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troubled Ala. county 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. Second-class Smokers Mr. Neuman ought to re-read a principle found in the North Carolina Constitution that states: A frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is absolutely necessary to preserve the blessings of liberty. The fundamental principle left out in all this is that if a free society desires to remain free, it must preserve property rights. And, secondly, the entire premise as regards second-hand smoke is based upon questionable science no matter how the blessed majority feels about it. Therefore, the bill under consideration in the General Assembly ought to be judged too intrusive to be taken seriously by any earnest statesman. Geithner Floats Obama’s Next Potential Big Move: A Tax Hike on the Middle Class Appearing on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos Sunday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner floated President Obama’s next big move: a tax increase on middle-class Americans. North Korea says 2 American journalists have been pardoned. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea says 2 American journalists have been pardoned. Sizing Up the 2010 Senate Contests But now, as the dog days of summer begin, the landscape has shifted again, this time improving significantly for Republicans. Democrats no longer have the momentum they once possessed. Even more important, signs of some Democratic vulnerability have appeared, giving the National Republican Senatorial Committee opportunities to shoot at, rather than forcing it to play an entirely defensive game, as it has the past two cycles. Flashback: 35% of Democrats Think Bush Knew of 9/11 Attacks in Advance Chris Matthews led Friday's Hardball with the beliefs of the GOP's lunatic fringe and wack jobs, but where was MSNBC two years ago ranting about the Democratic Party's lunatic fringe and wack jobs when a survey discovered a bigger majority of Democrats (61 percent) think or are not sure if President George W. Bush knew in advance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks? Amateur Hour All this came home to the other day listening to President Obama talk about health care. He made some remark about how doctors perform a lot of unnecessary operations like tonsillectomies just to make money off them. That's supposedly what's wrong with the healthcare system -- too many doctors making too much money. (This week it's the insurance companies refusing to pay for these unnecessary operations.) So we're going to appoint a federal panel "insulated from special interests" that will set prices and solve everything. Morning Bell: The Obama Middle-Class Tax Hike is Coming "Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your personal gains tax, not any of your taxes." But now President Obama is finding that keeping the promises made by candidate Obama is next to impossible. The Islamist Lobby in the House We obtained a letter sent on July 24 by seven House Democrats to Attorney General Holder on behalf of 9 radical Islamic front groups relaying the complaints of the groups about law enforcement techniques in terrorist cases, including the use of informants. Muslims Persecute Christians! On Saturday, a frenzied mob of three thousand Muslims stormed the tiny Pakistani Christian village of Gojra. Enflamed by (unconfirmed) charges that a Christian had burned pages of the Qur’an, the mob burned down fifty homes, burned eight Christians alive, and wounded twenty others. Thousands of Christians fled the area. What Obama and my wife have in common--Chuck Norris sounds off in open letter If the birther movement is truly full of a bunch of conspiracy-fringed kooks or "zombies," as the Los Angeles Times proclaims, then prove once and for all that you are a naturally born citizen by posting your original birth certificate. And all the controversy will fade away like the pains of childbirth. Can Someone, Anyone Explain Health-Care Reform? Iran Awaits Order From Supreme Leader to Build Nuclear Bomb make, launch, and explode a nuclear warhead, according to a new report based on top-secret intelligence emerging from Britain. It awaits only the go-ahead from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. U.S. Leads Condemnation of Israel State Department spokeswoman Megan Mattson said such actions in east Jerusalem constitute violations of Israel's obligations under U.S.-backed "road map" peace plan. "Unilateral actions taken by either party cannot prejudge the outcome of negotiations and will not be recognized by the international community," she said in a statement. Liberal Bloggers Crash and Burn on Bogus Palin Divorce Rumor Divorce Todd? Have you seen Todd? I may be just a renegade hockey mom, but I’m not blind! Liz Cheney takes on Barack Obama’s Foreign Policy "America needs a Commander in Chief, not a Global Community Organizer." About That Kenyan-in-Chief... If you're obsessed with the president's birth certificate, the political class is now obsessed with you. Over the course of July, the media have devoted ever more attention to birthers, that unruly faction obsessed with the idea that Barack Obama and his allies are covering up the true circumstances of his birth. The exact details vary from theorist to theorist, but the usual payoff is that Obama was born in Kenya, not Hawaii, and therefore is ineligible for the presidency. Too Poor to Pay Recently, high-profile visitors to the White House, including senior corporate executives, have found themselves paying for their own meals when sitting down with President Barack Obama, something unheard of in previous White Houses, according to former aides to President George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton. The Coming Demise of the Strange Co-Presidency of the United States The American people elected Barack Obama, but what they have gotten is a snootful of Nancy Pelosi. Won't Read Bill but Wants Constitutional Amendment for Free Health Care?! Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich.,chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, says he plans to introduce a constitutional amendment guaranteeing Americans "a right to health care." Stimulus Bill Funds Go to Art Houses Showing 'Pervert' Revues, Underground Pornography Talk about a stimulus package. The National Endowment for the Arts may be spending some of the money it received from the Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fund nude simulated-sex dances, Saturday night "pervert" revues and the airing of pornographic horror films at art houses in San Francisco. Court Orders Release of Young Gitmo Detainee U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle ordered the release of Mohammed Jawad, one of the youngest Gitmo detainees, ruling that he was held illegally. Opinion--Obama Fails The stimulus shares one major element with every other program this administration has come up with: they have all been tried before, and they have all failed. |
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