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Friday, June 25, 2010
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MSNBC Looks to Lefty Ed Schultz for Reaction on Obama's 'Brilliant' Firing of McChrystal
"Well, as commander in chief, I think it's probably President Obama's finest hour," because it displayed toughness.
Host Tamron Hall knocked McChrystal, referencing his role in the investigation of Army Ranger Pat Tillman's death. She derided, "So, we know that McChrystal has a lot of, if you will, Xs on his report card."
[Is that why Obama chose him, because of such alleged 'x's'?]
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Ed Schultz Tries to Blame McChrystal, Appointed by Obama, on... Bush
Far-left MSNBC ranter Ed Schultz just can't let facts get in the way of his rank partisanship and liberal propagandizing. His latest whopper, that Gen. Stanley McChrystal was "another problem [President Obama] inherited from the Bush administration," was blatantly untrue, and just earned him a "pants on fire" rating from Politifact.com.
Politifact, which has busted up other untruths propagated by media liberals, noted a valuable lesson for liberals and Democrats: "not everything can be blamed on President Bush." Indeed.
Not only did President Obama not "inherit" McChrystal's command from the previous administration, he "effectively sacked the general in charge to create a vacancy that he then proceeded to fill with McChrystal as his fix-it man," notes Politifact.
We applaud the folks at Politifact for checking Schultz's inane rantings. Welcome to our world!
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MoveOn.org Removes 'General Betray Us' Ad From Website
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In a classic example of liberal hypocrisy, the far-left leaning, George Soros-funded group MoveOn.org has removed its controversial "General Betray Us" ad from its website.
For those that have forgotten, shortly after General David Petraeus issued his report to Congress in September 2007 concerning the condition of the war in Iraq and the success of that March's troop surge, MoveOn placed a full-page ad in the New York Times with the headline, "General Petraeus or General Betray Us?"
Now that President Obama has appointed Petraeus to replace the outgoing Gen. Stanley McChrystal to lead the war effort in Afghanistan, the folks on the far-left that castigated Petraeus when he worked for George W. Bush are praising his choice as 'brilliant'.
With that in mind, the ad, which has been at MoveOn's website for years, was unceremoniously removed on Wednesday as reported by our friends at Weasel Zippers:
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FLASHBACK >
Kucinich targets First Amendment rights of energy firm employees
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Evidence continues piling up that contemporary liberal Democrats have but one response to political speech with which they disagree – they seek to use government power to censor it. 
Apparently Kucinich has not read the First Amendment...
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Buying Government Dependency
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"[T]he long night of rule by the most reactionary groups on the political spectrum has ended... we extended and deepened our mass connections, we contributed to the historic victory in 2008, we enhanced our presence and visibility, and we increased our membership. We didn't grow as much as we would have liked, but we have a firm foundation on which to increase our size, visibility and readership of our publications in the period ahead. Provided, of course, that we further build and unite the working class based coalition that came together to elect President Obama."Sam Webb, Chair of the Communist Party USA, June 3, 2010.
Increase in federal payments to individuals (current dollars), from 2000 to 2008:
Data source: US Statistical Abstract, Table 462.
- All payments to individuals: 73%
- Social Security old age & survivors: 44%
- Low income home energy: 78%
- Social Security disabled: 92%
- Unemployment assistance: 105%
- Veterans' education benefits: 120%
- Medicare supplementary health insurance: 165%
- Student assistance (other than veterans' ed.): 197%
- State children's health insurance: 466%
- Public assistance payment where child credit exceeds tax liability: 4,105%
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"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have ... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. "Gerald Ford, 1974 address to Congress
Dems: We’re not bound by president’s tax vow
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“You could go lower, too — why not $200,000?” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). “With the debt and deficit we have, you can’t make promises to people..."
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Networks Snoozing on Hoyer Suggesting Dems Won't Vote to Continue Bush Tax Cuts for Middle Class
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Yesterday I wrote about the Washington Post burying its story on House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer saying that congressional Democrats were not wedded to President Obama's 2008 campaign pledge to not raise taxes on anyone earning less than $250,000 per year.
Asked about those remarks at yesterday's White House press briefing, Robert Gibbs said he had not seen the comments and would "be happy to look at and try to get a response after this [briefing]."
Hours later, The Hill newspaper's Alexander Bolton filed a story that noted it's not just Hoyer who's staking out this position:
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Media-Backed Obama Mortgage Program Flops
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Obama's home loan modification program was talked up by the bailout-friendly news media as a potential "ray of light" for struggling homeowners.
But on June 21, Associated Press reported the mortgage assistance program is "falling flat."
ABC, CBS and NBC haven't mentioned the new figures since AP reported them...
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IRS Blocks 10% of First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credits After Audits
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Death tax cometh
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But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is telling his Republican colleagues that he cannot support such a compromise...
[Arguably the most despicable tax we have {inarguable in itself, but we've so many other disgusting taxes...]
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CA School District Banning Teacher’s Posters
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Two days ago, I posted “CA Schoolboard Finds Teacher’s Pro-America Posters Offensive” — on the case of the Poway School District in San Diego asking a Math teacher in a high school to take down posters he had put up in his classroom. The posters included such offensive phrases as ”One Nation Under God” and ”In God We Trust.” Here’s the YouTube video:
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Iowa Congressman Makes No Apologies for His Comments About Obama Favoring Minorities
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The Iowa Republican said he didn't misspeak when he told a nationally syndicated radio show on Monday that President Obama favors blacks over whites.
King told the G. Gordon Liddy show that Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder repeatedly demonstrate an unjust preference toward minorities...
[Finally, spine.]
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California universities consider adopting the T-word: tuition
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The state's master plan for higher education, which in 1960 established separate roles for the University of California, California State University and the community colleges, also declared that the public institutions "shall be tuition free to all residents"...
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PAINFUL HEALTH CARE LESSONS FROM MASSACHUSETTS: HEALTH CARE EXCHANGES
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A major reason is that health care exchanges reward people for working less and earning less, says Shawn Tully, a senior editor-at-large with CNN.money.
Data is lacking on how damaging these perverse incentives are in practice. But it's clear in Massachusetts that low-to medium-earning families often suffer financially if they get a raise, work overtime, move to a higher paying job -- or if a spouse rejoins the workforce, says Tully.
For example:
- A family earning $33,000 pays no premium at all under Commonwealth Care.
- But if their pay goes to $46,000, they're obligated to contribute about $2,400.
- That's an effective tax rate of 18.5 percent on that $13,000 raise.
- A pay increase of $44,000 to $46,000 is mostly erased by higher premiums alone.
The federal bill is plagued by the same weakness. For example:
- A $55,000 earner contributes $4,400 a year towards insurance.
- At $65,000, the bill is $6,300; so the family is paying a "tax" of $1,900 or 19 percent on that $10,000 raise.
After payroll taxes, those Americans would face a marginal rate of around 35 percent, a number that's heretofore been the territory strictly for high-earners, says Tully...
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58% Favor Repeal of the Health Care Bill
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For the second week in a row, 58% of Likely U.S. Voters favor repeal of the national health care plan adopted into law by Congress in late March. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds 36% oppose repeal.
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Japanese Told More Sleep Means Less Global Warming
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More warming madness: The Japanese government has begun urging citizens to go to bed and get up an hour earlier to reduce their carbon footprints
Now, sending couples to bed earlier under the guise of saving the planet might actually save something else entirely – Japanese culture. You see, the nation is battling a growing populace decline -- Japan's population is estimated to have shrunk by 75,000 last year, which is 1.46 times the 2008 decrease.
Then again, even were the unintended consequence of this nutty idea to be a much-needed spike in Japanese babies, government greenies would surely consider the new arrivals to be carbon-breathing, meat-eating, procreating, pet loving, shelter demanding and energy wasting parasites.
Now that’s something the people should definitely sleep on.
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[Scam: there's big bucks involved.]
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House Passes DISCLOSE Act - With Exemptions
The House has passes the campaign finance reform bill known as the DISCLOSE Act by a vote of 219 to 206. 217 Democrats and two Republicans voted for the measure.
The DISCLOSE Act, or the Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act, requires corporations to disclose top donors in their political ads - but not labor unions or political advocacy organizations...
[The added 'exemptions'.]
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The New Breed of Republican
Tim Scott, who is black, received a whopping 69% of the run off vote for representative against Paul Thurmond, the white son of the late Senator Strom Thurmond (D for most of his life-SC), a man who symbolized and represented the ugly segregationist south. Given the make up of the district he represents, according to the South Carolina Star Tribune, Scott
is now poised to become the nation's first black GOP congressman since 2003.
Scott, 44, owns an insurance business and became the first black Republican in the South Carolina Legislature in more than a century when elected two years ago. (snip)
Scott grew up in poverty in North Charleston, his parents divorcing when he was 7. His mother, Frances, worked 16 hours a day raising Scott and a brother and Scott regularly introduce her at campaign events.
Scott also credits a mentor with helping him turn around his life at a time he was in danger of flunking out of high school. He said John Moniz, a conservative entrepreneur who ran a Chick-fil-A, changed his outlook on life. (snip)
"This race is not really about winning the election," Scott told about 200 people gathered for a victory party in a North Charleston hotel. "It's about finding a way to bring us together so our country leads the world in every way possible."
And Nikki Haley, a woman whose parents emigrated from India, who won the Republican run off election for governor of South Carolina, has a good chance of besting her white male Democrat opponent in the general election.They both won their elections on the strength of their ideas which appealed to the voters, less so on their skin color/gender/ethnic backgrounds, all matters which the Democrats so consciously chose to identify candidates.
So, which attitude is more representative of this country? Hopefully, the former.
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People Trust Facebook and Google More Than They Trust The Media
Adding insult to injury, the relatively new social networking website Facebook is even more trusted than the media which 88 percent of respondents said they had little to no trust for.
[Ouch.]
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
The War & Troops Must Come First
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House Appropriations Chairman David Obey, D-Wis., called for McChrystal to resign, saying, "If he actually said half of what is being reported, he shouldn't be in the position he is in."
Actually, McChrystal did not say half of what was reported.
An unnamed aide called National Security Adviser James Jones a "clown." A top adviser jokingly called Vice President Joe Biden "Bite Me." An unnamed aide likened Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke to "a wounded animal." Unnamed sources told freelance writer Michael Hastings that McChrystal described Obama as "uncomfortable and intimidated" at their first meeting.
McChrystal did joke about Biden -- "Who's that?" -- although the joke was not about Biden so much as McChrystal's unhappy experience after he criticized the veep's support for a "counterterrorism-plus" strategy. That earned McChrystal a private meeting -- also known as a trip to the woodshed -- with Obama in Air Force One last year.
In short, this brouhaha is not on the level of Gen. Douglas MacArthur threatening China with war and otherwise deliberately working to undermine the orders of President Truman. This dispute was not born in a calculated attempt to challenge civilian authority over military command.
Instead, it was a full-color gaffe born in the cocky badinage of men behaving like boys and trying to out-quip one another in the front of "the boss."
Of course, excessive verbal preening is not a smart idea in front of a reporter... [snip]
A year into the Obama surge and a year before the reputed July 2011 withdrawal deadline, there are some 94,000 U.S. personnel serving in Afghanistan. Their interests must come first.
They deserve the best military commander available. Really, who cares if one of McChrystal's aides called Jones a "clown"? What happens in Afghanistan is crucial. Sticks and stones are not.
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An increasingly politicized military
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But something important has changed over the last 60 years. Although MacArthur challenged Truman, the larger officer corps was then thoroughly committed to principles of civilian control. But today, McChrystal's actions are symptomatic of a broader politicization of the military command...
[What's changed since Truman's time is that back then our military was respected and revered. Ever since Viet Nam the Left has increasingly voiced its disdain to the point where they're currently feeling abused by their own government ('go to school or you'll be stuck in the Iraq', remember that? (Kerry) - our soldier do).
Yes the military must answer to civilian authority - but likewise these know-nothing academics must possess at least the minimum intelligence to realize they must listen to their Generals on matter military. In their world, empty ideology quickly and literally costs lives, and THAT was McChrystal's 'problem' (and should be ours).
Consider: Truman's firing of MacArthur was the last time an American President did so. Obama has now fired two within his first year...]
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Will the White House Ever Consider the Fight Against Terror a War?
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The U.S. Supreme Court and Faisal Shahzad, the naturalized Pakistani-American who tried to blow up his SUV in Times Square earlier this year, may not agree on much. But in separate statements Monday, both seemed to come to a similar conclusion about the wave of terrorist attacks that have failed or been foiled since 9/11: the United States is locked in combat with militant foes determined to continue killing Americans until their objectives are achieved.
Therefore, the Supreme Court ruled, the U.S. government has a right to bar Americans from supporting some 45 groups that sponsor or encourage men like Faisal Shahzad.
This makes John Brennan, President Obama’s leading counter-terrorism adviser, odd man out.
In recent statements, Brennan has downplayed the struggle against terrorism by refusing to call it a war. He resists identifying America’s enemy in this struggle – militant Islamists – and has publically urged outreach to, and support for the more “moderate” of elements of such terrorist groups as Hezbollah...
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Is Illegal Immigration Raising Arizona's Crime Rate? NY Times Says No; Relevant Figures Say Yes
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"On Border Violence, Truth Pales Compared to Ideas."
But does his evidence stand up? Two conservative writers say no, pointing to FBI statistics that show crime has increased substantially in towns outside major metropolitan areas and rural counties...
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Mexican drug cartel threatens to harm U.S. police officers who bust drug shipments while off-duty
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Plug the Darn Hole --- In Our Border
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At a recent town hall meeting, Sen. John Kyl of Arizona claimed that president Barack Obama said he wouldn't secure America's borders before securing Republican support for 'comprehensive' immigration reform, meaning amnesty for those here illegally .
The administration denied the charge, but Kyl's standing by his statement.
Ergo, someone is lying.
My gut reaction? The most facile liar ever to occupy the Oval Office no longer gets the benefit of the doubt...
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Obama's Open Border Plan
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Yesterday, seven Republican Senators issued a letter to Barack Obama questioning a proposed executive order that could potentially not only grant mass amnesty to the nation's illegal alien population, but also allow new immigrants into the country.
Dear President Obama:
We understand that there's a push for your Administration to develop a plan to unilaterally extend either deferred action or parole to millions of illegal aliens in the United States. We understand that the Administration may include aliens who have willfully overstayed their visas or filed for benefits knowing that they will not be eligible for a status for years to come. We understand that deferred action and parole are discretionary actions reserved for individual cases that present unusual, emergent or humanitarian circumstances. Deferred action and parole were not intended to be used to confer a status or offer protection to large groups of illegal aliens, even if the agency claims that they look at each case on a "case-by-case" basis.
While we agree our immigration laws need to be fixed, we are deeply concerned about the potential expansion of deferred action or parole for a large illegal alien population. While deferred action and parole are Executive Branch authorities, they should not be used to circumvent Congress' constitutional authority to legislate immigration policy, particularly as it relates to the illegal population in the United States.
The Administration would be wise to abandon any plans for deferred action or parole for the illegal population. Such a move would further erode the American public's confidence in the federal government and its commitment to securing the borders and enforcing the laws already on the books.
We would appreciate receiving a commitment that the Administration has no plans to use either authority to change the current position of a large group of illegal aliens already in the United States, and ask that you respond to us about this matter as soon as possible.
Up until now there has been a set process for deferred action and applicants had to meet certain requirements to be granted that status. If granted, the applicant(s) would be allowed to remain in the country for an additional two year time-period.
The other status the senators discussed in the letter is parole, which has nothing to do with illegal immigrants. Parole status is actually granted to those who are applying for admission into the country, and is usually done so for humanitarian reasons.
The reason the senators are concerned is two-fold. Not only could Obama grant blanket deferred action to the illegal aliens already in the country, he could also parole any applicants who want to enter the country. Surely, illegals will advise their relatives and friends in their home country to apply for admission into the U.S., and of course liberals will argue that being with one's family is enough of a humanitarian reason to allow these people to enter the country.
Let us remember, according to Obama, our nation is not defined by our borders, but by our bonds, and it has become apparent, that what is in essence an open border policy is forthcoming, and he could make it so with the stroke of his pen...
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Why Isn't the Obama Administration Suing 'Sanctuary Cities'?
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U.S. law prohibits public universities from providing in-state tuition rates for illegal immigrant students, yet ten states currently allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition. Numerous “sanctuary cities” deliberately subvert federal immigration policy by preventing local law enforcement and other officials from inquiring as to the immigration status of residents. Some have gone even further by providing undocumented immigrants with local forms of identification.
The notion that immigration policy should be handled at the federal level is a legitimate one, but it is difficult for the Obama administration to oppose Arizona’s law on these grounds since it has not lifted a finger in opposition to state-level policies that favor illegal immigrants.
A different agenda is at work here...
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Europe spurns Obama's plea for more spending
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Since Obama issued his call to focus on growth, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called budget cuts "urgently necessary," and European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said stronger public finances are part of a "policy which we would call confidence-building."
In the most striking contrast, the United Kingdom on Tuesday unveiled a budget that will slash real spending in many government departments by 25% over four years...
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Data turns Keynes upside down
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U.K. takes a page out of Ronald Reagan's economic recovery book
Lord Keynes must be rolling in his grave as the U.K. takes a page out of Ronald Reagan's economic recovery book. An emergency budget has been introduced that leans mostly on spending cuts to reduce the deficit.
Bloomberg reports that economists see the spending cuts as spurring growth... [snip]
Memo to Obama...please read Mr. Reagan's speeches.
He said the same thing 20 years ago In fact, it worked so well that the media had to drop the term "Reaganomics." Although, it must be noted that President Reagan was an unabashed patriot who fervently believed in individual liberty and freedom as opposed to soft tyranny, dependency and the welfare state...
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Business leaders say Obama's economic policies stifle growth
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The chairman of the Business Roundtable, an association of top corporate executives that has been President Obama's closest ally in the business community, accused the president and Democratic lawmakers Tuesday of creating an "increasingly hostile environment for investment and job creation."
Ivan G. Seidenberg, chief executive of Verizon Communications, said that Democrats in Washington are pursuing tax increases, policy changes and regulatory actions that together threaten to dampen economic growth and "harm our ability . . . to grow private-sector jobs in the U.S."...
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White House Unveils Plan to Fight Homelessness
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The White House unveiled "Opening Doors," a "Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness," which combines the leadership resources of Congress, state and local officials...
[Right. And he's also said that he intends to replace oil for energy create a world without nukes.
Again and again the President of the United States says the most ludicrous , inane - impossible - things, and the professional media says nothing.
BTW: where're we getting the money for this gracious plan?]
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CBS Touts Grayson’s Push for Legally Mandated Paid Vacation, Looks to Europe for Guidance
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[Looks to imploding Europe for guidance. These folks ability to continue their delusions in the face of objective evidence to the contrary (Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy - they're defaulting like domino's) is unbelievable. Worse, we've a political party in control continuing to accelerate us to the very same cliff... ]
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Spain's government increasingly isolated over labour reforms
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Spain's Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero, looked increasingly isolated after crucial labour reforms only just won enough votes to pass through parliament. The measures, which will ease hiring and firing regulations seen as essential to lift Spain out of the recession, won preliminary approval only after Spain's opposition parties agreed to abstain in Tuesday's vote... [snip]
The labour market reforms, which will make it easier to dismiss workers and will simplify contracts, have angered Spain's main unions, who have called a general strike in September in protest...
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[We need not even know history {as consistent as it is}, but only admit what current events are proving yet again. We've been warned....]
The Latest Thievery: Best Friends
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Liberal Group Threatens Lawsuit Against McDonald's If It Doesn't Stop Giving Toys to Children
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The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a liberal consumer advocacy organization, has announced it will sue McDonald’s unless the fast-food franchise stops using toys to market its “Happy Meals” to children.
“This morning, CSPI notified McDonald’s that we will file a lawsuit against the company unless it stops using toys to beguile young children,”
said Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D...
[Last I checked, parents decided when/where their children ate {and all other decisions on their behalf}.
There was a time, not too long ago, when such was considered Yankee marketing innovation. In our increasingly fascistic society it's now evidently criminal.]
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POLL: 72% of GOP Voters Say Republicans In Congress Out of Touch With Their Base
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 72% of Republican voters continue to believe that GOP members of Congress have lost touch with the party base throughout the nation over the past several years. Twenty-one percent (21%) disagree and say they've done a good job representing Republican values.
This high level of skepticism among GOP voters is basically unchanged since just after Election Day 2008 and in surveys since then.
By contrast, 61% of Democratic voters think their representatives in Congress have done a good job of representing Democratic values over the past several years. Only 29% believe Democrats in Congress have lost touch with Democratic voters throughout the nation.
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A Good Night for Conservatives
So argues the Examiner's David Freddoso, who posted this recap:
- In Utah, Mike Lee narrowly won the GOP nomination for Senate after a campaign marked by acrimony and dirty tricks. Lee had the backing of conservative Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C.
- Rep. Bob Inglis, R-S.C., who had sought compromise legislation on global warming and voted to censure fellow South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., was defeated by prosecutor Trey Gowdy.
- Tim Scott, R, who was backed by the Cl
ub for Growth, crushed the son of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond in last night’s runoff to get the GOP nomination in the state’s coastal first district. He stands to become the first black Republican in Congress since 2002.
- Jeff Duncan, R, another Club for Growth candidate, won the runoff and the nomination in the third district that had been vacated by Rep. Gresham Barrett, R.
- Barrett, meanwhile, lost his primary for governor against state Rep. Nikki Haley, R, who, like all the other winners mentioned above, is now a prohibitive favorite for the fall.
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