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President Obama, in a pivot from some of his harshest campaign rhetoric, told Democratic senators yesterday that he is willing to consider taxing employer-sponsored health benefits to help pay for a broad expansion of coverage.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said Obama expressed a willingness to consider changing the existing tax exclusion. The decision would probably anger liberal supporters such as labor unions, but such a tax change would raise enormous sums of money as Congress and the White House are struggling to find the estimated $1.2 trillion needed to pay for health-care reform over the next decade.
Bin Laden threatens Americans in new tapeYawn. Yet another episode in the ongoing saga of threats from Bin Hidin'.
"Make or break" time for health reform: ObamaWell, simple. The first step is to have everyone seeking treatment in the emergency room produce proof of citizenship. If they don't, arrest them for fraud. Treat them from jail if need be, then ship them back to their homeland. We could save millions on indigent care in the first two weeks. We wouldn't need the fuckheads in the White House socializing shit.
U.S. forecaster lowers Atlantic hurricane predictionOdd, these folks always predicted "worse than last year" hurricanes seasons when Bush was in office.
If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given Tony Blair a set of inexpensive and useless (to Tony Blair's UK video formatting) DVDs, when Tony Blair had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?
If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current on their income taxes, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?
So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive?
Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 10 weeks -- so you'll have three years, nine-and-a-half months to come up with an answer.
By Dennis Cauchon, USA TODAY
Taxpayers are on the hook for an extra $55,000 a household to cover rising federal commitments made just in the past year for retirement benefits, the national debt and other government promises, a USA TODAY analysis shows.
The 12% rise in red ink in 2008 stems from an explosion of federal borrowing during the recession, plus an aging population driving up the costs of Medicare and Social Security.
That's the biggest leap in the long-term burden on taxpayers since a Medicare prescription drug benefit was added in 2003.
The latest increase raises federal obligations to a record $546,668 per household in 2008, according to the USA TODAY analysis. That's quadruple what the average U.S. household owes for all mortgages, car loans, credit cards and other debt combined.
"I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."Nice move there, you stupid, racist bitch.
"I would hope that a wise white male with the richness of his experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a Latina woman who hasn't lived that life."Oh yes. The shit would definitely have hit the fucking fan.
Once Considered Unthinkable, U.S. Sales Tax Gets Fresh LookYou folks who voted for this fucker didn't think YOU were one of "the rich", did you!
So we're out of money, but the idiot isn't done spending money yet. We still have his
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"OBAMA: Well, we are out of money now. We are operating in deep deficits, not caused by any decisions we've made on health care so far."
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"So we have a short-term problem and we also have a long-term problem. The short-term problem is dwarfed by the long-term problem."
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Steele vows to take Obama 'head-on'I like the sound of it. Now let's just see if he puts his money where his mouth is.
"You can't get corporate jets, you can't go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayer's dime."Damn straight! Don't be wasting the taxpayer's money!
- Obama
Obama plans Las Vegas getaway to help Harry Reid get big moneyThat fucking idiot in the White House has cost our city millions of dollars because of his little remark and now he's coming out here to raise money for the lying, cheating, conniving dumbfuck who is the house majority leader?
The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are; but it is one of the most consistent with our character and our courage as a nation and our commitments around the world. The cost of freedom is always high — but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and this is the path of surrender or submission.Odd statement that. Since this is what democrats would have The People do.
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Go read the rest if you have some time on your hands. Some of them are sorta funny..
DAY 100: Everything all fixed.
DAY 99: President Obama is relieved to find out that no one really pays attention to a president's second 100 days in office.
DAY 98: An ear of corn wakes up in the middle of the night screaming, "Vilsack!!"
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DAY 10: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Donovan wonders if they mean "urban" like "city" or "urban" like "black."
DAY 9: Impressionist Rich Little sits in a bathrobe on the floor of his one-bedroom apartment trying to figure out how to say "I am not a crook" like Barack Obama.
DAY 8: Rahm Emanuel's "open door" policy is severely tested by political director Patrick Gaspard's repeated claims that someone is taking Splenda packets from the jar on his desk.
DAY 7: After figuring out a comprehensive solution for the economic crisis in a dream, President Obama issues an executive order requisitioning a fleet of freight liners and 147,000 tons of eggplant.
DAY 6: Joe Biden spends the day sitting on a couch in the Oval Office, saying he "just wants to watch."
DAY 5: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spends another day worried that his unanimous confirmation means people have forgotten what a hell-raiser he was as mayor of Mount Pleasant, IA.
DAY 4: Former treasury secretary Henry Paulson is discovered sleeping next to the boiler in the White House basement.
DAY 3: Obama takes a few minutes to fill out the change of address card for his Popular Mechanics subscription.
DAY 2: Suddenly everyone in the Roosevelt Room looks around and realizes: yes, this will be the seating arrangement for the next four years.
DAY 1: In one of his first acts as president, Obama begins the process of closing down the CIA prisons that he knows about.
Obama plane photo op startles New YorkersAt first, people thought it was the work of some terrorist organization. When they found out it was Obamm-bamm's plane, they new for sure.
Citizens can challenge state, local gun lawsThe decision by the way, was 3-0.
Hard to fathom that there are actually 3 intelligent people in San Fran, but I'm sure as hell glad there are.
AP Poll: Americans high on Obama, direction of USI don't fucking get it. The stock market is in the toilet, the country is in debt up to its ass in debt from the bail-outs, unemployment is the highest it's been since WWII, and the AP says Americans are all fucking lollipops and roses since January 19th?
Obama to prod credit card firms on fee practices
Sept. 11 planner waterboarded 183 times: reportBummer. Anyone have a problem with them making it an even 200? Or maybe 400?
This really explains a lot about 1947
Some of you will recall that on July 8, 1947, a little over 60 years ago, witnesses claim that an unidentified flying object (UFO) with aliens aboard crashed onto a sheep and cattle ranch just outside Roswell, New Mexico.
This is a well known incident that many say has long been covered up by the U.S. Air Force and other federal agencies and organizations.
However, what you may NOT know is that in the month of April 1948, nine months after that historic day, the following people were born:
Albert A. Gore, Jr.
Hillary Rodham
John F. Kerry
William J. Clinton
Howard Dean
Nancy Pelosi
Dianne Feinstein
Charles E. Schumer
Barbara Boxer
See what happens when aliens breed with democrats?
I certainly hope this bit of information clears up a lot of things
for you.
It did for me.
No wonder they support the bill to help illegal aliens!
Now you know.
H.R. 45: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009And here's a bunch more detail from Snopes:
In a nutshell, the Blair Holt bill would:I'm sure the bad guys who stole their guns are going to line up to get their firearms license too, right?
* Prohibit possession of any handguns or any semiautomatic firearms that can accept detachable ammunition-feeding devices (excluding antiques) by anyone who has not been issued a firearm license.
* Require all sales of those types of firearms to go through licensed dealers.
* Direct the Attorney General to establish and run a federal record-of-sale system.
* Require the possessors of firearms to secure them (by secure gun storage or safety devices) when they are kept in locales where children might be capable of gaining access to those firearms.
In order to be issued a firearm license under the provisions of the Blair Holt legislation, applicants would be required to submit the following information to the Attorney General:
1. a current, passport-sized photograph of the applicant that provides a clear, accurate likeness of the applicant
2. the name, address, and date and place of birth of the applicant
3. any other name that the applicant has ever used or by which the applicant has ever been known
4. a clear thumb print of the applicant, which shall be made when, and in the presence of the entity to whom, the application is submitted
5. with respect to each category of person prohibited by Federal law, or by the law of the State of residence of the applicant, from obtaining a firearm, a statement that the individual is not a person prohibited from obtaining a firearm
6. a certification by the applicant that the applicant will keep any firearm owned by the applicant safely stored and out of the possession of persons who have not attained 18 years of age
7. a certificate attesting to the completion at the time of application of a written firearms examination, which shall test the knowledge and ability of the applicant regarding:
* the safe storage of firearms, particularly in the vicinity of persons who have not attained 18 years of age
* the safe handling of firearms
* the use of firearms in the home and the risks associated with such use
* the legal responsibilities of firearms owners, including Federal, State, and local laws relating to requirements for the possession and storage of firearms, and relating to reporting requirements with respect to firearms
* any other subjects, as the Attorney General determines to be appropriate
8. an authorization by the applicant to release to the Attorney General or an authorized representative of the Attorney General any mental health records pertaining to the applicant
9. the date on which the application was submitted
10. the signature of the applicant
Congress passes service bill... WORK FOR OUR GOVERNMENT! FOR FREE!
BORN IN THE USA?See, these folks are going to go and get my hopes all up, and next thing you know, they turn up missing.
Citizen grand jury indicts Obama
Groups in 20 more states reviewing eligibility claims
Posted: March 31, 2009
8:35 pm Eastern
By Bob Unruh
© 2009 WorldNetDaily
President Obama has been named in dozens of civil lawsuits alleging he is not eligible to be president, with one man even filing a criminal complaint alleging the commander-in-chief is a fraud, and now a citizen grand jury in Georgia has indicted the sitting president.
The indictment delivered to state and federal prosecutors yesterday is one of the developments in the dispute over Obama's eligibility to be president under the U.S. Constitution's requirement that presidents be "natural born" citizens.
Orly Taitz, a California attorney working on several of the civil actions, also announced she has filed another Quo Warranto case in the District of Columbia, where, she told WND, the statutes acknowledge that procedure.
The Quo Warranto claim essentially calls on Obama to explain by what authority he has assumed the power of the presidency.
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Beyond AIG: A bill to let Big Government set your salaryWell, as Sherlock's faithful sidekick 'Mr. Watson' would say, "No shit!"
U.S. Seeks Expanded Power in Seizing FirmsEven though I'm too lazy to link to it, trust me when I say that I mentioned this scenario oh, a month or so ago.
A Little Less In Your StockingGood gawd-a-mighty. Someone has an imagination.
Yesterday, Big O appointed perhaps the greatest tax-policy review panel in the history of tax-policy review panels.
Publicly, we're saying this is OMB chief Pete Orszag's idea, but everyone here knows that it was the Big Guy's brainstorm, because Big Guy's hobby is tax policy.
The plan is for this panel to come up with a plan to "rebalance" the U.S. tax system, and to end "corporate welfare" as we know it. By "rebalance" we mean "raise taxes," and by "end corporate welfare" we mean "create new taxes."
The plan is due on Big Guy's desk by December 4, a nice early Christmas present for America.
Obama, Hillary Clinton to campaign togetherHow does that go? Socialists of a feather...
Clinton ending candidacy, supporting ObamaAbout gawd-damn time.
Clinton gives herself a loan and vows to fight onAt least her ass is dragging from the last two primaries.
Un-Fucking-BelievableBut then again, maybe it isn't all that far fetched. Honor among thieves and all.