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From the left, the embittered, cynical Pat Oliphant
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Eric Cantor lays out 22-page game plan (Updated)
Politico "The document is entitled “Delivering on Our Commitment” and promises a broad range of sweeping initiatives ranging from spending cuts to to bringing each item of the Pledge to America to the floor for a vote. It’s a bold plan that shows Cantor wants to be taken as a serious House reformer and policy leader as he ascends to the no. 2 slot in the new GOP hierarchy.
"Cantor is not expected to face serious challenge from fellow Republicans for majority leader. "
•At the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Bill Galston and Maya MacGuineas have proposed $400 billion in annual cuts.
•Esquire magazine assembled four former senators who came up with $476 billion in annual cuts.
•The National Taxpayers Union teamed up with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group to propose $600 billion of cuts over five years.
•Michael Ettlinger and Michael Linden of the Center for American Progress offer one plan that would cut annual spending by $255 billion."
Links to all these reports contained in this article. Hat tip to Neal Boortz
Eric Cantor’s letter to incoming Congressional Republicans
"The next majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican congressman Eric Cantor (VA-07), sent this letter to the House GOP Members of the 112th Congress on Wednesday; outlining some of the initial thoughts on how Congress should be run."
"Cantor is not expected to face serious challenge from fellow Republicans for majority leader. "
What Spending Should the GOP Cut? "Newcomers to Congress can find a wealth of budget-cutting ideas in recent plans by various D.C. think tanks:"
•At the Heritage Foundation, Brian Riedl has come up with $343 billion in proposed annual cuts.•At the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Bill Galston and Maya MacGuineas have proposed $400 billion in annual cuts.
•Esquire magazine assembled four former senators who came up with $476 billion in annual cuts.
•The National Taxpayers Union teamed up with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group to propose $600 billion of cuts over five years.
•Michael Ettlinger and Michael Linden of the Center for American Progress offer one plan that would cut annual spending by $255 billion."
Links to all these reports contained in this article. Hat tip to Neal Boortz
Eric Cantor’s letter to incoming Congressional Republicans
Scariest speed camera of all... It checks your insurance, tax and even whether you are tailgating or not wearing a seatbelt
UK Daily Mail " The latest weapon in speed camera technology can capture footage from 150ft away.
"It is the first to detect multiple offences at the same time and is connected to police computers via satellite, so that prosecutions can be started within seconds of any offence.
"Development of the system, known as Asset – Advanced Safety and Driver Support for Essential Road Transport – is being funded with around £7million of European money.
"It is the first to detect multiple offences at the same time and is connected to police computers via satellite, so that prosecutions can be started within seconds of any offence.
"Development of the system, known as Asset – Advanced Safety and Driver Support for Essential Road Transport – is being funded with around £7million of European money.
Charles Krauthammer: Obama Is "In Denial"
Bully Pulpit "He's just had a refutation of two years of his agenda and his ideology, and he pretends as if nothing has happened. And he says one of the messages he gets -- and it's all about what does he get -- is that people want him to work with Republicans on things like natural gas and electric cars. Is that why he lost 19 state houses? Because he hadn't had enough discussions on electric cars and natural gas with Mitch McConnell? I think not."
White House, Congress poised for battle over tax breaks in lame-duck session
WaPo "If President Obama, his weakened Democratic allies and a resurgent Republican Party cannot find a way to work together, taxes will rise sharply in January for virtually every American taxpayer, and more than 3 million people will lose their unemployment checks - which together could suck more than $300 billion out of the pockets of consumers and business owners next year.
"Economists across the political spectrum say such a blow would be devastating to the economy and has the potential to halt the fragile recovery in its tracks.
""Businesses and households would run for the bunker, and we'd be back in recession. I don't see how we could avoid it," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics. "
"Economists across the political spectrum say such a blow would be devastating to the economy and has the potential to halt the fragile recovery in its tracks.
""Businesses and households would run for the bunker, and we'd be back in recession. I don't see how we could avoid it," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics. "
California dreaming
Thomas Lifson "The state legislature will no longer require a 2/3 majority to pass a budget, thanks to Prop. 25. A simple majority will suffice, which could unleash a torrent of spending and taxation under the Democrats. Jerry Brown has promised to take any tax increases to the voters, but he also admitted that a previous campaign for governor was based on "lies."
"Even worse, in my eyes, Prop 23, which would have suspended that state's draconian carbon emissions regulations, was voted down by a large margin, based on a campaign slogan, "Say no to Texas oil." The coming regulations will strangle the local economy. Small businesses will face huge expenses, not to mention larger scale industrial facilities, which will simply have to downsize or close. "
"Even worse, in my eyes, Prop 23, which would have suspended that state's draconian carbon emissions regulations, was voted down by a large margin, based on a campaign slogan, "Say no to Texas oil." The coming regulations will strangle the local economy. Small businesses will face huge expenses, not to mention larger scale industrial facilities, which will simply have to downsize or close. "
The Question Everyone is Asking: Who gets the first subpoena?
Ed Lasky "There are many reasons to celebrate the Republican takeover of the People's House this morning. One of them will be the ability of Republicans to pull away the curtain and see what the Obama team has really been up to as it bullied Americans over the last two years."
Obama's Midterm Loss May be Netanyahu's MidEast Win
Regulations under Democrats
Red Tape Rising: Obama’s Torrent of New Regulation "The burden of regulation on Americans increased at an alarming rate in fiscal year 2010. Based on data from the Government Accountability Office, an unprecedented 43 major new regulations were imposed by Washington. And based on reports from government regulators themselves, the total cost of these rules topped $26.5 billion, far more than any other year for which records are available. These costs will affect Americans in many ways, raising the price of the cars they buy and the food they eat, while destroying an untold number of jobs. With the enactment of new health care laws, financial regulations, and plans for rulemaking in other areas, the regulatory burden on Americans is set to increase even further in the coming year."
Under new federal regulations in Obama’s America a commissar will decide if you are too fat
"The nervy Marxists who run our lives have given themselves the power to decide who is and who is not too fat to receive government healthcare benefits. Under a new law signed by Obama our medical records will include our height and weight and our Body Mass Index (BMI) to determine if we are obese by government standards."
Doctors: Get ready to buckle under Obamacare "Obamacare does not substantially change the general pattern of the government’s systems of physician payment but instead expands their reach and adds new regulatory restrictions. For example, beginning in 2010, the new law, with few exceptions, will prohibit physicians from referring Medicare patients to hospitals in which they have ownership."
Laws and Regulations Laws & Regulations Quick Finder at epa.gov
Republican Victories Boost Effort to Block EPA's Climate Rules "Once the power shifts on Capitol Hill, experts say, the agency will face intense pressure as Republicans wield their newfound power and seek to set the tone for President Obama's re-election bid in 2012. The Obama administration will need to make tough choices once it is faced with hostile oversight hearings in the Republican-controlled House and efforts to block controversial regulations, experts say."
Slim Down the Federal Bureaucracy "It actually takes a long time and a lot of hard work to conceive, write and legally enact a new regulation. If there were only half as many bureaucrats at EPA, for example, they simply wouldn't have the time to pass as many oppressive regulations as they do.
"That would both slow down new regulations and make it harder for the regulators to enforce regulations already on the book.
"Then, if the tea party Congress and the public had the stomach for it, they could start rolling back existing regulations."
Under new federal regulations in Obama’s America a commissar will decide if you are too fat
"The nervy Marxists who run our lives have given themselves the power to decide who is and who is not too fat to receive government healthcare benefits. Under a new law signed by Obama our medical records will include our height and weight and our Body Mass Index (BMI) to determine if we are obese by government standards."
Doctors: Get ready to buckle under Obamacare "Obamacare does not substantially change the general pattern of the government’s systems of physician payment but instead expands their reach and adds new regulatory restrictions. For example, beginning in 2010, the new law, with few exceptions, will prohibit physicians from referring Medicare patients to hospitals in which they have ownership."
Laws and Regulations Laws & Regulations Quick Finder at epa.gov
Republican Victories Boost Effort to Block EPA's Climate Rules "Once the power shifts on Capitol Hill, experts say, the agency will face intense pressure as Republicans wield their newfound power and seek to set the tone for President Obama's re-election bid in 2012. The Obama administration will need to make tough choices once it is faced with hostile oversight hearings in the Republican-controlled House and efforts to block controversial regulations, experts say."
Slim Down the Federal Bureaucracy "It actually takes a long time and a lot of hard work to conceive, write and legally enact a new regulation. If there were only half as many bureaucrats at EPA, for example, they simply wouldn't have the time to pass as many oppressive regulations as they do.
"That would both slow down new regulations and make it harder for the regulators to enforce regulations already on the book.
"Then, if the tea party Congress and the public had the stomach for it, they could start rolling back existing regulations."
Iowa Voters Reject All State Supreme Court Justices Over Same-Sex Marriage
Liberty Counsel "Normally justices are retained without controversy, but because these justices legislated from the bench by inventing a so-called right to same-sex marriage, all three lost their jobs. Their decision was a gross overreach of their power, a misinterpretation of the Constitution, and a disregard for hundreds of years of precedent."
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