I want to apologize for not doing much in the way of blogging over the past few days. We have relatives in for the holiday week, and I'm not able to spend much time in front of the computer right now. I will definitely post a Thanksgiving entry, and will' [...]
That's the big question on everybody's mind, isn't it... Is it possible for the Dems to pass their ObamaCare bill in the Senate? Liberals will reply heatedly that of course it is, and assert we're just being silly, engaging in wishful thinking, or maybe even cast aspersions upon our character [...]
Let's assume, for the purposes of discussion, that there are approximately $200 billion from the TARP fund that won't be used. PresBo wants to "pay down" the deficit. The GOP wants to "give it back" to the taxpayers. So, what do Congressional Democrats want to do with it? Spend it [...]
It's official... the number of jobs "saved or created" that is being trumpeted by the White House has NO credibility at all. It's all a giant guessing game designed so that PresBo can claim a political victory where one doesn't exist. [...]
Remember when PresBo projected the budget deficits for the next decade based upon his profligate spending habits? According to those projections, the national debt will increase by $9 trillion over the next decade. And more than half of that debt we accumulate, $4.8 trillion to be precise, will be interest [...]
Well, the Senate Democrats have finally agreed on an ObamaCare bill. They have named it the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act". [www.nytimes.com]
Some economists believe that the Obama White House and liberal "stimulus" efforts have actually increased our unemployment rate over where it would otherwise be. [www.nypost.com]
When you subsidize something, you get more of it. Extending unemployment benefits from 26 to 79 weeks was guaranteed to leave many more [...]
Here's a video news report from the Onion News Network, describing a malfunction with Obama's home teleprompter. If you want a chuckle this morning, watch this video.
Here's the story. In recent elections and polls, all agree that independent voters, who helped win the Presidency for Obama last year, are rapidly turning away from the Democrats because of their massive spending agenda. I'll give them credit, the Democrats are finally accepting this as fact instead of propaganda... [...]
PresBo's "jobs saved or created" numbers took two more hits today.
First, the White House bowed to inevitability and "voluntarily" removed 60,000 jobs from the total claimed because of obvious and glaring errors... such as $42,000 creating or saving 5,000 jobs. And keep in mind that the numbers had' [...]
I have a question concerning the heavily liberal push to pass ObamaCare. This is a question that has puzzled me for a while, now. You see, the Democrats are pushing hard to pass the bill... and are telling Congressional Democrats that passing ObamaCare will build support for them in the [...]
If you'll remember, yesterday I mentioned the CBO report showing that the House ObamaCare bill would increase health costs... among other things. [politicsalabama.blogspot.com]
Now the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has also released a report... one that, in many ways, affirms the CBO report. [www.politico.com] [...]
I want to start this one by reminding you of two facts. First, the major assurances we get about ObamaCare is that it won't increase the deficit, it will decrease costs, and medicare benefits won't be reduced. Second, House Republicans wanted to hold the vote on the House bill until [...]
Here are some more news stories and opinion pieces about ObamaCare that you should be aware of.
What ObamaCare will do to insurance This is an opinion piece written by a registered Democrat in New York. He says when NY mandated coverage, prices went up, and all he could [...]
Do you remember the case of Inspector General Gerald Walpin, who was fired from his job by President Obama after he discovered wrongdoing by prominent PresBo supporters? Apparently an investigation has concluded he did nothing wrong, and he is now suing to get his job back. [www.wnd.com]
In what is probably the largest anti-terrorism bust on record, the US seized four mosques and a NY skyscraper owned by a Muslim non-profit who, the government claims, funnels money back to Iran. [www.msnbc.msn.com]
Federal prosecutors Thursday took steps to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue [...]
It seems that ACORN is suing the Federal Government in order to get their funding back. [www.politico.com]
A non-profit organization filed a lawsuit against the federal government Thursday morning, seeking to overturn a law stopping the flow of federal funds to ACORN.
Something amazing has happened in the White House: they’ve discovered that they can rob Peter to pay Paul. In other words, they want to take money from the TARP program (money that was borrowed in the first place, so it’s deficit spending) and use it to reduce the deficit. [...]
PresBo promised “Change we can believe in” while he was running for office. Now that he’s pushing a hugely unpopular government takeover of our health care system, what is likely to change? David Gratzer of Forbes.com attempts to answer this question. [www.forbes.com]
Supporting this round of “healthcare reform,” amounting to little more than a government assumption of central authority, is an ideological commitment. It has little to do with covering everybody, balancing the budget, creating jobs, or doing what is best for the country… it’s merely a push to remake the country [...]
The labor department announced an October unemployment figure of 10.2%. However, I would like to point out AGAIN that THAT number doesn't tell the whole story. When the labor department reports the unemployment figures, that is the number of people who filed unemployment claims in that month. The Labor department' [...]
The House passed an ObamaCare bill that is widely viewed as extremely liberal. Now they get to come home and face their constituents during a recess that may well be a flashback to the tumultuous summer recess that saw millions of Americans urging their Congressmen to oppose the ObamaCare bills. [...]
Has anybody else noticed the way the political discourse has moved in this country just recently? After the 2008 election loss, "conventional wisdom" was that the GOP had to move to the center to survive. And, despite the wishes of their rank-and-file members, they're been trying to do this. [...]
The more we hear about the Ft. Hood shooter, the more it looks like he was acting as an Islamic terrorist, and that his motivations were religious in nature. Officials haven't announced a determination, but then they're still investigating. So why do I think "the worst" of him? Because of [...]
It's been a few days since the Ft. Hood shooting and we still don't have any definitive statements regarding motive. However, many Americans think it was motivated by Islamic terrorists. And you know what? Some who support Islamic terrorism think so, too.
Apparently a Facebook user named Khadeeja posted [...]
The House passed an ObamaCare bill tonight on a vote of 220-215. In all, one Republican supported the bill and 39 Democrats voted against it. [www.politico.com]
The House of Representatives passed legislation for the first time Saturday night that would provide health coverage to almost every American [...]
This whole “can the Democrats get 218 votes” drama is drawing to a close as the House prepares to vote on their bill… and Pelosi says they have 218 votes. [www.politico.com]
Hours before an expected vote on a sweeping health care bill, House Democrats believe they've secured the' [...]
One of the criticisms being leveled against ObamaCare is that the government would ration care in order to cut costs. This is a claim that Democrats have categorically denied. But if you read the ObamaCare bill that Pelosi is pushing in the House, you'll find that it specifically allows for' [...]
The Democrats' Congressional leadership and the White House have been very careful every since the Tuesday elections to make sure we know that they are confident that ObamaCare will pass. Pelosi even scheduled a vote for Saturday and has been proclaiming that they have the votes they need.
Economists had expected unemployment in October to hit 9.9%, but instead it hit 10.2%, rising above 10% for the first time in 26 years. [www.politico.com]
Democrats – headed into an historic health care vote this weekend — got smacked in the face with a 10.2 percent unemployment rate [...]
I would like to preface this by saying the information reported below is still hearsay and unconfirmed. That said, it appears as if the shooter, Major Hasan, may be a lifelong Muslim who was upset at the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and defended suicide bombings. [www.chron.com]
I normally focus on political issues, and either quote news stories or provide opinion on current events. At this time I will be providing links to stories on a terrible tragedy.
Apparently, an Army Major named Nadal Malik Hasan, a psychologist or psychiatrist at Fort Hood army base in [...]
Today brings news of some interesting aspects of the ObamaCare bills currently being considered in Congress.
Fines Necessary To Fiscal Balance As you know, the cornerstone of the House bill is the individual mandate, where everybody would be forced to purchase health insurance or be fined. As you also [...]
Ask what Tuesday’s elections mean to the Democrat agenda in Congress and you get as many answers as you have opinionators. Pelosi says the elections are a victory for ObamaCare and nothing to worry about. The White House agrees, saying things are going fine. But what do Congressional Democrats from [...]
Remember how early estimates of “jobs saved or created” were disputed by an AP report showing that many of the jobs did not exist or were counted multiple times? [politicsalabama.blogspot.com]
So the administration blasted the AP report and came out with a revised estimate that had been “scrubbed” [...]
Have you ever read poll results and wondered just who were the mysterious "they" who answered all these questions? Most people say they haven't been polled and don't know anybody who has. I was polled once during the last Presidential election, and tonight, it just happened to me again.
As I reported last night, Republican Chris Christie was elected Governor in New Jersey (49%-45%) and Republican Bob McDonnell was elected Governor in Virginia (59%-41%). These are two big wins, and the Virgnia results should give liberal Democrats pause. The state voted solidly for Obama in 2008, but one year [...]
With 38% of precincts reporting, the Democrat candidate for Congress in New York holds a lead of 50% - 45% over the Conservative Party candidate. [www.timesunion.com]
This one is too early to call... so we'll all find out together tomorrorow morning.
It appears that, in addition to the GOP victory in Virginia, the GOP also won in New Jersey. With 58% of the precincts reporting as I write this, the GOP candidate has 50% of the vote. The democrat trails with just 44% of the vote. [elections.nj.com]
It appears as if the GOP candidate in the race for Governor of Virginia has scored a win in this first test of voter's attitudes since the 2008 Presidential elections. [www.politico.com]
McDonnell's decisive victory over Democratic state Sen. Creigh Deeds brings an end to eight years of Democratic [...]
Here's the deal. The Democrat candidate for Governor of New Jersey is facing an unexpectedly close race. Suddenly, a robo-dialer begins calling residents of Somerset County. The message? Vote for third-party candidate Dagget and, by the way, the GOP's Chris Christie is a terrible person.
Today should be interesting, to say the least. There are three elections being held across the country today, and many pundits are looking at this as a test for Obama's influence on elections... and as a sneak peek as to how the 2010 elections may turn out.
You know, it seems to me this whole swine flu scare so far has been more scare than fact, you know? Sure, I know that 5,000 people have died from it this year worldwide, but did YOU know worldwide 3,000 people die from malaria and 6,000 from AIDS EACH DAY? [...]
This afternoon I give you some more news articles and opinion pieces about ObamaCare in Congress. Enjoy the reading.
Health care bill is 1,990 pages long This is incredibly long, and spends approximately $2.2 million per word. They claim that the "essence" of the bill is the same as [...]
This one tops everything. Would you believe that Congress used taxpayer dollars to fund a study to find out how to improve the chances of re-election for sitting Congressmen and help them to avoid facing their constituents?
When it comes to Congressional support for ObamaCare, we know that the Republicans will oppose it. Why? They want free-market solutions to problems instead of the government-control being offered in the bills. So the fact that Republicans oppose the legislation isn't news. What IS news is that Democrats have to' [...]
In the NY Congressional race that will occur on November 3rd, there were three candidates. The Democrats chose Bill Owens and the Republicans chose Dede Scozzafava, a liberal-leaning politician who was backed by GOP leaders. The third candidate was a Republican running for the Conservative party, and is the most [...]
The White House released a report yesterday that counted the jobs "created or saved" at 640,329. They then extrapolated those numbers into areas that weren't required to report (and did not report) numbers, and claimed that 1 million jobs were created or saved.
One of the fundamental portions of the ObamaCare proposals is the mandate… everybody will be required to purchase insurance or be punished for not having it. In some bills, businesses must offer insurance to employees, and subsidies are offered to those who cannot afford it. Most lawmakers admit that ObamaCare [...]
[www.wnd.com]
With 38% of precincts reporting, the Democrat candidate for Congress in New York holds a lead of 50% - 45% over the Conservative Party candidate.
