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To: Alas Babylon!
He became so desperate he had to threaten to cut off grandma from her Social InSecurity if the Revolutionaries don’t surrender. There is no surrender in this battle which means grandma is going to have to lead the fight and let him know his threats to her security are nothing more than another Stalinist thug tactic and not going to work this time. This is no longer a debate about the raising the Debt Ceiling, this is the Battle of Trenton.

Good morning, Bray. Here is an excerpt fron an article by Mark Steyn on Obama's threat to cut off grandma.

When the 44th president took office, he made a decision that it was time for the already unsustainable levels of government spending finally to break the bounds of reality and frolic and gambol in the magical fairy kingdom of Spendaholica: This year, the federal government borrows 43 cents of every dollar it spends, a ratio that is unprecedented. Barack Obama would like this to be, as they say, “the new normal” — at least until that 43 cents creeps up a nickel or so, and the United States government is spending twice as much as it takes in, year in, year out, now and forever. If the Republicans refuse to go along with that, well, then the negotiations will collapse and, as he told Scott Pelley on CBS the other night, Gran’ma gets it. That monthly Social Security check? Fuhgeddabouddit. “I cannot guarantee that those checks go out on August 3rd if we haven’t resolved this issue,” declared the president. “Because there may simply not be the money in the coffers to do it.”

But hang on. I thought the Social Security checks came out of the famous “Social Security trust fund,” whose “trustees” assure us there’s currently $2.6 trillion in there. Which should be enough for the August 3rd check run, shouldn’t it? Golly, to listen to the president, you’d almost get the impression that, by the time you saw the padlock off the old Social Security lockbox, there’s nothing in there but a yellowing IOU and a couple of moths. Indeed, to listen to Obama, one might easily conclude that the whole rotten, stinking edifice of federal government is an accounting trick. And that can’t possibly be so, can it?"

23 posted on 07/17/2011 6:03:21 AM PDT by kabar
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To: kabar
I liked this quote from the same article:

Meanwhile, the World’s Greatest Orator bemoans the “intransigence” of Republicans. Okay, what’s your plan? Give us one actual program you’re willing to cut, right now. Oh, don’t worry, says Barack Obluffer. To demonstrate how serious he is, he’s offered to put on the table for fiscal year 2012 spending cuts of (stand well back now) $2 billion. That would be a lot in, say, Iceland or even Australia. Once upon a time it would have been a lot even in Washington. But today $2 billion is what the Brokest Nation in History borrows every ten hours. In other words, in less time than he spends sitting across the table negotiating his $2 billion cut, he’s already borrowed it all back. A negotiation with Obama is literally not worth the time.

24 posted on 07/17/2011 6:06:45 AM PDT by MustKnowHistory
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To: kabar; Alas Babylon!; maica; bray
One problem is that the two sides of the struggle
are not playing by the same rules. The law and IRS
do not even apply to the DNC and its politicians.



"Our Constitution was made only for a religious and moral people.
It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other."

        John Adams


25 posted on 07/17/2011 6:08:55 AM PDT by Diogenesis (No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain)
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To: kabar
This debt ceiling problem is no easy solution.

Zero has played us like a fiddle. First he bumps up spending 60% since he was selected,than he waits until the very last possible minute, declares a debt ceiling agreement is another emergency and than tells us don't dare disagree with me or there will be hell to pay.

Sounds more like a dictator than potus to me.

Either way the commies play this stuff all too well.

Makes me constantly wonder who loads the teleprompter since you know zero does not have the intellect/stones for that.

26 posted on 07/17/2011 6:09:49 AM PDT by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin 2012)
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To: kabar

Not only is there supposed to be a trust fund but they take 15% of our wages every month in SSI and another 7% in Medicare. Why can’t they use that money to pay granny?

Pray for America


32 posted on 07/17/2011 6:25:55 AM PDT by bray (Palin is the DC Nightmare)
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To: Alas Babylon!; All

Misogynist and RomneyBOT Chris Wallace returns to FOX.
Instead of a warning label, Wallace begins by saying he/FOX are
“fair and balanced”.

On the horrible economy:
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio is clear.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md makes false statements
about what might happen in his dire fantasy.
He even claims Republicans are “dangerous” for wanting
to balance the budget.

Wallace says he will give Jordan a chance to respond
but then interupts when the discussion is going.

Wallace then pushes for the McConnell plan “B”
but neither side seems to want McConnell
and Obama’s private deal.

Wallace then pushes for the McConnell plan “B” again.
Will they vote for it? (FOX shows its bias as it reads off
of its script).

Wallace then says “Let’s stay on the McConnell plan “B”.
Neither side is interested.

Wallace pushes for the McConnell plan “B”.
He cannot believe it “won’t pass the House”.
They are not interested.

So, Wallace pushes for the McConnell plan “B”.
To each by name, he pushes it again.

FOX News: Wallace is back and ‘on script’.
FOX “News”: Biased for Obama, Soros, and Romney.
SSDD.


33 posted on 07/17/2011 6:26:17 AM PDT by Diogenesis (No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain)
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To: Alas Babylon!; All

ON McCONNELL “B”
RomneyBOT Chris Wallace (FOX) dares to purport
that the world will end if the McConnell plan “B”
is not accepted. Mayhem breaks out.
So, Wallace decides to interrupt and claims it is now
“settled” with a “deal”, and goes to commercial.

Wallace pushed two non-willing Congressmen
for the McConnell plan “B” they did not want
over one dozen times. Over and over.

On The incredible, conservative Candidate Herman Cain:
Wallace interviews Herman Cain, GOP presidential candidate.
Wallace tries to demean him telling him he is
not listening to two “experts”. Cain corrects
the wacko Wallace. Wallace returns to his put downs
and leans on an “expert” to show the world will
end unless all bow down to Obama and McConnell’s plan “B”.
Cain corrects the wacko Wallace, but Wallace interrupts.
Cain points out that some agencies will be decreased by
40%, others more, and others less. Since it is spot on,
Wallace changes the subject.

Cain tries to explain dynamic and static analysis of
control of the economic sector to someone who probably
has trouble with change in the supermarket, so
Wallace changes the subject, again relying on absolutes.

Again, Cain explains the importance of small businesses
to the FOX RomneyBOT.
Cain explains the class warfare launched by the DNC.
So, Wallace changes the subject to mosques in America.
Cain explains Islam which merges “church and state”
and Sharia law. Wallace interrupts and says
that Cain will not allow Moslems to pray.
Cain talks about Sharia. Wallace interrupts
and switches to the Palestinians, and Hamas, and
Wallace infers Sharia is already adopted in America.

Cain defends the community against Sharia law,
and says it is going to SCOTUS, so Wallace interrupts.


50 posted on 07/17/2011 6:45:16 AM PDT by Diogenesis (No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain)
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To: kabar
Great rant, and oh so true.

We are in one Hell of a mess. Every day I'm more and more convinced that we better not kick the can down the road any longer, as that road has reached it's end.

55 posted on 07/17/2011 6:48:37 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: kabar

Steyn knocks it out of the park.


108 posted on 07/17/2011 7:53:02 AM PDT by Hoodat (Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. - (Rom 8:37))
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To: kabar

Is this the famous “Al Gore Lockbox”?


183 posted on 07/17/2011 12:34:52 PM PDT by DrDude (Focused like a LASER on creating jobs!)
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