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ALEX SINK FAILED TO PROTECT TAXPAYERS FROM $50 MILLIONS WASTED ON LUXURIOUS TALLAHASSEE COURTHOUSE (a.k.a. Taj Mahal)Source ALEX SINK BLAMING OTHERS Alex Sink is confronted with questions of why she didn't raise red flag sooner on 'Tallahassee Taj Mahal.' As CFO she signed the checks for the excessive spending, but has been consistently pushing the blame on the Florida Legislature. [youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8armlRUq58A&w=300&h=300"] ALEX SINK SIGNED THE CHECKS FOR THIS GOVERNTMENT WASTE a.k.a. Taj Mahal: Millions wasted in luxurious Tallahassee courthouse: granite countertops, flatscreen TVs, plans for 20 miles of imported African hardwood and exercise facilities for the 15 judges. [youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zurlsrZJlA&w=300&h=300"]...

Time is running out for the New Jersey Legislature to act on Gov. Christie's tool kit reforms, as well as his public employee pension and benefit reforms. But rather than taking these challenges on in a bipartisan way, Assembly Speaker Oliver and Senate President Sweeney have put forth watered-down bills that give lipservice to New Jersey's problems without solving any of them. Oh, and they've been giving hearings to bills dealing with the real hot-button issues facing the state, like dog sterilization, foreign dental work and lock-picking... Read more: http://www.atr.org/nj-democrats-tackling-lock-picking-foreign-a5518#ixzz13b3IM72U

... Currently, the site only displays information from the Health and Human Services Department’s data, but will be adding more in the coming weeks. What the site has to say is pretty astounding: almost 400 Department employees have spent over $100,000 each since 2005 for travel expenses. In fact, the federal government spends over $14 billion on travel alone. As one may imagine, there has been a large amount of resistance from the government in providing the data necessary for the site. This is exactly why we believe this type of information should be open and available to taxpayers without...

The wind and solar industry, politicians, and environmentalists have spent the past decade perpetuating the belief that these sources of energy are cost-free and investment in this sector would result in job growth. Contrary to this narrative, wind and solar are less efficient, more expensive sources of energy whose implementation is predicated on government mandates and subsidies. Energy costs Wind and solar, at this point in time, are significantly less efficient than coal—the most common source of energy in the US: Cost per megawatt hour Coal power—$78.10Onshore wind power—$149.30Offshore wind power—$218.00Thermal solar power—$256.50Photovoltaic solar power—$396.10... Read more: http://www.atr.org/wind-solar-energy-bad-deal-taxpayers-a5517#ixzz13aF58Eb9

Keeping track of election fraud and tricks: here NEWS - ILLINOIS: Michelle Obama campaigned in polling place...against the law (VIDEO) - ILLINOIS: Elections Board refusing to look at Michelle Obama for polling place campaigning - FLORIDA: Democrats' flyers promote their fake-Tea-Party candidate Roly Arrojo (FL-25) - FLORIDA: Fake Tea-Party candidates - FLORIDA: Democrat Joe Garcia Hiding his True Leftist Colors (FL-25) - TEXAS: Poll Watchers Claim Harassment And Intimidation At Houston Voting Places - NEW JERSEY: Democrat Recruited Fake Tea Party Candidate to Hurt GOP Opponent - FLORIDA: Democrat Ron Klein camp released GOP Allen West's social security number...

NEWS (Source) - FLORIDA: Fake Tea-Party candidates - FLORIDA-25: Joe Garcia Hiding his True Colors - Revealed: Democrat Recruited Fake Tea Party Candidate to Hurt GOP Opponent - Democrat Ron Klein camp released GOP Allen West’s social security number - NBC News Tries to Link GOP Allen West to ‘Outlaws’ Biker Gang - Illegal Aliens Canvas for Democrats in Washington State - Arizona Group Accused of Massive Voter Fraud Is Offshoot of SEIU - Democrat Blumenthal Campaign Seeks ‘Worst of WWE + Women Photos’ To Use Against Linda McMahon - Voter Fraud Watch - Breaking: Suspect Voting Machines in Nevada...

AMENDMENTS - AMENDMENTS AT-A-GLANCE: Sponsors, donors, costs, legislation text, public records, etc. - AMENDMENT #4 in depth - AMENDMENT #4 financed by big Democrat donor who is also behind FL-25 Democrat Joe Garcia - AMENDMENT #5 and #6 in depth (George Soros & leftwing groups financing these Amendments) GUIDES & BALLOT - 2010 VOTER GUIDES: Candidates, Amendments, Judges…for Miami & Florida - SAMPLE BALLOT for Miami-Dade County CANDIDATES FOR FLORIDA GOVERNOR: - FL GOV: Rick Scott v. Alex Sink: On the Issues CANDIDATES FOR FLORIDA'S 25TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: - FL-25: Joe Garcia v. David Rivera: On the Issues -...

MEET CHRISTOPHER FINDLATER - BIG DEMOCRAT DONORLefty Godfather behind Amendment #4 and FL-25 Democrat Candidate Joe Garcia. As reported last month, Chris Findlater and other leftists were behind the attack ads against GOP candidate David Rivera to benefit their beloved candidate, Democrat Joe Garcia. Findlater is also behind the proponents of Amendment #4, the group Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc., PAC. He created a group Hometown Democracy Fund which has $2 millions on hand and donated $200,000 to Florida Hometown Democracy. More on Christopher Findlater and his groups: - Hometown Democracy shares the same address with Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc.,...

Leftwing Radical George Soros, Unions, and Lawyers are behind these Amendments Check who has donated to the proponents: here. SUPPORTERS & DONORS: These measures are supported and bankrolled by lawyers, unions and true-leftist Democrat Party loyalists like ACLU, NAACP, the League of Women Voters, etc. Charlie Crist. George Soros George Soros behind the Amendments: The proponents, Fair Districts for Florida, "amassed a war chest of almost $7 million, according to campaign finance reports filed Friday. Most of the money has come in six-figure checks from liberal special interests including teachers' unions, trial attorneys and America Votes, a get-out-the-vote group...

In next Tuesday’s election Washington state voters will have a chance to weigh in on ballot initiative 1098, a measure that would impose an income tax for the first time in state history. 1098, if approved, would significantly worsen the state’s competitive tax climate by introducing a 5% on high income earners above $200,000 and 9% on income over $500,000. Such legislation serves as a short-term budget fix that also allows Washington to avoid cuts in spending. A special report, released today by the Tax Foundation, reveals that Washington State scores 11th best in State Business Tax Climate Index as...

In a victory for property tax reformers, Gov. Christie and local elected officials of both political parties, NJ Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver tabled legislation yesterday that represented reform in name only. AB 3393, a bill Democratic leadership claimed would reform local governments' broken binding arbitration process, would have done almost nothing to control spiraling local government employee compensation costs. The governor and Democratic local elected officials like Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr. and Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage made the convincing case to Assembly Democrats that a hard cap on binding arbitration awards, absent from AB 3393, is a necessity...

Liz Cheney on CSPAN-2 HERE

How to win a free copy of “She’s the Boss: The Disturbing Truth About Nancy Pelosi,” by Rochelle Schweizer: Sentinel was kind enough to give me three copies of the book to give away to readers of Hope is Not a Foreign Policy. The rules are simple. For each action you take (see list below), leave a comment indicating what you have done. Leave a new comment for each new action that you take. For example, if you blog about the giveaway on your blog, leave a comment. If you post the giveaway on your Facebook News Feed, leave a...

...There's no need to make up new tax hikes--the dozens of them in Obamacare are quite enough. This posting is to set the record straight on two urban legends we've seen a lot: "There's a new 3.8 percent Medicare surtax on home sales." This refers to a new, 3.8 percent surtax on investment slated to begin in 2013. This will be assessed on taxable capital gains, dividends, interest, etc. in households making more than $250,000 per year. The reason this urban legend is misleading is because most home sales are excluded from capital gains taxation. If a married couple has...

DEMOCRATS USING REVERSE PSYCHOLOGYDEMOCRATS TRYING TO FOOL VOTERS IN FLORIDA'S 25TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT This weekend, Democrats are mailing a flyer (see images below) pretending to attack their fake-tea-party candidate, Roly Arrojo. As reported early this month, public records show Roly Arrojo is a Democrat who is pretending to be a Tea Party candidate. What's their objective? The Democrats' objective is to trick voters into voting for Roly Arrojo and not the Republican candidate David Rivera. Democrats want to divide the conservative votes. This only benefits the leftist Democrat candidate, Joe Garcia. See the Democrats' latest trick with your own...

JOE GARCIA IS WRONG ON EVERY ISSUE! To watch video, click above image of this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EorDidpv0ro Joe Garcia: "In Florida, we pay the highest per capita in electricity in the country...in energy. That's not a bad thing." Barack Obama: "Under my plan of a Cap and Trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket." More: www.FactReal.com

...So, altogether we're talking about a five-year tax hike in the neighborhood of $2.4 trillion. This is a pretty good proxy for the ten-year CBO/JCT score given the fact that the report says these will be curtailed, not eliminated. Getting rid of these tax credits and deductions might be a good idea in the context of revenue-neutral (or tax-cutting) comprehensive tax reform--but that's not what's on the table here. This is a pure tax hike, plain and simple. There's no doubt that the government would spend all the new money, as well. We'd end up with higher taxes and higher...

LEFTISTS HIDING BEHIND 527 GROUP TO ATTACK REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE DAVID RIVERA TO HELP DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST CANDIDATE JOE GARCIA. Florida Race: Congressional District#25 Republican David Rivera vs. Democrat Joe Garcia (Excerpt) The Miami Herald blog, NakedPolitics, reported that Jorge Mas Santos, ex-boss of Joe Garcia, and Carlos Saladrigas are behind the 527 group (Committee for Responsible Politics) running the ads attacking David Rivera: Jorge Mas Santos with Obama Joe Garcia, Democrat candidate for Florida's 25th congressional district (FL-25) [...] THE PUBLIC RECORDS SHOW IT'S TRUE Sources: Federal Election Commission (FEC), Florida's Company Records, and OpenSecrets.org:COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE POLITICS (FEC ID#: C30001697)...

CHECK THE PUBLIC RECORDS YOURSELF Links to donation records here Joe Garcia, Democrat candidate for Congress in Florida's 25th district, has been accepting thousands of dollars in donations from John Cabanas, friend and partner of Fidel Castro. Video: "I sympathize a lot with Fidel Castro," says John Cabanas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyDJVSr3T5M DONOR FOR 'JOE GARCIA FOR CONGRESS':JOHN CABANAS, OWNER OF C & T CHARTERS (Direct flights to Cuba): Reported contributions from April through August, 2010: John Cabanas (CT Charters, aviation) $2,400 5/19/2010 (1) John Cabanas (CT Charters, aviation) $2,400 5/19/2010 (1) Adalgiza Cabanas (Homemaker) $2,400 5/19/2010 (1) Adalgiza Cabanas (Homemaker) $2,400...

DEMOCRATS USING REVERSE PSYCHOLOGYDEMOCRATS TRYING TO FOOL VOTERS IN FLORIDA'S 25TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT This weekend, Democrats are mailing a flyer (see images below) pretending to attack their fake-tea-party candidate, Roly Arrojo. As reported early this month, public records show Roly Arrojo is a Democrat who is pretending to be a Tea Party candidate. What's their objective? The Democrats' objective is to trick voters into voting for Roly Arrojo and not the Republican candidate David Rivera. Democrats want to divide the conservative votes. This only benefits the leftist Democrat candidate, Joe Garcia. See the Democrats' latest trick with your own...