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Robert George says Obama didn't wait long after Tuesday's devastating elections to give critics another reason to question his leadership, but this time the subject matter was more grim than a pair of governorships. After news broke out of the shooting at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas, the nation watched in horror as the toll of dead and injured climbed. The White House was notified immediately and by late afternoon, word went out that Obama would speak about the incident prior to a previously scheduled appearance. At about 5 p.m., cable stations went to Obama. The situation called...

What are the odds that had a GOP Congressman had been witness to the arrest of his gay lover's marijuana arrest, minor details like this would take two years to come to the surface? Fox reporter Alison Bologna interviews Frank on the details of the arrest and questions what Frank knew and what he seems conveniently oblivious to as well. Frank as usual goes on the offense with feigned outrage: See her interview and report at the link.

The Joint Economic Committee (JEC) House Republican staff, which earlier this year created a chart mapping the bureaucratic complexity of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s original health care proposal (H.R. 3200), has combined similar analysis by the House Republican Conference with the earlier chart. The analysis details new additions to the health care bureaucracy contained in the new version of the Speaker’s bill (H.R. 3962) that were not previously listed. Let’s just say the Speaker’s vision for government-run health care hasn’t gotten any simpler.

Who would you support for the Republican nomination in Kentucky's upcoming Senate election?

It has come to this, America. Democrats have decided that if you don't agree with their policies, you are to be fined. And if you don't pay the fine, you are a criminal and will be sentenced to jail. That's right, Democrats are criminalizing dissent. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has decided to leave language in her heatlhcare bill that criminalizes and prescribes jail time for any American that does not want to buy private healthcare insurance. Think of this, America. I am telling you that the U.S. Congress has decided to force you to buy the product of...

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Democrat Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias is trying to use Mark Kirk's approach of Sarah Palin for an endorsement against him. Giannoulias is attempting to use the Kirk/Palin incident as a fund raising tool. A few days ago, we reported that Mark Kirk sent a letter to Governor Sarah Palin challenging her to support his candidacy for the GOP nomination for Barack Obama's old Illinois Senate seat. It seems unlikely that Kirk will receive Palin's endorsement, though. Being far, far too liberal Kirk is hardly Palin's sort of Republican. But Giannoulias thinks that even the...

Plus, Ron Reagan couples "tea baggers" with Murderer Nidal Hasan. In 2008 The George Washington University Homeland Security Institute (HSPI) initiated a transition task force to help craft homeland security policies during Obama's transition period. In May of 2009 HSPI finished its report titled, "Thinking Anew-Security Priorities for the Next Administration." One of the members of this Obama transition project was none other than the Muslim murderer Nidal Hassan. Nidal is listed in Appendix C, Page 29 of the HSPI report as having served as a "Task Force Event Participant," in his position with the Uniformed Services University School of...

Analysis of the pending Obama Administration health care bill indicates that most taxpayers will end up paying more, yet get less medical care than they currently do under preexisting plans. This, however, is not a bad thing according to an Obama Administration spokesperson. “An estimated 90% of visits to the doctor are unnecessary,” observed Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius. “By eliminating as many of these visits as we can, we will hold down the cost of care. We will also be reducing the frequency with which patients are injured by doctors. Most people aren’t aware that being...

Bush Visits The Families Of The Victims Of Ft. Hood; Obama Still In Washington, Busy Pushing For Socialist Health Care Priorities, priorities...

Here is raw video of President Barack Obama today visiting the U.S. Capitol to personally lobby Democrats to support the Democrats' Health Care Bill. He met with Democrats privately, and then took time to preen in front of the cameras with Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer. . . . (VIDEO)

Nidal Malik Hasan, the Islamist who launched a dispicable shooting jihad against U.S. soldiers at Ft. Hood, was a Task Force Participant with the George Washington University's HSPI Presidential Transition Task Force, April 2008-January 2009. Report at WND. The objective of GWU's HSPI Presidential Transition Task Force was to act in an advisory capacity to the Obama Administation. A list of Task Force Participants appears beginning on page 20 of their report. Hasan's name appears on page 29. Safiya Ghoria, an Islamist affiliated with MPAC [Muslim Public Affairs Council], was also listed as a Presidential Transition Task Force participant. Her...

Political correctness is lethal. The 13 dead and 31 wounded at Ft. Hood can't be wrong. We need to cut the politically correct liberal bullcrap stopping us from investigating and getting rid if necessary of the military personnel who shows signs of trouble regardless of their race or ethnic origin.

During a debate on the house floor numerous Republicans continously object while the democrats are speaking. It appears they are doing this in protests of the dems holding up procedure. Because of the back and forth and interupting I'm not going to attempt a transcript. Here's the video link.

Just curious, when Americans witness a TERRORIST ATTACK that ends with the MURDER of many Americans, do they speak amongst themselves in a politically correct manner for fear that they might OFFEND somebody?

NY Times: Fort Hood Massacre American's Fault The shootings at Fort Hood , however, pose a different problem for the president, by shining a spotlight on the tensions Muslims feel inside the United States. The score at Ft. Hood so far: Muslims 13, Non-muslims 0.

In your opinion, why was Obama quick to condemn Officer Crowley and the other police officers with him, but not quick to condemn Nidal Malik Hasan? Why would Obama (after he said that he did not have all of the information) say that the police officers "acted stupidly" yet was not quick to condemn Hasan by calling him a Muslim terrorist? Why does Obama show restraint when talking about people like Hasan, yet does not show restraint when talking about police officers like Crowley?

President Obama's health care speech in September was the announcement, explanation, and promotion of his health care bill, his health care plan, his proposal. There's only one problem. President Obama lied. He has no plan.

<p>FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) ― Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, visited wounded soldiers and their families near the site of the worst mass shooting on an Army post in the United States.</p> <p>The Bushes made their private visit to Fort Hood's Darnall Army Medical Center on Friday night. Bush spokesman David Sherzer said in an e-mail that the couple thanked Fort Hood's military leaders and hospital staff for the "amazing care they are providing."</p>

Tom Blumer from BizzyBlog has updated his map of the ObamaCare/PelosiCare behemoth and what it creates. Namely 111 agencies, regulators, committees, boards and offices: (click on picture to enlarge) Meanwhile Senator Gregg reacts to the new CBO estimate: Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee today commented on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) more detailed cost estimate of the manager’s amendment to the House health reform bill. Senator Gregg stated, “The CBO estimate released last night finally sheds light on the smoke and mirrors game the majority has been playing with the cost of their health...

Open Letter from Retired Procter & Gamble Exec to Obama Please read, even if you are an Obama fan. It is legitimate, written by respected, Lou Prichett, formerly of Proctor and Gamble. Lou Pritchett is one of corporate America 's true living legends- an acclaimed author, dynamic teacher and one of the world's highest rated speakers. Successful corporate executives everywhere recognize him as the foremost leader in change management. Lou changed the way America does business by creating an audacious concept that came to be known as "partnering." Pritchett rose from soap salesman to Vice-President, Sales and Customer Development for...

The Islamic victim card which was first played in Fort Meyers, and Chicago, is now being used across the country. According to these Muslims, Islam was not a factor in the Fort Hood attack. My advice to the Islamic community is to stop insulting our intelligence with your obvious lies. Islam had everything to do with this cowardly attack. Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlash By ERIC GORSKI, Religion Writer As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an...

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Doc includes the constraints put on House members in doing anything to change this bill in any substantive manner.

Here is video of GOP Members of the House objecting as Democrats begin trying to ram the Health Care Bill through today. Democrats set only four hours for debate. . . . (VIDEO)

Oklahoma’s Tom Coburn is an old-school conservative, and an old-school Senator. How traditional can Dr. Coburn get? Politico reports that Coburn wants to read Harry Reid’s ObamaCare bill before he casts a vote on it — and to make sure he has the time to do it, Coburn plans to force the bill to be read in its entirety on the Senate floor: Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican who developed a close friendship with President Obama when they served together in the Senate, is threatening to have the entire health care bill read on the Senate floor.Senior Senate Democratic...

The government today announced unemployment is now “officially” over 10%. In Florida, it’s been that way for months. “Jim” was one of the statistics, but is no longer. Not because he’s found work, but because he has exhausted his unemployment benefits and is therefore no longer included when counting the number of unemployed. “Isn’t that something? Now I’m not even considered unemployed!” he says. “For statistics purposes, I guess I no longer exist.”

Here is a live video feed of the House of Representatives preparing to debate the Democrats' massive Health Care Bill. It appears a vote on the House Health Care Bill could come later today as a result of an agreement last night to allow pro-life Democrats to offer an amendment today that would keep abortion from being paid for under the Democrats' "Public Option." They hope this will clear the way for a Final Vote. The way has been cleared for a House vote Saturday on one version of the health care overhaul. President Barack Obama will make one last...

Hey everyone, Wanted to give you an update on some things we had mentioned in posts over the last couple of weeks: We had over 35 emails about people wanting to be show hosts. As of now we have emailed people back and have added three new shows as of now to our line up. Keep checking Right Talk Radio for the schedule. If you are interested in hosting a show, or want to report the news in our news segment that we will be interviewing for soon, contact Arthur: arthur@righttalkradio.com or Nick: mail@younggunconservative.com. Our Citizen Field Reporting project has...

President Obama didn't wait long after Tuesday's devastating elections to give critics another reason to question his leadership, but this time the subject matter was more grim than a pair of governorships.

Below is a list of selected Democrats and their positions on the House healthcare reform bill based on media accounts, press releases and spokesmen for the lawmakers. UPDATED 11/7/09 9:45 a.m.

What a day of contrast in America. In New York Harbor sits the latest warship of the US Navy, whose bow contains tons of steel that once supported the World Trade Center towers, the USS New York. In Washington, DC Speaker Nancy Pelosi intends to ram through the House a 2,000 page bill which will rob Americans of their freedom, giving the Federal government unprecedented control over the lives of every American. The warship will be commissioned today, in the name of the American people, to defend their freedom. The Speaker will try to enslave those same people. Make no...

Today I came across an old video of a cartoon from 1948 called "Make Mine Freedom." The quality is not the greatest, but the message is crystal clear. First, the video and then a little commentary: It's funny to think today that even at the height of capitalist propaganda versus communist propaganda, people were ashamed of being capitalists. What is it that makes success so shameful? Why is it that when one man makes a fortune and spreads wealth throughout society, it's considered greed or selfishness, but when the snake-oil salesmen from the government steal our money and freedom while...

With plenty of money to invest from the interest owed to it by the United States, China continues reaching out its tentacles to grab more natural resources from Africa.

Oh, I'm sorry. Hasn't there been hundreds of thousands of jobs SAVED or created?

It is not often that decency and perseverance overcome the ministrations of unctuous leftist frauds and their masters at the UN,OAS and US State Department. All the world was allied against those in Honduras attempting to maintain a fragile republic and adhere to its Constitution. (Americans would do well to take note as we may soon have to defend our own Constitution from the same bunch.) Nevertheless, the news from Honduras is good. Briefly, on June 28th of this year Manuel Zelaya was deposed by the order of the Supreme Court of Honduras. Among other things, he specifically violated the...

Rarely does a single piece of mail cause one's heart to flutter, face to flush and knees to buckle. But, then again, rarely does a piece of mail arrive with the dreaded return address: Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service That's the "Welcome Home" that greeted me this past Tuesday as I dragged myself through the front door after a rough day of earning a living, playing golf and ferrying adolescent infants from one suburban soiree to another. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that I owed our esteemed and infallible federal government... $11,589.22! Holy smoke. What did I...

Even though Stupak says he will lead 40 Democrats to vote against the healthcare bill, he won’t be in DC to strip the provision from the bill, nor will he vote on it. As theblogprof points out, at a recent town hall in Cheboygan Stupak said: If everything I want [is] in the final bill, I like everything in the bill except you have public funding for abortion, and we had a chance to run our amendment and we lost. OK, I voted my conscience, stayed true to my principles, stayed true to the beliefs of this district, could I...

So much to cover today, folks, as this and yesterday were rather explosive news days. 9/11 v. Fort Hood – Jonah Goldberg discusses the idiotic reaction President Obama had to the murder at Ft. Hood. What is more damning is the press reaction, giving this cretin a pass after attacking George W. Bush for keeping his calm in front of children when 9/11’s butchery was occurring. Political Correctness and the Ft. Hood Shooting – More on the disgusting behavior of the media and leftist culture in general. As Fort Hood Tragedy Unfolds, Obama Is Politician-in-Chief - Frank Gaffney continues Jonah’s...

I supported Doug Hoffman in the New York 23rd to send a message to the Republican leadership that the Tea Party movement cannot be ignored. My message: “Stop supporting RINO’s over solid conservatives”. I understand a similar situation is brewing in a California Senate race, but I know little about it. What I do know is that a major confrontation exists right now in the Senate Republican race between Governor Crist, a very liberal RINO who strongly supported Obama’s programs – and former speaker of the Florida House, Marco Rubio, an unabashed conservative. Crist enraged me on his first day...

A look at the numbers inside the unemployment report including a report that claims 190,000 job losses while also reporting an increase of more than 550,000 unemployed americans. The numbers are staggering. 27 million Americans without full-time work, real unemployment tops 17.5%

Look at these morons in the video. They're probably saying, 'Yeaaa!!!! Obama won! I have apologized for many years of oppression by casting my vote for a black (white) liberal who has put me $400,000 in debt to the government and will kill every job opportunity I will ever have when I finally graduate college! Yes we can!' We would like to dedicate this video to our one year anniversary of 'Idiots4Obama.Com' How dumb do they feel now? One year later, some of these idiots are still 'stuck on stupid,' in denial, or just don't really care yet because they...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has decided to try to strong-arm through her plan to destroy our health care system, even in the face of overwhelming signals that she is fighting a losing battle. In the process she has continued her annoying little habit of breaking promises to the American people. She had promised to not hold a vote on the “health care reform” legislation without posting the final language of the bill online at least 72 hours prior to the vote. Apparently she is afraid that the final version of her 2000 page behemoth will further outrage the voting public.

In August, I created a blog which brought attention to U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk's campaign for the U.S. Senate. The blog, titled "Republicans United Against Mark Kirk" included information regarding Kirk's voting record as a member of the U.S House of Representatives. The "No To Mark Kirk" blog referred readers to articles, letters to the editor and columns which were posted by numerous Internet sources. My intent was to shed light on this so-called Republican's position on issues which social and fiscal conservatives care deeply about. Kirk's pro-abortion, anti-Second Amendment and anti-traditional marriage views were exposed on my blog. The...

FOX25 has learned that Congressman Barney Frank was present during a marijuana arrest at James Ready's home in Ogunquit, Maine. Ready is well-known for his relationship with Congressman Frank.

Like many Americans, I’m very concerned about the efforts underway to rush through the 2,000 page Pelosi health care bill this weekend. Why the rush? That’s a lot of pages to read. Why not give everyone the chance to read it and debate it? How much will this bill cost us? It’s unclear because the figures coming out of Washington keep changing – and always in the direction of costing more, not less. The latest numbers show it will cost more than a trillion dollars over the decade, but when has a government program ever come in on or under...

The amount of gymnastics Obama and his team of Chicago street thugs and his Alaska Mafia have performed while trying to stop Sarah is nothing short of extraordinary. They have had their billionaire buddies fund schemes, they’ve coordinated with 3rd rate hate bloggers and so on. They’ve put the full force of the White House as well as their compliant media lackeys up against this supposedly insignificant, washed up moose hunter from Wasilla.

Are You Finally Ready To Trust Your Conscience? Most politicians are not bad people, but the system has a way of chewing them up and spitting them out. Once in the system, they learn to play the game and almost always compromise their integrity when it can be justified and even sometimes when it cannot. This is done while we look the other way if it’s “our guy” and/or they give us something we want. That’s the insidiousness of democracy and these “representatives” continue to do anything to stay in power. Many of the problems that we face today can...

Like many Americans, I’m very concerned about the efforts underway to rush through the 2,000 page Pelosi health care bill this weekend. Why the rush? That’s a lot of pages to read. Why not give everyone the chance to read it and debate it? How much will this bill cost us? It’s unclear because the figures coming out of Washington keep changing – and always in the direction of costing more, not less. The latest numbers show it will cost more than a trillion dollars over the decade, but when has a government program ever come in on or under...

President Obama is playing out a drama on the world stage, addressing Islam as a virtual supplicant, and conceding serious issues, while getting nothing in return. Why? Richard Baehr writes: The President demanded a complete freeze on Israeli settlement building, including in sections of Jerusalem, supposedly in return for some conciliatory gestures by the Palestinians and Arab states toward Israel. The demands on Israel hardened Palestinian attitudes, and the PA made a total settlement freeze a precondition for resuming peace talks. No gestures towards Israel were forthcoming from any Arab party. Instead, the Palestinians and Arab states launched a full...

Patriots from all over the Nation heeded Michele Bachmann's plea of less than a week ago to come to Washington to rally and lobby congress to vote no on Pelosi care. At Noon yesterday, Michelle Bachmann descended the steps of the US Capitol joined by leading Republicans to the thundering cheers of patriots, and their chants of "kill the bill." These Americans Patriots, who Nancy Pelosi, condescendignly called, "Astroturf" back in August, had eagerly waited for the press conference and rally to begin for over two hours. And they were not disappointed. "We are here today to bring focus and...