The Debt/ Deficit Commission

Co-Chairmen of Obama’s Fiscal Commission Unveil Real Tax Increases and Fake Spending CutsI have many pet peeves, but one that causes me endless frustration is the Washington "spending cut" scam .This happens when politicians increase spending, but claim that they’re cutting spending because they previously had planned to make government even bigger. Dan Mitchell

The Debt Commission Report "Yes, the plan ends the deficit. It does so with lots and lots of spending cuts across the board. There are actually some good suggestions in the plan, but there is one inescapable fact — the proposal has buried in it one trillion dollars in tax increases."  RedState.com

Deficit Commission wants federal travel budget slashed, announces it while Obama on expensive foreign trip  "President Obama's deficit commission announced today that it wants the federal government to slash its official travel budget as part of the effort to close the federal deficit.
"Meanwhile, Obama is winging his way across Asia on a 12-day official trip that arrived earlier today in Seoul, South Korea. Apparently the president's commission failed to coordinate its announcement today with the president because here is recommendation six:"...

LET THE GAMES BEGIN  "Alright, down to the meat. Here are some of the various proposals from [Simpson] and Bowles. Needless to say, many of these are not going to make people feel all warm and fuzzy .. especially for the moocher class and the wealth redistributionists." Neal Boortz

Don't Be Taken In by the Deficit Commission  "Our astronomical deficits are the result not of low taxes, but of profligate spending. So why do we accept the premise that the starting point for deficit and debt reduction discussions must be various tax hikes, tolerating unacceptably high levels of spending, and seeming to take off the table the eradication of programs the government was never intended or constitutionally authorized to establish in the first place?"  David Limbaugh, brother of radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, is an expert in law and politics and author of new book Crimes Against Liberty, the definitive chronicle of Barack Obama's devastating term in office so far.

Lisa Benson, Townhall

Repeal the 26th Amendment!

Ann Coulter " It would almost be tolerable if everyone under the age of 30 just admitted they voted for Obama because someone said to them, "C'mon, it's really cool! Everyone's doing it!"
"We trusted them, and now we know it was a mistake.
"True, Reagan tied with Carter for the youth vote in 1980 and stole younger voters from Mondale in 1984, but other than that, young voters have consistently embarrassed themselves. Of course, back when Reagan was running for president, young voters consisted of the one slice of the population completely uninfected by the Worst Generation. Today's youth are the infantilized, pampered, bicycle-helmeted children of the Worst Generation. "

Department of Justice: Racial Spoils in Obama's America.

Thanks, Karl Rove, for the tip  "Eric Holder has been a disaster as Attorney General. His testimony in front of the Senate regarding Miranda rights and terrorists was embarrassing. ...But his malpractice goes beyond ignorance of the law. He has turned his Department into a political tool to empower Democrats, running roughshod over the principles of color-blind justice so as to shield from the law blocks that are reliably Democratic.  Ed Lasky

Racial Spoils in Obama's America "Is racism stoked when critics of Barack Obama or his policies are called "racists," or when Congressman Charles Rangel says that opposition to health care reform is a "bias, a prejudice, an emotional feeling"?
"After a while, this type of name-calling exacerbates racism. We have seen that race card played too often by Obama's allies and satraps. Barack Obama, a poker player, should realize that it has become a type of tell that someone's interests are being sacrificed on behalf of someone else's agenda.
"Does this administration promise to be, as Victor Davis Hanson writes, "the most polarizing administration we have seen in matters of race since the 1920s"? "

Veterans Day, 2010

American Thinker  "Today we have almost 17.5 million living American veterans of wartime service, about 5.5% of our total population.
"So if you know someone who has served in any branch of the service, wartime or peacetime, or both, this is the day to shake his or her hand and to say "Thank you for what you did for us. We are grateful for your devotion to duty and to our country.""
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What Can Republicans Do About Obamacare?

NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE "This move will probably be blocked in the Democrat-controlled Senate, however; and failing that, the president will use his veto pen to save the Democrats’ crown-jewel policy achievement.

I love this picture.

"Then what? Having health care as an issue may actually be a blessing for the GOP. Obamacare has been a gift to the Republican party. It was the single most important reason for their historic gains in last week’s election. Better still, it’s a gift that can keep on giving, if appropriately managed."

Back to the Future with Jerry Brown at the Helm in California

Pajamas Media  "He didn't do a good enough job ruining the state the last time he was in office, so giving him another crack at it apparently made sense to a majority of California voters."
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Ground Zero Mosque Imam Rauf's Inspirational Guiding Light "Reformist" Sheikh Qaradawi joins jihad chanting at rally in Mauritania

Atlas Shrugs  ""Scroll down for a glimpse (there is more to come) of Imam Feisal's rhetoric. Ugly, racist, anti-American, and anti-semitic all wrapped up in "inter-faith" propaganda from our man of peace, tolerance and the towering Ground Zero mega mosque looking down on the cemetery of 911.

Republican gains may foil terrorism trials in U.S.

Reuters  "Expected Republican gains in the U.S. Congress in next month’s elections will further stymie President Barack Obama’s efforts to try terrorism suspects in criminal courts and make it harder to close the U.S. military prison at Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay."  Via KeepAmericaSafe

A Veterans Day Television Event

"The Surge: the Untold Story ...offers a look into the real story of the troop surge in Iraq, as told by top U.S. military commanders, policymakers, and troops on the ground. Never-before-seen interviews with General David Petraeus, General Raymond Odierno, Ambassador Ryan Crocker and General Nasier Abadi (Iraq), among others, move the story beyond Washington politics to explore how a failing mission was transformed into one of the most successful military operations in a generation of war fighting. "

Art from MommyLife

Franklin D.Roosevelt's Radio Address on United Flag Day.  June 14, 1942 "...I am going to close by reading you a prayer that has been written for the United Nations on this Day:

"God of the free, we pledge our hearts and lives today to the cause of all free mankind."
Would a president say those things today?

US Marines Silent Drill Platoon

Marines.com  This is to wrap up this day, the USMC's 235th birthday.

Happy Birthday Marine Corps!  "Each year, the Marine Corps marks November 10th with a celebration of the brave spirit which compelled these men and thousands since to defend our country as United States Marines."

Our Muslim Friends Suffer, Too

Michael Yon "I am sorry to tell you that Sergeant Major Mohemmed al-Ahbab, of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Force (ICTF) was killed during a mission.
"He was a warrior, a patriot, a friend and a frequent traveler with the Lion 7 crew. I will miss him, as I know you will. Please pass this to all those whose life he touched, but keep it from others as he still has family here.

"The fight continues."

Jesus, Christians and Politics

Townhall  "More violations of religious liberty are on the way from the people currently in charge. Lesbian activist Chai Feldbaum, who is a recess appointment by President Obama to the EEOC, recently said regarding the inevitable conflict between homosexuality and religious liberty, “I’m having a hard time coming up with any case in which religious liberty should win.” So much for tolerance. The people who say they’re fighting for tolerance are the most intolerant, totalitarian people in politics."
Frank Turek is the award-winning author or coauthor of three books including Correct, Not Politically Correct: How Same-Sex Marriage Hurts Everyone and I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist. His TV show airs Mondays at 8 pm ET on DirecTV, Channel 378. To learn more visit www.CrossExamined.org.
Hat tip to Jon Hodges, Texas.

What Americans Want "Arthur Brookes is the president of the American Enterprise Institute and author of The Battle: How the Fight Between Free Enterprise and Big Government Will Shape America's Future. Paul Ryan is a representative from Wisconsin who is also the author of "A Roadmap for America's Future." Both have looked at polling data to understand what Americans want."  Kerby Anderson; Point of View radio program.

Legislated Laryngitis / Silencing the Church (from Sept 23, 2010) " ADF concluded that the Johnson Amendment is unconstitutional because it violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment by requiring the government to excessively and pervasively monitor the speech of churches to ensure they are not in violation of the amendment. It violates the Free Speech clause of the same amendment since it requires the government to discriminate against speech based solely on its content and makes a tax exemption conditional on speech. Finally, it violates the Free Exercise Clause because it substantially burdens a church’s free exercise of religion."  Chuck Colson

How can Christians stop the abuse of the phrase 'separation of church and state'? 

Question: "For some 40 or so years, liberals have done everything they could to erase our Christian heritage, using the "separation of church and state" argument. Since it DOES NOT appear in our Constitution, I wonder why Christians can't do anything to stop the use of this statement. Groups like Alliance Defense Fund 'fight it' but no one really seems serious about do something to eliminate its use! Why not? "