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Arnold Schwarzeneggar wishes that but he can't because he says the Constitution will not allow a foreign born person to become President unless the US Constitution is changed or amended to allow it to happen. As we all know no foreign born citizens, native born citizens or naturalized citizens can run for president. Only a Natural Born Citizen can be President. Amending the constitution so a foreign born citizen could run for president would seriously put this nation at risk from a person who was born with allegiances to another country. It would be a national security risk. John Jay...

President Obama's big promise is that the vast majority can get tons of free stuff from the government and it won't cost a single dime. They can just force "the rich" to pay. Here's how President Obama said it in his February 2009 State of the Union speech: "If your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased by a single dime. I repeat -- not one single dime." Since only 2 percent of American households earn $250,000 or more per year, Obama is saying that 98 percent can party like there's no tomorrow...

And on it goes... Health Care Reform... the neverending topic. Castro says "yay". Enough said... almost. Texas, Jefferson, and Bastiat have their say too. Plus+Breitbart's $10,000 offer, and Bambi and Bibi and Zechariah... oh my. Live at 3pmE/2pmTX/NoonP Listen live here. Call-in number: 347-327-9710

2010 News Releases and Information Deere Says New Health Care Reform Law Will Increase 2010 Expense By $150 Million After-Tax MOLINE, Illinois (March 25, 2010) — Deere & Company announced today that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law this week will adversely impact its expenses for fiscal 2010. As a result of the legislation, the company's expenses are expected to be about $150 million higher on an after-tax basis, primarily in the second quarter. This impact was not included in the 2010 outlook for net income attributable to Deere & Company of approximately $1.3 billion disclosed...

They Still Don’t Have the Votes [Jeffrey H. Anderson] The most likely explanation for the breakdown of talks between Rep. Bart Stupak and Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not that Pelosi decided she didn’t need Stupak and his crew in order to have enough votes to pass Obamacare. Rather, it is that Stupak — who is increasingly emerging as this drama’s Jefferson Smith (Jimmy Stewart’s heroic character in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) — held firm in insisting on language that would truly prevent taxpayer-funded abortions, and in insisting that such language be passed by the Senate before the bill could...

I was tipped off to a study done by the Beacon Hill Institute. I need to read the study to get a better understanding of it (it will be released tomorrow I am told) - but I was tipped off to the conclusion about jobs..and the conclusion is grim! Here is what I received: "...This bill will cost jobs using non-partisan numbers from CBO. This is executive summary of the study from Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston.." Executive Summary Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has urged passage of the massive health reform plan...

The Hill has been keeping a pretty good whip count of the vote. It suggests Nancy Pelosi has a heck of a job on her hand. Here's how I see things breaking down.

Whatever it takes! That's the Democratic plan on passing health care, forcing it through Congress and on to the Presidents desk for signing into law. No obstacle is too big. If there is a question about Constitutional legality, ignore it! If you have a problem with congressional procedure, make new rules to pass it! If someone complains about special deals to certain states, offer it to all states! Pull out all the stops, cancel any overseas trips, find as many people as you can with tales of health coverage tragedy to use as props and display them for all America...

The health care reform bill passed by the Senate on Christmas Eve appears to be dead on arrival in the House as seven Democratic opponents of abortion have joined a growing list of lawmakers who plan to vote against the legislation, Fox News has learned.

What if nearly half of all physicians in America stopped practicing medicine? While a sudden loss of half of the nations physicians seems unlikely, a very dramatic decrease in the physician workforce could become a reality as an unexpected side effect of health reform. The Medicus Firm, a national physician search firm based in Dallas and Atlanta, conducted a survey of over 1,000 physicians to determine their expectations as to the impact of health reform on their practices, income, job satisfaction, and future career plans. In discussing career plans as part of the recruitment process, physicians have increasingly expressed apprehension...

What President Barak Obama is doing, is nothing short of arm twisting the likes that would make both the "Sopranos" and the Corleones of the "Godfather" look like "saints".

With all the controversies, charges, counter-charges and buzzwords swirling around the issue of medical care in the United States, there is a lot to be said for going back to square one and asking just what is the fundamental problem. The quality of the medical care itself is not the problem. Few— if any— countries can match American medical training, medical technology or the development of life-saving pharmaceutical drugs in the United States. Most countries with government-controlled medical care cannot come close to matching how fast an American can get medical treatment, particularly from specialists. Political hype is no reason...

Mr. Skelton says he does not see any improvements in the measure that would cause him to vote in favor of it; like Mr. Kratovil, he favors a smaller, less ambitious bill. “It would be a lot easier,” he said, “if we cut this back to basics — take two or three or four issues on which everyone agrees and build on it.” Others, like Representative Jason Altmire, a Pennsylvania Democrat who also voted against the House bill, seem to wonder aloud why Mr. Obama is bothering. With so many Democrats feeling nervous about their past votes in favor of...

Today Politico reports that Congressional Democrats plan to push for the entire Obamacare monstrosity starting next week. The idea is to create a no-lose situation for the Democrats and stop the negative momentum and plummeting fortunes of the Democrats. How? Well, if Obamacare passes the Left will be re-energized. Rahm Emanuel believes that the reason the Dems are struggling is because they have not forced through health care "reform" with their large majorities in both Houses of Congress. It is inconceivable, to Rahm, that the issue is that Americans understand and hate this "reform" bill. If the bill does not...

Plácido Domingo, the peripatetic tenor, conductor and opera house impresario, suffered severe abdominal pain while performing in Tokyo last week and will undergo “preventive surgery,” his spokeswoman said on Monday . . . Mr. Domingo, 69, suffered “intense pain and discomfort” while singing and conducting in Tokyo, Ms. Seltzer said. The pain lasted for more than a week, she said in a statement. He traveled to New York for a medical examination, and doctors recommended the surgery. . . .

The Senate approving the House's health-care bill would be the easiest way to pass a reform package without stepping back to more partisan bickering. So says New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, our colleague Sarah Kliff, and a growing drumbeat of angry and despondent progressive voters. Sort out the particulars later, they say. For now, just grow some cojones, bite the bullet, and git ‘er done. Speaker Pelosi said yesterday that she didn’t have the votes to do that ... just yet. How close is she? A senior Democratic aide tells NEWSWEEK that Pelosi et al. are “way short.” No...

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee PAC conducted an exit poll in Massachusetts Tuesday night which indicated the lack of a "public option" in the last known Senate version of the health care bill contributed to Scott Brown's victory. 82% of respondents who voted for Obama in 2008 and then Brown on Tuesday stated they support the public option. 86% of Obama voters who stayed home from the polls also stated they support the public option. Over half of respondents in both categories, those who voted for Brown and those who stayed home, said Obama is not doing enough to deliver...

Less than 15 minutes after the race was called for Republican Scott Brown, the first of what could be many conservative Democrats asks for leadership to put the brakes on health care reform. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) congratulated Brown on his win and delivered a zinger: "In many ways the campaign in Massachusetts became a referendum not only on health care reform but also on the openness and integrity of our government process. It is vital that we restore the respect of the American people in our system of government and in our leaders. To that end, I believe it...

Sorry, I'm so late in posting this. Me and my hubby went to see Bart Stupak at MTU Thursday. It was standing room only, glad we got there early. For the U.P. that would be 200+ people. I wished I'd taken notes but, I didn't. So from my memory, this is what happened. It started at 5:30, Bart was about 10 minutes early, seems that's what he does, a plus for him. Then he said he would talk for a short time, 45 minutes and then there was 45 minutes of questions, of which he did most of the talking....

There is a lot of talk about civil disobedience regarding this healthcare bill. Folks have said they will refuse to purchase into it, thus breaking the law. A thought I had is, what about the 2010 census. What if we refuse to participate or under/over report our household numbers. If we refuse to obey the census law or just delay would that send a message?