The Slaughter Strategy(to pass Obamacare)

NRO "Under this scheme, House members would vote on a bill of amendments to the despised Senate bill, and the Senate bill would be “deemed” to have passed if this companion bill is approved. This is supposed to inoculate House members, who could say they never actually voted for the Senate bill."...."Rep. Mike Pence (R., Ind.) gave the rallying cry for opponents in a speech this week: “This is a five-alarm fire! Think about the biggest battle you have ever fought and double your effort. This is the most important fight of our time!” " Emphasis added.

First Sowing — Now Reaping?

Victor Davis Hanson "Now that foreign leaders have had more than a year to size up the Obama administration, I think things abroad are going to begin to happen quite quickly. At best, American policy is so lethargic that it will force freeloaders and opportunists to grow up and get out on their own; at worst, we have flipped — and are no longer the world’s staunch bastion of support for free-market capitalist democracy."

ObamaCare Rules & Regs; fright warning!

Lucianne "As a practicing physician, I have major concerns with the health care bill before Congress. I actually have read the bill & am shocked by the brazenness of the government’s proposed involvement in the patient-physician relationship. ....the proposed bills currently making their way through congress will be a disaster if passed. I ask you respectfully & as a patriotic American to look at the following troubling lines that I have read in the bill. You cannot possibly believe that these proposals are in the best interests of the country & our fellow citizens."

OBAMACARE, INSURANCE COMPANIES AND FEAR-MONGERING

Boortz "Perhaps the worst case of fear-mongering has come from the man himself - Barack Obama. His latest push to demonize the health insurance companies is just one example. And how about the president's favorite example of Anthem Blue Cross in California increasing premium rates by 39%? What Obama fails to tell you is this ...."

Ratings agency warns on US public finances. This could be a big problem.

Financial Times "Moody’s Investor Service, the credit rating agency, will fire a warning shot at the US on Monday, saying that unless the country gets public finances into better shape than the Obama administration projects there would be “downward pressure” on its triple A credit rating." And this: Bloomberg.com

Blue Dog Democrats you can contact

SmartGirlPolitics "If you are in a Blue Dog District, please contact your representative and tell them to vote NO to any health care bill that provides a government plan." The ones with three asterisks also voted for Cap-and-Trade. Good luck.

James Cameron Rewriting WWII & Undermining Christianity: Unwitting Fool or Willing Dupe?

BigHollywood "James Cameron’s next project may well be a film about Hiroshima. Sure, after the powerful show of solidarity he gave to our troops in the largely Oscar-free Avatar, you are probably thinking, “Hey, this will be a fair-minded project that shows that dropping the A-Bomb on Japan was a tough but necessary decision which ended up saving hundreds of thousands of American lives – and probably millions of Japanese.” Surprise! Instead, it promises to not only be another round of America-bashing..."

Media Reality Check: A Year of Spin for Liberal ObamaCare

Newsbusters "Yet whether or not liberals’ dreams are ultimately realized, they have had a huge advantage throughout the process. Over the past twelve months, journalists have continually stacked the deck in favor of a big government takeover of health care. A review of the worst spin:"...

‘Will and Grace’ Star: Leno ‘Insane’ for Appealing to Red State Viewers

BigHollywood "Once upon a time it was a comedian’s job to mock the president, no matter his or her party affiliation. That’s not always the case anymore. Leno is one of the few comics around willing to tweak Obama – just like he tweaked Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush before him. He does so without malice, and with an eye toward making us laugh and keeping the president humble. Leno’s approach isn’t Red State or Blue State. It’s that of a comedian who realizes appealing to both sides of the ideological aisle makes good business sense."

House and Senate Cloakroom: March 15– 21, 2010

Heritage "The Budget Committee will meet Monday to start marking up a shell of a Reconciliation Bill. The Rules Committee will then meet as early as Wednesday to hollow out whatever the Budget Committee passed and then insert a new bill from Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) office. The Majority is still planning to use the “Slaughter Rule” that would allow the House to pass the Senate health care bill without voting on it. Final votes are expected to stretch into the weekend." House Democrats release bill for Budget markup Monday "House Democrats on Sunday night set into motion what they hope will be the final steps on healthcare reform."

Obama’s Weak Missile Defense Nominee

Heritage "When President Barack Obama first nominated long time missile defense critic Philip Coyle to be associate director for national security and international affairs at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy back in October, we immediately noted that this nomination signaled a major shift in our ballistic missile defense policy."

Sex, Violence and Hate: the Top 10 Most Disgusting Attacks on Conservative Women

Culture and Media Institute "The message that rang through loud and clear was that perspectives from conservative women were not appreciated or welcomed, and if a woman stepped out of line, she deserved whatever treatment she received."