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Lies and Hypocrisy of the Speaker

Jeff Badura — Sat, 16 May 2009 07:19:00 GMT

Pelosi Calls For The Witch Hunt: Now She Burns At The Stake

In 2006 Nancy Pelosi ran the Dem Congressional elections on a few simple principles: To get out of the war in Iraq. To stop the 'Culture of Corruption'. And to run a fairer and more inclusive Congress if she was elected speaker.

Right after her ascension to the 2nd most powerful position in the Government, third in line to the POTUS. She reneged on her promise for a more fairer and inclusive congress. She cut the GOP off at the knees, giving them zero legislative power. This flip flop was cheered by the far left and her fellow Dem's and she received no consequence from the MSM who were themselves deeply entrenched in the 'Deranged Hatred of Bush'.

On her main promise to end the war in Iraq: She did nothing but give lip service on this front. She could have single handily stopped the war by refuse to allow the appropriation bills to come to the floor. She had the power and she did not because she didn't have the spine for the political fight that would ensure. So basically the Speaker of the House pays for a war while voting against it, sends troops off to battle, and keeps the war going all the while claiming she was against it, how noble and patriotic of her!

As far as stopping the the 'Culture of Corruption': we now have Dem's like Murtha, Rangel, Moran and other who are mired in corruption scandals and Pelosi had done zero to investigate them. Say nothing for the Jefferson bribery case that took an election to remove him from Congress.

Her most egregious act is playing out today: In '02 Pelosi was the ranking Dem on the Intel. Committee, her job was to give advise and or consent to the CIA, NSA, the Military and any other US Intel groups that works tirelessly to keep our nation safe.

The CIA reports that in '02 she was informed on the waterboarding of high value detainees held in Gitmo. She first claimed that she was never told about waterboarding. (# 1 link below) Then she claims she was told but that the waterbording was not being used yet. Then she says the CIA mislead her, (#2) and called them liars (its a crime to mislead congress) When asked about her staffer who went to the '03 briefing and did tell her about the waterboarding: she parsed hairs and said he told her, but the CIA did not? This is bad enough on its own, but she is also banging the drum for truth commissions, hearings, and even war crime trials of those that ordered waterboarding.

#1 = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1635icvGnjo&feature=related

#2= http://www.c-span.org/Watch/Program/2009/05/14/HP/A/42086/House+Speaker+Rep+Nancy+Pelosi+DCA+Weekly+Legislative+Briefing.aspx

By her own stuttering admission she was told by her staffer of waterboarding in '03, and she did zero to voice her opinion as per her Constitutional duty. She could have called the POTUS, called the Director of the CIA, wrote them letters, went or record, but she did nothing. And now 6 yrs later she wants to cast aspersions at Bush and company. Call the CIA liars, and calls for witch hunts to take even more political advantage of the 'Deranged Hatred of Bush Syndrome'!!

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from http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/05/gingrich-pelosi.html

In an interview with ABC News Radio’s Marcus Wilson, Gingrich, R-Ga., said Pelosi, D-Calif., “has lied to the House” in claiming that she was never briefed by the CIA about the Bush administration’s use of waterboarding and other harsh tactics.

"I think she has lied to the House, and I think that the House has an absolute obligation to open an inquiry, and I hope there will be a resolution to investigate her. And I think this is a big deal. I don't think the Speaker of the House can lie to the country on national security matters,”

"I think this is the most despicable, dishonest and vicious political effort I've seen in my lifetime."

"She is a trivial politician, viciously using partisanship for the narrowest of purposes, and she dishonors the Congress by her behavior."

"Speaker Pelosi's the big loser, because she either comes across as incompetent, or dishonest. Those are the only two defenses,” Gingrich said. “The fact is she either didn't do her job, or she did do her job and she's now afraid to tell the truth.”
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In closing I ask: what is worse? Bush and Cheney who say waterboarding is not torture? And they did these thinks to keep our nations safe, and they stand proudly by their actions. Or Pelosi who calls it a war crime but never lifted finger to stop it? And now lies about it while wanting other to pay legally for it regardless to the damage it will do to our nation in war time.

To be continued: as over 40 Dem's or their staffers were also briefed on the enhanced interrogations from 02 until 05, and only one: Jane Harmon voiced disapproval of it. Bring on the witch hunt Dem's! Bring it on, cause you just might be surprised as to who gets burned at the stake in the end!

Jeff Badura
5/16/09

Torture, Wiretaps, a Lost War and the Great Depression II

Jeff Badura — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:02:00 GMT

Torture, Wiretaps, a Lost War and the Great Depression II

The only to way get elected in last yrs game of leap-frog to the far left, otherwise known as the Dem primary. Was to be against, and call the Iraq war lost, call Bush stupid, call Cheney evil, complain about torture, wiretapping, the patriot act, NAFTA, on and on. And say that we were heading towards the 2nd Great Depression. These were not debating points, they were rock solid talking points, that all Dem's had to subscribe to, in order to get the dailyKos, MoveOn vote (and dollars).

Once the general election began and even before, the media signed onto most of these false assumption's as a way to unfairly influence the electorate and frame the debate in a manner that most helped their golden child: Obama.

One of the ugliest charges made by the Dem's and taken as gospel by their hack lackeys in the media. That has now come home to roost, is that the USA tortured detainees held in Gitmo and elsewhere around the world, This was the standard drum beat and the change that Obama promised, he would save our nation from the scourge of torture that the evil Cheney and stupid Bush had allowed. (Pelosi and Rockefeller did too, but no need to mention that)

Dem's and the Media also qualified their smears of our government, the CIA and our troops with the dishonest quip "that it doesn't work". At least they could have the spine to admit that they don't care if it works, they are against it regardless. If thousands die in another terror attack? They don't care, at least they don't condone putting a bug on someone? But no, they have to lie to themselves and other as they do with most PC nonsense and deny the truth of the matter. As Cheney says: release all the memos Obama! Tell the whole truth! Not just the truth that suits you!

Bush did not lie when he said the USA does not torture, we do not, and have not as a nation called for, or condoned torture. Waterboarding, nudity, sleep deperation, stress positions are all used on our own military troops during training, being throw into a false noise making wall (notice how the MSM leaves that out) with a neck brace on, and having a bug put into a box you're in, is not torture! PC libs seem to believe that if you don't get cookies and a bed time story at nite-nite that's torture. Torture is having life, limb, and or mind permanently damaged. The USA does not and has not tortured.

That being the case, I say "bring it on" in regards to the calls for witch hunt that Obama must now reluctantly agree to. The loony left demands that heads must roll, the deranged hatred of Bush has to be justified, and the hatemongers need their hate fix. This will doom the Dem's in '10 and '12 and Obama knows it, but the loony left who lives in their echo chamber are clueless or don't care. Leahy (the most partisan Sen. on the hill) and his kangaroo court will only serve to turn the regular folk against the Dem's. Lets not forget that if those who approved of the "enhanced interrogation techniques" are to be brought to justice for daring to save American lives, then Speaker Pelosi and Sen. Rockefeller also have their heads on chopping block, cause they were informed and gave advice and consent to this program in 2002, another small tid-bit of info the MSM seems to miss?

On the economy: For over a yr CNN had their bold crawler announcing that "the Economy was Issue #1" notice that crawler disappeared as soon as the election was over. Why the need to announce your choice of the most important story, if not to pound into every ones head. Even in the debate set aside for National Security, Jim Lerher dedicated 50% of the air time and led off the debate with questions on the economy, Obama was on the campaign trail day after day calling the stock market meltdown and the burstead housing bubble the worst economic situation since the Great Depression and the media echoed those words exactly, He beat up McCain up for saying the fundamentals were strong. And then team Obama said the same thing himself once he got elected! The Dem's as a whole were saying as far back as 06 that the nation was in a terrible recession. and they were never once called on their lies by the MSM.

Now you cant turn on the TV today without an expert telling us that confidence is paramount in a market economy, well, if thats the case why was the media and Dem's down selling the economy for the last 3 yrs? I'm sure the calls for the coming of the next Great Depression by all had zero with our current economic woes? Huh?

Obama also ran and promised change on NAFTA, Iraq, and wiretapping. But since the primary Obama has been walking away from those promises. Basically the man is a liar, who promised the far left to end the hated programs of team Bush. As soon as it's no longer to his political advantage, he throws those promises out the window. In a question posed to him last week about his 2004 statement on Cuba, his answer was "When was that 2004? What was I doing in 2004? Running for Sen? That was eons ago!" So Obama thinks he can't be held responsible for his lies, incindiery comments, and promises made on the campaign trails of the past. Over 510 promises in 08 to be exact!. But now due to the many broken oaths made to the voter. Obama is now forced to give into the torture witch hunt.

The point of this note is: the MSM and the Dems ran the election on false assumptions, given in soaring oratory by a dishonest vaporous blowhard, that in the end has and will make our nation less safe, it also helped tank the economy. The show has just begun. Let the torture trials begin, for it is Obama, the Dem's, and the MSM who will be on trial in the court of public opinion. Can anyone remember Oliver North? Bring it on Obama, Bring it on!!

by Jeff Badura 4/22/09

Cheney vs. Obama

Jeff Badura — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:21:00 GMT

Last week on the CNN's Sunday news program Cheney was asked by John King if he thought that Obama plans to close Gitmo, to rename the "war on terror" and "enemy combatants", to try them in US courts, on and on, would hurt the USA in the so called "war on terror"?

Cheney answered the question honestly as he saw it, he said yes, he believes Obama is making the country less safe by his PC criminalization of the "war on terror".

Well the MSM did not like this news, how dare Cheney say such, who cares if he was asked? Who cares that Obama for the last two yrs went from campaign stop to campaign stop saying the Bush and Cheney has made us less safe, that was okay? But for Cheney to say the same of Obama? That's an outrage! To equal the AIG bonuses!!

So this week the Barack of Obama was being interviewed on CBS's 60 Minutes, and he was asked to reply to Cheney's claimes, he denounced Cheney and the school of thought that Cheney subscribes too. With the standard lib fair about making the entire muslim world hate us, blah blah blah, and then he drops this bomb " how many convictions have come from Cheney's Gitmo idea's, how many have been brought to justice" he asked?

Well, this points out exactly were Obama stands, to him the war on terror is a criminal matter to to be measured in court convictions only. The thousands we have sent to paradise (death) are not "brought to justice" in his book. Obama believes that only being found guilty in a US court of law is how to deal with and defeat Islamic Extremism!

Obama has sworn to close Gitmo, but he has no idea what he will do with the detainees? He ran on getting our NATO allies to send more troops to Afganistan but so far no one has taken him up on this claim. Soon you can be sure the anti war loons here at home will start demanding that we leave Afganistan too, just as they did in Iraq, and I have no faith that Obama will have the intestinal fortitude to stand up to them! He plans to take the county back to pre-9/11 mindset of dismissing the terror threat as a criminal matter to be handled by the courts, and he wont even let his Sec. of Homeland Security say the word "terror".

Did we learn anything from 9/11? Terror is an act of war! Its not a crime, we are in a world wide war for the future of mankind, this is not a criminal matter, and as long as the Dem's believe it is, than we will never be safe! The truth hurts, and thats why the MSM was so upset last week, because Cheney was just being honest, Obama has, and will continue to, make us less safe!!

Pelosi's AIG Hypocrisy

Latino Republican — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:00:00 GMT

These democrats are running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Pelosi is one big hypocrite who was in a hurry to have these bills passed without one member reading the bill because she was in such a hurry to go to Rome. Now the democrats are trying to save face. Let's watch the debacle of these pork bills unfold, shall we?

House passes bill to tax employee bonuses at AIG, other companies with big bailouts

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Acting swiftly, the Democratic-led House approved a bill Thursday to slap punishing taxes on big employee bonuses at firms bailed out by taxpayers. In some cases the bonuses might be taxed 100 percent leaving the recipients with nothing.

The bill would impose a 90 percent tax on bonuses given to employees with family incomes above $250,000 at American International Group and other companies that have received at least $5 billion in government bailout money.
"We want our money back now for the taxpayers," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.

Here is Pelosi's Hypocrisy:

HURRY, FELLAS, LET'S VOTE, I AM OFF TO ROME! Fri Feb 13 2009 09:18:52 ET Rep. John Culberson, TX claims the "stimulus" bill must be urgently voted on today -- because Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leaving at 6:00 PM for an 8 day trip to Europe! Culberson made the charge on Houston's KSEV radio. Pelosi is hoping to lead a delegation to Europe; there's a meeting with the Pope and an award from an Italian legislative group. Calls to Pelosi's spokesman went unreturned. In the rushing, Democrats have now broken their promise to have the public see the $790 billion bill for 48 hours before any vote. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) predicted that none of his Senate colleagues would 'have the chance' to read the entire final version of the 1,071-page bill before it comes up for a final vote.

Obama Aids AIG With Millions But Bent on Destroying Veterans

Latino Republican — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:00:00 GMT

From DD:

It is time to get back on the saddle. I don’t know about you, but I am happy and excited about the times we are in. We are energizing. And those of you who are involved know this and sense this. Now is the time to capture this opportunity to develop plans and good ideas. Right now we are watching the Democrats make horrible decisions with our tax money!

On March 1, 2009, Obama said he wanted to give more money to AIG. Guess what AIG is doing? They are giving $165 million in executive bonuses with our tax paying money. Why? Do you remember that not one member read the stimulus bill? Nope! Republicans thought that we should have time to read the bill before passing it. Obama went back on another campaign promise when he said we ought to put bills out on the internet for five days because he wanted Americans to believe he was transparent. But the truth of it is…..the democrats shoved the stimulus bill down your throats without fully looking at it and realizing what the consequences were going to be! THE AIG bill is a direct consequence of the Obama administration signing bills before knowing how it affects us all!

It gets better. Recently, Obama’s Omnibus bill damaged the Pilot Mexico Truck Program and it violates our NAFTA agreement with Mexico. As a result of the Obama administration stepping all over themselves, Mexico has now started a trade war due to Obama’s signing of the bill. I guess this fits into Obama’s vision of “Buy American”. Obama is a protectionist. He’s a restrictionist that made himself known early on when he attacked the Clinton Administration NAFTA policies. The Latino Liberals who believed that Obama was some sort of democrat messiah have another think coming. Obama is going to militarize the border and will continue to take PROTECTIONIST measures against our soil neighbor, and those who voted for him – deserve his protectionist ideology. The NCLR is already seeing the writing on the wall when they issued a statement expressing their profound disappointment in the Obama administration regarding the Saenz decision.

So far, Obama has managed to start a war on business which has sparked Rick Santelli parties all over the US of A, and people are participating in massive protests. Obama has created a moral hazard with regard to how he handles our economy. Obama appoints the likes of Geithner (the tax fleeing idiot) who signed off on AIG and financial banks getting YOUR tax paying money in the name of Socialism. Obama has intentions of harming our Veterans because he wants to make Veterans pay for their own medical services even though they lost limbs and are disabled during WAR TIME. I guess Obama thinks it is better to give $300 million in aid to Gaza and another $600 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority, than to make sure that our own AMERICAN Veterans are taken care of. Obama thinks giving small business a mere 15 million dollars will put a dent on things, but 15 million is nothing compared to the 900 million he is giving to aid Gaza and the Palestinian cause. Obama has sparked a Trade war with Mexico after he stepped on himself earlier with his “Buy American” bullshit that provoked the EU. Since then, his "buy American" BS has been watered down. The list goes on, and on, and on, and on.

Those who voted for Obama (the proclaimed democrat savior) deserve Obama. While our economy is crumbling and pointing towards socialism…..the Obama administration would rather be busy in attacking mere radio and tv entertainers such as Rush and Cramer.

Obama’s actions are energizing our base. We are excited and we look forward to working harder than before. Participate with your State Party Fellow Members. Go to GOP.com and get involved. We have to control our own destinies. Become precinct leaders and let’s continue the American Revolution. When you have a rookie as a President who doesn’t know what their doing, then we’d better step up to the plate and start putting our words into action by being aggressive with Conservative grassroots organizations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxyW7_0prdg

Thank Heavens, Chas Freeman Stepped Down

Latino Republican — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:59:00 GMT

Obama's Omnibus Bill Hurts Mexico Truck Program and Commitment Under NAFTA

Latino Republican — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:05:00 GMT

Obama just signed off on a bill that will reduce the Mexico truck operation and is already hurting our NAFTA agreement. Defazio, D-Ore., must be pleased right now.

It looks like Obama is in a hurry to violate international agreements with our soil neighbors.

Beyond appropriations, the bill’s 1,132 pages carry with them legislative provisions touching on an array of issues. State attorneys general are given new powers to pursue truth-in-lending cases. The bill terminates an 18-month pilot program to allow Mexican-licensed trucks to compete for long-haul routes in the United States. And down to the last hours, a set of Cuba travel provisions required the Treasury Department to step in to ease differences among Democrats that threatened passage.
The Mexico truck program began in September 2007 as a way for the United States to meet its commitment under NAFTA to allow freer trucking operations on both sides of the border. But it has faced persistent opposition in Congress, and a recent Transportation Department report found that only 29 of 100 projected Mexican carriers were admitted to the project, and this “level of participation is not adequate to yield statistically valid findings.”
Read more.

And the Mexico Trucker Online writes:

“Mexico would expect that at a time of global recession and economic distress, the U.S. would play by the rules, fulfill its international treaty obligations and ensure that bilateral trade is a level playing field, rather than erect trade barriers that undermine much needed incentives to foster growth,” he said, predicting the action would increase consumer costs.

He said the decision has never been about safety. “During the cross-border trucking demonstration program’s 18 months of operation, 26 carriers from Mexico, with 103 trucks, and 10 from the U.S., with 61 trucks, crossed the border over 45,000 times without a significant incident.”
When do Mexican trucks disappear from our highways?
The short answer, they don’t! Cross border drayage rigs will continue to travel within the commercial zones, generally 25 miles from the border, 75 miles in Arizona. This means these trucks can conceivably travel US highways from Brownsville to Del Rio Texas as they have done for years.

Restore the Uptick Rule!

Latino Republican — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:55:00 GMT

I have been saying this since last year....the uptick rule needs to be reinstated. Shorting the market has been abused for far too long.

SEC May Weigh Reviving Uptick Rule to Bolster Markets (Update2)

By Jesse Westbrook and Edgar Ortega
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may propose within a month that the so-called uptick rule be reinstated, as regulators aim to bolster markets roiled by the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

Obama the Manchurian Candidate

Latino Republican — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:26:00 GMT

I just finished listening to Erin Burnett on CNBC, and she seemed annoyed that Obama is being called a radical. She wanted a detailed explanation on why some in the Street are referring to Obama as a radical. Here ya go, Erin. Bloomberg.com posted a wonderful article written by Kevin Hassett. Perhaps this will clear some of the air for ya.

‘Manchurian Candidate’ Starts War on Business: Kevin Hassett

March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Back in the 1960s, Lyndon Johnson gave us the War on Poverty. In the 1970s, Richard Nixon launched the War on Drugs. Now that we have seen President Barack Obama’s first-year legislative agenda, we know what kind of a war he intends to wage.

It is no wonder that markets are imploding around us. Obama is giving us the War on Business.

Imagine that some hypothetical enemy state spent years preparing a “Manchurian Candidate” to destroy the U.S. economy once elected. What policies might that leader pursue?

He might discourage private capital from entering the financial sector by instructing his Treasury secretary to repeatedly promise a brilliant rescue plan, but never actually have one. Private firms, spooked by the thought of what government might do, would shy away from transactions altogether. If the secretary were smooth and played rope-a-dope long enough, the whole financial sector would be gone before voters could demand action.

Another diabolical idea would be to significantly increase taxes on whatever firms are still standing. That would require subterfuge, since increasing tax rates would be too obvious. Our Manchurian Candidate would have plenty of sophisticated ideas on changing the rules to get more revenue without increasing rates, such as auctioning off “permits.”

These steps would create near-term distress. If our Manchurian Candidate leader really wanted to knock the country down for good, he would have to provide insurance against any long-run recovery.

Obama Wasting Taxpayer Resources Attacking a Radio Entertainer – Rush Limbaugh

Latino Republican — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:55:00 GMT

Obama Wasting Taxpayer Resources Attacking a Radio Entertainer – Rush Limbaugh

Is it me? Or does the reasonable thinking individual perceive the Obama administration as a petty administration going after mere radio show entertainers?

It seems to me that the Obama administration should focus on the economy instead of wasting White House resources on attacking radio show entertainers such as Rush Limbaugh. Now, believe me, I’m not a Rush Limbaugh listener, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that Obama is trying to find a boogeyman in hopes of diverting attention to real American issues. Issues such as how the DOW has plummeted 2000 points since Obama became President.

Does Obama really want to be viewed as a President that deals with petty issues such as attacking radio show entertainers? My goodness, the President should start acting like a President instead of trying so hard to set the “bar low”. Obama’s hope hype quickly turned around once he became President, and his doom and gloom nature of attacking drug companies, banks, oil companies is being translated into how radical he has become.

It seems as if Obama is seeking some sort of “creative reparation” by punishing companies as his trickle-up-poverty-way-of-thinking spreads it’s cancer into our free enterprise system. It is also evident that Obama is not confident in how to lead the country; else, he would not waste taxpaying resources in attacking mere radio show entertainers. I think it’s time for Obama to get to work instead of wasting so much time in attacking entertainers. There are real issues out there, Obama. Quit partying so much and get to work!

Clinton Pessimistic, Obama Hopeful

Latino Republican — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:43:00 GMT

There seems to be a conflict among the former rivals.

Clinton Pessimistic on Iran Outreach

By Glenn Kessler

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 2 -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday expressed doubts in a private meeting with an Arab counterpart that the Obama administration's outreach to Iran would be successful.
Clinton "said she is doubtful that Iran will respond to any kind of engagement and opening the hand out and reaching out to them," said a senior State Department official, who requested anonymity because he was describing a closed-door conversation.

America's Dear Leader?

Jeff Badura — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:33:00 GMT

The recent hubbub about Rush Limbaugh's statements that he wishes Obama will fail, has revealed a very creepy trend that has developed in our great country since before the election.

There's somin really disturbing about the MSM conflating dissent of Obama with being unpatriotic? End-caps at the local super grocery store with a display of Obama hero-worship paraphernalia. YouTube videos of school children singing his praise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtGrp5MbzAI

Rooting for Obama's politics to fail, is not, and can not be construed as unpatriotic. We are a Constitutional Democracy/Republic. Our strength and identity comes from the rule of law, not the worship of a leader.

The American Idol President is not the USA, the people and the law are, and the overt pear pressure that demands that all should genuflect at the alter of Obama is very un-american!! It smacks of the worst type of 'Cult of Personality' that has stained the long history of mankind.

Are we now all to put the 'Dear Leaders' picture up in our homes and on billboards on every street corner?? Should all K through 12 school children sing his praise ??

And coming from many of the same people who openly rooted for a lost war in Iraq, This really smacks of hypocrisy of the worst kind, We have replaced a 'Deranged Hatred' of one POTUS with a 'Deranged Love' of another, and neither is good for the country !

CPAC Highligts GOP's Diversity Struggle

Latino Republican — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:52:00 GMT

I believe the Hispanic Leadership Fund will bridge some of the problems we are facing as a party.

CPAC Highlights GOP’s
Struggle With Diversity
Feb. 28, 8:28 A.M.
On Thursday afternoon, about 80 attendees of the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference sat in on a panel called “Building the Conservative Hispanic Coalition” — and what was scheduled to be an hourlong panel stretched into nearly three hours.

CPAC Live Streaming Video

Latino Republican — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:04:00 GMT

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Uptick Rule Should Be Resurrected

Latino Republican — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:47:00 GMT

They never should have done away with the uptick rule. People like Soros more than likely benefited from the short sells.

Bernanke Says There May Be Benefit to Resurrecting Uptick Rule

By Jesse Westbrook

Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said there may be a benefit in resurrecting a rule that restricts short-selling stocks when share prices are falling amid the current bear market.

“In the kind of environment we have seen more recently” the so-called uptick rule “might have had some benefit,” Bernanke said in testimony before the House Financial Services Committee today. The rule, scrapped by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2007, barred investors from betting against a stock until it sells at a higher price than the preceding trade.

Bernanke’s comments may give credence to lawmakers such as U.S. Representative Gary Ackerman, a New York Democrat, who blamed the rule’s elimination for triggering attacks on financial stocks. The Standard & Poor’s index has tumbled 50 percent since the SEC dropped the uptick rule 16 months ago. New SEC Chairman Mary Shapiro said in January she may resurrect the provision.

The SEC approved the rule in 1938 to prevent bear raids on companies. The agency eliminated the regulation after studying its effect on share prices and determining it was no longer relevant in markets dominated by fast-paced electronic trading.

To contact the reporter on this story: Jesse Westbrook in Washington at jwestbrook1@bloomberg.net.

U.S. Stocks Fall After Obama's Speech

Latino Republican — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:56:00 GMT

Will someone please explain to Obama that investors do not trust him? Why should they invest if he is going to raise taxes? Obama lied to the American people when he said he was worried about American debt, yet he adds a trillion dollar debt package to the American people within a one month record time!

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why investors are wanting to hold on to their money and harvest losses for the future.

WAS IT SOMETHING HE SAID?

Obama Speaks Doom While Bernanke Delivers

Latino Republican — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:57:00 GMT

I have noticed a trend....when Obama speaks and creates large government step-in, the markets plunge. When Bernanke speaks, however, the markets respond positively. Why?! Because Bernanke knows what he is talking about. Bernanke has a plan.

Obama, on the other hand, is Pelosi's pork spending puppet.

Kudos to Bernanke!

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Dems seek billions more for 2009

Latino Republican — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:18:00 GMT

The Democrats and Obama are going to make Bush's spending look like chump change when all of this is said and done. They are in a hurry to pay their special interest groups and pork projects.

Dems seek billions more for 2009
With a new budget cycle about to begin, Democrats scrambled Tuesday to fill in the blanks for this fiscal year, rolling out a nearly $410 billion spending bill that will serve as a benchmark for the Obama administration’s own 2010 plan, due Thursday.

Obama Will Enact Socialized Medicine

Latino Republican — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:46:00 GMT

I believe Obama is going to enact socialized medicine. Michael Cannon writes:

A reasonable definition of socialized medicine is possible. Socialized medicine exists to the extent that government controls medical resources and socializes the costs. Notice that under this definition, it is irrelevant whether we describe medical resources (e.g., hospitals, employees) as "public" or "private." What matters-what determines real as opposed to nominal ownership-is who controls the resources. By that definition, America’s health sector is already more than half socialized, and Obama’s health care plan would socialize medicine even further.

Reasonable people can disagree over whether Obama’s health plan would be good or bad. But to suggest that it is not a step toward socialized medicine is absurd.
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Obama Administration Stimulus Plan Unconstitutional

Latino Republican — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:24:00 GMT

Remember the bill that nobody read before the democrats voted for it? Let's look deeper and see what the dems voted for............

States prepare to combat stimulus strings

Assert sovereignty with 10th Amendment
Worried the federal government is increasing its dominance over their affairs, several states are pursuing legislative action to assert their sovereignty under the 10th Amendment of the Constitution in hopes of warding off demands from Washington on how to spend money or enact policy. The growing concerns even have a handful of governors questioning whether to accept federal stimulus money that comes with strings attached.
The sentiments to declare themselves legally independent from Washington have swept across as many as a dozen states, renewing a debate over so-called unfunded mandates that last raged in the 1990s. The states question whether the U.S. government can force states to take actions without paying for them or impose conditions on states if they accept certain federal funding.
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States Have No Voice With Obama.

Constitution Is Violated.

This provision in the stimulus bill basically means that even if governors oppose the stimulus package and want to block it, they will have no voice in the process. So now all of the governors who might have opposed the massive imposition of federal spending and obligations on their states are powerless. The implications for the future are ominous, because if this bill stands as a precedent it transfers a huge amount of power away from state governments and to the congress, taking away any ability of states to determine their own fiscal policies when federal funds are involved.

The inclusion of this rule is troubling because there is very little question that it is blatantly unconstitutional and a clear violation of the 10th Amendment. It’s a big stretch interpret the constitution to allow for the Congress to force money on the states and then force them to accept federal government dictates on how to spend that money. This creates a situation reminiscent of the case in Schechter Poultry vs. the United States where the Supreme Court struck down the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 for giving powers to the federal government which were not granted to it constitutionally. It may also run afoul of the ruling in New York vs. the United States which ruled that it was unconstitutional for the federal government to force state governments to act as its agents. The passage of the stimulus bill with this inclusion may lead to legal challenges from some states and legal rights groups. If it does not, the danger of the precedent it will set in weakening state autonomy is frightening.

Source

Obama and Pelosi ARE Nationalizing Our Banks!

Latino Republican — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Obama is trying to deny it. But it is what it is. Want to hear it in Pelosi's own words? Where are the blue dogs at in the outrage?

Meltdown 101: What it means to nationalize a bank
Rachel Beck
Buying stakes in troubled banks. Taking control of toxic assets.
Someof the tactics the government has turned to, or proposed, as it tries to rescue the financial system have inspired a discussion of whether the institutions should be nationalized.
But what does it really mean to nationalize a bank? And what are the potential consequences of an expanded government role in the financial industry?
Here are some questions and answers about what this all could mean:
Q: What is nationalization?
A: A textbook definition would say nationalization involves the government seizing control of a private-sector entity by taking a majority stake in it and dictating how it is run.
[snip]

Here's Pelosi's spin on the issue:

In an interview Sunday on "This Week" on ABC, the House speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked about whether the only way to fairly deal with banks that are close to insolvency is through nationalization, or partial nationalization.
"Well, whatever you want to call it," the Democrat from California said. "If we are strengthening them, then the American people should get some of the upside of that strengthening. Some people call that nationalization."

Source.

What the polls are saying about Obama's Bail Out Stimulus

Latino Republican — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:08:00 GMT

It turns out that 53% of the American people are not in support of Obama's stimulus package.

Even though Congressional approval ratings have spiked since the stimulus, many in the GOP are taking solace from several recent polls showing ambivalence about the $787 billion package.

A Feb. 16 Rasmussen poll showed that 53 percent of Americans thought the stimulus would hurt or have little effect; Only 38 percent thought it would help.

The same poll showed that GOP defector Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) was hurt, at least temporarily, at home by his decision to back the package: 41 percent said his vote made it less likely they'd support him to the 31 percent who said it made them more likely yo back Specter.

A Pew poll, taken on the 10th, showed that support for the stimulus had fallen from 57 to 51 percent since January.

On the other hand, a Gallup survey released on Feb. 13th showed support for the plan growing from 53 to 59 percent over the same period.
Source.

It also looks like Obama is getting an F on his financial report card. We dipped BELOW 7400 points, people! Obama's "savior based economy" is not what he thought it would be after he gave all that hype to the American people.

Liz Peek: Stock Market Gives Obama’s First Month An 'F'

It turns out that Obama is not the messiah. The 'one' does not have the ability to restore confidence in the American people and their investments.

Dow Trades Below 7400

Traders Revolt Against Obama's Moral Hazard Plan

Latino Republican — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:56:00 GMT

Trader's revolt and call Obama's plan a moral hazard situation.

VIDEO: 'The government is promoting bad behavior... do we really want to subsidize the losers' mortgages... This is America! How many of you people want to pay for your neighbor's mortgage? President Obama are you listening? How about we all stop paying our mortgage! It's a moral hazard'... MORE...

North Dakota Passes Abortion Ban

Latino Republican — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:48:00 GMT

I haven't heard good news in a while. This is good to hear.

ND House Passes Abortion Ban

North Dakota's House of Representatives has passed a bill effectively outlawing abortion.

The House voted 51-41 this afternoon to declare that a fertilized egg has all the rights of any person.

That means a fetus could not be legally aborted without the procedure being considered murder.

Minot Republican Dan Ruby has sponsored other bills banning abortion in previous legislative sessions - all of which failed.

He also sponsored today's bill and says it is compatable with Roe versus Wade - the Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion.

(Rep. Dan Ruby, -R- Minot) "This is the exact language that's required by Roe vs. Wade. It stipulated that before a challenge can be made, we have to identify when life begins, and that's what this does." VO CONTINUES But Minot Democrat Kari Conrad says the bill will land North Dakota in court, trying to defend the constitutionality of a law that goes against the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.

(Rep. Kari Conrad, -D- Minot) "People who presented this bill, were very clear that they intended to challenge Roe versus Wade. So they intend to put the state of North Dakota into court defending Roe vs. Wade"

The bill now goes to the North Dakota Senate. watch the video |

Reynaso, Mexico Killing of 10 Sparked by Killing of Drug Lord?

Guest Blogger — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:05:00 GMT

Fighting leaves 10 dead in Reynaso, Mexico.

Is it because it was sparked by the killing of a drug lord?

Obama Lied About Transparency

Latino Republican — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:35:00 GMT

Obama's Census Power Grab

Jeff Badura — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:14:00 GMT

Fellow Citizens,

On Thursday, Feb 12th, House Republicans held a news conference to voice their complaints of the Obama Administration's blatant political power grab in regards to our national 2010 Census.

House Republicans demanded that Obama return the Census authority to the Dept. of Commerce, and if he did not, legal action was soon to follow, also that Obama's GOP nominee Judd Greg step down from consideration for the Secretary of Commerce post. Several hours later Sen. Greg did just that! Of course, as expected, this angle of the story, or the press conference, got no amount of play from the negligent lovestruck media. Just imagine the media uproar if Bush dared do such a thing?

This is no small matter, for the Census determines Fed. funding to States and Cities, it determines Congressional redistricting, and Presidential electoral allocations by State. Putting the Census in the hands of a political party post and operative like Rohm Emmanuel (the previous head of the DCCC) is tantamount to a political coup. In the 233 yr history of the USA, no administration has dared attempt this blatant act of subverting the will of the American voter by stacking the electoral and congressional deck in favor of a political party.

http://www.c-span.org/Watch/watch.aspx?MediaId=Congress-A-15398 -House Republicans News Conference on 2010 Census

This can not stand!

- Jeff Badura

Not One Democrat Read the Stimulus Bill before Voting for It

Latino Republican — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:27:00 GMT

Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. Obama's cronies did not fully read the 1100 page bill before voting for it. Can you believe that? I'm not surprised to hear the democrats passed a bill they did not read.

When this is all said and done, the Obama administration will make FDR and Jimmy Carter look like creme puffs.

VIDEO: 'NOT ONE MEMBER HAS READ THIS BILL'

Democrats Break Promise on Transparency to the American People

Latino Republican — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:50:00 GMT

Why do the democrats want to hide their TARP II a/k/a Wall Street Bail Out plan?

I'll tell you why! $30 million will go to Pelosi's mouse project, and the plan will also reveal Reid's multi-million dollar train in Las Vegas.

Democrats lied to the American people about being transparent.

SURPRISE! Dems Break Promise: Stimulus Bill to Floor Friday

by Connie Hair

02/12/2009

In a press conference Thursday, the House Republican leadership spoke candidly about being kept out of the House-Senate conference on the Obama-Pelosi-Reid so-called “economic stimulus” bill. They confirmed they had not yet seen the text of the bill as of 4 p.m.

Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said he was unsure how many Democrats would vote with Republicans again on this bill but that he thought Republicans “may get a few” Democrats to side with them. The fact that the Demos have now broken their promise to have the public able to see the bill for 48 hours may drive more Dems into the Republican camp.

“[I] don’t know, ‘cause they haven’t seen the bill either,” Boehner said.

“The American people have a right to know what’s in this bill,” Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind) told HUMAN EVENTS after the press conference. “Every member of Congress -- Republicans and Democrats -- voted to post this bill on the internet for 48 hours, 48 hours ago. We’ll see if the Democrats keep their word.”

Actually -- as of 5:15 pm, the the Democrats had broken their word. The stimulus bill -- which we still haven’t seen -- will be released late tonight and will be brought up on the House floor at 9 am tomorrow.

Source.

Open Letter to Chairman Steele

Jeff Badura — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:09:00 GMT

Congratulation Chairman Steele,

I'm very happy that you are the GOP Party Chair,

As you are well aware, things have not gone well for us in the last two election cycles. This is mostly due to bad PR, a biased press as well a natural fatigue associated with a two term President. Mistakes where made, but the viral deranged hatred of Bush that flowed from lies on the internet and in an unfair media was uncalled for and never properly addressed by Bush or the GOP as it sprialed out of control.

Now that we are in the minority. And the Dem's will no longer have Bush to kick around. (though they will still try to) We will no longer have the burden of being blamed for all the nation and worlds problems. It's much easier in politics to play offense than it is playing defense. That's why Obama is now attacking radio personalities like Rush and Hannity. Obama and the Dem's will soon learn that heavy hangs the head that wears the crown, leading is far more difficult than being in the opposition, and or negative campaigning is.

But, we still have lots of work to do if we wish to regain power in '10 and '12. We are seriously lacking in the information game. The Dem's are far ahead of us on social networking sites like facebook and myspace, This is no small advantage! The liberals have close to a monopoly with blogs like the DailyKos and HuffingtonPost. Even on so called neutral news sites like the Politico, the story lines and comment boards lean liberal and the editors and webmasters make sure it stays that way. With the few conservative sites on the net, comments and posting is not prominent or user friendly. This inhibits a free flow of ideas and hurts our cause in the long run. Some of this is out of our control. But we should know what we are up against, and publicly incourage more fairness and inclusicness when possible. We need to become far more internet savvy if we wish to compete in the information game and fundraising operations, as well as reach out to the youth and future voters. We also need to aggressively point out media bias when it happens, we should not be afraid to go on networks like MSNBC and challenge the commentators right on the air when they step out of line. Letting misconceptions lie and allowing others to unfairly define our identity can no longer be allowed without a fight.

Our ideals are not the problem, America is still a center right nation, its the delivery of the message that is lacking, as well as the media bias in filtering that message. Pro-life, strong defense, keeping our nation and democracy safe in a dangerous world, a smaller, smarter government, - these things are what we should make sure everyone knows we stand for. We must go out of our way to try to bring more minorities into the fold especially Hispanics if we want to have any chance at winning elections in the future. Our identity should be determined by what we do and say not by what the Dems or the MSM says about us.

'06 and '08 were only two election cycles, the pendulum swings back and forth and the American people are fickle and have a short memory and even less patience. This being the case, with your leadership I believe there's no reason we can not change the political landscape and regain our rightful positions of power in the Government.

These tasks now rests squarely on your shoulders!

Thank you sir and good luck
-Jeff Badura

Barack Made 510 Promises to You

Jeff Badura — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:37:00 GMT

The Barack of Obama has made over 500 promises to the people of the USA, and the sad truth is: the people dont care if he keeps them, they are just happy he made them, for it makes them feel warm and fuzzy inside.

According to a report in the lib St. Petersburg Times: http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/article967722.ece

Barack Obama made 510 promises when he was running for president, Bush made 177 promises in 2000 and Clinton made 204 in 1992, as reported by the Knight Ridder Washington Bureau (now McClatchy).

Obama made sweeping promises like ending the Iraq war and cutting taxes on the middle class, and narrow ones like establishing programs to help animals survive global warming, weatherizing 1-million low-income homes per year and increasing tax deductions for artists.

Here's more from the ariticle...

PolitiFact, the St. Petersburg Times fact-checking site, compiled the 510 by examining Obama's campaign Web site, position papers, interviews and speeches. PolitiFact staffers will be tracking each one on the Web site's Obameter, which will show whether they are In the Works or Stalled, and will ultimately indicate whether the promise was Kept or Broken. The ratings will be tallied on a chart on PolitiFact's home page that will show the overall progress of the Obama presidency.

Among PolitiFact's findings:

• Obama calls for more regulation, new agencies and at least 11 new groups that would have "corps" in their name, including: an America's Voice Corps to foster international diplomacy; an Artists Corps to work in low-income schools and communities; and a Health Corps to improve public health.

• Of the 510 promises, most deal with foreign policy (87); followed by health (76); the environment (59) and energy (51). He's also fond of transparency (33) and government efficiency (32). Only one deals with canines — a promise to buy his daughters a dog.

• He likes advice. We found he wants to create at least 10 new advisers such as a director of urban policy, a special adviser on violence against women, the nation's first chief technology officer and an American Indian policy adviser.

• Even before the need arose for a major economic stimulus bill, Obama proposed hundreds of billions in new spending. His ideas include $150-billion over 10 years on green initiatives, $60-billion for roads and bridges; $50-billion for the global fight against AIDS; and $25-billion more in foreign aid. He also promised billions in cost savings by ending the war in Iraq, reducing earmarks and reforming federal contracting, to name a few.

• He likes green. Overall, Obama hopes to create 5-million "green" jobs as part of a more energy-efficient economy. He wants to retrofit federal buildings to save energy. For veterans, there's a "Green Vet Initiative" to help vets get jobs in renewable energy. He even has a plan to help spur a "Green Revolution" in Africa.

http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2009/jan/14/counting-obamas-campaign-promises/

The GOP should now rally around Obama, cause the Dems and the MSM ripped the country in half over Bush

Jeff Badura — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:44:00 GMT

The GOP should now rally around Obama, cause the Dems and the MSM ripped the country in half over Bush

A theme in the post election, pre 44th presidency is that our country is in such dire straits that we must put partisanship aside and all rally around the Barack of Obama? It sure sounds patriotic, and those who hold the highest positions on the right like McCain and Gingrich are telling us to do so.

But the question that sticks in my craw is where was this patriotic request when our nation was in the dark days of the Iraq War. For at least the last 3 yrs the media has been savaging Bush and they still are! The guy is leaving office in a few weeks, must we still pile on? Is that good for the nation too?

On the economic front, you cant turn on the TV without an expert telling us that confidence is paramount in a market economy, well, if thats the case why was the media and dems down selling the economy for the last 3 yrs? I'm sure the calls for the coming of the next Great Depression had zero to do with consumer confidence, right?

The dem's main plan in the Congress for the last 5 yrs was to do nothing, dont solve any problems we have, The 110th "do nothing" Dem controlled congress had a 9% approval rating last year, they even cheered and applauded in the '06 State of the Union when Bush admitted he failed in trying to fix Social Security! Dems cheering for not fixing a broken retirement system, they wouldn't even talk about how to fix it, was that good for the country?

In the last 7 yrs or so the blogosphere has became mainstream and filled with vitriolic hate and slander, from 9/11 truther nonsence, to calls of war-profiteering for corporate fascist, and the Dems pandered to this crowd at the dailyKos conventions held annually. While MoveOn called Gen. Petraeus "Be tray us" a traitor, and Obama backed them up, refusing to condemn it in the senate.

Remember Harry Reid, the most powerful Dem senator saying "the war is lost and the surge a failure" ? Before the surge even began! And Sen Dick Durban's calling our troops modern Nazis or Russian Gulagers? How patriotic of him! And can we ever forget Rep. Pete Stark eloquent words on the floor of congress "You don't have money to fund the war or children, but you're going to spend it to blow up innocent people if we can get enough kids to grow old enough for you to send to Iraq to get their heads blown off for the President's amusement." That sure helped the morale of the country, and the troops we where sending off to battle, not to mention our enemies who are listening too! Way to come together for the nations sake!!

Now after 4 or more yrs of Dem blood sucking off the deranged Hatred of Bush, the media and the dems now want us all to hold hands and rally around Obama ........for the good of the nation!

So yes, even though Bush, and the nation, was not treated well, all in the name of partisan gain. It is time to rally around Obama, especially in matters of war, for to repeat the ugly and some times treasonous behavior of the left would be very bad for the country, and like my mother says "two wrongs dont make a right" !!........I garentee you will never find the GOP repeating the wartime slander of the dems.

But just because the MSM has a man crush on the "One" that does not mean that Obama should get a free pass either, for in the absence of an honest fair media the country needs a loyal ( thats loyal, big difference from what we have had for the last 6 yrs) opposition to check the power of its leaders, more now than ever.

Innocent Until Proven Guilty by Jeff Badura

Latino Republican — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Illinois Gov. Blagojevich (d) is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. So his pick for the senate can not be dismissed by the Dem senators out of fear of national party embarrassment. the Gov. has every right and duty to select the next senator of Illinois as the US Constitution dictates.

Once Burris (d) is a US Senator, only then can he be removed from the senate using the senate rules allowed for removal of a sitting senators. Obama and the dem party openly supported Blago in the governor's election, even after he was widely known to be corrupt, the Dems made their bed, and now they must lay in it.

Nothing To Throw Your Shoe At by Jeff Badura

Latino Republican — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:52:00 GMT

While the MSM has focused on cheering and joking about the shoe throwing incident last week in Baghdad. What is pointedly clear, but hardly said, is that if this guy threw his shoe at Saddam not only would he have been tortured and killed, many others around him would have lost their lives too. This shoe throwing incident reveals just how much George W Bush has changed the tyrannical political environment in Iraq forever.

For those with a short memory let be remind you of the facts: In 1990 Saddam invaded Kuwait, the UN then authorized the action that lead to the first Gulf War. After being roundly defeated, Saddam agreed to the terms given to him by the UN, so he could remain in power. He then proceeded to break over and over again the treaty he signed to end the first Gulf War. Shortly after words he attempted to kill Ex-President Bush while he was visiting in Kuwait . He constantly foiled the attempts of the UN weapons inspectors who were trying to implement the agreed terms of the treaty. Over all he violated 17 UN resolutions. These then are President Clinton's words, while signing the " Iraq Liberation Act" on October 31, 1998 "It should be the policy of the US to seek to remove the regime headed by Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq and promote the emergence of a democratic government to replace the regime". This "law" was ratified by both houses of congress, in, I will say again because it begs repeating, 1998! Clinton continued to give numerous speeches about the dangers of Saddam's WMD's, and many other Democrat politicians went on the record with the same type of speech. Saddam was paying the families of suicide bombers in Israel, and he was shooting at US and British planes every day that were implementing the UN no fly zones. Bush became president in 2001 and this was the mess he was left with.

Then we had 9/11. Everybody in our country and the world thought Saddam still had his WMD's. Bush never said Saddam was to blame for 9/11. He said Saddam was a supporter of terror, which he was! So in 2002 both the House and the Senate in an overwhelming bi-partisan vote of support gave the President authorization to use force to remove Saddam. Now seven years later when bullets are flying and men are dying, and we are not only fighting a shooting war, but a global propaganda war too. It is reprehensible, for the Democrats in the name of political gain, and the press who are now against the war, to say that Bush lied, and rushed us into war.

Saddam was a supporter of terror, he supported terror attack against Israel, those terror attacks in Israel were preventing the peace process from taking hold, and the rest of the Islamic world were using that sore -point in Israel to justify their hate for the USA. Saddam started two wars in the region, he brutalized his own people, those reasons helped Islamic jihad-ism fester. Picking and choosing and wishing to compartmentalize every enemy, attacking only Bin Laden, is to treat the symptom while ignoring the larger disease! The problem of Islamic Jihad-ism is and was due to the tyrannical politics of the region. And Saddam was at the center of it.

Not only did Bush do the right thing by the nation and the world in 2003 with the removal of Saddam, but in 2006 the American A.D.D. stricken people where fed up with the Iraq war. 70% of the people wanted out, but by going against the press and going against the polls, Bush refused to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. He implemented the surge and saved Iraq from a horrible fate that the world, Obama and the Dem's were willing to summit the Iraqi people too.

And now George W Bush is getting treated horribly today, the 'Deranged Hatred of Bush Syndrome' has soured our national attitude and propelled Obama to the Presidency, but in time historians will praise Bush 43 when almost all where standing against him, he steadfastly resolved to bring freedom to 25 million Iraqi people and to leave a legacy of a democratic Arab state in the heart of the Middle East, and thats nothing to throw your shoes at.

Iran Rejects Obama as Obama Tries to Reinvent the Wheel

Latino Republican — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:34:00 GMT

Raise your hand if you are surprised to hear of Iran rejecting "the one" who many have called the messiah.

Iran rejects Obama's "carrot and stick" policy in nuclear issue

TEHRAN, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Monday rejected U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's latest call for a "carrot and stick" policy in dealing with Tehran's nuclear issue and reiterated its unbent will to continue the nuclear work.
"The carrot and stick policy has proven to be useless. It is an unacceptable policy that had failed in the past," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi told reporters.

Qashqavi stressed that Iran would not halt its nuclear work, which the West suspected was aimed to produce nuclear weapons.

Read on.

What Did Obama Know, And When Did He Know It by Jeff Badura

Latino Republican — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:21:00 GMT

Obama (D) spoke on the Blago (D) scandal early last week by saying, "I was as appalled and disappointed as anybody by the revelations earlier this week "..........really?

Well, was Obama appalled by the revelations, or by the actions of Blago? Its hard to tell with his vaporous speaking style, parsing "I" and "we" like the lawyer that he his.

The facts are at first blush. Team Obama said no one was in contact with Blago about the seat? Come on, this is pure BS, just as his first comments about Wright, Ayers and Khalidi, Obama has come to be less than honest when addressing these matters, and the "free pass media" that gave him in the election will not last for the next 4 years.

Blago was actively shopping Obama's senate seat to the highest bidder, and he is on tape cursing Obama to high heaven, why was he cursing Obama? Because Obama would not deal. Well how did he know Obama would not deal if there was no alleged contact? And just because Obama would not deal with Blago, this does not mean he was unaware of the attempt by Blago to make a deal. If Obama knew about it, than why didn't he or his staff speak up about this issue?

As John Fund reported in the Wall St Journal, Obama has repeatedly refused to fight against the Chicago democratic politics which includes refusal to support calls for the impeachment of Blago in 2006. This is the so called change we can believe in?

The Dems ran in 06 and in 08 on the so called GOP "culture of corruption" and on the deranged hatred of Bush. They are now in full control of our entire government, and so the next 2 and 4 yrs will be all about Dems being responsible for solving our nations problems which will run on the democrat corruption. Isn't karma a *****? To that I say, "Welcome to Washington, Obama".

What did team Obama know and when did they know it? What did they do about it with regard to the selling of his Senate seat which is now the question at hand? And the story will not go away until it's answered in full.

Barack Obama is Sgt. Schultz by Jeff Badura

Latino Republican — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:12:00 GMT

If any of you remember the 60's TV show, "Hogans Hero's", you will also remember that the German Sgt. Schultz was known for his unique response of "I know nothing".

It seems that Obama has adopted this line for the past year on issues from Resco to Wright and Ayers. Obama "knew nothing" and now we are led to believe that he also "knew nothing" about Blagojevich selling Obama's senate seat to the highest bidder?

Already team Obama is saying Axelrod misspoke when he told fox News that Obama was in touch with Blagojevich about the senate seat.

Come on, how long will it be until his patent denials start to look fishy?

The truth is Obama is born of one of the most corrupt political regions of the country, and he has never bucked the entrenched system like the Chicago political machine.

Obama has not even taken office yet and he is already stained in this scandal.

Obama is the New FDR in the 21st Century New Deal Orgy

Latino Republican — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:22:00 GMT

By Boston Tea Party

Bonjour.

Recently Obama directly quoted the former president, Franklin D Roosevelt when he said, "...let us unite in banishing fear....we cannot fail." FDR said those words from his first “fireside chat” on the radio to Americans in March 1933.

It seems several have become stupefied into believing that Obama can be the great savior of the United States, however, this really seems to be a debate about Keynsesian economics.

From Dan Mitchell:

To be fair, the inability of Keynesianism to boost growth may not necessarily mean that government spending does not create jobs. Moreover, the argument that government can create jobs is not dependent on Keynesian economics. Politicians from both parties, for instance, argued in favor of pork-filled transportation bills earlier this decade when the economy was enjoying strong growth — and job creation generally was their primary talking point.

Unfortunately, no matter how the issue is analyzed, there is virtually no support for the notion that government spending creates jobs. Indeed, the more relevant consideration is the degree to which bigger government destroys jobs. Both the theoretical and empirical evidence argues against the notion that big government boosts job creation. Theory and evidence lead to three unavoidable conclusions:

The theory of government-instigated job creation overlooks the loss of resources available to the productive sector of the economy. Frederic Bastiat, the great French economist (yes, there were admirable French economists, albeit all of them lived in the 1800s), is well known for many reasons, including his explanation of the "seen" and the "unseen." If the government decides to build a "Bridge to Nowhere," it is very easy to see the workers who are employed on that project. This is the "seen." But what is less obvious is that the resources to build that bridge are taken from the private sector and thus are no longer available for other uses. This is the "unseen."

So-called stimulus packages have little bang for the buck. Even if one assumes that money floats down from Heaven and we don't have to worry about the "unseen," government is never an efficient way to achieve an objective. Based on the amount of money that is being discussed and the claims of how many jobs will be created, Harvard Professor Greg Mankiw filled in the blanks and calculated that each new job (assuming they actually materialize) will cost $280,000. But since money doesn't come from Heaven, this calculation is only a partial measure of cost. In reality, the cost of each government job should reflect how that $280,000 would have been spent more productively in the private sector.

Government workers are grossly overpaid. There are several reasons why it costs so much for the government to "create" a job, including the inherent inefficiency of the public sector. But the dominant factor is probably the excessive compensation packages for bureaucrats. According to Bureau of Economic Analysis data, the average employee for the federal government now earns gets paid nearly twice as much as workers in the productive sector of the economy.

Notwithstanding these points, it is quite likely that politicians in Washington will pass a boondoggle-filled "stimulus" bill. While there may be a few naïve folks who think a big increase in the burden of government somehow is a recipe for job creation, politicians have a self-interested motive to move in that direction because it increases their power and influence.

They win and taxpayers lose.

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