"I owe those unions ... When their leaders call, I do my best to call them back right away" Barack Obama

On The Edge  "The meeting with the joint session of Congress was nothing more than a re-election campaign speech. I’m sure he saw the Republican debates on Wednesday and was not happy with what he heard. One thing about the Republicans they are all united to dump Obama out of office. If there was a debate between Obama, and either, Romney, Perry or Bachman, they would take Obama to the Out-House and stick him in the hole. He has zero knowledge on Foreign Relations, Economy, Military, Defense and life in general."  Bill Pyatt, Hawthorne, NV (right)

Children’s Programming Not So Innocent Anymore

Big Hollywood  "Parents should not have to be on guard concerning children’s programming. They should be able to feel comfortable about leaving their kids in front of the TV for thirty minutes. I want to commend a couple of shows that, in my opinion, give them that. Even though many times they follow the recipe of talking louder than the last person who spoke, shows like Good Luck Charlie, So Random and Spongebob Squarepants give parents that level of security. At least for now.

"We all have to be aware. Turn it off it you deem it wrong for your family. Don’t just accept it. Demand better. Support the good stuff. Let the producers know what matters to you. And, if this doesn’t matter to you… it should."

We do not have to give our children a reason for turning off the TV; they should have a good reason to turn it on. TD

Family Guide to Prime Time Television  "The Parents Television Council Is Working to Help You and Your Family Make Better Viewing Decisions.... What's on TV for Your Family Tonight?"

Christian sites for movies and television:
ChristianAnswers.net  For movies.
For television:   "Ranking the best and worst programs / Providing help for controlling your children's viewing / Easy-to-use ratings include links to comments from Christian viewers."
Movieguide
PluggedIn Online  TV reviews
The Fish  "A Christian look at pop culture"
Crosswalk.com  Reviews movies.
And in case you need it, here is a review of games

This is a partial list, but an excellent one, we feel.

Anatomy of a White(House)Wash

Tony Katz  "Yes, the Bush administration did look at these loans, and wanted to make the loans.  And why wouldn’t they?  Back to my earlier statement, we all want these technologies to work (though a conversation should exist as to whether or not government should subsidize any business).  In the case of Solyndra, the company didn’t work.  The Bush Administration received numerous warnings and made the prudent decision to back off the loans. "

The above is counterpoint to this statement (below) made by Sally Kohn.  "Typical of a smear (where is our AttackWatch?) Kohn states:"

The Bush administration initiated loans to Solyndra – and tried to push them through before Obama was inaugurated.

Latest e-rumor: 1% tax on all bank transactions HR4646

"This is a 1% tax on all transactions at any financial institution - banks, credit unions, savings and loans, etc. Any deposit you make, or even a transfer within your account, will have a 1% tax charged.
"~If your paycheck or your social security or whatever is direct deposit, it will get a 1% tax charged for the transaction.'
Snopes has this:

From Peter DeFazio: Learn the Truth about H.R. 4646

Chakka Fattah

This is email is false. I do not support and have never supported this legislation. H.R. 4646 was introduced in 2010 by Rep. Chaka Fattah  (pictured at right) of Pennsylvania, and has no cosponsors. I oppose this bill because it wrongly taxes all financial transactions, rather than just focusing on the Wall Street speculators who got us into this current economic mess. Americans making normal day-to-day transfers of money should not be subject to a tax on those transactions.

From Wikipedia:  "On February 23, 2010, Fattah reincarnated the bill as the "Debt Free America Act," (H.R. 4646) which proposed to repeal the federal income tax and replace it with a 1 percent "transaction tax" on every financial transaction — whether paid by cash, credit card or any form of financial transfer, the only exception being transactions involving the purchase or sale of stock.[5] The latest bill places more focus on eliminating the federal debt. Fattah has also added a 1 percent tax credit designed to eliminate the impact of the measure on couples making less than $250,000 a year. As of Sept. 5, 2010, none of the House committees have scheduled any action on the latest bill."

The point of all this is that though this bill is a non-starter, it was still put forth by a liberal in Congress. With Democrats something like this will always be waiting in the wings and if they rule Congress for any length of time you can expect anything.
We all may look at what Democrats have done to California and learn from that, but leftists do not learn.
If they made the entire nation one big California, they would never acknowledge their failure; they would only look elsewhere to fix the blame.
For corroboration I refer you to the transcript of any Obama speech.

Hat tip to Joy  from Garibaldi, Oregon who keeps me up to date on the latest rumors.