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Thank you sooooo much to the fantastic people of New Jersey!! We just completed our last Tea Party Express rally before we hit Washington, D.C. and we were blown away. We arrived 1 1/2 hours late (due to atrocious traffic on the roads from Bridgeport, CT) and again faced a cold, windy, rain-soaked environment. But much to our excitement and dismay — we were greeted by a tremendous crowd of thousands of enthusiastic patriots. When we finally pulled up to the rally at the Town Hall square in Toms River, NJ the police were on hand to escort our big...

Job outlook hits worst-ever level Employers' hiring plans at lowest point in Manpower survey's history Hiring plans for the upcoming fourth quarter dropped to their lowest level in the history of Manpower's Employment Outlook Survey, which started in 1962. A net -3% of employers said they'll hire in the fourth quarter, down from -2% in the third quarter, on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Milwaukee-based firm's survey of more than 28,000 employers. Before this year, the survey's previous low point was a net 1% hiring outlook for the third quarter of 1982.

Yesterday I told you all about my disturbing call from a census worker. You can read the account here. I didn't have time to tell you the rest of the story which was even more disturbing. Someone who posted on the thread suggested that this call might be fraud and to find out the number from caller ID. I did, and called back the number. I spent some time getting info from the census worker since she called from a local number. She was calling from here home. I got her name, where she lived and the name and number...

OK, so tell me that I am not paranoid. I am the pastor of a small church in New Jersey. I just got a call from very pushy census worker, asking for our church's help in promoting the US census. I said, how can I help. She said, by putting info in your bulletin, website, etc. I said, OK, I'll do that. Then she wanted to set up a meeting for me to meet with her supervisor. I said not thank-you. I said, actually the only thing we need to fill out is our name adress and number of people...

Zogby Poll: President Obama's Job Approval Falls to 48% Survey finds 51% believe U.S. on wrong track, while 41% say the nation is headed in right direction UTICA, New York—A new Zogby Interactive survey shows a slight decline in President Barack Obama’s job approval, with 48% of likely voters now approving of the job he is doing as president, down from 51% who said the same in an interactive/telephone hybrid poll conducted in mid-June. Forty-nine percent now say they disapprove of the job the president has done so far in office and 4% are not sure.

Hi Folks, Anyone know what e-mail address to use to get some attention from Chase Bank. An lawyer advised that I cc them a letter I am sending to the office of comptroller, and my senators and congressman. If anyone would know it would be one of you guys. Also the e-mail address for the office of comtroller would be helpful. Thanks.

N.J. budget vote postponed after tax revenues discovered Thursday, 18 June 2009 11:39 Democratic legislative leaders said Thursday they intend to use the over $400 million in unexpected tax amnesty revenue the Corzine administration has received to restore tax rebates for for New Jerseyans earning as much as $200,000 annually. The leaders spoke after Gov. Jon Corzine announced the amnesty program, which his administration hoped would net $200 million, could bring in over $700 million. "With nearly 17,500 envelopes still to be opened and processed, we have collected more than $600 million," Corzine said just hours the Assembly and Senate...

Hi All, I just finished reading "The Last Full Measure". I am putting together my 2009 reading plan and I want to start on another Civil War work. What are you all reading these days. Those of you who are civil war buffs . . . what should I put on my list for this year.

"The contraceptive funding is an effort to expand federal efforts to prevent unwanted births. Currently, Medicaid provides family planning services after women become pregnant." "The report found that post-pregnancy family planning did nothing to reduce the cost of Medicaid-funded births."

House Hubbie's Joins "Blogging Out Hunger" Campaign My fellow foodie and blogging buddy, Deborah of Jersey Bites is coordinating a bloging campaign on behalf of The Community Food Bank of New Jersey. The "This Bank Can't Fail" blogging campaign is scheduled to launch December 15th. The goal is to get 100 New Jersey bloggers spreading the word about the desperate need that The Community Food Bank of New Jersey is in due to the increased demands being put on New Jersey food pantries.

Up Against the World Redneck Mother Jerry Jeff Walker He was born in Oklahoma, His wife's name's Betty Lou Thelma Liz And he's not responsible for what he's doing Cause his mother made him what he is. And it's up against the wall Redneck Mother, Mother, who has raised her son so well. He's thirty-four and drinking in a honky tonk. Just kicking hippies asses and raising hell. Sure does like his Falstaff beer, Likes to chase it down with that Wild Turkey liquor; Drives a fifty-seven GMC pickup truck; He's got a gun rack; "Goat ropers need love, too"...

Conventional wisdom says that John McCain has lost. Real Clear Politics (RCP) and Yahoo! both have Barack Obama ahead by more than 6 percentage points. Even Republican Mike Huckabee seems already to be campaigning for 2012. I got an email yesterday telling me that if I sent his HuckPAC $10 I would receive an oval “HUCK” sticker for my car. No mention where the money is going, but since McCain’s spending days are over, you can draw your own conclusions. In fact, Huckabee was in my hometown of Charlotte, N.C., yesterday, but he wasn’t making any public appearances. Officially, he...

COURIC: Could you just, Joe, explain quickly, and then we'll let you go, how you met both of the candidates? WURZELBACHER: I've yet to meet John McCain. Obama came to my neighborhood and my son and I were outside tossing the football, and all of a sudden he showed up, and there went our football tossing for a while. And, you know, neighbors were outside asking him questions, and I didn't think they were asking him tough enough questions, so I thought, you know, I'll go over there. You know, I've always wanted to ask one of these guys a...

House GOP Fights to Remove ACORN Slush Fund from Economic Rescue Bill; Poison-Pill Proposal Would Ask Taxpayers to Bankroll Group Accused of Voter Fraud Nationwide Washington, Sep 27 - House Republicans have made clear that they will fight for an economic rescue package that protects the interests of families, seniors, small businesses, and all taxpayers. And as discussions continue in order to forge an agreement that reflects these principles, the American people are taking note of a left-wing giveaway Democrats are pushing to force taxpayers to bankroll a slush fund for a discredited ally of the Democratic Party. At issue...

Washington, Sep 26 - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement on ongoing economic discussions “As bipartisan economic talks continue today, I have asked House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) to represent the interests of House Republicans during the discussions. House Republicans continue to support a plan that will protect the interests of families, seniors, small businesses, and taxpayers.”

Heard tentative agreement btw McCain, WHouse, Sen and House Dems - sounds like scaled back Paulson bailout paid for by our kids - not good

I have been watching Neil Covuto on Fox Business talk about all the stuff that has been happening today and a thought came to me. I am posting this for you guys who know about this stuff. It seems like the CEO of Goldman has made the claim that there was a deliberate attempt on the part of short sellers to take down the company. This would imply a coordinated effort. Who gains politically from a massive failure of the banking system? Does anyone here think this run on the world bank has been orchestrated to bring down the economy...

Roberts to fellow Dems: 'We need unity badly' Few will declare it outright, but off the record people talk about soft versus solid support, and when it comes to Hillary Clinton conqueror Sen. Barack Obama (D-Il), some of his party support in New Jersey remains soft. In a state where she triumphed by ten points, "there are a number of people still frustrated that Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) got a bad deal this year," Roberts said he plans to fulfill his responsibility as a delegate pledged to Clinton, then get behind the anticipated majority when Obama wins the nomination.

(Ventura, California) - A new nationwide survey of people’s candidate preference conducted by The Barna Group some movement over the past two months, with Sen. Obama maintaining a substantial 43% to 34% lead among those who are likely to vote in November, with 5% selecting minor party candidates. That lead is a decline for Sen. Obama’s since early June, when he led his Republican rival 50% to 35% among likely voters. In the past two months, more voters have gravitated to third-party candidates (5%) and a higher proportion is now undecided (up from 15% to 21%). Sen. McCain has struggled...