http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//100119/480/9131bc77c7534185bdbf267bb4ab8497
Ho hum. It’s another day, another tedious and scripted speech from President Obama. For a man touted as near genius, isn’t it amazing that he cannot frame an answer without a teleprompter?
Can’t the man put two words together without help? Apparently, he can’t.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6999051.ece
Sometimes, a small lie snowballs into an avalanche and the theory of climate warming is a perfect example. Despite a myriad of scientists disputing the theory, the media relied upon groups like the U.N. who are known to be politically driven.
Scientists who disagreed were suppressed, denigrated, and generally driven out of the conversation. The multitude of mistakes in Al Gore’s movie were glossed over. The media raised Michael Moore, the epitome of Hollywood arrogance and sheer ignorance, to expert status on global warming. It was suggested that we common folk who questioned the theory based on our own experience and living conditions were either right wing nuts, or just too stupid to talk to!
Well, just like any avalanche that clears away debris, the flood of revelations about suppression of evidence, and the fact that the theory about the Himalayan glaciers melting was based on one man’s report — and this man has denied saying this — is clearing the landscape of global warming. It ‘s going to be uncomfortable for those who refused to scientifically weigh the evidence. Oh, yes, it’s getting hot for Climate Warming buffs!
The IPCC’s 2007 report, which won it the Nobel Peace Prize, said that the probability of Himalayan glaciers “disappearing by the year 2035 and perhaps sooner is very high”.
But it emerged last week that the forecast was based not on a consensus among climate change experts, but on a media interview with a single Indian glaciologist in 1999.
The IPCC admitted on Thursday that the prediction was “poorly substantiated” in the latest of a series of blows to the panel’s credibility.
A commentator today explained why the Democrats are pushing forward with health care legislation, despite overwhelming disapproval by the American public. Even in Massachusetts, a liberal state by anyone’s definition, 51-60% are adamantly against the Democrats’ proposals.
The legislation is so distasteful, expensive, costly, and ineffective, that even Democrats like Ben Nelson demanded a break from the onerous provisions of the bill. He got it for his vote. Mary Landrieu, too, was devious enough to sell her vote with 300 million reasons to vote in favor of the bill. And, the other Senators undoubtedly got behind-the-scene benefits, too. And, then, the unions got their piece of the action by not having to pay the Cadillac tax on health premiums like the rest of us will have to.
The reason these Democrats are willing to sell their vote is not because they believe in the legislation’s benefits. No, they are selling their vote to gain an advantage for their constituents so that these same constituents re-elect them. How crass. How corrupt.
And, why are they willing to risk the public’s wrath? Today’s commentator says that Democrats understand that the American public does NOT want this health care legislation to pass. But, guess what? The Democrats think that the public can be talked into accepting the government running health care WHEN THE ENTITLEMENTS START. As Juan Williams commented today, “People love entitlements!”
Sure. Everyone wants a free ride. But, for some of us, we are tired of being the donkey carrying the entire load. Let Big Brother, i.e., Obama, the Congress, and other free-loaders, step away from their plush jobs, enter the workforce like the rest of us, and, at least give the pretense of paying their own way.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/unions_get_pecial_treatment_in_health_AB053CwqPIJlIxXAm37DOM
Discrimination is not only when one ethnic group suppresses another. Discrimination occurs whenever one group of American citizens receives a special advantage over another and, usually, the discriminated group ends up paying more for something . The health care reform legislation is just the latest, although one of the most blatant, example of discrimination against Americans who have tried to provide for their families and employees. Already, certain “superior” Americans like Congress and the President will not even be part of the reform! How unfair and unAmerican is that?
If it’s good enough for everyday Americans, then it should be good enough for Congress and the President!
However, EVERYONE who actually pays the bills for big government knew it was only a matter of time before Unions, like Congress and the President, would be exempt from paying for this pseudo health reform bill. Well, now it is official. Unions will NOT have to pay for their Cadillac plans. WHY DO UNIONS GET A SPECIAL BREAK? The only reason to exempt anyone is that they are a voting group and are worth more to the Democrats in election years than the rest of us….so,they buy their votes with OUR tax dollars.
Of course this means that we, the ordinary folk, will be paying even more to support yet another PREFERRED group of Americans!
Thanks, Obama and Congress. You have successfully bought the Union’s vote by exempting them from the Cadillac health care tax provision. Discrimination is alive and well in Obama’s and Congress’ sphere of influence!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100109/ap_on_an/us_obama_buck_stops_where_analysis
Isn’t it pathetic that President Obama still feels a need to destroy the reputation of his predecessor, rather than to destroy terrorists?
Democrats, exemplified byObama, have become political, and opportunistic, attack dogs. Rather than listening to the American public who wants no part of health care reform or the cap and trade, Democrats are bullrushing the legislation through. Rather than admitting that the stimulus has promoted neither job growth nor a better economic environment in the U.S., they fudge numbers and talk about “saved” jobs. They must really think we’re dumb. The only job growth there’s been is in government with Obama’s coterie of czars!
President Bush kept us safe after 9/11. There have been several terrorist disasters in just the first year of Obama’s reign.
If I could speak with President Obama for five minutes, I would tell him to stop blaming someone else when his own inexperience is to blame. I would tell him to stop forcing HIS agenda on an unwilling American citizens.
But, he won’t listen. He’s too busy ambushing Bush!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/05/2785368.htm?section=justin
Common sense might have finally made its way into our security procedures at airports. Although Nigeria complained, it has been placed on a list of countries from which airline passengers will be more completely checked out before boarding flights into the United States. Nigeria feels insulted because they claim that only one of their citizens, the underwear terrorist, has threatened a U.S. airline and that they have many people who have NOT threatened anyone
Nigeria is suggesting that such screening is discrimination. However, the extra screening did not come out of the blue. If the bomb hadn’t failed, over 200 people flying into Detroit would be dead. Rather than worrying about bruised feelings, even when it is a national ego, most of us who fly would understand the need for this type of scrutiny. There is no reason NOT to double check people flying into the United States. Nigeria’s reaction focuses on the wrong element of the increased security measures and is based on emotions and political gamesmanship, not good intelligence factors.
It’s time to get realistic about how to maintain our security and, Nigeria notwithstanding, our security should always trump political decisions. The TSA should use statistics like insurance companies who figure out insurance rates based COMPLETELY on statistics, not whether they like someone or not. If you insure a home in a statistically safe area, your rate is lower than someone who has a home in a flood plain! This is not only logical, it is the only truly fair method of determining a fair rate. The same rule should apply with airport security. Statistically speaking, some countries produce terrorists. For them, ALL people leaving their country should face the stiffest security checks.
By using numbers rather than abstract concepts we will increase the security of the flying public and also have a reasonable basis for our decisions. This is not discrimination. It is common sense.
Just like the rush to “fix” alleged global warming which has now been proven to have been based on lies, suppressions, and outright criminal activities by pseudo scientists, so goes the story on full body scans.
Immediately after the terrorist managed to bring in explosives, hidden in his underwear, there were strident calls to implement full body scans. I object to these on privacy grounds and because I do not want these intense xrays bombarding my body and, potentially, causing cancer. I also object because the TSA and airports are not using current techniques and tools to the maximum right now. If the authorities in all countries rigorously followed the guidelines set up for airports in the U.S., this man would NOT have been onboard.
Anyway, here is another article that gives us another reason to not use full body scans. Apparently, THEY DON’T WORK AND WOULDN’T HAVE STOPPED THE UNDERWEAR TERRORIST!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/are-planned-airport-scanners-just-a-scam-1856175.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=a4fzip9qPK44
After the failed attempt to blow up a Northwest airline flying into Detroit, there are a multitude of voices calling for more — more security, more scrutiny of passengers, and even more intrusive ways to check out passengers. Some are trying to say that a full body scan of every passenger would prevent terrorism. Maybe it would help in some cases, but there are countless other ways to flush out attempted terrorism. Before anyone mandates that all passengers give up their personal privacy or submit to additional xrays, it seems wiser to implement other security measures because, even without the evidence of a body scan, there were a gazillion reasons to keep this particular passenger off the airline.
The terrorist was on the list of problematic passengers. He was flying on an international flight, AND, according to some reports, he didn’t even have a passport! Most critical of all the evidence against this man is that his own father reported him as a radical and potential terrorist. If even one of those indicators had been understood and proper procedures followed, this threat would have been eliminated before it could happen. Other measures should include constantly updating the computer system with profiles of potential terrorists…and, we should use those profiles. We should insist upon a current passport. NO ONE should be able to talk their way onto a flight without the proper ID and passport and valid boarding pass.
And, it’s time to hold someone responsible for such obvious lapses in our airline security. Who’s to blame? After the secure environment provided by President Bush, President Obama has gutted our security systems. He says we are not at war with terrorism, but the terrorists haven’t heard the message! President Obama has to stop mollycoddling terrorists and start securing the homeland again. And, it’s time for the media to start honestly reporting the failures of the Obama administration because, right now, Obama is giventoo much latitude by the press even when our safety is at stake. Remember when President Bush was berated for pausing 15 minutes to collect his thoughts before speaking out on 9/11? Well, Obama waited several days before addressing this terrorist event…and, then, his message was to “be more vigilant”. Wow, that’s going to stop the terrorists in their tracks! Oh, wait. Obama was on vacation, so we shouldn’t expect him to do HIS job, right?
This particular incident occurred because of a failure by authorities to follow their own procedures. It does NOT prove that body scans are needed for every passenger. What we do need is an administration that understands that terrorists are at war with us. After all, this is not just some misguided young man who “happened” to be wearing explosives in his underwear. We need an administration that will make sure that terrorists know they will receive the harshest punishment possible for their acts, not that they get the use of some public defender–at our expense — and free rein to spew their hatred in a courtroom.
President Bush was castigated for playing golf after 9/11. Well, we now have a president who takes off for Haiwaii — he needs a vacation after being in office less than a year — when our country is in economic turmoil and our citizens threatened by unbridled terrorism. We need President Obama to quit playing games and get down to the business of defending America and all Americans!
So, Senator Reid was finally able to buy that last vote needed to pass this horrendous health care bill.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/19/AR2009121900797_pf.html
What a farce this entire situation was!! After Mary Landrieu of the $300 million fame publicly admitted she sold her vote, the rest of the Senate lined up to get ‘THEIR” FAIR SHARE. Unfortunately, all these shares will come out of OUR taxpayer dollars.
At Christmastime, we expect to see 3 Wise Men, not 60 money-grabbing, greedy, arrogant, unresponsive, evasive, double-dealing criminals determining our future. But, there you have it. It took some time before Senator Reid could find enough ways to buy off members of his own party, like Nelson and Lieberman, but they finally all sold their souls to the Devil. Let’s hope the Devil comes to get them soon. In the meantime, if you want to see the 60 biggest hypocrites in the world….go to Washington, D.C, and visit the Senate!!!
I’m asking how much a Senator or Representative’s vote is worth. Ms Landrieu got $300,000,000 for her vote for health care. And, I’m sure she’s not the only one.
The posturing and pseudo consideration of the health bill is ludicrous. Grown men and women pretend to be studying the value of the bill–when we know they’re positioning themselves for the big buyout — even as the American public is saying “NO” in poll after poll. We do NOT want a government run health insurance. We do NOT want the government intruding into our private medical history. We DON’T WANT Congress to insist upon health care “reform” when we know it is a political steal of our rights and privacy.
We DO WANT reform of the regulations that prohibit insurance companies from competing across state lines.
We DO WANT tort reform so doctors and hospitals can operate without fear of reprisals for problems that are truly beyond their control.
We DO WANT Congress to begin listening to us and STOP trying to control us. Congress is supposed to REPRESENT us, not CONTROL us.
So, how much is an individual legislator’s vote worth? Only time will tell.