

Results coming in: Missouri voters tackle ObamaCare mandate in referendum; Update: 76% voting yes early "If you want to know which news item will be making Gibbs look constipated at tomorrow’s briefing, look no further. It’s the first time voters from any state have addressed the mandate at the polls. And things are looking good."

Why Are We Beginning to Hate Congress?

Victor Davis Hanson "Our self-absorbed Congress should start to reform, fast. Right now, the American people seem to think that the main purpose of holding congressional office is to boost egos and get rich later on — and in the process make the rest of us poorer."

Drill when? Drill where?

http://townhall.com/cartoons/cartoonist/ChipBok/2010/07/10

Point of View  "For the last few years, we have heard a chorus of citizens chanting: Drill here, drill now, pay less. That would make sense if you wanted to increase production of American-made energy and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. But even if we do so, we should acknowledge two fundamental facts."  Kerby Anderson

'The cornerstone of democracy rests on the foundation of an educated electorate': - Jefferson

American Thinker "Unfortunately, Americans are not well-informed about economics. If they were, they would have learned from the economic failures of socialism-in China, Cuba, Eastern Europe, and all of the other places where socialism took root-and elected a pragmatic leader who supports capitalist policies.
"Instead, they elected Obama, an ideologue who supports socialist policies that promote big government, class warfare, and redistribution of wealth."  Who was it that said we get the government we deserve?

Khamenei: Music not in tune with 'Islamic values'

Rick Moran "If you thought it impossible Iranian society could take any more steps backwards into the stone age of civilized development, I am sorry to bust your balloon:"...

The lame duck looms

Politico  "With dark warnings, GOP members of Congress and right-wing media figures are suggesting that the Democratic majority could use a post-election session of Congress to jam through tax increases, cap and trade, immigration reform and legislation making it easier for unions to organize workers. " JONATHAN MARTIN

The Lame Duck Session Could Get Lamer "There has been much concern about the Obama administration attempting to ram through various bills, such as Cap and Trade, after the November elections when Democrats will have no fear of influencing voters against them -- especially if they have just lost their election bid."

Another Victory on the Road to Repeal

Heritage "Last month at a town hall in Hayward, Calif., a constituent asked Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) about Obamacare: “If this legislation is Constitutional, what limitations are there on the federal government’s ability to tell us how to run our private lives? … If they can do this, what can’t they?” Stark, a long-time advocate of government-run health care, gave an honest yet troubling answer: “The federal government can, yes, do most anything in this country.” "
"Yesterday a federal court in Virginia agreed with the logic, but not the Constitutional understanding, of Stark’s view of federal government power. In the first substantive legal ruling on President Barack Obama’s health regulation law, U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson held that the Commonwealth of Virginia raised a valid substantive theory to challenge Obamacare and that its democratically passed Virginia Health Care Freedom Act provided it standing to challenge the federal individual mandate."

Backdoor Amnesty

Investors.com "Polls show Democrats have decisively lost the debate over granting amnesty to illegals. But has that stopped them? Hardly. Using the federal bureaucracy as their agent, they plan to do it anyway. This is what happens when big government becomes so powerful that those who run it feel they can do whatever they want — no matter what the Constitution allows or the people prefer."

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/IBDEditorials.aspx

JournoList, Shame of a Nation: Ripping the Veil from ‘Objectivity’ to Reveal the Partisan Hacks Beneath

Big Journalism "So rather than decrying the JournoList as a bad thing, I choose to celebrate it for further illuminating the true state of things. The Mainstream Media is exceedingly, socially, and politically liberal. It has been for years, and its high-time the charade was finally ended. Only the emergence of an equally biased, right-wing media exposed the list, and only that same new media can continue to break down the left-wing media’s faux-fairness front to reveal them for what they really are. In the balance that might one day exist between left-media and right-media, a better quality of journalism will emerge – one where sloppy, selective, dishonest reporting is instantly revealed by the opposition."

Top Ten Most Left-Biased Working Journalists "Each of the ten entires is a 500 or more word essay detailing various instances of bias and the history of the journalists I chose as the top ten most left-biased journos. The entries are chock full of links to the examples of bias and the series really caused quite a lot of interest."

USA Interactive Terror History Map: Mosques, Court cases and Jihadi Activity

Atlas Shrugs "The IPT's new interactive terror history map highlights cases of terror plots, terror financing and other radical activities in the United States during the past 20 years. Some of them are infamous, including the case of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan and the Hamas-supporting Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, both in Texas."

Rep. Maxine Waters Charged with Violations by Ethics Committee

National Legal and Policy Center "Both Rep. Waters’ and Rep. Rangel’s ethics hearings are expected to take place during the midterm election season. The prospect of public, trial-like hearings may mean more political trouble for the Democratic Party, which was already facing an uphill battle to keep its majority in the House."