Aug 4, 2009 8 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
From The Dana Show: Carnahan held a press conference at McMahon Ford in south St. Louis city. Constituents who showed up to politely and peacefully voice their concerns were both barred from entering the lobby where Carnahan was fielding press inquiries and prevented from asking their elected official any questions.
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Reuters Blog: C’mon, how about some Walter Mondalesque candor from the Obama White House on taxes? Yes, yes, it was 25 years ago this summer that the Democratic presidential candidate self-immolated on the issue at his party’s convention in San Francisco. But surely Americans have become more urbane and sophisticated since then as to what makes ...
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The sheriff in Alabama's most populous county may call for the National Guard to help maintain order, a spokesman said Tuesday, after a judge cleared the way for cuts in the sheriff's budget and hopes dimmed for a quick end to a budget crisis. Circuit Judge Joseph L. Boohaker ruled that leaders in ...
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The Washington Post: Want to be green? Consider keeping your "clunker." The wildly popular "Cash for Clunkers" program is one of a number of policies funded by this year's stimulus package that encourage consumers to make major purchases in the name of the environment. The program offers incentives for car owners to trade in automobiles getting fewer ...
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U.S. Government Stages Fake Coup To Wipe Out National Debt
Continue ReadingAug 4, 2009 9 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
Politico: Angry protesters shouted down Democrats at public events from Texas to Pennsylvania over the weekend, leaving the party only one real hope for getting its message out over recess: a backlash. In Austin, Texas, Rep. Lloyd Doggett was drowned out by a group of noisy, sign-waving demonstrators who shouted, “Just say no†as he tried to ...
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Politico: Even as the Senate Finance Committee restarts its delicate health care negotiations with Republicans, top Senate Democrats have made it clear that they’ll move ahead with or without GOP support this fall. New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the vice chairman of the Senate Democratic Conference, said Democrats are prepping back-up plans if Finance Committee Chairman Max ...
Continue ReadingAug 4, 2009 8 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
Here's the link to the original video. The White House made the video below as a response to it.
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Why do we have to be civil, if they are going to legislate and govern uncivilly?
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If this isn't a call for censorship of poltical speech I don't know what is. Once he uses the word "dangerous", he is exposed as an enemy of free speech. Criticizing the content of political speech as being right or wrong is one thing, but criticizing its right to be spoken by calling ...
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DURBIN: Well I think members should be out, speaking with the public, meeting with people who are the health care professionals and talking about the current situation. I’ve done it and I’ll continue to do it. But you know, I hope my colleagues won’t fall for a sucker-punch like this. These health insurance companies and ...
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Rasmussen: Fifty-four percent (54%) of Americans oppose any further funding for the federal “cash for clunkers†program which encourages the owners of older cars to trade them in for newer, more fuel-efficient ones. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 33% of adults think Congress should authorize additional funding to keep the program going ...
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Financial Times: The Obama administration’s oversubscribed “cash for clunkers†scheme looks likely to founder in the Senate this week as bipartisan opposition mounted on Monday to the $2bn extension passed last week in the House of Representatives. Republican senators described the scheme, in which car users can take up to $4,500 (€3,170, £2,710) in government vouchers to ...
Continue ReadingAug 3, 2009 6 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
A significant hurdle to extending the "cash for clunkers" policy fell Monday, as three key senators endorsed the move to pump another $2 billion into the popular auto trade-in program which is running out of money. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; Susan Collins, R-Maine; and Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., held a press conference late Monday afternoon to ...
Continue ReadingAug 3, 2009 50 Comments ›› Erik Wong
via Thomas Lifson at WeThePeople: It is starting. Open mockery of Barack Obama, as disillusionment sets in with the man, his policies, and the phony image of a race-healing, brilliant, scholarly, middle-of-the-roader. Let's help take this viral Dollardites.... Via Tammy Bruce, Atlas Shrugged and Newsbusters (three terrific conservative sites) and Bedlam Magazine (an arts site) comes news of ...
Continue ReadingAug 3, 2009 6 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
Krauthammer's making a dangerous mistake. By inference, he's saying that it's okay to give up August, to let this version of Obamacare pass, because it won't amount to much. Not only must we not accept his premise that it's okay to let the system get a little bit sick with the virus ...
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Rasmussen: Confidence in U.S. Health Care System Has Grown in Recent Months Forty-eight percent (48%) of U.S. voters now rate the U.S. health care system as good or excellent. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that just 19% rate it as poor. These figures reflect a significant increase in support for the health care system over ...
Continue ReadingAug 3, 2009 8 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
The only reason it won't matter is because he's not yet scared enough for it to matter. From the YouTube page: Rep Doggett met with constituents outside a grocery store in south Austin regarding the health care bill. Apparently the event was mostly advertised in liberal leaning local publications. He did not bring a megaphone, ...
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