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Congress will never get spending under control until its members start acting responsibly. Two out three Senators are simply spendthrifts who just can't help themselves. Exhibit number one is Senate Amendment 2355. Introduced by Senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, the amendment would cap non-defense, non-trust-fund, discretionary spending at the previous fiscal year's spending level. In other words, spending would not automatically increase. And frankly, it never should without proper justification. Congress often looks at appropriations with pre-set increases, in addition to an inflation rate adjustment, as the baseline in new spending. As bizarre as it sounds, many members see spending...

“In America, a rising tide is supposed to lift all boats. But today, Americans are working harder, earning less, and paying more for health care, college, and taxes. Corporate profits are soaring, the government keeps expanding, but the opportunities for our middle-class are shrinking.” - johnkerry.com But what about the Heinz Corporation? Does Kerry give them a slide? Or how about even his wife? According to news analysis Mark Hyman, She reported an income of $5,070,000, a fraction of her estimated one billion dollars. She claimed $2.78 million or more than half her income as tax-exempt. Of the remaining $2.29...

AARP has championed high taxes, Big Government and bureaucratic boondoggles since the first day it opened for business in the 1950s. The group loves taxes—all kinds of them—and opposes tax cuts. It says, “Stable and reliable public policies and programs require an adequate and consistent source of revenues” and Congress should reconsider “any tax changes yet to take effect.” Amazingly, AARP even favors taxes on death. Of course, “estates” are what is left over after a lifetime of paying taxes. Death taxes are greedy government’s final grab. Yet AARP says, “Congress should retain an estate tax as an important component...

I saw a Kerry bumper sticker that "Truth for a Change" Hey that's the first one that made sense: Vote for Kerry and trade Truth for a Change. Kerry is bound to make a change - One day he's for the war, the next day he's Against it. One day he wants tax cuts for the middle class, the next day he decides the middle class doesn't need any tax cuts. One day he says we need to cut spending, the next day he's hawking a bill with a big price tag.

Singapore has issued its strongest response to Taiwan Foreign Minister Chen Tan-sun's description of the city state as a "booger", saying the comments were "extreme" and "painful". "This recent outburst is a source of some pain and sadness to us that it should come to this," Foreign Minister George Yeo said in comments published by the Straits Times. "We could disagree, but there's no need for some of these extreme actions." Yeo ignited Chen's fury when he delivered a lecture to the United Nations General Assembly on September 24 warning Taiwan it should not push for independence from China. "Even...

Scientists claim SARS vaccine breakthrough Singapore scientists working to develop an edible vaccine for viruses such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) have found a breakthrough in milk, media reports said today. Researchers have successfully immunised mice from a virus similar to SARS by feeding them with genetically modified lactic acid bacteria, which is found in cultured milk drinks, the Straits Times reported. This could mean that in a few years, doctors will be able to dispense a SARS vaccine that could simply be eaten or drunk, the principal investigator of the study, Associate Professor Lee Yuan Kun, told the...

(CBS) Lots of people talk and dream about changing the world. Dean Kamen is actually doing it. His latest creation, a personal transportation vehicle called the Segway, may be the most revolutionary leap since the automobile. His next invention may prove to be even more important. Dan Rather reports. Kamen loves to work: "I’m somebody who is absorbed by work," he says. "And some people, I think, misunderstand that, and think that's a problem, or I don't get a chance to have fun. To me, life is a blur of my activities, I mean it's only a job if you'd...

<p>Kamen loves to work: "I’m somebody who is absorbed by work," he says. "And some people, I think, misunderstand that, and think that's a problem, or I don't get a chance to have fun. To me, life is a blur of my activities, I mean it's only a job if you'd rather be doing something else.”</p> <p>Kamen lives in a magnificent home in the hills of New Hampshire, a home he shares with the machines he so worships.</p>

What was Rush talking about when he said the democraps missed out on what the real reason was for the Republicans winning the elections?

SADDAM 'MAY BE DEAD' - EGYPTIAN INTELLIGENCE Saddam Hussein has had a major stroke and may even be dead, according to Egyptian security sources. The Iraqi dictator has not been seen since a New Year’s Day parade when he was shown on Iraqi TV firing his gun into the air. Reports say he was taking the salute from his military when he collapsed. Sky News sources in Baghdad say that while all is quiet on the streets of the Iraqi capital there has been increased troop movement around Saddam’s presidential palace. Showing off The military parade on Sunday was the...

(CBS) Congressional hearings are revealing a great deal about the kind of intelligence the United States had on al Qaeda before Sept. 11. It is news to most Americans, but not to Dan Benjamin and Steven Simon. They were at the center of America’s counter-terrorism team during the Clinton Administration. Members of Congress are not scheduled to hear from them. But maybe they should. In their new book, “The Age of Sacred Terror,” Benjamin and Simon offer a first-ever look at the inner workings of the Clinton war on terrorism: where it succeeded, and why it ultimately failed. They blame...

T E H R A N, Iran, Sept. 12 — From the moment you land here in Iran's capital, you sense this foreign assignment really will be "different." The flight attendant has already come on the intercom — to warn women they must cover themselves in keeping with Islamic rules. As you line up at airport immigration to have your visa stamped — and look up at huge pictures of Ayatollah Khomeini — you can't help but think back to the 1979 U.S. hostage crisis. There is a lot in Iran to remind you of the "bad old days" when...

<p>It was the fifth conference of "Raphael's" lawsuit against the INS in as many months.</p> <p>Raphael had done everything right: He entered the country legally and never overstayed a visa, he loved America and dreamed of becoming a citizen.</p> <p>But he was forced to sue the INS to compel them to act on his citizen application, after it lost his family’s file for the second time—along with sets of fingerprints of his entire family which had just been cleared by the FBI.</p>

National Security F Clinton allowed missile Technology to go to China The Enviroment F Enhance Nuclear Weapons of China, Made free burning Coal area in Utah a national park. Conservative Polical Index(cpi) is 0 F Treason Foreign Affairs F Gave power in Haiti to a dictator! Justice F Commited perjury Education F Public schools are still lousy.

A revised and condensed version of The Lexicon of FreeRepublic, culled from the original thread. Thanks to the many Freepers who contributed! FreeRepublic Glossary Anti-Freeper - See Freeper Lore. Arkancide = Mysterious death that somehow manages to happen to former friends of Bill and Hillary Clinton. Usually ruled a "suicide" by the "controlling legal authorities" that happen to be conducting the investigation. Usually the body is found with all the fixin's; suicide note (in two or more handwriting styles), unregistered handgun (sometimes in a different caliber than the one the "suicide" was accomplished using), and "air-tight" alibis passed around ...

A revised and condensed version of The Lexicon of FreeRepublic, culled from the original thread. Thanks to the many Freepers who contributed! FreeRepublic Glossary Anti-Freeper - See Freeper Lore. Arkancide = Mysterious death that somehow manages to happen to former friends of Bill and Hillary Clinton. Usually ruled a "suicide" by the "controlling legal authorities" that happen to be conducting the investigation. Usually the body is found with all the fixin's; suicide note (in two or more handwriting styles), unregistered handgun (sometimes in a different caliber than the one the "suicide" was accomplished using), and "air-tight" alibis passed around like ...

A Lone Liberal In South Carolina - links to issues of interest to the liberal community: Newt Watch, gay marriage, etc. Body Politic - scathing no-holds-barred political commentary from Lew, featuring Dole, Gingrich, Nixon, Limbaugh, D'Amato, Forbes, the NRA, and lots of links. Calyx's Watch the Fascists - They're all around us... So let's keep an eye on what they're doing. Charlie's Corner of Oklahoma - the left-sided look at politics from the Sage of Oklahoma. Chez Guevara - home of Wouldn't Be Prudent, a 'zine devoted to varying shades of the left. Chris Holt: Lounge/Liberalism - a quasi-FAQ, ...

$8 million worth of memories Asylum Seeker Is Impostor, INS Says (Hillary Screws Up) Hillary gets help with the write stuff Hillary's Stocking Stuffer (Dowd says: Quick, buy Hillary a gift BEFORE she becomes Senator!) Commentary: In defense of Hillary Clinton's book deal (Barf Alert) Hillary"s Book Deal Condemened By Liberals Good things come to those who beg: Joel Miller wants world peace, Hillary knocked off her broom..... Hillary Is House Proud (Barf Alert) Hillary ...Sees Washington digs as a Dem White House Top Ten Chapter Titles In Hillary's New Book Is Hillary selling out? Poor Hillery

How do we rate our elected officials? On a scale of 0 to 100 or 0 to 1,000 Where would they be placed on the FRSPI (Free Republic Socialist Polical Index) or just SPI? If we can measure it we can inform people where these people stand in comparison to each other. For example being Pro-choice might be worth 10 points, Voting for the Anti Gun Laws might be 10 points, Voting for a rise in income taxes, another 10 points and so on. The inverse of this would be the CPI (conservative political index) in which points would be ...

RINO Olympia Snowe Has Pro-Abortion Litmus Test For SCOTUS Snowe Days for Democrats? Olympia Snowe - (R-Maine) Wins Endorsement of Teachers Union