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Obama-Rama-Pork-A-Thon

The Obama-rama -Pork-A-
Thon passed the House of
Representatives by a vote
of 244 to 188.  All 177 Repub-
licans and 11 Democrats
voted against the pork-filled,
$819 Billion dollar boon-dog-
gle stimulus plan.  Despite all
of the lobbying by Obama to
members of the GOP, the
Republicans unified in the
House and opposed Obama's
legislation.

The stimulus package, which
includes funding contraceptives
and gives money to the left-
wing, voter registering group,
ACORN, has become contro-
versial.  An estimated 12% of
the money will be spent in the
next year.  Around 70% won't
be spent until after 2010. This
calls into question just how
stimulating the plan is?

Mind you, never before has any
spending bill corrected a rec-
cession.  Last year's Bush
stimulus package had little ef-
fect despite it's $150 Billion
dollar price tag.  All it did was
give tax refunds a year in ad-
vance.  In 1993, President Bill
Clinton, faced with 7% unem-
ployment (as we have now),
had Congress pass a $16
Billion dollar spending spree
to 'stimulate' the economy.

Many point to FDR's "New
Deal" as the framework for
Obama's plan.  But despite
all of the money, regulations
and new government agencies
which FDR created to fight
the Depression, his efforts
only prolonged the economy's
troubles, and set the stage for
long-term government largess.

Obama's plan is similar in that
sense.  It's objectives are not
narrowly focused on solving
the immediate issues of the
lack of credit and declining con-
sumption of goods.  His plan's
true intent is to use the current
economic downturn to shove
every pork-barrel project and
crazy left-wing scheme down
our throats in the name of
creating jobs, Jobs, JOBS!

If Obama does create 4 million
new jobs (which is highly
doubtful), the cost to future
generations of taxpayers will
be some $200,000 per job.
How good will an Obama Job
to build a new bicycle path
be once the path is built?  Will
it cause a sudden spike in the
need for more bike paths?  So
most of these new jobs which
the stimulus package MAY
create will be very short-termed
ones, indeed!

The Republicans offered an al-
ternative plan, costing only half
as much, which would have re-
duced the tax rates on the two
lowest income-earning brac-
kets down to 5% and 10%. The
effect would have been to put
money into people's hand di-
rectly and quickly.  Needless
to say, this went nowhere.

Now attention turns to the U.S.
Senate, which has a pending
bill valued at nearly $900
Billion dollars on the table!
Once the Senate passes it's
version, which may prove dif-
ficult as many Democrats have
issues with it, a compromise
bill will have to be negotiated.
But most agree that a spending
bill will pass and be signed by
Obama within the next few
weeks.

There is already talk of a TARP
Two being prepared to fund the
removal of 'toxic assets' from
the ledgers of financial institu-
tions.  One scheme is to create
a national super-bank which
will buy up all of the bad mort-
gages and other toxic paper.
The real issue, however, is how
best to get credit flowing again
in the system?  Some recent
signs that the housing market
may be getting closer to a solid
bottom by this summer are
emerging.  In some key regions
of the country, excess inventory
has declined from a full year
down to 6 to 9 months.
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No I Won't

So, The Great Pretender has
taken an oath (not quite sure
if it was legal) and apparently
is now the president (though
not quite sure he's a naturally
born citizen, LOL!).  And we
are all expected to be gracious
and roll over and play dead
as he and his minions take
our nation down the path of
Socialism.  Rrrrright!

Nope, not I.  Am I mean-
spirited?  A member of the
disloyal opposition?  You
betcha!  We've just had 8
years of nonstop Bush-bash-
ing.  Even yesterday, crowds
boo'd him.  A pair of rappers
at some post-inaugural shin-
ding ranted and raved against
Bush.  So if the Left can do it,
so can I.

Am I descending to their level?
Perhaps, but them thar be
fighting werds.  I was greatly
amused watching Chris Mat-
thews on "Hardball" today com-
plain about how Rush Lim-
baugh had only four words to
sum up his feelings towards
Obama, "I HOPE HE FAILS".
LOL!

Matthews ranted on about how
mean-spirited Limbaugh's sen-
timents were.  He acted so in-
nocently to the notion that a
president could be treated so
harshly, even on his 1st day in
office.  He apparently has for-
gotten the last 8 years.  How
his buddy, Keith Olbermann
would trash Bush nightly. How
some even attacked Bush as
being an illegitimate president.
At least we know Bush was
born here and said the oath
correctly.

The Great Pretender, Obama,
has already started off on the
wrong foot.  He still clings to
his nominee for Treasury Sec-
retary, despite the fact that the
man doesn't understand our
tax codes and was responsi-
ble for the collapse of Lehman
Brothers.  Well, partly responsi-
ble, anyway.  He certainly let
it go down the tubes at the
same time we had bailed out
other less deserving or impor-
tant to our financial system.

Obama's stimulus package is
a worse joke than Bush's was.
Only a third of the proposed
money will be spent during the
next two years, the rest right
before Obama runs for his 2nd
term.  Even if his package is
successful, the average cost to
the taxpayers will be $220,000
for each job Obama optimis-
tically hopes to create.  I have
a better idea.  Just randomly
draw the Social Security num-
bers of four times more unem-
ployed workers and just hand
them all a check for $55,000.
Now THAT'S spreadin' the
wealth around!  LOL!

The Era of Big Government
is now officially back.  Yes,
GW expanded government
quite a bit, too.  But now we'll
have whole sectors of our
economy nationalized, begin-
ning with the banks.  On ener-
gy, Obama seems to have
forgotten last summer's pro-
mise of domestic drilling.  He
does not plan to develop any
new oil or even natural gas
deposits.  He favors wind and
sunshine, or, in other words,
a whole lot of hot air!

So, no, I will not jump on the
'Give Him A Chance' band-
wagon.  Why should I?  The
flowing rhetoric did not mes-
merize me.  And his playing
fast and loose with his party's
caucus system appalled me.
As far as I'm concerned, the
only legitimate leader our
nation has right now, in order
of succession, is Nancy Pelosi.
God help us all!
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Ann Coulter VS The World!

Well, I guess I should really
call this piece "Ann Coulter
VS The Media".  The high
priestess of Conservatism
has a new book out, "GUILTY",
and for the past week has been
making the rounds on TV.  Ann
was supposed to be on NBC's
"Today Show" last Tuesday
when she was 'bumped' for
Tony Blair.  Matt Drudge then
posted that according to one of
his sources inside NBC, she
had been banned for life on
the Peacock Network.

But, NBC then scrambled and
had her on the next day for two
segments.  She's also made
the rounds on Fox News, of
course, as well as the CBS
Morning Show and "The View".
Everywhere Ann goes, she
was attacked for some of her
statements in "GUILTY".

Of course, everything she says
is TRUE!  Which is why they
beat up on her.  Kill the mes-
senger is a timeless practice.
The Media, which is predomi-
nately Liberal, does not like
The Truth, especially when it
indicts them, which is the basis
of Coulter's new book.

"GUILTY" deals with a wide
range of cause-and-effect is-
sues.  Mainly, how those who
claim 'victimization' are the
ones who are creating real
victims.  Coulters cites 40+
years of statistical proof that
the policies of the Liberals
and their minions are at the
root of much of the societal
ills we face today.

One of the more shocking
truths is that single-mother-
hood is the cause for much
of the crime in America.  Some
70% of all incarcerated crimi-
nals come from homes of
single-mothers.  Equal percen-
tages of juvenile deliquents,
runaways and other troubled
children all share this common
thread in the social fabric.  Yet,
despite the cold-hard facts,
The Media, especially Holly-
wood, our courts and schools
all embrace single motherhood
as a positive role model. Ann
responds to her critics that she
is only reporting what the raw
data shows and believes it
needs to be discussed.

But those in The Media quickly
dismiss her on grounds that
Ann's "tone" is too harsh, too
flip, too mean-spirited.  Even
some who claim to be Conser-
vatives or even Objective, will
cite these points about her
statements.  My favorite line
of hers' from last week's tour
of talk shows was when she
appeared with Lou Dobbs.  Ann
proclaimed herself as the only
"MAN" in the Republican Party!
LOL!!!  Sad, but nearly true!
There are actually two MEN in
the G.O.P., the other being
Governor Sarah Palin.  LOL!

Now, I don't mean that in a bad
way.  These two ladies have
proven themselves to have the
'cajones' to take on the bad
guys, namely, the Liberal
Media.  Coulter even points to
this past election cycle in her
book, "GUILTY", on how the
MSM attacked Palin while
giving Barack Obama a com-
plete pass on being vetted.
How squads of reporters went
to Alaska to investigate Palin
and talk with anyone who knew
her name for the purpose of
getting some dirt on her.  No
such effort was even contem-
plated by the MSM on looking
into Obama's past.

So kudos to Ann Coulter for
fighting the good fight and not
caving in nor selling out.  Un-
like so many others we have
seen who have done so, Ann
has not softened her stance
on the issues or on her phi-
losophy.  The world has
enough Mike Huckabees
and Bill O'Reillys.  And far
too many John McCains!
LOL!!!  Ann Coulter, I
salute you!
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It's Back To Work For Congress

The 111th U.S. Congress has
returned to work this week.
It was an interesting return at
that!  We began with the high
drama of Roland Burris, newly
appointed to the Senate by IL
Gov. Rod Blagojevich, being
denied entrance to the Senate.
His admittance was blocked
by Majority Leader Senator
Harry Reid of NV, over the
issue that Burris' certification
as senator was not signed by
the IL Secretary of State, Jesse
White.

Wednesday, Burris met with
Reid to discuss conditions for
his admittance.  Burris then
returned to IL where he had
appeared before the state legi-
slature to undergo questioning
by the committee deciding if
Gov Blagojevich would be sub-
ject to an impeachment.  We
learned this week that Burris
has had long ties to 'Blago',
including Blago's wife getting
a cushy $80,000 a year job
in September with the Chicago
Christian Industrial League,
where the partner of Burris'
lobbying/consulting firm is a
board member.  HMMMM!
Good timing on that job!

Meanwhile, back in Washing-
ton, President-Elect Barack
Obama faced new hurdles
as his appointee for Secretary
of Commerce, NM Gov Bill
Richardson, was forced to
decline the appointment as
he is also facing a grand jury
investigation over 'pay-to-play'
corruption in his state!  This
story had been around a long
time in New Mexico, but only
now surfaced in the national
media.  Despite the 65-page
questionnaire that all future
staffers for Obama were to
give complete details of their
public life, etc, somehow this
little tidbit got lost in the shuffle.

Obama had other problems
as his appointee for the CIA,
Leon Panetta, former Clinton-
ista, came under some hubris
as he has absolutely ZERO
experience on intelligence
matters!  So the quest for the
'best and the brightest' in this
21st Century edition of Camelot
has fallen short.  Panetta did
serve as Clinton's Chief of Staff
from 1994 till 1997, where his
focus was more centered on
budget issues.  You'd think that
maybe Obama would have
been wiser to tap Panetta as
Richardson's replacement for
Commerce?

Obama was laid down strict
rules to Congress about his
plans for a stimulus package
projected to exceed $800 Bil-
lion dollars!  He wants no pork
in it, except his own, of course!
Already, mayors of some 500
cities have issued a lengthy
text of public projects they want
included in the package.  Some
items include such job stimula-
tors as bicycle paths and rail-
road museums.  LOL!  The
states will weigh in with their
requests as well, OINK OINK!
Obama intends to create some
600,000 new government jobs
as part of his plan for stimula-
ting the economy.

Speaking of stimulation, it now
seems that in addition to bail-
outs for the banks, investment
firms, insurance and auto com-
panies, the U.S. porn industry
now also wants $5 Billion dol-
lars!  Larry Flint of "Hustler"
and Joe Francis of "Girls Gone
Wild" fame say that the econo-
mic downturn has cost the U.S.
adult entertainment industry
some $13 Billion dollars so far.
They intend to petition our
Congress for a slice of the bail-
out pie.  LOL!
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