Give ‘Em Hell, John

March 21, 2010 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Bill Clinton, Budget, Constitution, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Elections, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, Health, House of Representatives, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Politicians, President, Republicans, Socialism, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | No Comments

Watch it and weep…

The United States of America was murdered today by a vote of 219 to 212.

I should note how ill-mannered the Democrats are by their hoots, catcalls, and generally immature behavior the evidence of which can be heard on this video.

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Lauzen’s Legislative Top Ten

March 21, 2010 | Filed Under Budget, Chicago, Chris Lauzen, Economy/Finances, Elections, Government, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Senate, State Government, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | No Comments

From the office of State Senator Chris Lauzen, 25th District…

Until Governor Quinn and Ruling Majorities in the House and Senate reduce Medicaid eligibility to the national average, dramatically reform and fund public employee pensions for future and current employees, secure spending flexibility on billions of federal so-called stimulus dollars, and conduct a hard scrubbing for efficiency of every agency and program in state government, Illinois will continue the budget “death spiral” that is causing employers to evacuate with their jobs, senior citizens with assets to relocate to other states, and bond rating companies to double-downgrade the financial prospects of 12.9 million Illinoisans.

To avoid wearing out my welcome by replaying budget and job-creation solutions that I have repeatedly proposed here and in Springfield, I will devote this article to “Lauzen’s Top 10” legislative initiatives that I am proposing this Spring on your behalf:
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Bean Puts Party Politics Ahead of Constitution, Constituents: Votes to Sanction Shady ‘Deem-and-Pass’

March 21, 2010 | Filed Under Budget, Chicago, Cook County, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, Health, House of Representatives, Illinois, Joe Walsh, Liberals, Melissa Bean, Republicans, Senate, Socialism, State Government, Taxes, The Law, Warner Todd Huston | No Comments

From the Walsh for Congress campaign (8th District)…

(Lake Zurich, Ill)– Yesterday, Melissa Bean voted down a bi-partisan effort that would have forced members of the House to cast their vote for or against Obamacare in the light of day. In so doing, Melissa Bean, who voted for an even more expansive government takeover of health care last year, has endorsed the so-called “deem-and-pass” sleight-of-hand House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appears intent on employing to get Obamacare passed on Sunday. Twenty-eight Congressional Democrats joined every Congressional Republican in voting against allowing the use of this procedural gimmick.

Former U.S. Attorney Generals Ed Meese and William Barr had this to say about the “deem-and-pass”,

The “deem and pass” and similar options under consideration in the House of Representatives plainly violate at least the spirit of the Constitution’s bicameralism and presentment requirements. Those constitutional requirements were intended to ensure democratic transparency with a straightforward up-or-down vote in each House on all bills that become law. More importantly, these requirements were designed to ensure that the new national government actually followed “the consent of the governed,” which the Declaration of Independence had declared before the world to be the only basis of legitimate government.
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Some Healthcare Tweets on My Feed

March 21, 2010 | Filed Under Barack Obama, Budget, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Elections, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, Health, House of Representatives, Liberals, President, Republicans, Socialism, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | No Comments

-By Warner Todd Huston

Of course, nothing could be better than the Tweet I saw from Sky_Bluez: “Stupid is as Stupak does.” That about sums up the whole day so far.

But here are a few others from various folks on my Twitter feed that are worth noting…

buelldawg said: “Tea Party protesters who gathered on the Capitol lawn 2 sing “We Shall Overcome” stole the show” http://tinyurl.com/yf4h53u

JimDeMint said: What’s happening in the Capitol today gives a whole new meaning to “March Madness.”

Sky_Bluez said: “I’ve never been prouder to be a Republican” Powerline has some good “Silver Linings” http://www.bit.ly/dcbD4t

RepMikePence said: It is disappointing to see Members exchange 30 years of pro-life law for a piece of paper from the most pro-abortion president in history

JonHenke said: Prediction: This health care legislation will not reduce the deficit or health care costs.

sanuzis said: Stupak opponent Republican Dan Benishek jumped from 166 fans to 1743 on Facebook in one hour!! http://ping.fm/ROi1X

JonHenke said: 2nd Prediction: Before too long, Democrats will insist we need another #HCR to fix the problems this #HCR will cause.

riley1999 said: Complete SEIU thugs forcing way into middle of #killthebill crowd. Potty mouthed as they are told to leave #tcot

warnerthuston said: We are well on our way to a new USA, one more like Europe. The old US is now dead. Was a grand ride, but the Great Experiment is over!

ChiNewsBench reminds us: Dems aren’t voting for Health Care. They are voting for the pork & entitlements they were promised

BobGriggs said: John Lewis mocked the work of MLK.Jr when he locked arms with Pelosi in a pseudo-civil rights march through healthcare protesters.

LarrySabato said: Did Dems have 216 firm on Friday? No. Was it virtually guaranteed they would by today’s vote? Of course. Party matters. Just Kabuki theater.

warnerthuston said: Fla A. G. Bill McCollum will file lawsuit with SCOTUS to have Obamacare thrown out as soon as bill passes

warnerthuston said: Just a reminder, Exec. Orders are only temporary and can be rescinded or changed at ANY time, by ANY president.

This was all in the space of an hour or so. Tweets like this have been going on all day long!

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9th District, Pollak: On Ethics, Let the Minority Rule

March 21, 2010 | Filed Under Barack Obama, Budget, Chicago, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Government, Corruption, House of Representatives, Israel, Liberals, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | No Comments

From the Pollak for Congress campaign (9th District)…

-By Joel B. Pollak (Published in American Thinker Magazine - March 2010)

The scandals surrounding former Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) and Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) threaten Democratic control of what Speaker Nancy Pelosi once boasted would be “the most ethical Congress in history.” Just four years ago, a string of high-profile ethical fiascos likewise doomed Republican control of Congress.
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Democrats Don’t Care About ‘Health,’ It’s All About Politics

March 21, 2010 | Filed Under Barack Obama, Budget, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Elections, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, Health, House of Representatives, Huffington Post, Liberals, Media, Media Bias, President, Republicans, Socialism, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | No Comments

-By Warner Todd Huston

Robert Creamer of the HuffyPost penned a very revealing piece that proves that Democrats simply don’t care at all about anyone’s “health,” but that this whole fiasco is solely about political “wins” and power. If someone happens to get a little healthcare out of the thing, that is purely incidental to the actual purpose of Obamacare.

Creamer’s piece describes the top 10 reasons why voting yes on Obamacare is “good politics for Democrats.” Tellingly, not one of the reasons is because healthcare “reform” is good for the people. In fact, most of his “reasons” that Dems should vote for Obama’s socialist take over of our healthcare system is because it’s good for Obama’s political fortunes.

One would think that Democrats should vote for this “reform” because it’s good for the people, but that idea doesn’t seem to factor into Creamer’s reasons at all. And from the political calculations we’ve seen during this last year of healthcare debate, he isn’t much different than those whose vote will create this socialized healthcare program.
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Dems’ Chicago Playbook Fail: Federal Court

March 21, 2010 | Filed Under Barack Obama, Budget, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Government, Government, Corruption, Harry Reid, Health, House of Representatives, Liberals, Matthew J. O'Connor, Nancy Pelosi, President, Senate, Socialism, Taxes | No Comments

-By Matthew J. O’Connor

Saying healthcare developments on the hill are anything less than fluid is a statement the deem and pass madame, Louise Slaughter (D., NY) herself would hardly make. However, this would be relying on pragmatic thought, on my part, and these days with the congressional democrats running the hill, pragmatism has been anathema to all things dems, including the political grand daddy of all, the Constitution.

So, on second thought, I’ll leave Rep. Slaughter out of the issue of fluidity, for now. But I will bring her back in on the subject of political strategy, in fact, lets also bring in Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as the two seem to share the same skills sets and a similarly high aptitude in the art and science of political deception.

There are many nuances in politics but when the strategy itself is purposefully moved from the nuance to that which has a big red bull’s eye on its back, it is easy to take the bait and start running in the direction chasing the bulls eye. I have fallen prey to such tactics and before long find myself chasing the allurement of the bulls eye, chasing after it with incredulity that the left could dare be so bold . . . but then it dawned on me.
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‘I Will Support and Defend the Constitution of the United States’

March 21, 2010 | Filed Under Barack Obama, Budget, Constitution, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Frank Salvato, Government, Government, Corruption, Harry Reid, Health, House of Representatives, Liberals, Nancy Pelosi, President, Senate, Socialism, Taxes, The Law | No Comments

-By Frank Salvato

“An elective despotism was not the government we fought for; but one in which the powers of government should be so divided and balanced among the several bodies of magistracy as that no one could transcend their legal limits without being effectually checked and restrained by the others.” – James Madison

As the American people stare down the barrel of a Progressive ideological coup in the form of the institution of so-called “healthcare reform,” it is tremendously important that we take heed of how Progressive Democrats are going about achieving their long sought-after goal. To be succinct, it has been an ugly and often times unconstitutional process. But the bribing of Senators with taxpayer monies, the bartering of favors by the White House and the threats of withheld support for Democrat candidates by President Obama himself, pale in comparison to the tactic soon to be employed by House Speaker and über Progressive Nancy Pelosi.

The Self-Executing Rule, better known as “Deem & Pass,” is an unconstitutional procedural tactic that exists in the US House of Representative’s rules. It is stunning that it exists and it is equally as stunning that it was ever allowed to be adopted as a legitimate procedure.

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Boehner: Make Them Announce Their Vote!

March 20, 2010 | Filed Under Barack Obama, Budget, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, Health, House of Representatives, John Boehner, Liberals, Republicans, Socialism, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | No Comments

-By Warner Todd Huston

GOP Minority Leader John Boehner (R, OH) is calling for a stand-up, out-loud vote on the House floor for Obamacare.

Boehner wants each House member to be called on a roll call vote and to “stand up before God, their country, and their constituents and announce their vote.”

In fact, we should support this roll call vote no matter which side of the Obamacare issue you stand upon. All Americans should know where their representatives stand.

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Tea Party Protest at Illinois Rep. Bean’s Office

March 20, 2010 | Filed Under Americans For Prosperity, Barack Obama, Budget, Chicago, Cook County, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Government, Government, Corruption, House of Representatives, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Liberals, Melissa Bean, President, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | No Comments

-By Warner Todd Huston

I attended a gathering of Americans protesting both for and against Obamacare in front of Illinois Rep. Melissa Bean’s Schaumburg offices this afternoon, though those protesting against Obamacare far out numbered those in favor of it I have to say. It is also amazing that anyone came out as cold and snowy as it was!

I suppose there were just over 100 folks out with their Gadsen flags, American flags, and both professionally printed and homemade signs with their favorite slogans upon them. One fellow even showed up with his tricorn hat and a pitchfork!
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Obamacare’s Eminence Front

March 20, 2010 | Filed Under Barack Obama, Budget, Constitution, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Government, Government, Corruption, Health, House of Representatives, Matthew J. O'Connor, President, Senate, Socialism, Taxes | No Comments

-By Matthew J. O’Connor

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) yesterday released its latest report scoring the cost assessment of the healthcare reconciliation [Slaughter i.e. Pass & Deem i.e. Fix] bill that Congressional Democrats have been secretly working on - in their attempts to render an optical illusion that Obamacare, over a 10 year period, would cost less than $1 Trillion, the Congressional Democrat’s version of a $99.99 price-point.

The CBO scored the House’s “fix” bill at around $940 Billion – and from the moment it was released yesterday afternoon, Speaker Pelosi’s office started in with the Maytag super spin cycle and the mainstream media, true to form, fanned the wires with the CBO’s ”good” news through their efficient process of non-fact checking and non -analysis. Feigned reporting from the mainstream media establishment that mainstream America has increasingly come to reject.

The lack of an objective mainstream media over the past several decades has significantly impacted our society by allowing political correctness to manifest and become the reporter’s proxy. Never more than now has the American public needed the application of objective investigative reporting from its traditional news media. As America currently has a collective “pit” in its stomach as it witnesses the Obama administration and congressional democrats running fast and loose with the rules in their attempt to fundamentally transform the American healthcare system.
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The Shot Heard Round the World

March 20, 2010 | Filed Under Barack Obama, Budget, Constitution, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Government, Government, Corruption, Harry Reid, Health, House of Representatives, Liberals, Nancy Pelosi, Nancy Salvato, President, Senate, Socialism, Taxes | 1 Comment

-By Nancy Salvato

“By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Hence once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tension, leading to the deadly confrontation between British troops and an angry mob, better known as the Boston Massacre, had mounted for many months before violence erupted. The city was occupied by British troops tasked with enforcing tax laws. Townspeople worried troops would soon be quartered in their homes. Sailors feared being impressed into service by the Royal Navy; dockyard workers were frustrated by the loss of work to off duty soldiers. A lack of general security, combined with the new laws, fueled the flames of revolution.

Not everyone favored cutting the ties to Britain; however, King George III refused to entertain the concerns of the colonists and left them the choice of submitting unconditionally or declaring their independence.
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How ACORN Paved the Way for the Obama Regime and Socialized Health care

March 20, 2010 | Filed Under ACORN, Andy Stern, Anita MonCrief, Capitalism, Congress, Democrats/Leftists, Elections, Government, Government, Corruption, Health, House of Representatives, Liberals, Lobbyists, SEIU, Socialism | No Comments

-By Anita MonCrief

As patriots from across America prepare to descend on Washington, DC to protest the government takeover of health care, the Obama administration is touting the impending vote in the House of Representatives as “historic.” Progressive organizations have been preparing for the moment for decades and not even the outcry of millions of Americans will stop them from pushing their radical agenda through.

Ironically, the past week has been filled with numerous stories of how ACORN is disbanding across the country. News outlets from Politico to the New York Times run stories detailing the demise of ACORN. Of course, some are skeptical about whether ACORN is truly going away:

“In an age of lawlessness, rules for some out of government favor, and special privileges for special classes, racketeers and criminals need only change their suit and their hat and live another day to rob, steal, cheat, and engage in human trafficking… “

Conveniently for the Obama administration the “demise” of ACORN could not have come at a better time. As pictures of empty ACORN offices fill the news, Obama pushes forward with an ACORN planned and approved agenda.

In July of last year ACORN honored the work of Senator Charles Schumer, Rep. Luis Gutierrez and Rep. Maxine Waters at their 39^th Anniversary celebration. The invitation email stated:

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Lord of the Rings Updated for 2010, The Dark Lord ACORN Lives

March 20, 2010 | Filed Under ACORN, Barack Obama, Budget, Campaign Finance, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Government, Government, Corruption, Media, Media Bias, Taxes, Unions, Warner Todd Huston | No Comments

-By Warner Todd Huston

The last book of the famous Lord of the Rings Trilogy is ripe for some updating, so here’s a proposal to that end. The Dark Lord Sauron is a perfect evil villain, of course. He’s shadowy, unseen, hard to grasp, but pervasive and the personification of oppression and evil. But his name needs to be updated and so does his downfall in order to reflect today’s sensibilities.

So, instead of being named Lord Sauron, his new name will be the Dark Lord ACORN. See, the evil still works but it’s updated, ya know?

Now we all know that in the original final book of LOTR, The Return of the King, the Dark Lord and his forces are beaten by the combined forces of the good people of Middle Earth. Evil is vanquished and all live forever after in love and harmony. The age of magic does pass, but a new idyllic age of man dawns.

Well, poppycock says I. We all know that evil isn’t so easily vanquished, don’t we? We need to rewrite the demise of the evil Lord ACORN to one more befitting of reality.
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A List of Democrats Undecided on Obamacare

March 19, 2010 | Filed Under Barack Obama, Budget, Congress, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Government, Government, Corruption, Health, House of Representatives, Liberals, President, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | No Comments

ACU has a list of Democrats that are undecided on healthcare. CALL THEM and tell them to vote “no.”

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Tell Your Illinois Representatives to Vote ‘No’ on Obamacare

March 19, 2010 | Filed Under Barack Obama, Budget, Chicago, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Government, Government, Corruption, Government, Ill. County, Health, House of Representatives, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Jesse Jackson, Liberals, President, Socialism, State Government, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | No Comments

We are coming to crunch time, folks.

If you don’t want to see the end of the United States as a free country, if you abhor the idea of the emergence of the new European States of America, then call your Illinois representatives and tell them to vote “no” on this Obamanation of a bill.

Bobby Rush (D-01) 202-225-4372
Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-02) 202-225-0773
Dan Lipinski (D-03) 202-225-5701
Luis Gutierrez (D-04) 202-225-8203
Mike Quigley (D-05) 202-225-4061
Peter Roskam (R-06) 202-225-4561
Danny Davis (D-07) 202-225-5006
Melissa Bean (D-08) 202-225-3711
Jan Schakowsky (D-09) 202-225-2111
Mark Kirk (R-10) 202-225-4835
Debbie Halvorson (D-11) 202-225-3635
Jerry Costello (D-12) 202-225-5661
Judy Biggert (R-13) 202-225-3515
Bill Foster (D-14) 202-225-2976
Timothy Johnson (R-15) 202-225-2371
Don Manzullo (R-16) 202-225-5676
Phil Hare (D-17) 202-225-5905
Aaron Schock (R-18) 202-225-6201
John Shimkus (R-19) 202-225-5271

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VP Biden Says Obama Plans to ‘Control Insurance Companies’

March 19, 2010 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Barack Obama, Budget, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Elections, Government, Government, Corruption, Health, Joe Biden, Liberals, Socialism, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | 1 Comment

-By Warner Todd Huston

The indispensable Jake Tapper of ABC News took an interview with Vice President Joe “Foot in Mouth” Biden that contains a nugget of information that tends to prove that Barack Obama intends to destroy America’s insurance industry and place it under the full control of the federal government.

Tapper asked VP Biden what he’d been hearing from the members of the Democrat Congress that are vulnerable over this healthcare debate and Biden’s reply let slip the administrations ultimate goal; full government control of the insurance industry. (My bold)

BIDEN: Well, I yes. Some of them I say they say, well, Joe, look, man, I mean, you know, you guys haven’t massaged this very well. And, you know, this thing has gone on so long, I don’t know. And my response is, hey, man, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. I’m telling you, you know, pre-existing, they’re going to be covered. You know we’re going to control the insurance companies.

Granted Joe Biden is the court jester of the Obama Administration. He is a fool of the highest order. It would be easy to dismiss this silly little man’s words. However, the idea that Obama wants to take full federal control of the insurance industry fits quite nicely with Obama’s claims as a candidate — that he was for a single payer plan all along.

Barack Obama fully intends to destroy the health insurance industry and replace it with a socialist nationalized healthcare program.

Call your representatives in Congress and tell them to vote “no” on this un-American legislation.

Congress Switchboard: (202)224-3121

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Keep Calling Washington to Dump This Healthcare Bill

March 19, 2010 | Filed Under Barack Obama, Budget, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Government, Government, Corruption, Harry Reid, Health, House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, President, Senate, Socialism, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | No Comments

Keep calling D.C., folks. This socialist healthcare bill will be the end of the United States as we know it and will be the beginning of the Euro States of America. We will no longer be a representative republic but a socialist-democratic tyranny.

This bill will destroy America as it is and materially alter the relationship between citizen and government.

Congress Switchboard: (202)224-3121
White House Switchboard: 202-456-1414

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Obama Set to Create More Joe Stacks

March 19, 2010 | Filed Under Barack Obama, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, GOP, Government, IRS, Liberals, Media, Republicans, Socialism, Terrorism, Warner Todd Huston | No Comments

-By Warner Todd Huston

The Republican members of the House Ways and Means committee today alerted the country to the appalling fact that Obama and his Democrat cohorts will be creating 17,000 new IRS agents with the President’s signing of Obamacare.

With animosity against the Internal Revenue Service growing, it seems clear that Obama is creating more Joe Stack IRS plane attackers with this move. Stack’s main reason for slamming his small plane into an IRS building in Austin, Texas was because of what he saw as the evils of the IRS and with Obamacare creating a giant new army of intrusive and unaccountable IRS agents, Stack’s evil act is sure to be repeated in the future.
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California’s Brown Tells Unions to ‘Attack’ His GOP Opponent

March 19, 2010 | Filed Under Budget, California, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Elections, Government, Government, Corruption, Jobs, Liberals, State Government, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | No Comments

-By Warner Todd Huston

You couldn’t get any better proof that unions are little else but hatchet men for the Democrat Party than Jerry Brown’s recent visit to a labor group meeting in California this week.

At a meeting of the Laborers’ International Union of North America in Sacramento, Brown gave marching orders to the unions in his race for the Democratic nomination for California Governor. He wanted them to “attack” the GOP for him.

“We’re going to attack whenever we can, but I’d rather have you attack. I’d rather be the nice guy in this race. We’ll leave [the attacks] to … the Democratic Party and others.”

That’s a pretty cynical campaign, isn’t it? Brown hopes to unleash the “attack” dogs of the unions in his favor, but expects to stand clear of the mud flying so as to appear untarnished… yet HE’S the guy that ordered the mud to fly in the first place?

Jerry Brown may think the voters are stupid but let’s hope they disabuse him of that notion.
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