Reuters "The mid-term realignment could give Obama fresh thinking from his inner circle as he grapples with newly emboldened Republicans in Congress while pushing a jobs and recovery agenda seen as vital to his 2012 re-election chances."
I believe this is a move to the more pro-business center to help Obama's re-election in 2012. But never forget this man is a true leftist supported by Che Guevara groupies and former 60's radicals.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
New Plastic Bag Tax Coming to a Store Near You
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Heritage "This is just the latest effort by the radical environmental left to punish their fellow citizens who are merely trying to make ends meet on a day-to-day basis. In D.C., residents and visitors have been dealing with a careless and unnecessary nickel tax on bags for two years now imposed by the City Councilman Tommy Wells (D)* and the leftist Anacostia Watershed Society.
* Emphasis added
Gates Outlines ‘Don’t Ask’ Repeal Process
GlobalSecurity.org "At a Pentagon news conference with Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gates updated reporters on the department’s plan for implementing repeal of the so-called “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law, which has been in effect since 1993 and remains in effect until the process is complete.
"“Our goal here is to move as quickly, but as responsibly, as possible,” Gates said. “I see this as a three-step process. The first is to finalize changes in regulations [and] policies [and] get clearer definition on benefits.”"
One could be somewhat more comfortable with this if the movement did not have as it's main support those who "loathe the military" (to quote Bill Clinton).
"“Our goal here is to move as quickly, but as responsibly, as possible,” Gates said. “I see this as a three-step process. The first is to finalize changes in regulations [and] policies [and] get clearer definition on benefits.”"
One could be somewhat more comfortable with this if the movement did not have as it's main support those who "loathe the military" (to quote Bill Clinton).
Friday, January 7, 2011
Gardening Grandma Arrested for Failure to Prune
Overcriminalized.com "On April 3, 2002, Kay Leibrand* surrendered to the police. She was fingerprinted. They took her mug shots. The 61-year old grandmother and software engineer was told that she had broken the law. She might go to jail or perhaps she would get off with just a fine. On May 30, 2002, she was arraigned. Her crime was allowing street-side xylosma bushes to grow more than two feet high."
Palo Alto; Pelosi/Democrat country.
Palo Alto; Pelosi/Democrat country.
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*Kay Leibrand's website; "In the last few years it has become increasingly common for schools to institute a "zero tolerance" policy against students possessing weapons, real or replicas, at school. It is a reasonable attempt to ensure the safety and the perceived safety of school staff and students. Often the penalty for a student who is found to have a weapon is suspension or expulsion. One particular case was in the national news. A student was found carrying a piece from the game Clue. It was a gun! The principal acted quickly and following the weapon policy to the letter, sent the student home."
Clue game pieces pictured; see the gun?
Clue game pieces pictured; see the gun?
Issa to business: Tell me what to fix
Politico ""Is there something that we can do to try to ease that [regulatory] burden and stimulate job creation?" he added. "Is there a pattern emerging? Is there a consistent practice or regulation that hurts jobs? Until you have all the facts, you really can't make a lot of determinations and judgments.""At the same time, Issa is getting his cue from and a voice to a chorus of largely disgruntled industry groups and companies that have collectively groaned about regulations in the pipeline and on the books."
Obamacare Waivers Go To Allies
ObamaCare Rewards Friends, Punishes Enemies "In a speech at the University of Iowa last March, the president heralded health-care reform as "a new set of rules that treats everybody honestly and treats everybody fairly." Determining whether that is true will be another task for House Republicans. They have an obligation to look into this matter, and Mr. Obama can hardly object. It was former Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, whom the president frequently quotes, who wrote in 1913 that sunlight "is the best of disinfectants."" Karl Rove
Repeal Doesn’t Increase the Deficit
Heritage "Only someone so out of touch with reality that they could claim that “deficit reduction” has been their “highest priority” while simultaneously adding more than $1 trillion a year to the debt could possibly claim that repealing Obamacare would add to the debt. But that is exactly what Pelosi wants us to believe. Also on Tuesday she claimed that repealing Obamacare would do “very serious violence to the national debt and deficit.” Nothing could be further from the truth."
OBAMACARE AND THE DEFICIT .. WHO IS RIGHT??
Democrats and the CBO's ObamaCare numbers "The crucial thing to understand is that the CBO is just a calculator: It only adds and subtracts the numbers Congress gives it. For example, a bill -- to be called ObamaCare -- that has $857 billion in expenses over the first ten years; approximately $500 billion in tax increases, in addition to approximately $500 billion in Medicare cuts over the same period, will give you a savings of $143 billion. This is what the CBO tells you. However, the CBO will not be there to make sure that the planned Medicare cuts indeed take place or that the tax increases will be enacted."
Democrats and the CBO's ObamaCare numbers "The crucial thing to understand is that the CBO is just a calculator: It only adds and subtracts the numbers Congress gives it. For example, a bill -- to be called ObamaCare -- that has $857 billion in expenses over the first ten years; approximately $500 billion in tax increases, in addition to approximately $500 billion in Medicare cuts over the same period, will give you a savings of $143 billion. This is what the CBO tells you. However, the CBO will not be there to make sure that the planned Medicare cuts indeed take place or that the tax increases will be enacted."
The Bill of Rights and the reading of the Constitution
Archives.gov via Constituting America "Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument. Here, in exalted and unforgettable phrases, Jefferson expressed the convictions in the minds and hearts of the American people. The political philosophy of the Declaration was not new; its ideals of individual liberty had already been expressed by John Locke and the Continental philosophers. What Jefferson did was to summarize this philosophy in "self-evident truths" and set forth a list of grievances against the King in order to justify before the world the breaking of ties between the colonies and the mother country."
Slate’s Shot At Constitutionalists Misses The Mark … Again "With typical hyperbole of which liberals are so adept at accusing conservatives, Ms. Lithwick goes on to label the interest in the document around which the framework of this entire nation was constructed as a “fetish.” "
Slate’s Shot At Constitutionalists Misses The Mark … Again "With typical hyperbole of which liberals are so adept at accusing conservatives, Ms. Lithwick goes on to label the interest in the document around which the framework of this entire nation was constructed as a “fetish.” "
Thursday, January 6, 2011
The Mohammed Cartoon Dust Has Not Settled
Jihadism in 2010: The Threat Continues "The al Qaeda core is comprised of Osama bin Laden and his small circle of close, trusted associates, such as Ayman al-Zawahiri. Due to intense pressure by the U.S. government and its allies, this core group has been reduced in size since 9/11 and remains relatively small because of operational security concerns. This insular group is laying low in Pakistan near the Afghan border and comprises only a small portion of the larger jihadist universe."
PASSING OF THE GAVEL
Nealz Nuze "These versions are so much better."
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| http://townhall.com/cartoons/michaelramirez Don't stop me now, I'm on a roll here: |
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| Gary Varvel, Newsbusters |
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