HDR 77(1): 0bama Is The Greatest!
ALOHA, ALL! Will they do it? will the Democrats march off the cliff to support 0bamaCare? It truly is a suicide mission, similar to those who shout “Allahu Akbar” before killing themselves (and others.) ”Allahu Akbar” translates to “Allah is the Greatest” so it sure seems like the Dems battle cry is “0bama Akbar,” doesn’t it? All indications are that this week is when the decision will be made. Don’t let up….don’t give in….CALL THESE PEOPLE: Swing Votes on 0bamaCare My friend Greg wrote an excellent overview of what 0bamaCare would mean if it passes. Check it out HERE and also read his Facebook group, Soldiers Without Boots. The link is in the blogroll sidebar. Here’s another short (not-so-sweet) overview: 5 Facts About 0bamaCare For updated information on where the votes are, check out Code Red. Bottom line: we have to do everything we can to stop this. It’s not about healthcare, it’s about control! To wit: Democrats Move Toward Grouping Student Aid with Health Reform Why else would student aid be in a so-called healthcare bill???? Here’s more from Dick Morris: 0bama’s Plan To Cripple Education Reforms
BREAKING! New England Journal of Medicine survey just out on 3/16/10 says one-third of doctors would leave the profession if 0bamaCare passes. People, this is HUGE! Doctors Could Leave If HC Passes (I’m guessing these doctors weren’t in 0bama’s “Lab Coat Brigade.”)
Page By Page – Here’s a great video from my friend Rob that highlights some of the lowlights of the HC bill. And this is BEFORE all the new backroom deals and other mischief we don’t even know about: Know The Truth About Government Run Healthcare
More Light Reading – The Reconciliation Bill Was released Monday and it’s 2309 pages long. What is this bill? Here’s how The Heritage Foundation describes it: ”The House Budget Committee will begin markup on the new reconciliation bill even though actual legislative text does not exist for it yet. The Democrats plan to pass a shell of a bill through the appropriate committees so that the Rules Committee can then substitute the bill that is being drafted completely behind closed doors by the White House and Senate and Democrat leaders.” Here’s more: 0bamaCare At Any Cost
Trickery As Tactic. Remember how Pelosi said a few weeks ago that “We will go through the gate. If the gate is closed, we will go over the fence. If the fence is too high, we will vault in. If that doesn’t work, we will parachute in. But we are going to get health care reform passed.” Enter the “Slaughter Solution” There’s also the Deem and Pass (aka “Demon Pass”) that Nancy Nitwit is promoting now. She says she wants to “kick through this door” so that more reform will follow. As I’ve said before, she has really lost it…she is mentally unstable! And if this healthcare bill is such a good thing for America, why do they have to use all these underhanded tactics to get it passed? Just saying.
Hypocrisy As Tactic. Eric Massa is a clown. It turns out he has a long history of “tickle fights” with male staffers. It also turns out that Madame Speaker knew about such shenanigans last October, yet did nothing about it: Pelosi Knew Barney Franks’ chief of staff knew also (Barney was likely cool with it.) This is a BIG story that has gotten NO coverage. If Pelosi knew, she is not only hypocritical (remember her stinging indictment of Mark Foley?) but complicit. Stay tuned.
Stupak Realizes How Despicable His Colleagues Are: Dems Told Me Funding Abortion Is Good Because Kids Are Costly
Cornhusker Kickback OK Now….0bama doesn’t object to such deals now – he just wants to extend them to ALL the states: 0bama drops Objections To Sweetheart Deals Seriously? Can this guy be more inept?
Now We Know Why He Says “Corpsemen”….there is a whole new workforce of them in the healthcare bill! You sign up, do your part for nationalizing health care and the Corps will get the American taxpayer to foot the bill for your training and educational costs and retire your debts. Corpses indeed! ObamaCare’s New Public Health Workforce Corps
BREAKING NEWS – even the E-Trade talking babies don’t like 0bamaCare! ;-)
Is That A Threat Or A Promise? Word on the street is that 0bama has threatened to not campaign for Democrats who are up for election if they don’t vote yes on 0bamaCare. Earth to Barry – they don’t want you! Demand For obama Wanes Among Moderate Dems
Good Stuff. House Republicans approved a ban on earmarks Thursday: Pence Praises Unilateral Ban The 9th Circuit Court ruled that keeping the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional: Court Upholds “Under God” In Pledge Even more miraculous….this is the same goofy court in California that is deemed the most leftist in the country! How cool is this – Virginia Passes Law Against Federally Mandated Health Insurance Even better, it looks like at least 36 states are considering similar legislation. Check out all these combat veterans running for Congress: Combat Veterans For Congress – Electing Fiscal Conservatives Interesting…not one is running as a Democrat. Go figure. Virginia Thomas, wife of SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas, has started a new organization called Liberty Central. I met her recently at an event in Dallas – a lovely lady!
This Week’s Rising Star Is….TWO people! It’s great that so many incredible people are running – makes it difficult to pick just one! First, Tim Burns. Tim is a businessman who never thought he would run for office. He states he is NOT a politician…he’s a regular guy running for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 12th district. His motivation is to ensure a bright future for his two sons and he’s especially concerned about the financial situation of our country. He says, “Please join me in this fight to take back our country and ensure all our children inherit a strong America, not a bankrupt one.” A strong fiscal conservative, Tim is pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, supports strong national defense, and energy independence. Sounds like he truly is a real, grounded person and not a political hack!
This week’s second Rising Star is Christine O’Donnell Christine is running for the Senate seat formerly held by “Say it Ain’t So” Joe Biden. She is adamant about bringing the “national anti-Washington insurgency” to Delaware. ”I’m running because our nation’s founding principles of individual liberty and free enterprise are no longer viewed by our leaders as indispensable.” You may have seen Christine on TV as a political commentator where she has duked it out with the likes of Chris Matthews and Bill Maher. One of six children, she says she was “raised by parents who taught me that while life can be hard, hard work will also make life better. WOW – the true Anti-Biden!
Current Rising Star tally: Katherine Jenerette (Congress-SC), Allen West (Congress-FL), Les Phillip (Congress-AL), Steve Stivers (Congress-OH). Stay tuned for more!
Did You Hear That???? Howard Stern Calls 0bama A Communist
Texas Schoolbook Broo-Ha-Ha. Frankly, I’m glad that someone finally decided to have textbooks lean more right for a change. Liberals are going nuts over this, knowing that what happens with Texas textbooks translates to textbook contents throughout the country. IMHO, for too long textbooks have been “Wikipedia-ized”….written in ways that either change history or eliminate certain aspects that highlight conservative principles. (Note: this is the liberal press at work – remember how the Tea Parties got practically zero coverage in Time and Newsweek?) So if the pendulum swings more right this time, so be it. Frankly, it’s better than the alternative: Texas Takes A Stand For Accuracy In School Textbooks
Don’t Believe Me? Check this out from Yid with Lid: My Son’s Textbook “Screws” Ronald Reagan and John Paul II
Another Corrupt Appointee? Nothing about this administration and 0bama’s picks for cabinet and other positions surprises me anymore: El Salvador Ambassador Will Face Spy Charges At Senate Hearings It seems that Mari Carmen Aponte has a lot splanin’ to do. And here’s another one – 0bama’s nominee to oversee export controls at the Department of Commerce has major conflicts of interest: Exports Nominee Tied To 2 Watch List Firms GEEZ – the incompetence, corruption and gall are amazing!
MUST SEE! We are all tired of fighting the craziness in Washington. Remember the simpler times when we worked hard, achieved success through trying our best and didn’t need to spend all our free time fighting statism in our country? Let’s go back to that time with something that will truly inspire you: Red Skelton Pledge of Allegiance
Final Thought: “One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people has been by way of medicine. It’s very easy to disguise a medical program as a humanitarian project. Most people are a little reluctant to oppose anything that suggests medical care for people who possibly can’t afford it.” –Ronald Reagan on health care in 1961
GOD BLESS AMERICA – PASS THIS ON!
P.S. Happy St. Patrick’s Day – sure wish he could come back and drive the snakes out of Washington!
P.P.S. I know I may have overloaded you with healthcare stuff this week, but this is it, folks. Speak up now or be sorry!
HDR 75(1): Musings From The Swamp
ALOHA, ALL! I’m in the belly of the beast, the middle of the swamp. Yes, I am writing this HDR from my hotel room in Washington, DC. In fact, I am about a mile from the White House…OUR house…that has been overrun by incompetents, nitwits and ingrained political hacks. At the top of that list sits the Speaker of the House. I’m beginning to think that Nancy Pelosi truly has a serious mental disorder…I’m not kidding. Now she claims “But, you know, we share some of the views of the Tea Partiers in terms of the role of special interest in Washington, D.C.” Either that, or she lives in some strange, parallel universe where she truly believes you can say one thing on any given day and then completely reverse yourself the next. Pelosi was interviewed by Elizabeth Vargas of ABC…of course, Vargas didn’t challenge Pelosi’s obvious lack of coherence. Is this the same Pelosi who called the Tea Partiers “astroturf?” (Be sure to watch how she squirms out of that one.) The same Pelosi who thought the Tea Partiers kind of “rhetoric” was “frightening”? The same Pelosi who was concerned about people “carrying swastikas” at rallies? You have GOT to see this one: Pelosi Says she Has Much In Common With The Tea Party
More….Pelosi also said (about the healthcare bill) that “a bill can be bipartisan without bipartisan votes.” HUH??? She also gives herself “an A for effort.” Pelosi – GOP Has Had Its Day
Nancy’s BFF. More Pelosi madness – she keeps defending Charlie Rangel. Why? (See above commentary for possible reasons.) On 2/26, Pelosi said this about Rangel: “All I saw was the press release where they said he did not violate the rules of the House.” Huh? Here’s what the Ethics Committe actually said: ”“The Report further finds that Representative Charles B. Rangel violated the House gift rule by accepting payment or reimbursement for travel to the 2007 and 2008 conferences.” Pelosi said she would “drain the swamp” and still maintains this is the most ethical administration ever. Yet she claims she won’t make Rangel step down as Chair of the Ways and Means Committee because he “hasn’t jeopardized our country in any way.” Wow. There is plenty of information about Rangle’s misconduct. As swamp dwellers go, he seems to be right at home. The Ongoing Saga Of Charlie Rangel and Rangel Had Info On Corporate-Sponsored Trips
The First Thing We Do, Let’s Kill All The Lawyers. (I’m not advocating this, but I know the thought has crossed the minds of many, including Shakespeare.) If you had any doubt about the liberal bias of the American Bar Association, check out this story on Goodwin Liu. He’s 0bama’s nominee for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…a leftist law professor from Berzerkly School of Law. Even though he has only practiced law for a couple of years and has not argued a case in front of a Court of Appeal, he has received a “highly qualified” rating from the ABA. Qualified? Maybe he should run for POTUS. Powerline: ABA Exposes Its Liberal Bias
He’s Not a Doctor But He Wanted To Play One On TV. After hemming and hawing, 0bama finally invited some doctors (Tom Coburn & John Barasso) to his healthcare infomercial. No doubt, he was hoping to convince them (again, with his awesome unicorn dust) that his healthcare bill is exactly the prescription this country needs. Only problem with BHo’s approach is that Tom Coburn & John Barasso are much smarter than he is and they really have experience…as doctors…what a concept! Be sure to watch Tom Coburn’s response after the so-called “summit”: Tom Coburn Responds BTW, the Dems “sham-wowed” for more than twice as long as the Republicans during this “bipartisan” discussion. 0bama alone talked for nearly 2 hours: Fact Check – obama Talks More Than Anyone Why am I not surprised? And if you missed the “summit,” here’s a great four-minute overview from The Heritage Foundation: The Four-Minute Guide To The Seven-Hour Summit
Bad Medicine. So what does the future hold for 0bamacare? Some think the Dems will try to ram it through anyhow via reconciliation or some other trick. I like this post from RedState: Healthcare Reconciliation Is An Exercise In Futility The author, Moe Lane, states this, “I consider this bill dead. But if the Democrats are so determined to resurrect it, fine: we’ll just prune their internal power structure down to the roots in November and kill the bill again in January. In fact, that sounds kind of fun.” I agree!!!
This Week’s Rising Star is Les Phillip. “The power of elected office is being used for self-serving agendas, special interests and political gain. I say no more!” Les is running for Congress in Alabama’s 5th Congressional District. A former navy pilot, he was born in Trinidad-Tobago and became a U.S. citizen in 1978. Les and his wife are business owners who strongly believe in the American way of free enterprise. He supports the right to bear arms and limited government. A remarkable American! Current Rising Star Tally: Katherine Jenerette (Congress-SC), Allen West (Congress-FL), Les Phillip. Stay tuned for more!
UPDATE: Hawaii Flag Flap. Thanks to the efforts of Rep Kym Pine, the “flag bill” will now move to the floor of the Hawaii House for discussion and a vote! So while the fight is not over, at least now it’s out of committee and has a chance of passing. See last week’s HDR for a more complete discussion of this bill – even though this is happening in Hawaii, you might have similar restrictions on flying the American flag if you live in a community with specific rules.
IF YOU ONLY READ ONE THING IN THIS EDITION OF THE HDR…read this! Think climate legislation ala Cap & Trade is dead? Think again. It is being cleverly re-packaged and will bankrupt this country under the guise of creating jobs, reducing polution and improving health: The Edifice Falls And guess who’s back? Al the Goracle wrote an op-ed in the NY Times on Saturday, then proceeded to skulk away again. Here’s a perfect Gore-ism: “From the standpoint of governance, what is at stake is our ability to use the rule of law as an instrument of human redemption.” Human redemption? According to The Goracle, we’re not worthy (see Final Thought below) Gore – We Can’t Wish Away Climate Change (thanks to Rob for the heads-up!)
Where’s The BrooHaHa Now? Remember all the flack over the Patriot Act when was passed by George Bush (under a Democrat Congress…but that point seems to get lost.) 0bama chose to extend the Patriot Act on Saturday (Saturday? Why not a weekday?) yet the liberals/progressives remain silent in criticizing the measure. Frankly, I’m glad 0bama extended the Act…but I find it hard to believe that those who opposed it under Bush think it’s OK now…then again, 0bama has sprinkled his unicorn dust over it so that makes it awesome. 0bama Signs One-Year Extension of Patriot Act
Can You Say “Conflict of Interest?” Don’t get me wrong – the Toyota safety concerns are indeed concerns. But doesn’t it seem rather troubling that of the 59 Democrats on the panels deciding Toyota’s future in the US market, 31 of them received campaign cash from the UAW? The UAW that is a major stockholder in GM? Geez: Thirty-One Dems Quizzing Toyota Execs Got UAW Campaign Cash
Speaking of Unions. Their favorability rating with the American people has fallen dramatically since 2007 – from 58% to 41%. More people are also questioning whether labor unions are necessary to protect American workers: Favorability Ratings Of Labor Unions Fall Sharply Yet SEIU’s Andy Stern is the most frequent visitor to the White House. Go figure.
Tick Tock. Want to see a REAL eye-opener? Check this out: Debt Clock You know things are getting serious when my apolitical brother sends me links. Thanks Frank
If Smart People Are So Smart…why do they do and say such stupid things????? Thomas Sowell knocks another one out of the park. In this interview, he talks about the problem with intellectuals running government. I’ll take someone with real-world experience over a smug know-it-all any day, and Sowell explains this perfectly: Intellectuals Step off The Cliff, Drag The Rest Of Us Down Sowell shows why he is brilliant but far from an intellectual.
Olympics Update – Just In! USA Olympic gold medal winning down hill racer Lindsey Vonn has been stripped of her recently won Olympic gold medal by President Barack 0bama. President obama is claiming the gold medal for himself by saying “nobody has gone down hill faster than I have!” (LOL! Thanks, Scott.)
The REAL Tsunami That Hit Hawaii. Yes, there was one and his name is Karl Rove! Rove spoke at the annual Lincoln Day Day sponsored by the Hawaii GOP. My friend Cindy was there and here’s her picture with Karl Rove and Governor Linda Lingle. Karl told Cindy, “Obama is doing a kabuki show with all the wrong policies.” LOL! Our little state is getting a lot of attention lately – the RNC recently held their winter meeting here as well. Then there’s the silly, anti-Constitutional Akaka Bill. We are determined to turn this state around and know we can do it – be sure to check out Charles Djou who is running for Congress in a special election in May.
Final Thought: “But what a burden would be lifted! We would no longer have to worry that our grandchildren would one day look back on us as a criminal generation that had selfishly and blithely ignored clear warnings that their fate was in our hands.” Al Gore, 2/27/10 Good Grief!
GOD BLESS AMERICA – PASS THIS ON!












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