Despite Pelosi's denials, taxpayer-funded abortions appear 8 times in Senate bill

by: Bill Dupray   posted: 2010-03-11 13:24:00
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Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) voted for the House Obamacare bill last year. The key to his vote seems to have been the Stupak amendment prohibiting federal funding of abortion. Now Joe is being asked to vote for the Senate bill, and he, Stupak, and others are refusing to play ball because abortions are federally funded by that bill. Nancy Pelosi insists that abortions are not covered in the Senate bill. It is a provably false claim and she knows it, which means she is either completely out to lunch or a pathological liar. Either way, she really should not be running the House of Representatives. Back to Joe Donnelly. See, the difference between Joe and Nancy is that Joe actually read the Senate bill. Here are eight provisions in the Senate bill ...

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Video: Dems tell the truth about HC bill

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-11 12:47:00
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Rather devastating ...

Obamacare hurting employees' coverage before it even passes

by: Bill Dupray   posted: 2010-03-11 11:25:00
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As we and the Washington Post pointed out last August, the president's whole "if you like your current health plan, you can keep it" schtick is a bald-faced lie. It is a lie because if your employer decides what coverage you get, then your employer decides what coverage you lose. Whether you like your plan or not has nothing to do with it. Fast forward to today and we see that, as predicted, employers expect are expected to cut benefits and charge employees more for their policies as a result of Obamacare. And they are telling employees, before the bill even passes, that they will not be able to keep their coverage. Just the thought of Obamacare seems to kill coverage. Powerful stuff.

People who work for large corporations have some of ...

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Sestak wasn't the only one offered a job - in violation of federal law

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-11 11:10:00
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Chicago politics may derail the train. So fun. More questions being raised about the White House in the face of repeated allegations by Pennsylvania Democrat Senate Joe Sestak that he was offered a job by the Obama W.H. if he would agree not to run for the Senate against Arlen Specter; allegations, which CNS News noted recently, W.H. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has continued to dodge on camera over the last few weeks. Now Politico reports this morning that the top Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee says the Obama administration may have broken the law by offering Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) a job in order to persuade him not to mount a primary challenge against Sen. Arlen Specter. "While the White House may think this is politics as usual, what is spectacularly unusual is when ...

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Source doc: CBO Scoring of 12/24 Senate HC bill - released 3/11/10

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-11 10:24:00
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Deficit reduction? My a**!! See Table 3 - the expenditures when fully phased in. More discussion coming. The Great Fallacy. Table 3 states that "Excise tax on High Insurance Premiums" will bring in its first money - $13B - in 2014. It will grow to over $30B a year after that. Do these folks not understand the free market? The industry will change product offerings. Between insurance companies and employers, this revenue will drop to noise level. That adjustment itself will make this bill an increase to the deficit. "CBO has just released an estimate of the budgetary effects of the health bill, H.R. 3590, that passed the Senate on December 24. Today’s estimate differs from the estimate for a slightly earlier version of the legislation that we released on December 19 in that it ...

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All 41 Pub Senators sign letter to Reid: No Byrd Rule Violations

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-10 17:32:00
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Here's the source. WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Republican leadership announced Wednesday that all 41 Senate Republicans signed a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, notifying him that they would not allow any violations of the Byrd Rule to be waived if Democrats insisted on using the budget reconciliation process to ram through the partisan health spending bill. The letter notes that this unity ensures that “any provision that trips the Byrd Rule will be stripped from the bill,” requiring “that the bill be sent back to the House for further consideration and additional votes.” The full text of the letter follows: March 4, 2010 The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader United States Senate S-221 Capitol Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0001 Dear Leader Reid: We ...

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Dem Rep Atmire - Back-room deals leave bill or "no" vote

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-10 17:29:00
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Rep. Jason Altmire: “If the Senate bill contains the Nebraska-Nelson Agreement, where all 49 states subsidize Nebraska’s Medicaid program, that’s unacceptable. Unless those items are guaranteed to be removed by the Senate, I don’t think we’re going to be able to pass the bill.” (Fox News, 3/10/10)

Sen. Bond slaps Obama for campaigning in 38-second YouTube

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-10 15:27:00
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Barry can't catch a break! He shouldn't, mind you, but I'm just saying ...

FOIA source doc: 2001 Anthrax Investigation Summary

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-10 14:36:00
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Report date: February 19, 2010. Here's the quick overview. The 96-page report is Scribd below. Enjoy! This Investigative Summary sets forth much of the evidence that was developed in the Amerithrax investigation.1 In the fall of 2001, the anthrax letter attacks killed five people and sickened 17 others. Upon the death of the first victim of that attack, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) and the United States Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”) immediately formed a Task Force and spent seven years investigating the crime. The Amerithrax investigation is described below. In its early stages, despite the enormous amount of evidence gathered through traditional law enforcement techniques, limitations on scientific methods prevented law enforcement from determining who was responsible for the attacks. Eventually, traditional law enforcement techniques were combined with groundbreaking scientific analysis that was developed specifically for the case ...

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Cantor on 'Today Show' - Excerpts and Video - HC issues

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-10 12:08:00
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Excerpts followed by video: Cantor On Democrats' Circumventing The Will Of The People: “All I can say is, if it was a good bill we’d be voting on it now, and we wouldn’t have to be talking about circumventing the rules. Really, it [reconciliation] will end up circumventing the will of the American people. What we ought to be focused on right now is accomplishing positive health care reform for all Americans. On Health Care Reform: “Some may want to involve Mr. Massa, or not. I think when we are talking about health care, we’ve got a bill that is going to affect every American and there’s no question that if the bill was a good bill we’d have an up-or-down vote right now. What we are talking about is a process that is short ...

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Best and clearest explanation of Democrats' reconcilation problems

by: Bill Dupray   posted: 2010-03-10 11:12:00
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This is from a joint memo by Senate Whip John Kyl and House Whip Eric Cantor. Everybody these days is talking about the minutiae of parliamentary procedure and what the Dems may or may not try. But this lays out the procedural pitfalls, the effects of shaky levels of trust between the House and Senate, the risk/rewards of certain votes, and the names of Democrats who could be pivotal in bringing it all down. As an example, one of the big problems Dems face is trying to fix substantive problems with the Senate bill through reconciliation. Significantly, it is these very problems that have prevented health care from passing thus far.

This means that Democrats probably cannot use the reconciliation bill to make changes to abortion and immigration provisions, or to include the President’s new insurance ...

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"Good to Be Right" by Catfish Willie - Tea Party Music

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-10 09:24:00
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More music for conservatives:

Israel wondering why Obama's sanctions aren't in place

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-10 08:28:00
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Israeli officials are beginning to signal impatience with the slow pace of diplomacy aimed at restraining Iran's nuclear ambitions. In Jerusalem on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed the need for the international community to join a U.S. sanctions push aimed at limiting Iran's nuclear program. "The stronger those sanctions are, the more likely it will be that the Iranian regime will have to choose between advancing its nuclear program and advancing the future of its own permanence," Netanyahu said. He added: "I think that the international community and the leading countries in the international community have to join the American effort. And Israel has been helping out with key countries and continues to do so." The Obama administration had said that after a year of outreach to Iran, it would get tough in 2010, promising "crippling sanctions." UN sanctions were to be ...

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This is how the House can pass Health Care

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-09 15:31:00
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Bill and I had a conference call with Sen. Orrin Hatch on Monday (audio here). He described a process by which the House could "pass" Health Care without actually voting on it. This article lays it out in more detail. The upshot is this: Forget the Senate passing a reconciliation bill for the moment. Instead, the House creates a bill with all the "fixes" to the Senate bill. They then append the current Senate bill to it. That puts the "fixes" as a standalone item for the Senate to act upon, presumably under reconciliation. The shallow part of the logic ("I was against it before I was for it") is that the House can say that they never actually voted "for" the Senate bill, which is replete with campaign-commercial fodder. Voters ...

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Nanny-state do-gooder food Nazis now want to tax pizza

by: Bill Dupray   posted: 2010-03-09 11:48:00
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You are too fat and too stupid to make your own decisions about your own food, so you must be told what to eat and how much you should pay for it. Fat taxes on soda are one thing, but now these fanatics are getting into dangerous territory: they are monkeying with pizza. Throw in a big tax on beer and the backlash will make the health care debate look like a Sunday school class.

U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds (2 kg) per year. The researchers, writing in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine on Monday, suggested taxing could be used as a weapon in the fight against obesity, which costs the United States an ...

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Patriot Room Radio #58 The New Conservative: Pitchforks & Ballots

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-08 22:49:00
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The New Conservative: Pitchforks & Ballots. We start out with Dan Rather’s ‘watermelon’ crack (whew!). Reveling in the open-air zoo that is the democrat party. Lots of snark this time around …

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Ey b 2 dum 2 udderstnad helt-kare

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-08 18:50:00
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Amirikan filosofer Forrest Gump: "I may not be a smart man, but I know what love is." (ey kopyed dat). eyll b trutphul, ey reely dunno wat luv is, butt da pointte iz maid, rite? eym dum. sos wen helt-kare iz talkeded a bot iz kinda krinzes. dats 4 smarties. dat aina ey. soz ey goes 2 da dok. ey liked da nurze. sheez pruty. smellz gud. macks ma pantz tite. (eyz probly knot aposta rite dat.) lemme started o ver. soz ey goes 2 da dok. he sesz ifn o-bam-a-kare hapenz den he quitz. ey sesz y? he sesz knot enuf mony ifn dey takes o ver. 2 x-pen-zive 2 pays nurzes. ey sesz hoo gonna pinchz me hemmies? dey hurtz ifn dey dont git pinchzd. he sesz may-b me momma cud ...

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Tamar Yonah: Communist In The White House?

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-08 18:41:00
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Tamar is a good friend. These words are chilling: "Communism is an enemy of religious freedom, of Zionism, and of course, of G-d. And the reason for this is, that communism calls for complete obedience. The 'collective' or the 'state' is of all importance, and the people, the private person, is just a brick in the wall. "One must give complete obedience to' the state' and not have any other 'law' or 'belief' which threatens one's submission to the all powerful government. This is why religious people, people who believe in G-d and the Bible, are automatic 'enemies of the state'. Because if they believe in a Higher Power, if they believe in G-d, then G-d's law will surpass the State's law, and this is unacceptable in communism. This is why the U.S.S.R. had to kill G-d. ...

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The confusing life of a too-conscious liberal

by: Bill Dupray   posted: 2010-03-08 09:37:00
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This is a riot. These people glom on to a mish-mash of emotionally charged causes, which are, by definition, not rooted in logical or fiscal sanity, and they are amazed at how darn confusing it is to be a good liberal.

How can I keep true to my values -- be a virtuous consumer whose choices don't encourage overseas sweatshops, support unfair trade, spoil the planet, give support to dictators? The deeper she looked the more complex it was to do the right thing. . . . Contradictory demands pour out of the socially active woodwork – all of them swathed in self-righteousness. You should put solar panels on your roof. Plant a “green” roof. Don’t eat red meat. No, no, eating red meat is good for the planet if the cows graze on grass. Eat organic. But not imported ...

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Dem of Fox: Senate dems give us lots of reasons not to trust them

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-07 12:46:00
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Sounds about right ... Rep. Altmire: “The Senate has given us a lot of reason not to trust them. Certainly that’s a key component of the dynamic of getting the votes is there has to be some certainty that the Senate is going to follow through on their part.”

RNC heading for cliff: Refuse to back Tea Party candidate that won Repub. Primary

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-07 09:01:00
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A taste of the RNC logic:

National Republican Party fundraisers aren't putting much stock in Joe Walsh's campaign to unseat incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean in the suburban 8th District [Illinois], a spokesman said Thursday. ... "We're really focused on the seats where we see the clearest paths to victory," [National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Tom] Erickson said. "It's no secret these are the most competitive (races)."

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Kent Conrad can't do math: Thinks 0.28% is a big number

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-06 09:03:00
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Here we go. Let Kent speak for himself: While some have described reconciliation -- a process that requires only a majority vote in the Senate to pass legislation that reduces the deficit -- as an obscure, rarely used procedure, the truth is that it has been used 22 times since 1980, with 16 of those times occurring when Republicans controlled the Senate. Republican efforts to block its use now for a "fixer" bill represent little more than a politically expedient attempt to kill health-care legislation. A plan reading of the pathetic paragraph above suggests that "22" is a big number, and perhaps even BIGGER because it includes "16." Let's do the math. 1980 included the second session of the 96th Congress. Here's the first Public Law coming in 1980:

178. H.R.3091 ...

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Gamecock: Rotten peaches in Georgia ain’t puny

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-06 08:43:00
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Gamecock reviews his adopted home state, and finds it lacking ethically. Former Speaker of the House, Tip O'Neill, not one of my favorite politicians, used to say "all politics are local." While I did not like his policies, he was right about the root of political action. Those who follow my articles know my focus is mainly on the trillions of tax payer dollars controlled in Washington, D.C., and that I have very often described D.C. pork and much of state and local affairs as “puny” by comparison. No more! Gamecock announces the dawn of his grassroots government epiphany Events since my return to my adopted hometown encompassing Metro Atlanta, have made me increasingly aware that we are doing ourselves a great disservice by failing to understand politics in our own backyard. In ...

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Patriot Room Radio #57 - Barry FAILS

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-06 07:41:00
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Barry fails epically on health care. Yes, Bill and Clyde are calling it - health care is dead - the dems will not deliver a bill to Barry for signature. Other topics: Harry's incredible unemployment statement, an interview with Sen. Hatch, the Pence Spending Limit Amendment, and more. Every episode of our podcasts is here and on iTunes. You can subscribe on either site. You can also hear us on the Liberty Pundits Network (on demand) and on Radio for Conservatives (Weekday edition broadcast 8:00PM ET Tuesdays and 10:00AM Wednesdays; Weekend edition at 9:30AM-11:00AM ET Saturdays and Sundays). If you're looking to jump right in, pop over to Liberty Pundits here. Send ...

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KosKidz think they've got the GOP strategy all figured out

by: Bill Dupray   posted: 2010-03-05 21:27:00
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They may be right.

Presuming the House passes the Senate bill, the House will then pass a reconciliation fix to the bill, after which the Senate will then try to pass that fix, too. At this point Senate GOPers will repeatedly invoke the Byrd rule to ask the parliamentarian to strip individual provisions (ones fixing this or that in the original bill) out of the fix, on the grounds that they are policy fixes. If individual provisions are stripped, it would change the Senate’s version of the overall fix. That would force the House to vote on it again and again, stalling the process further.

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Wish this was rhetorical: How Much Time Will the U.S. Waste Trying to Engage Syria?

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-03-05 10:05:00
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There is nothing to indicate that Syria will desist in any of its malign behavior, no matter the warmth of Washington's new embrace. Indeed, Syrian President Bashar Assad could not have delivered a more flagrant message of defiance last week with his welcoming Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Damascus where the two dictators met with leaders of Hamas and Hizbullah. For all the Syrian and Iranian blather of Western "domination," "colonization" and "interference," it is these two nations that are the region's true imperialists. Damascus and Tehran fund and outfit the fanatical murder cults Hamas and Hizbullah. Damascus and Tehran have ruined Lebanon, suborning the assassinations of politicians who dare speak out about the nefarious influence these regimes play in the region. Damascus and Tehran have both violated international standards regarding nuclear technology. Washington has tried for years to persuade Iran and Syria to adopt the most ...

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