The List: Obama's Fifty Seventh Week in Office

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 Obama's Fifty Seventh Week in Office

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"The List" for 2/24/2010

A radical Muslim group, the Islamic Society of North America, or ISNA.- that was an unindicted co-conspirator in a scheme to raise money for Hamas has an extensive relationship with the Obama has ties to Obama.  ISNA President Ingrid Mattson represented American Muslims at Obama's inauguration, where she offered a prayer during the televised event. Mattson also represented ISNA at Obama's Ramadan dinner at the White House.

Last June, Obama's top aide, Valerie Jarrett, invited Mattson to work on the White House Council on Women and Girls, which Jarrett leads. In July, the Justice Dept. sponsored an information booth at an ISNA bazaar in Washington, D.C.

Commercial space pioneer Burt Rutan has sharply criticized Obama administration proposals to outsource key portions of NASA's manned space program to private firms.

In the Obama Administration’s latest effort to appease Muslims, the U.S. government will begin delivering special meals, prepared according to Islamic law, to home-bound seniors in a city known for its thriving Muslim population.

John O. Brennan, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, who made those was connected with the tampering with Obama's passport.  Back in March 2008, the State Department launched an investigation of improper computer access to passport records of Barack Husssein Obama. The investigation was focusing on one employee - a contract worker with a company headed by an adviser to the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama. Another employee under the investigation worked for The Analysis Corporation (TAC), which is headed by John O. Brennan, a former CIA agent who is an adviser to Mr. Obama's presidential campaign on intelligence and foreign policy

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Wednesday questioned the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security about the high ratio of contractors to civilian employees within the DHS workforce. The number of conractors exceed the number of civilian employees- “To me, this is just a shocking and unacceptable number,” Lieberman said at a Committee hearing called to discuss the Departments proposed FY2011 budget. “Our Committee has long been concerned about DHS’s heavy reliance on contractors because it raises the question of efficient use of taxpayer money but also the question of who is in control of the Department’s mission: Is it federal contractors or fulltime employees?”

The Health Insurance Industry Fair Compensation Act: HR 4626 IH

The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to repeal the antitrust exemption currently granted to health insurance companies. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters Tuesday that President Obama strongly supports the repeal

Attorney General Eric Holder didn't consult the Department of Homeland Security before he made plans to try alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York City, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has become the first Obama Administration official to publicly describe last year's deadly shootings at Ft. Hood, Tex., as a terrorist act, according to a search of news clips and transcripts.

Obama tells business leaders he's no socialist plotting a government takeover of the economy

Obama health care proposal includes a sneaky new tax on dividends and capital gains.  This new ObamaCare tax would for the first time apply the 2.9% Medicare payroll tax to "interest, dividends, annuities, royalties and rents," ... includes capital gains, though the latter wasn't explicitly mentioned in the proposal. This investment tax would apply to singles earning more than $200,000 and joint filers over $250,000 and comes on top of the Senate's 0.9-percentage-point increase in the payroll tax, which would bring the combined employee-employer share to 3.8%.

The White House version of the Missile Defense logo raises eyebrows, creates controversy.

U.S. energy secretary Steven Chu said Wednesday that the U.S. must decrease its energy use to allow developing nations the room to grow, while emphasizing that prosperity doesn't have to come with a large carbon footprint. "We believe we have to decrease our use of energy to allow headroom for the developing nations to grow their economies," Chu said in a speech in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. "There is no law of physics that says prosperity is proportional to carbon emissions," Chu said.

A simple booklet explaining President Obama's health care and economic policies may help those in the tea party movement better understand White House initiatives, suggested Valerie Jarrett, one of Obama's closest advisers.

White House green jobs adviser Van Jones quit the post last year after he was dogged by past remarks and associations, but that isn't stopping the NAACP from awarding him one of its Image Awards.  White House green jobs adviser Van Jones quit the post last year after he was dogged by past remarks and associations, but that isn't stopping the NAACP from awarding him one of its Image Awards -- and even calling him an "American treasure."

The Treasury said it will borrow $200 billion and leave the cash proceeds on deposit with the Federal Reserve, reviving a program that will make it easier for the Fed to raise interest rates when the time comes.

The Pentagon on Monday notified Congress that women will be able to join submarine crews within 30 legislative working days, making good on the wishes of top Navy commanders announced last fall.

After his resignation from the White House under pressure, Van Jones to teach at Princeton

VIDEO: Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden in 2005 with the Democrats, arguing that it would be the death of Democracy if reconcilliation is ever to be used

America has a $1 billion new embassy planned for London... with a moat

The State Department has lifted a ban on exports of night-vision equipment that was imposed in 2007 on a U.S. company caught selling sensitive defense articles to China and other countries without a license. Meanwhile, two key U.S. senators on Tuesday wrote to Gen. James L. Jones, the White House national security adviser, warning that the Obama administration's plan to loosen controls on exports of sensitive goods and technology could undermine national security

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has again failed to administratively preclear the State of Georgia’s submission of its voter verification process. As a result, the State will exercise its right to seek preclearance of the voter verification process by bringing an action for a declaratory judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

"The List" for 2/23/2010

The U.S. Department of Energy is using funds from last year’s economic stimulus package to guarantee $1.37 billion in loans for a solar energy project in California’s Mojave Desert.

Obama rules of engagement pose risks to troops in Afghanistan

A new classified directive to coalition forces in Afghanistan puts restrictions on nighttime raids of Afghan homes and compounds

Obama urged Congress on Tuesday to strip health insurers of their decades-old exemption from federal antitrust laws

Documents obtained by The Daily Caller confirm the White House is seriously considering adopting a series of proposals that would favor unionized companies bidding on federal contracts. The documents acknowledge the proposals are likely to increase the cost of government contracting and the size of the bureaucracy.

Despite Justice Dept. stonewalling, two of Eric Holder's radical appointees to the Justice Dept. have been outed: Jennifer Daskal and Neal Katyal.  Daskal is connected to the extremist group Human Rights Watch. Daskal  represented Qaida terrorists held at Gitmo. She also has no prosecutorial or national security experience. Neal Katyal was instrumental in the release of Osama bin Laden's driver, who admitted to knowingly aiding the terrorist leader in the wake of 9/11.

Attorney General Eric Holder continues to stonewall congress on the terror lawyers who now work at the Justice Dept.

Obama's newly-named Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Rashad Hussain condemned the United States for prosecuting just about everyone who was under indictment on terror charges in 2004.

Thomas Karl, the scientist at the heart of "Climate-gate" email scandal is appointed by the White House to be their new Climate Change guru

At the secret White House conference committee last month to put the finishing touches on ObamaCare, just days before Scott Brown was elected, one of the proposals reportedly being considered was “boosting the Medicare payroll tax — either by increasing the rate or extending it to unearned income.” The ObamaCare proposal released yesterday by the White House does both....The proposal would increase the tax rate by 30 percent, from 2.9 percent to 3.8 percent, for “high-income households” (defined as those making $250,000 or more, or individuals making $200,000), and extend the tax to their investment income, while not taxing the investment income of others.)

Obama’s “new” health care proposal would still levy a new “abortion premium” fee

Letter from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Cannot score the president's health plan- not enough detail

Obama plan would pay for abortions

Obama presented a new health care plan on Monday that calls for raising the Medicare payroll tax on some households earning less than $250,000

The health care plan proposed by President Obama on Monday includes an individual mandate requiring every American to have health insurance despite concerns from Republican lawmakers and legal experts that the provision is not constitutional.

For the second time in five months, the Obama White House is being accused -- by Democrats -- of offering high ranking government jobs in return for political favors. What no one is reporting is that this is a violation of federal law that can lead to prison time, a fine or both, according to Title 18, Chapter 11, Section 211 of the United States Code. - The jobs in question: Secretary of the Navy and a position within the U.S. Agency for International Development. The favor requested in return: Withdrawal from Senate challenges to two sitting United States Senators, both Democrats supported by President Obama. The Senators are Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania and Michael Bennet in Colorado.

"The List" for 2/22/2010

Industry groups, conservative think tanks, lawmakers and three states filed 16 court challenges to U.S. EPA's "endangerment" finding for greenhouse gases before yesterday's deadline, setting the stage for a legal battle over federal climate policies.

The Obama Administration has proposed an FY 2011 defense budget that is inconsistent with U.S. security commitments and the Administration's own Quadrennial Defense Review.

Neil Barofsky, special inspector general for the Treasury's $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), said in a letter to a senior Treasury official that he was "surprised" to learn last week that Treasury is proposing the new program operate outside his purview. The letter, dated Friday, was made public on Monday.

In an ironic twist, the White House is inviting the Tea Party movement to challenge it on government transparency.  White House Chief Technology Officer Andrew McLaughlin said Republicans and conservative Tea Party activists should strive to push the administration to make its policies more open.

Obama said he would put out a full bill ahead of Thursday's highly touted bipartisan health summit, but what he released on Monday is so bare-bones that the Congressional Budget Office said there's not even enough detail to start working on a cost estimate. The administration did not post any bill text on the White House Web site, instead offering a detailed outline of what the legislation would do.

AUDIO: Obama's newly-named Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Rashad Hussain speaking in defense of Palistinian Islamic Jihad's leader in the US, Sami al-Arian

Evidence that Obama was supported in his Chicago career, by people with ties to Frank Marshall Davis.

The White House is mounting a last-ditch effort to piece together an energy and climate change bill that has enough incentives for nuclear power, natural gas and the coal industry to muster the votes needed to pass it this year.

Candidate Obama in 2008: Attacked John McCain for proposing a commission on the economic crisis-   2010 and now President, Obama now establishing a commission on fiscal responsibility and reform

October of 2009: President Barack Obama's adivsor on Muslim affairs, Dalia Mogahed, went on Islamic television with members of the radical Islamic group Hizb ut Tahrir and defended their blatant call for the overthrow of all "man-made law"—which includes the United States Constitution—and the adoption of Islamic Sharia law as "the source of legislation":

New Obama strategy: replace "change" with "reform"

Obama's Dept. of Transportation Spokesperson, Olivia Alair, suspected of orchestrating the White House anti-Toyota campaign

Obama seeking to break an impasse over health-care legislation, proposed a plan that includes the first Medicare tax on capital gains and higher fees on drug companies and health insurance companies to help cover millions of uninsured Americans.

Obama puts forward a nearly $1 trillion, 10-year health plan

Obama’s healthcare reform proposal released Monday eliminates controversial funds given to Nebraska as part of a deal to win the support of centrist Sen. Ben Nelson

Overview of the White House Proposal on health care

Obama makes it clear Monday morning that he intends to make a final push for a comprehensive overhaul of the nation's health care and insurance system, offering a new health care plan that largely embraces the approach already taken by the U.S. Senate- The plan, which went live on the White House Web site at 10 a.m., rejects repeated calls from Republicans to scrap Democratic efforts from last year and start over

"The List" for 2/21/2010

Obama will propose on Monday giving the federal government new power to block excessive rate increases by health insurance companies, as he rolls out comprehensive legislation to revamp the nation’s health care system, White House officials said.

The Environmental Protection Agency will spend $2.2 billion over five years on the Great Lakes to clean up polluted water and beaches, restore wetlands and fight invasive species such as Asian carp in a revitalization effort to be detailed Sunday.  Federal and state officials call the push, dubbed the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan, "historically unprecedented" in size, funding and coordination between various branches of government.

Internal Toyota documents derided the Obama administration and Democratic Congress as “activist” and “not industry friendly," a revelation that comes days before the giant automaker's top executives testify on Capitol Hill amid a giant recall.

White House senior advisor Valerie Jarrett' responing to Sarah Palin's dig at Obama...Palin mocked Obama by asking "how's that hope-y, change-y stuff working out for ya?"-Said Jarrett: "Making fun of the folks' real, sincere hopes for change that Americans across our country felt, I don't know that making fun of that is constructive. I prefer we would say, 'Come and think of constructive solutions that really improve our country.' I think people are tired of being made fun of."

"The List" for 2/20/2010

The U.S. government's majority stake in General Motors has no bearing on the response of regulators to safety problems at Toyota Motor Corp, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Friday

VIDEO: President Obama speaks glowing of Las Vegas. " I love Vegas"

Obama’s new Islamic envoy, Rashad Hussain, changed course Friday – admitting he made sharply critical statements about a U.S. terror prosecution against a Muslim professor after initially saying he had no recollection of making such comments. “I made statements on that panel that I now recognize were ill-conceived or not well-formulated,” Hussain said, referring to a 2004 conference where he discussed the case.

The backlash against ObamaCare is moving beyond the Tea Parties and has now arrived in state capitals. In more than 30 states, legislators are proceeding to pass statutes or ballot initiatives that would guarantee the right to choose medical services and insurance. These laws are generally called Health-Care Freedom Acts. If enacted, they will set off a Constitutional 10th Amendment fight over whether there are limitations on the powers of the federal government to regulate health care and override the protections in these state laws.

VIDEO: Obama to ACORN, "You know you have a friend in me"

The U.S. should encourage greater assimilation of the Hezbollah terrorist organization into the Lebanese government, argued President Obama's counter-terrorism advisor, John Brennan.

Obama to California: "Water is not a right, it is a privilage"

First Lady Michelle Obama took her childhood obesity initiative on the road today and visited a new grocery store in an impoverished area of Philadelphia to shine a spotlight on the need for affordable healthy food options across the nation. - The Obama Administration announced it will put $400 million toward its “Healthy Food Financing Initiative,” which aims to bring grocery stores and healthy food retailers to underserved urban and rural communities across the nation.

"The List" for 2/19/2010

The Environmental Protection Agency, responding complaints about its December findings about the threat of greenhouse gases, issued a statement Friday saying that the "science is settled" and "greenhouse gases pose a real threat to the American people."

The White House is considering changes to its mortgage modification plan that could include a freeze on home foreclosures  According to industry officials who have been briefed on the plan, the administration is considering changes that would require home-loan servicing companies to push delinquent borrowers into the Home Affordable Modification Program before they consider foreclosure. Lenders, investors and mortgage-service companies would be prevented from foreclosing on a homeowner while a home buyer is solicited, responds and eventually goes through a  trial period under HEMP.

General Motors Co. Chief Executive Ed Whitacre will receive a pay package valued at $9 million

According to a new study released today by the Commerce Department, which includes the Census Bureau the survey will add up to 635,000 temporary jobs by May to the nation's employment reports.

Attorney General Eric Holder says nine Obama appointees in the Justice Department have represented or advocated for terrorist detainees before joining the Justice Department.

The Justice Department finds no misconduct by lawyers who authorized harsh terror interrogations.

Obama: "I love Las Vegas"

Rep. Joe Sestak, who is causing heartburn for Democratic leaders by running against Arlen Specter for a Senate nomination in Pennsylvania, says the White House dangled a federal job in front of him in an attempt to entice him to drop out of the state's Democratic primary, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday.

Obama, continuing what some are calling the "Save the Senators" tour, opened his latest town hall meeting out West by praising Senate Majority Leader Reid, a top target of Republicans in the 2010 elections.

The National Security Council discouraged Jeff Trimble, executive director of the Broadcasting Board of Governors -- the independent agency that oversees the government's media operations, including Voice of America -- from allowing VOA to attach its name to a statement last week with Deutsche Welle and the BBC protesting Iranian signal-jamming.

The Obama administration will move ahead with Senate ratification of a treaty banning nuclear tests that was voted down by Republicans more than a decade ago, Vice President Biden said Thursday.

Obama loves Hip Hop music, plays it at the gym

Picture: Obama has the Dalai Lama go out the back door of the White House, past the garbage

Reversing yet another policy of former President George W. Bush, current U.S. President Barack Obama announced this week that he would nominate career diplomat Robert Ford to become Washington's first ambassador to Syria since 2005

The Obama administration hammers Toyota to coerce them to keep California plants open and force union labor on them

A senior administration official said Obama would announce he is designating $1.5 billion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program to fund programs at local Housing Finance Agencies in California, Florida, Nevada, Arizona, and Michigan.

The White House is willing to make a push for the public option if Senate Democrats decide to bring it up for a vote, Health and Human Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said

Obama is working on health care legislation intended to reconcile differences between House and Senate Democrats that could be attached to a budget bill and avoid a Republican filibuster, according to a published report.

Democrats in Washington are continuing to push for the controversial reconciliation strategy to railroad Obamacare through Congress. At the same time, Obama is reportedly writing a revised health care bill that can be attached to a budget bill and receive approval in the Senate on a majority vote. 

The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has formally objected to a process being developed by the Obama Administration to potentially designate as many as 13 million acres of public and private land as National Monument

Obama move to designate land untouchable for oil or coal angering some.  Informationcomes from Department of Interior documents leaked to a Utah congressman and obtained by Fox News

 

[Nachum]

The Messiah's 57th week of trying our patience.

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[HiTech RedNeck]

One week for every state he thinks is in the union.

[coloradan]

Dang, I was going to post that.

[knarf]

Me three

[pandoraou812]

interesting

[TigersEye]

Can anyone doubt that he’s a Mooselimb?

[pandoraou812]

Depends on who you’re talking to I’ve found. I think he has no faith but if he has any it would be mooslimb.

[Ezekiel]

The Messiah's 57th week of trying our patience.

Never mind the 57 states er weeks, what about 62?

Chapter 9

25 Know therefore and discern, that from the going forth of the word to restore and to build Jerusalem unto one anointed, a prince, shall be seven weeks; and for threescore and two weeks, it shall be built again, with broad place and moat, but in troublous times.
26 And after the threescore and two weeks shall an anointed one be cut off, and be no more; and the people of a prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; but his end shall be with a flood; and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

Modified Julian Day 54851 (Tuesday, 20 January 2009; 24 Tevet 5769) + (62 x 7) = 55285

Modified Julian Day 55285 (Tuesday 30 March 2010; 15 Nisan 5770)

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Probably just a coincidence that 62 weeks after the Inauguration of Desolation is Pesach. :-/