Friday, September 25, 2009

Sleeping Through Speeches

by Victor Davis Hanson "The President’s U.N.* talk was more of the same, same old formula: Me, me, me/then Bush blew it/then I came/and, presto, the waters parted. There is no need to listen to these speeches anymore..." Then some other musings as well.

ANOTHER SHOCK VIDEO: Third-Graders Sing Praises to Obama

Big Hollywood "The Obama Song (”Proud American”)By Mr. B and the students of Room 8 February 2009"

Wannsee Conference

Wikipedia "Last month, I went to a villa in a suburb of Berlin called Wannsee. There, on January 20, 1942, after a hearty meal, senior Nazi officials met and decided how to exterminate the Jewish people. The detailed minutes of that meeting have been preserved by successive German governments. Here is a copy of those minutes, in which the Nazis issued precise instructions on how to carry out the extermination of the Jews. Is this a lie?" Spoken by Bibi Netanyahu before the United Nations this week.

MINUTES OF THE WANNSEE CONFERENCE; Jan 20, 1942

Wannsee Protocol "This English text of the original German-language Wannsee protocol is based on the official U.S. government translation prepared for evidence in trials at Nuremberg, as reproduced in John Mendelsohn, ed., The Holocaust: Selected Documents in Eighteen Volumes."

High Noon for the Public Option in the Senate [Friday]

ABC News "I am told that Senators Chuck Schumer and Jay Rockefeller will force a roll-call vote [Friday] morning in the Senate Finance Committee on two amendments that would create a government-run insurance program – a top priority for liberal Democrats that was left out of the bill drafted by Finance Chairman Max Baucus."

Going Out of Business: How ObamaCare will Hurt American Businesses

Heritage "The House and Senate draft proposals for health care reform include employer mandates that require employers to pay higher taxes (as much as an 8% payroll tax) if they do not offer health insurance or if they offer it but some employees decline it and use the government system. The result of such a tax penalty will cause lower pay and job losses, especially for low-income workers. "

ObamaCare: Taxes for everyone

By Dick Morris "Now that the various healthcare plans are being reduced to print, the financial details are emerging and with them a fundamental conclusion is becoming evident: The Obama plan is a giant tax increase for much of the American people (not just the rich)." This is gaining strength and we MUST call or write our congressperson!

Bad Medicine; ObamaCare is hazardous to your health.

Wall Street Journal "So what is a better solution? First, allow everyone to purchase health insurance across state lines (difficult under current law, as you must buy your insurance in your own state), so that they can get the best possible policies at the best possible prices..."

All the President's Mandates: Compulsory Health Insurance Is a Government Takeover

CATO Institute "Massachusetts also demonstrates that compulsory health insurance enables, and ultimately requires, politicians and government bureaus to control nearly all aspects of health care and medical practice."

Obama's Self-Worship

By Mona Charen "Addressing himself directly to America's critics, the president declared, "For those who question the character and cause of my nation." He could have mentioned the Marshall Plan, the Berlin Airlift, the billions spent on fighting AIDS in Africa, tsunami relief, the Green Revolution, defeating Nazism and Communism. Just for starters. But that's not what the president had in mind."

Senate Democrats to unveil climate bill Sept 30

Reuters "Senate Democrats will unveil legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions next Wednesday, kicking off what is likely to be a battle in Congress as lawmakers tussle over the economic impact of controlling global warming." This stuff happens when you find voters at rock concerts.

SEVERAL MORE DOMESTIC MAJOR TERROR PLOTS

By Neal Boortz "We've been real fortunate here. Our intelligence and law enforcement agencies have been getting the job done. Here are some quick links to several ISLAMIC terrorist plans to kill innocent Americans." More Here:: "WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION?"