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Meh. I'm pretty much giving up on trying to change anything at this point. If there has ever been a moment when our government has needed to quit bitching, roll up its sleeves, and get to work on what is best for America, this has been that time. Instead, republicans ran away, and the democrats got the most open-ended, loophole-filled gift since Obamacare. We're finished. For the first time in my life, I actually welcome the acceleration in our downhill slide that is assured with the passage of this gutless POS bill. In fact, I may even join my local...

If there has ever been a time to contact the republicans in the House, now is that time. When good compromises with evil, only evil stands to benefit. At this very moment the House leadership, still clinging to the idea that compromise is always the best way to appear compassionate, is abandoning conservative principles and even compromising with rational thought itself. As a result, they are faltering. It is time to remind them why they were elected, and how easily they can be removed. Light up the phones, light up the faxes, light up the email servers until they crash....

Please hit these polls. Scott Walker needs whatever support we can give him, as the libs try and skew the numbers in the biggest shift of power in modern political history. Our numbers are slipping, so vote early and often! Poll #1Poll #2

Please hit the poll on Gov. Scott Walker's approval rating. He's currently behind in the first poll but leading in the second. http://www.journaltimes.com/polls/html_3565a8a6-4ab2-11e0-b689-001cc4c002e0.html http://www.journaltimes.com/polls/html_e7df0506-44fc-11e0-b687-001cc4c002e0.html#pd_a_4647768%23pd_a_4647768#pd_a_4647768

...and I suggest you do the same. Boehner is faced with either voting for a democrat tax "compromise" bill laden with pork and earmarks on everything from windmills to ethanol production, or throwing it out and starting over. If he votes to support it, he will have not only caved to a lame-duck democrat majority to lose the very first battle of the House, he will have shown the democrats that everything the American people voted for ends on the Capitol steps. And that is the real issue. With a resounding cry of "ENOUGH!", Americans voted against business as usual...

My apologies for the vanity. I've been trying to get some updates on the number of attendees at the Restoring Honor rally in DC this past weekend. Does anyone have any news, or has GB announced a definitive count?

A website has sprung up for individuals who will refuse to comply with any government health mandate. Developing...

The two words said -- shouted, actually -- in the Capitol last night that are getting much of the attention this morning are "you lie!"

Freep this poll! Thumbs up or thumbs down on Obamacare speech.

Poll on MSNBC regarding yur Second Amendment rights. Fire mission! http://www.newsvine.com/_question/2009/08/25/3191601-is-it-appropriate-for-gun-rights-activists-to-openly-carry-their-weapons-near-a-presidential-event?threadId=660078&commentId=9058166]Open Carry Near presidential events

This is the text taken directly from the homepage of a new McDonald's website. You can judge the content for yourself. WHAT IS 365BLACK? At McDonald's®, we believe that African-American culture and achievement should be celebrated 365 days a year — not just during Black History Month. That's the idea behind 365Black.com. It's a place where you can learn more about education, employment, career advancement and entrepreneurship opportunities, and meet real people whose lives have been touched by McDonald's. Plus, you can also have a chance to win exciting once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. So make sure you visit often — you just...

Go get 'em!

America Online asks: Gosh, has the media coverage of Sarah Palin been unfair or biased? We don't see it, and neither does the rest of the LSM! Freep away! http://news.aol.com/elections/conventions/republicans/article/reporters-defend-coverage-of-palin/161422

Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut told the Politico on Thursday that he has no immediate plans to switch parties but suggested that Democratic opposition to funding the war in Iraq might change his mind. Lieberman, a self-styled independent who caucuses with the Democrats, has been among the strongest supporters of the war and President Bush’s plan to send an additional 21,500 combat troops into Iraq to help quell the violence there. "I have no desire to change parties," Lieberman said in a telephone interview. "If that ever happens, it is because I feel the majority of Democrats have gone...

Without any paperwork, Grandpa started getting a $500 check every month. So, Grandpa and Grandma started cashing them. It turns out the government made a mistake with the address; the checks were intended for another person with the exact same name. Grandpa then received a notice that he had to pay back $6,000. Visibly upset, he complained to his grandson, an accountant. His grandson asked: "Grandpa, didn't you wonder why you were receiving checks for doing absolutely nothing?" Grandpa answered: "I just assumed it was because the Democrats were back in power."

Air Force Declassifies Elite Aggressor Program US Air Force Nov 14, 2006 - 5:50:45 AM WASHINGTON: After decades of secrecy, Air Force officials acknowledged Nov. 13 that Communist-built fighters were flown at the Tonopah Test Range northwest of Las Vegas, Nev. From 1977 through 1988, the program, known as Constant Peg, saw Air Force, Navy and Marine aircrews flying against Soviet-designed MiG fighters as part of a training program where American pilots could better learn how to defeat or evade the Communist bloc's fighters of the day. Brig. Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the 3rd Wing commander at Elmendorf Air Force Base,...

Lawyering Up Election By Litigation The New York Times reports hundreds of the 7,000 lawyers working on the election for the Democratic National Committee are being sent to Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio and 13 other states. The left-leaning Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the N.A.A.C.P., and the People for the American Way Foundation are despatching 2,000 lawyers to 20 states. To hold off that juggernaut, 150 lawyers will be sent by the Republican National Committee to help hundreds of local lawyers in Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee and other states. Read on. About 800 Justice Department lawyers will...

'Swift Boat' Money Man Has New Target AP BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Sept. 19) - A group behind automated phone calls attacking Democratic congressional candidate Baron Hill is being funded by the Republican donor who helped bankroll the Swift Boat attack ads on Democratic Sen. John Kerry's war record. Indiana is investigating phone calls targeting a congressional candidate. Bob J. Perry, a Texas homebuilder with close ties to White House adviser Karl Rove and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, recently donated $5 million to the Economic Freedom Fund, a newly created California group targeting Democratic candidates.(snip)

Outed CIA Officer Sues Cheney, Libby, Rove By TONI LOCY, AP WASHINGTON (July 14) - The CIA officer whose identity was leaked to reporters sued Vice President Dick Cheney, his former top aide and presidential adviser Karl Rove on Thursday, accusing them and other White House officials of conspiring to destroy her career. "As their chief method of punishment, the White House officials destroyed (Plame's) cover by revealing her classified employment with the CIA to reporters," the lawsuit said. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, Valerie Plame and her husband, Joseph Wilson, a former U.S. ambassador, accused Cheney,...

China should pump up its military spending to safeguard national security because of the danger of Taiwan declaring independence, a government think-tank academic said yesterday. China does not spend enough money on defence, considering the rapid growth of its economy, the official China News Service quoted Mr Hu Angang, director of the Centre for China Studies at the prestigious Qinghua University, as saying. Mr Hu said: 'China should further increase the percentage of national defence spending, given the fact that China has not been truly unified and faces the possible danger of Taiwan's independence.' China's military spending was officially about...