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Dec. 10, 2010
Swindle of the year
By Charles Krauthammer
Barack Obama won the great tax-cut showdown of 2010 - and House Democrats don't have a clue that he did. In the deal struck this week, the president negotiated the biggest stimulus in American history, larger than his $814 billion 2009 stimulus package. It will pump a trillion borrowed Chinese dollars into the U.S. economy over the next two years - which just happen to be the two years of the run-up to the next presidential election. This is a defeat?
If Obama had asked for a second stimulus directly, he would have been laughed out of town. Stimulus I was so reviled that the Democrats banished the word from their lexicon throughout the 2010 campaign. And yet, despite a very weak post-election hand, Obama got the Republicans to offer to increase spending and cut taxes by $990 billion over two years. Two-thirds of that is above and beyond extension of the Bush tax cuts but includes such urgent national necessities as windmill subsidies.
No mean achievement. After all, these are the same Republicans who spent 2010 running on limited government and reducing debt. And this budget busting occurs less than a week after the president's deficit commission had supposedly signaled a new national consensus of austerity and frugality.
Some Republicans are crowing that Stimulus II is the Republican way - mostly tax cuts - rather than the Democrats' spending orgy of Stimulus I. That's consolation? This just means that Republicans are two years too late. Stimulus II will still blow another near-$1 trillion hole in the budget.
At great cost that will have to be paid after this newest free lunch, the package will add as much as 1 percent to GDP and lower the unemployment rate by about 1.5 percentage points. That could easily be the difference between victory and defeat in 2012.
Obama is no fool. While getting Republicans to boost his own reelection chances, he gets them to make a mockery of their newfound, second-chance, post-Bush, Tea-Party, this-time-we're-serious persona of debt-averse fiscal responsibility.
And he gets all this in return for what? For a mere two-year postponement of a mere 4.6-point increase in marginal tax rates for upper incomes. And an estate tax rate of 35 percent - it jumps insanely from zero to 55 percent on Jan. 1 - that is somewhat lower than what the Democrats wanted.
No, cries the left: Obama violated a sacred principle. A 39.6 percent tax rate versus 35 percent is a principle? "This is the public option debate all over again," said Obama at his Tuesday news conference. He is right. The left never understood that to nationalize health care there is no need for a public option because Obamacare turns the private insurers into public utilities, thus setting us inexorably on the road to the left's Promised Land: a Canadian-style single-payer system. The left is similarly clueless on the tax-cut deal: In exchange for temporarily forgoing a small rise in upper-income rates, Obama pulled out of a hat a massive new stimulus - what the left has been begging for since the failure of Stimulus I but was heretofore politically unattainable.
Obama's public exasperation with this infantile leftism is both perfectly understandable and politically adept. It is his way back to at least the appearance of centrist moderation. The only way he will get a second look from the independents who elected him in 2008 - and abandoned the Democrats in 2010 - is by changing the prevailing (and correct) perception that he is a man of the left.
Hence that news-conference attack on what the administration calls the "professional left" for its combination of sanctimony and myopia. It was Obama's Sister Souljah moment. It had a prickly, irritated sincerity - their ideological stupidity and inability to see the "long game" really do get under Obama's skin - but a decidedly calculated quality, too. Where, after all, does the left go? Stay home on Election Day 2012? Vote Republican?
No, says the current buzz, the left will instead challenge Obama for the Democratic nomination. Really now? For decades, African Americans have been this party's most loyal constituency. They vote 9 to 1 Democratic through hell and high water, through impeachment and recession, through everything. After four centuries of enduring much, African Americans finally see one of their own achieve the presidency. And their own party is going to deny him a shot at his own reelection?
Not even Democrats are that stupid. The remaining question is whether they are just stupid enough to not understand - and therefore vote down - the swindle of the year just pulled off by their own president.
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ACTION ALERT: Tell the Senate and House to Pass DADT Repeal NOW!
-By Tommy News
Reps. Hoyer and Patrick Murphy have announced they will introduce a
free-standing companion bill to the Lieberman/Collins stand-alone bill
to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in the Senate. House passage could
increase pressure on the Senate to move on repeal to send the bill to
the President's desk. We all need to increase our pressure on both
houses now and whip these important votes for DADT repeal now.
Call, Fax, Webform, and Send Postal Mail to your Congress member and
your two Senators All this week and next. Get Contact info at
www.congress.org Congress Main Switchboard 202-224-3121
The failed and discriminatory Don't Ask Don't Tell military policy
must be repealed. More than 14,000 service members have been fired
under the law since 1994. This repeal must be done during the lame
duck session, while Democrats still control the House and Senate, or
the Republican Grand Obstructionist Party of No will likely block
repeal for years to come.
In addition to DADT Repeal, also ask for a repeal of DOMA, and passage
of ENDA and UAFA, and introduction of The American Equality Bill AEB
for Civil Rights equality during the lame duck session. Then pass this
on.
This is a list of key Senators. Please call them if you are one of
their constituents. Please feel free to share this event with others
who are willing to step up and do their part. Call your senator and
thank them if they support repeal.
We're still not 100% sure that the 60 pro-repeal Senators will support
the stand-alone Lieberman/Collins bill, so let's keep those calls
flowing in. Target list is below.
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK): 202-224-6665 (supports repeal, but mixed
signals on the stand-alone bill)
George Voinovich (R-OH): 202-224-3353 (no position)
Olympia Snowe (R-ME): 202-224-5344 (no position)
Richard Lugar (R-IN): 202-224-4814 (no position)
Judd Gregg (R-NH): 202-224-3324 (no position)
Scott Brown (R-MA): 202-224-4543 (supports repeal, but has not made a
position clear yet on the stand-alone bill)
Kit Bond (R-MO): 202-224-5721 (no position)
Mark Kirk (R-IL): 202-224-2854 (no position)
Joe Manchin (D-WV): 202-224-3954 (no position, but mixed signals on repeal)
–Harry Reid (D-NV); (202) 224-3542
–Carl Levin (D-MI); (202) 224-6221…
–Susan Collins (R-ME); (202) 224-2523
–Mark Pryor (D-Ark.); (202) 224-2353
–Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark); (202) 224-4843
–Judd Gregg (R-NH); (202) 224-3324
–Lisa Murkowski (R-AK); (202) 224-6665
–The Senate Switch Board (202) 224-3121
THE MESSAGE FROM REPEAL ADVOCATES TO REID, LEVIN, GATES, OBAMA:
–"Call the defense bill up in a bipartisan way to bring on a handful
of Republicans who we will need to pass the bill.
It is absolutely essential that we contact Senator Harry Reid of
Nevada and the White House to let them know how important this is.
Senator Reid's number is 202-224-3542. The White House switchboard is
202-456-1414. The White House also has a comment line at 202-456-1111.
Think of the service members who are required to serve in silence.
Think of their families and loved ones who have to live in the shadows
simply because they are gay, lesbian or bisexual. Does it make any
sense to you that Don't Ask, Don't Tell is still a law in the USA –
the land of the free and home of the brave?
Call, Fax, Webform, and Send Postal Mail to your two Senators and your
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That is a hateful lie and a false smear.
On 12/13/10, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:
> Tom,
>
> Somehow, you and your "socialist/communist/Marxist" brethren hate to hear
> the truth. You would prefer to sell yourselves to the American public as
> "progressives"; I assume that you and your kind believe that the term
> "Progressive" is more palatable than referring to what you really are.
>
> Make no mistake, there is not a dime's worth of difference or distinction
> between "Progressives" and Marxists. You Sir, are exactly that, and it
> bothers me none that you take offense to being called what you actually
> are. Again, there is nothing whatsoever disparaging or hateful about
> calling you what you are, and you are a Marxist.
>
> President Obama is at a minimum a socialist, and I believe him to be a
> Marxist. His actions have demonstrated that he is such. Besides having a
> Juris Doctorate, my undergraduate degree was in political science. I make
> the statement with as much authority as you do, with your vast array of
> degrees and certificates that you have told us recently about.
>
> I have never called you an asshole. I said that you were, "Talking Out Of
> Your Ass".
>
> I stand by everything that I have written. Again, I have called you no
> hateful or disparaging names. I have called you what you are. If you
> don't like the terms, then, as previously stated, start reading, and
> enlightening yourself, instead of parroting the hate sites and Anti-American
> viewpoints that you mimic constantly.
>
> Keith
>
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Keith-
>>
>> Perhaps you were under the influence of alcohol, or have a poor memory.
>> You have called the President "Marxist" on many occasions. He is not.
>> You have made other dispariging statements about him on many
>> occasions. I consider this un-American.
>>
>> I am not a "Marxist" "Socialist" "Communist" or a "Moonbat" or an
>> "asshole" as you have called me many times to dismiss my valid
>> arguments. That is false slander.
>> I am a progressive independent American.
>>
>> I said that I would address and repudiate your anti-gay and homophobia
>> laced post when time allowed. So far, I have not had time.
>>
>> To repeat, I never said the SPLC was reputable. I said that it is not
>> a "Hate Group" which you falseley claimed.
>>
>> I am not a "Moonbat" "Socialist" or "Asshole", as you have called me,
>> and I find your vicious mockery and hatred to be offensive and
>> hurtful. You are a dismissive, childish bully. You must have some
>> sort of sick anti-social perversion and behavioral issues to enjoy
>> this sort of harmeful and hateful behavior.
>>
>> Finally, I really do not have time for this crap. It is wasting far
>> too much of my valuable time.
>>
>>
>> On 12/13/10, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Tom,
>> >
>> > Horse Hockey.
>> >
>> > I can only speak for myself here, but I challenge you to find any post
>> where
>> > I have referred to our President as anything other than President Obama.
>> >
>> > I challenge you to find any post where I have referred to you in some
>> > derogatory manner.
>> >
>> > Yes, I have called you a Marxist. I have called you a Moonbat. These
>> are
>> > true and accurate descriptions. By example, months ago, I asked you to
>> > review and then point out which of the planks of the Communist Party
>> > USA,
>> > that you refuted. To date, you have stated your opposition to none of
>> > them.
>> >
>> > On Saturday, I spent the time to go and research the purported "Ten Lies
>> > That are Told of the Gay and Lesbian Community". I clearly shot big
>> holes
>> > in that propagandist hate that you posted, and to date, you can refute
>> none
>> > of what I posted.
>> >
>> > The same thing with Jonathan, he posted numerous links that clearly
>> showed
>> > and demonstrated that the Southern Poverty Law Center is less than
>> > reputable, and is in fact a hate group/hate site. Again, you cannot,
>> > or
>> > have chosen not to refute any of Jonathan's links that are in fact
>> truthful
>> > allegations.
>> >
>> > Thus, the term, "Moonbat" fits you well. There is no hate there.
>> > There
>> is
>> > no name calling there. It is a very apt description.
>> >
>> > If you don't like the descriptions that fit you so well, then start
>> reading,
>> > studying and educating yourself, and become a little more enlightened.
>> >
>> > Respectfully,
>> >
>> > KeithInTampa
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Johnathan-
>> >>
>> >> When someone calls me names, or insults me, I often lower myself down
>> >> to a similar low level and call them names back.
>> >> If you look back, all the name calling I have done is in response to
>> >> name calling directed at me or at President Obama or at Democrats by
>> >> Bruce, Keith, Dick, "Anointed One", Cold Water, and by others here.
>> >>
>> >> On 12/12/10, Jonathan Ashley <jonathanashleyii@lavabit.com> wrote:
>> >> > Tommy,
>> >> >
>> >> > If you do indeed have "more University degrees and certificates than
>> >> > most can fathom," how come (in most of the responses you post) you
>> >> > resort to name calling? One would think an educated man might have
>> more
>> >> > to say than, "Brucie is a little girl" or "Yes, Kieth. You are a
>> >> > liar,
>> a
>> >> > hater, a "smearer", and a misguided homophobic officious bigot with a
>> >> > dirty mind. Yes, you are."
>> >> >
>> >> > On 12/12/2010 9:34 AM, Tommy News wrote:
>> >> >> Wrong again Johnathan.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I happen to be a lifelong learner, with more University degrees and
>> >> >> certificates than most can fathom, and I educate myself on a daily
>> >> >> basis.
>> >> >> Your officious and snobbish first sentence has turned me off.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I will look at your links when I have a chance, and evaluate them
>> >> >> objectively, but the manner in which you presented them, " Here is
>> >> >> your reading assignment for today." was highly offensive, as is this
>> >> >> new false statement that I " instead spew any rhetoric that fits
>> >> >> with
>> >> >> your preconceived ideas." I do not.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On 12/12/10, Jonathan Ashley<jonathanashleyii@lavabit.com> wrote:
>> >> >>> Just proves the point that you have no desire to learn, but instead
>> >> spew
>> >> >>> any rhetoric that fits with your preconceived ideas.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> On 12/12/2010 9:12 AM, Tommy News wrote:
>> >> >>>> No thanks Jonathan.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> Your insulting, snarky and officious first sentence, "Here is your
>> >> >>>> reading assignment for today." has angered me and I refuse to take
>> >> >>>> your bait.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> On 12/12/10, Jonathan Ashley<jonathanashleyii@lavabit.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> >>>>> Tommy,
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> Here is your reading assignment for today.
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> Journalist Alert: Beware the Politicized "Hate Group"
>> >> >>>>> Designations
>> >> >>>>> by
>> >> >>>>> the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
>> >> >>>>> http://www.splcreport.com/
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> The SPLC Exposed - Southern Poverty Law Center - Morris Dees And
>> >> >>>>> Hate
>> >> >>>>> Crimes
>> >> >>>>>
>> >>
>> http://thesocialcontract.com/answering_our_critics/southern_poverty_law_center_splc_info.html
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> Southern Poverty Law Center Officially Declared "Left-Wing Hate
>> >> Group"
>> >> >>>>> http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/mbarber/100325
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> Southern Poverty Law Center Has Become A Danger To America!
>> >> >>>>>
>> >>
>> http://www.infowars.com/southern-poverty-law-center-has-become-a-danger-to-america/
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> Will SPLC Return Madoff money?
>> >> >>>>> http://cofcc.org/2010/11/splc-return-madoff-money/
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> SPLC's Reputation As Frauds& Conmen Grows
>> >> >>>>>
>> >>
>> http://georgiaheritagecouncil.org/site2/commentary/davis-scroggins_SPLC_exposed081809.phtml
>> >> >>>>>
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>> >> >>>
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>> least
>> >> >>> develop basic knowledge of the judicial role in our republican
>> >> >>> government. The present state of affairs is a direct result of our
>> >> >>> collective ignorance."
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>> >> >>>
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>> >> >>> courts
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>> >> >>> Federal
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>> >> >>> <
>> >>
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>> >> >
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> *Government is only as strong as those who allow themselves to be
>> >> >>> governed are weak.*
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> *"We have plenty of rights in this country, provided you don't get
>> >> >>> caught exercising them."
>> >> >>> - Terry Mitchell
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free it expects something
>> that
>> >> >>> cannot be."
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>> >> >
>> >> > *"There is no crueler tyranny than that which is exercised under
>> >> > cover
>> >> > of law, and with the colors of justice ..."
>> >> > - U.S. v. Jannotti, 673 F.2d 578, 614 (3d Cir. 1982)
>> >> >
>> >> > "If Americans wish to be free of judicial tyranny, they must at least
>> >> > develop basic knowledge of the judicial role in our republican
>> >> > government. The present state of affairs is a direct result of our
>> >> > collective ignorance."
>> >> > - Ron Paul*
>> >> >
>> >> > *Our courts will never be fair and just again until we force the
>> courts
>> >> > to follow their own rules. Do not allow yourself to be ruled by
>> tyrants.
>> >> > Learn how to control corrupt judges and crooked lawyers
>> >> > <http://www.jurisdictionary.com?refercode=CG0004<http://www.jurisdictionary.com/?refercode=CG0004>
>> <http://www.jurisdictionary.com/?refercode=CG0004>>
>> >> so you can get
>> >> > Justice! Learn to litigate: Buy and Study JURISDICTIONARY
>> >> > <http://www.jurisdictionary.com?refercode=CG0004<http://www.jurisdictionary.com/?refercode=CG0004>
>> <http://www.jurisdictionary.com/?refercode=CG0004>>.
>> >> The best course
>> >> > available for Pro Se and Pro Per litigants.*
>> >> >
>> >> > *I Refuse To Comply With The Unconstitutional Demands Of The Federal
>> >> > Government*
>> >> > >b>Read the US Constitution
>> >> > <
>> >>
>> http://amgona.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=7#Amends
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > *Government is only as strong as those who allow themselves to be
>> >> > governed are weak.*
>> >> >
>> >> > *"We have plenty of rights in this country, provided you don't get
>> >> > caught exercising them."
>> >> > - Terry Mitchell
>> >> >
>> >> > "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free it expects something
>> >> > that
>> >> > cannot be."
>> >> > - Thomas Jefferson***
>> >> >
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>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
>> >> Have a great day,
>> >> Tommy
>> >>
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