White House Seeks to Capture and Archive Citizens’ Comments on its Facebook, YouTube, MySpace Sites

CNS News "Anyone who posts comments on the White House’s Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and Twitter pages will have their statements captured and permanently archived by the federal government..."

Childhood Obesity Report Calls For Government Regulations to Limit Access to ‘Unhealthy’ Restaurant Chains

CNS News "When asked by CNSNews.com if regulating where restaurants can be built could harm communities by taking away jobs, committee members said the report presents “options” and that studies show that fast food restaurants are disproportionately located in low-income and minority neighborhoods."

Seller, beware: Feds cracking down on secondhand sales of some products

KC Star Even garage sales, apparently. Don't you love having government watching out for you?

Cut Costs Without Rationing Care By Putting Patient Back In Charge

Investors.com "Only two basic ways exist to cut costs: putting consumers in charge and letting them pursue value; putting the government in charge and letting it ration care. So, how do we put consumers back in charge? First, we need to reject the current bills in Congress, which would restrict consumer choice substantially. Then we need to empower consumers in three key ways..."

Yes, Harsh Interrogations Work

Rich Lowry= "Top terrorists were withholding information prior to the application of the toughest techniques, and were compliant afterward. Surely, their decision to talk didn’t result from a sudden fit of conscience. According to the report, KSM was “an accomplished resistor,” who provided mostly “outdated, inaccurate, or incomplete” information until he was waterboarded. Subsequently, he became the “most prolific” source of important leads."...."Years of bombast and distortion have nonetheless killed the enhanced-interrogation program. The Obama administration has put the CIA out of the interrogation business and will henceforth endeavor to limit itself to the minimalist methods in the Army Field Manual. Thus it enshrines an interrogation regime that wouldn’t have gotten KSM to cooperate so quickly, if at all. And turns its back on what worked."

Tax burden may cause businesses to quit UK

UK Telegraph "The message from business is clear," ... "What was once a celebrated, competitive tax and regulatory regime has become increasingly burdensome, particularly for those ambitious individuals who underpin the health of our economy." The UK and California; economies run by Liberals.

OBAMA'S ADDRESS TO STUDENTS

Nealz Nuze "...the federal Department of Education has put together a worksheet for teachers across America so that they can properly prepare their students for the President's speech. There are some little gems in this worksheet that could be troublesome. Pretty much what you would expect, though, from government." I feel his opinion of schools applies more to higher levels and not to the integrity of individual teachers. BH

Under fire, President Obama shifts strategy

Politico "Obama is considering detailing his health-care demands in a major speech as soon as next week, when Congress returns from the August recess. And although House leaders have said their members will demand the inclusion of a public insurance option, Obama has no plans to insist on it himself, the officials said." Read more:

The column that launched the Whole Foods boycott:"The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare"

John Mackey, ceo of Whole Foods "Eight things we can do to improve health care without adding to the deficit." "Progressives" devour their own.

Indoctrination through Education has Begun

American Thinker "On September 8th, Obama will address students across America. Some of the suggested teaching guidelines include..."...."Well, I know what I “would like to tell the President” and it does not include praising him for his past 8 months of “serving” the country. I also have no intention of having my children write a letter to themselves or anyone else “about what they can do to help the president.” It seems to me that the president has enough help devastating the country with community service from the likes of ACORN, George Soros’ cabal of organizations, and brainwashed liberals who still adore him. My children are off limits."

Media Stunned as ObamaCare Unravels

Jennifer Rubin "By ignoring and ridiculing the tea parties and town halls, mainstream news reporters missed the story of Americans worried about the ever-expanding government. Now they are playing catch-up. "

It's going to get worse for Obama (updated)

American Thinker "Conclusion: from a statistical point of view, the President is close to a point of no return with regard to opinions held by the Americans who care the most. Additionally, it is far more likely that Obama's numbers will drop from this point as opposed to improving. The longer people hold strong opinions, the more difficult it is for them to be moved by events or media. The less than strong opinions are far more easily swayed by events or media."