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UPDATED "The president's proposals would give unelected officials life-and-death rationing powers." Private Citizen Sarah Palin On The Obamacare Legislation Wall Street Journal Citizen Sarah Palin blasted Barack Obama's nationalized health care plan on the eve of his big Obamacare pitch to Congress. From her Facebook page: How can we ensure that those who need medical care receive it while also reducing health-care costs? The answers offered by Democrats in Washington all rest on one principle: that increased government involvement can solve the problem. I fundamentally disagree. Common sense tells us that the government's attempts to solve large problems more often...

The "Liberal Virtual Reality Helmet" is a great tool that enables the person wearing it to experience life as a liberal does! However, under a severe stress test it dies a horrible, computerized death! What caused this? Read today's "Geeks On Caffeine" cartoon and find out for yourself! NOTE: The author of this comic requests that you visit his web site and please refrain from copying the cartoon within this thread. Thank you very much!

Have you noticed that despite the Speaker's claim that hers will be the most ethical congress in history the list of Democrats getting caught in ethics violations? And even when the violations are being investigated, some politicians (Charlie Rangel) try to "pay off" their colleagues on the ethics committee with campaign donations. Rangel's ethics problems are massive, and the list is very long, here are just a few: * In September he admitted a failure to report $75 thousand in taxes. * He was discovered taking a tax break for people whose primary residence was in Washington DC, but if...

http://themartialist.com/stiletto/012.htm "...I hope my readers will indulge me when I take a moment to address Mr. or Ms. Krepel directly. Terry, I know you think you have a "job" to "criticize the critics," in your own words, and I realize you're really trying very hard. I would caution you, however, to take a more earnest approach to this mandate that you believe justifies using the royal "we" in your prose. You're not a "we," Terry; you're a you -- and I would further caution you not to make my job so terribly easy. In a world of conflicting ideals and...

Painful to watch "First mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean", according to Biden, painful to watch Obama's presidency slip though his hands. Feel sad that America will be brought down so low. Recall how MSM complained that Bush was tone deaf to what policies people want at this point in time. Obama's not only tone deaf he keeps pushing, to the point of annoying his failed attempts to promote unpopular policies. Its like fingernails on the chalkboard.

H.R.3226 - Czar Accountability and Reform Act (CZAR) of 2009 Overview To provide that appropriated funds may not be used to pay for any salaries or expenses of any task force, council, or similar office which is established by or at the direction of the President and headed by an individual who has been inappropriately appointed to such position (on other than an interim basis), without the advice and consent of the Senate. view all titles (2) All Bill Titles Official: To provide that appropriated funds may not be used to pay for any salaries or expenses of any task...

Your going to see things move very quickly now for I AM aT the fronT of this battle against darkness and the taking back of my land . Be prepared to war against the enemy as never before and remember the armor of Jericho for the walls of the enemies encampments Shall go down in great tumult amidst your war cries and the blast of the trumpet for you are my shofars of delight . Now do my bidding and assault the fortresses of kerioth and lance all her rulers that " Lie " within her by the filling of...

Favre says he 'absolutely' would sit out if not healthy this year Associated Press EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Brett Favre insists he won't let his durability streak hurt the Vikings. Favre will make his 270th straight start when Minnesota plays at Cleveland on Sunday. That will match what the NFL considers the longest streak in history, held by former Vikings defensive lineman Jim Marshall from 1961-79. Favre said Wednesday he "absolutely" would sit out this season if he's not healthy enough to suit up as Minnesota's quarterback. The 39-year-old also said he "may not" be able to play in all...

Statement from Assemblyman Mike Duvall regarding his resignation from office today: September 9, 2009 "I am deeply saddened that my inappropriate comments have become a major distraction for my colleagues in the Assembly, who are working hard on the very serious problems facing our state. I have come to the conclusion that it would not be fair to my family, my constituents or to my friends on both sides of the aisle to remain in office. Therefore, I have decided to resign my office, effective immediately, so that the Assembly can get back to work."

Report: Charlie Sheen Seeks Meeting With Obama to Discuss 9/11 'Cover-Up' Wednesday, September 09, 2009 Actor Charlie Sheen is demanding a meeting with President Obama to discuss his belief that the September 11 terror attacks were perpetrated by the federal government. In an interview with PrisonPlanet.com, The “Two and a Half Men” star unveils a fictional 20-minute exchange he imagines having with Obama – whom he supported in the November election – during which he implores the president to get on “the right side of history.” Sheen, 44, argues that “the official 9/11 story is a fraud” and claims the...

<p>A liberal civil rights leader told me almost 40 years ago that the liberals on the committee were going to lose.</p> <p>In the end we would be out manouvered and he was right.</p> <p>The setting was the city's largest liberal mainline church. Booming when other churches shrank it had money and power. It stood up against the war, hunger and civil rights.</p>

The Federal Reserve's latest (through July) G19 update is out, showing consumer credit. To say that these figures are ugly would be an understatement. In fact, there is simply no way you can spin this - while this contraction in credit has to happen it has horrifying implications if our Washington policymakers don't get on the stick and deal with the underlying issues here and now instead of pretending that everything is ok or worse, try to "borrow our way to prosperity." Let's start with the "Full Monte"; this is the "de-noised" version of The Fed's "annualized" rate of change...

State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill today launched a challenge to Governor Deval Patrick as an independent candidate, vowing to cast aside entrenched partisan differences and "make the government we have work." "I do not enter this race to run against any individual or party," Cahill said in a speech in a downtown hotel ballroom, standing before a black banner that proclaimed "Tim for Governor" in white letters. "Instead I run because I believe we need new leadership to make Massachusetts a vibrant place once again." He vowed to make the state a place "where jobs grow and the economy rebounds....

Did the August town hall protests have an effect on Congress? Enough so that at least one Blue Dog Democrat admitted it convinced him to oppose the public option in the health-care overhaul bill. Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR) announced his opposition this morning, crediting his constituents for his moment of clarification: Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.), the Blue Dog congressman who battled with Democratic Party leaders for much of July before reaching an agreement on health-care reform legislation, said Tuesday that he could no longer back the government-insurance option included in the bill he voted for before the congressional recess. “I...

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) says that Democratic leaders should not count on him to be the 60th vote for passing healthcare reform this year. Nelson, who has bucked his party more than any Senate Democrat on procedural votes in 2009, is a pivotal figure on healthcare. With 59 Democrats in the upper chamber and centrist Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) in negotiations with Democratic leaders, the prospect of compiling 60 votes to overcome procedural obstacles appears within reach. But Nelson isn’t promising anything. He told The Hill, “I’m not going to commit anything at this point in time on procedural votes,...

When Obama speaks on Health Care Reform tonight, he is not speaking to regular Americans. He knows he has angered regular Joes. He knows he won’t convince very many, if any people to his position. But that doesn’t seem to faze the president, who is focused on passing Health Care Reform regardless of the cost. As Obama’s poll numbers continue a major slide downward, the president will address our nation tonight in an effort to convince enough Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate to vote for Health Care Reform, even if their constituents have expressed their opposition to it....

Obama will promote -- but not demand -- 'public option' for healthcare In the run-up to tonight's speech, Obama and his staff let it be known that he will insist on some details, such as not increasing the deficit. But he won't make the public option a deal-breaker. September 9, 2009. Reporting from Washington - With a nationally televised prime-time address to Congress tonight, President Barack Obama hopes to clarify and promote -- but not insist upon -- a "public option" in the health-insurance overhaul that he is seeking as part of a plan that he intends "to get done...

In Morris County, New Jersey, 67-year-old NASCAR fan Dennis Zeglin was charged with several counts of animal cruelty after shooting his African grey parrot dead with a BB gun. It seems that "Mikey," the parrot, was chattering away during a NASCAR race that Zeglin was trying to watch on television. Peggy Wright, a staff writer for Morris County's newspaper, The Daily Record, reported that apparently Zeglin had been enjoying a few of his favorite adult beverages during the June 7 running of the Pocono 500, the first of two events at Pocono Raceway. Zeglin was in his chair in the...

LIBERAL LIES ABOUT NATIONAL HEALTH CARE: THIRD IN A SERIES (COMMEMORATIVE PLATES ON SALE NOW!)September 2, 2009 (9) If you like Medicare, you'll love national health care, which will just extend Medicare's benefits to everyone. Hey -- I have an idea: How about we make everyone in America a multimillionaire by pulling Bernie Madoff out of prison and asking him to invest all our money! Both Medicare and Bernie Madoff's investment portfolio are bankrupt because they operate on a similar financial model known as a "Ponzi scheme." These always seem to run fabulously well -- until the money runs out....