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Restoring Principled Leadership for the United States of America Submitted by Congressman Jason Chaffetz Congressional Action Plan (CAP) for the 112th Congress The American Dream is powerful. It has motivated generations of Americans to contribute to our unparalleled prosperity and quality of life. The American recipe for greatness has always rested on the values of hard work, thrift , perseverance, ingenuity, industry, self-discipline, self-reliance, and dedication. We did not become the greatest country on Earth by entitlement. We worked for it. But when our public policies foster dependence, punish industry, redistribute wealth and limit freedom, we risk compromising the very...

Scott Brown schooled David Gergen and all the entitlement-minded Democrats. This Senate seat doesn't belong to the Kennedies. It doesn't belong to the Democrats. It belongs to THE PEOPLE.

This is a sick video of abuse of power.

This week AARP will launch the next phase of its Health Action Now campaign with a multimillion-dollar national advertising and grassroots push to ensure every American has access to a choice of quality, affordable coverage. AARP's advertising will run on national and local television and radio, in print publications and online. AARP activists will also be in action in every state to ensure every member of Congress knows the 50-plus community wants action on health care reform now.

But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of. -- Lord Byron

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), the 2008 vice presidential nominee, will join a new Republican policy group aimed at reshaping and promoting the party brand. House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.)announced Palin’s decision to join the National Council for a New America on Monday night. The group launched late last week and held its first town hall-style forum on Saturday in Virginia. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the 2008 presidential nominee, indicated during a conference call last week that his former running mate had been invited to join the policy panel. The group, which is made up of prominent Republican leaders,...

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This is Easter morning. This is the Lord’s day, when we celebrate the greatest victory of all time, the victory over death. Those who hated Jesus thought they had put an end to Him forever when the cruel spikes pierced His quivering flesh and the cross was raised on Calvary. But this was the Son of God, with whose power they did not reckon. Through His death came the Resurrection and the assurance of eternal life. None of us can fully understand the pain He bore as He prayed in Gethsemane and subsequently hung in ignominy between two thieves while...

Reprinted from JAMA - The Journal of the American Medical Association March 21, 1986, Volume 256 Copyright 1986, American Medical Association By Permission of Mayo Foundation ON THE PHYSICAL DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST William D. Edwards, MD; Wesley J. Gabel, MDiv; Floyd E Hosmer, MS, AMI From the Departments of Pathology (Dr. Edwards) and Medical Graphics (Mr. Hoamer), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.; and the Homestead United Methodist Church, Rochester, Minn., and the West Bethel United Methodist Church, Bethel, Minn. (Pastor Gabel). Reprint requests to Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905 (Dr. Edwards) * Jesus of Nazareth underwent Jewish...

I'm finally buying a handgun this week, after a long time wanting one, my wife finally relented. I know I want a 9mm. (No, I don't want anything bigger than that.) It's mostly for target shooting, and to have around the house, not for concealed carry. The two I'm interested in are the Glock and the Springfield Armory XD-M. I'm torn between the two. Those that know handguns far better than I do...which would you choose, and why?

{Excerpt} In the opinion of Kasriel and other more level-headed observers, what’s really needed now, frankly, is for everyone to take a deep breath. This isn’t another Great Depression. There won’t be hobos riding the rails or huge lineups at soup kitchens. In fact, for all the problems facing the economy, some experts are making a cautious case for optimism. There’s a growing feeling that the economy could find its footing far sooner than many are expecting, a result of how dramatic the declines have been as well as the response by central bankers and governments around the world... ......

Will the almost $1 trillion stimulus plan being rushed through Congress help revive the economy? Right now that's all my institutional clients want to know. So when I meet with them, I have a page in my presentation book headed “What do we think of the stimulus plan?” Other than that heading, the page is blank. That's what I think about stimulus. Nothing. How can anyone seriously think that government rushing to commit all that money for a hodge-podge of projects, programs and that other thing that begins with “P”—pork—could possibly be of any particular help to the economy? Yet...

A labyrinth filed with stone temples and pyramids in 14 caves--some underwater-have been uncovered on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, archaeologists announced recently. The discover has experts wondering whether Maya legend inspired the construction of the underground complex--or vice versa. According to Maya myth, the souls of the dead had to follow a dog with night vision on a horrific and watery path and endure myriad challenges before they could rest in the afterlife.

More Philly election shenanigans. Copies of an Obama campaign brochure, instructing liberal lemmings "How to Vote" for Barry, are found inside a polling place and inside the voting booth.

Al Franken, the former "Saturday Night Live" star now running in a high-profile Senate race in Minnesota, helped craft the opening sketch mocking John McCain that is slated to kick off the NBC comedy show tonight, according to two well-placed sources inside the network. Franken, who hasn’t been a staff writer on the show for 13 years, “phoned in” a spoof of McCain recording campaign ads in an edit booth, said an NBC source. Seth Meyers, the show’s current head writer, wrote it, but the sketch was hatched by Franken, a longtime liberal satirist and comedian. {snip} Franken’s input to...

Just heard James Lileks on the Northern Alliance radio network. He had a great idea for a T-shirt slogan: "QUESTION O-THORITY" Using, of course, the big Obama "O" at the beginning. Any talented FReeper photoshoppers want to whip up a graphic like that?

http://odeo.com/episodes/23229525-IBD-s-Interview-with-Alaska-Governor-Sarah-Palin Interview IBD did with Governor Sarah Palin in July.

They're already attacking Palin, saying she's too inexperienced, that she is not prepared to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. Of course, the media NEVER delves into Obama's stunning lack of depth, experience or knowledge. So, how do we counter the inexperience meme for Governor Palin? Please add your arguments on this thread.

And the leftists wonder why we snicker at all their Messianic language and imagery about Barry Soetero. They actually think that nobody on the Left talks about Obama in messianic terms. Then Spike Lee, during prime time convention coverage last night, comes up with this doozy: all of human history will, in the future, be divided between the BB and AB eras. Before Barack and After Barack. I kid you not.

I don't know if anyone else has seen this. I can only watch NBC, and this ad hasn't run there. Jackie being his usual goofy self.