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Losing Our Republic
Having spoken to a number of GOP players on the Hill this last week, I can assure my readers of two things. One: Congressional Republicans, their staff, and their allies are focused and determined. They are fully aware of the dangers of ObamaCare and are working 24/7 to secure its defeat. And two: there just aren't enough of them. Our Republic is passing from history. It's now up to the Senate to preserve it -- or else administer the last rights. Obama Adviser Dismisses Reports of Afghanistan Troop Decision National Security Adviser James Jones, responding to reports by the Associated Press and CBS News. The AP reported Obama would add tens of thousands more forces, while CBS said he plans to send four combat brigades plus thousands more support troops. Reports that President Obama has made a decision about Afghanistan are absolutely false, Jones said in a e-mailed statement today. Any reports to the contrary are completely untrue and come from uninformed sources. Frank: More People Need "Protection From Criminals" Than al-Qaeda VIDEO: REP. BARNEY FRANK (D-MA): "There are cops in my districts who have been laid off. And there are people in my district who need more protection from criminals than they need from al-Qaeda." Chavez Says Venezuela to Prepare for War as Deterrent to U.S. "If the Yankee empire tries to use Colombia to attack Venezuela, the war of 100 years would begin," he said. "The war would extend to other countries in the continent, from Mexico to Argentina. No one believes that a war against Venezuela would only be in Venezuela." GE, Comcast agree on NBC Universal valuation Exit provisions are critical in joint ventures because they deal with when and how a partner can get out. In the case of GE, many of its shareholders have urged the conglomerate to offload NBC Universal, whose broadcast and cable networks, movie studio and theme parks are considered misfits among GE's mostly industrial operations. Conservative Candidate Drops Senate Bid Against Moderate Republican "I don’t want to be responsible for handing this primary to Mark Kirk because my fellow conservatives and I split the vote in the Republican Party. Defeating Kirk has to take first priority because he is neither an economic nor social conservative," Wallace said. Senate Leaders: Pelosicare Is "Dead On Arrival" The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate. Video: SEIU Beats Worker For Threatening To Expose Corruption? A state worker is recovering after a bloody brawl at a union hall. He says members of the local SEIU 1000 beat him up and sent him to the hospital all because he wanted to expose alleged corruption within the union. Napolitano's terrorist radar screen What kind of behavior and characteristics trigger scrutiny from The Department of Homeland Security and its head, Janet Napolitano? It seems that Major Hasan's behavior raised no official eyebrows despite his outspoken views and possible links to radical extremism. In a world of political correctness and irrational fear of even the appearance of profiling, did concern for not offending Hasan's Muslim faith trump the numerous red flags that are littered in his deadly wake? All the Warning Signs Were There The warning signs were there. The warning signs are still there. Not just for Nidal Hassan, but for Islam itself. We have seen the bodies and we have buried some of them ourselves, family, friends and fellow countrymen. We have heard the screams. We know what has been. It does not take a prophet to know what is to come. All the warning signs are there. The question is what are we going to do about them? Iran Accuses 3 Detained Americans of Espionage The three Americans were arrested July 31 after straying over the Iranian border from northern Iraq. The U.S. government and their families say there were on a hiking vacation and crossed accidentally. Radical Imam Praises Alleged Fort Hood Shooter, Urges Muslims to 'Follow in Footsteps' Anwar said the only way a Muslim can justify serving in the U.S. military is if he intends to "follow in the footsteps of men like Nidal." Pelosi Bill's Radical Agenda Revealed The healthcare reform plan being pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Barack Obama and passed by the House on Saturday illustrates the Democrats' radical agenda, says former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey. In an op-ed article appearing Saturday on The Wall Street Journal's Web site, McCaughey reveals shocking details of the 1,990-page bill. House Passes HealthCare Bill 219 Dems 1 RINO Joseph Cau (R-LA) was the lone Republican vote. Please, oh please, tell me how this person garnered the RNC nomination? Oh wait! The RNC stands for "RINO's 'n Collusion". This has got to stop! The infiltration of foreign born Socialist/Marxist into our political system must stop. It is time to expand the "Natural Born Citizenship" requirement to all our politicians. This is the United States of America, not little Vietnam, or Austria, or Kenya. U.S. troops' continental insignia bears U.N. colors Troops in the United States' USNORTHCOM ranks appear to have adopted a shoulder patch showing a North American continental design, with an emphasis on United Nations colors, giving evidence of the strength of a plan to integrate North America. Obama makes disparaging remarks about Americans Obama: "Does anybody think that the teabag, anti-government people are going to support them if they bring down health care? All it will do is confuse and dispirit "Democratic voters" and it will encourage the extremists." George W. Bush Visits Fort Hood Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, have visited wounded soldiers and their families after the mass shooting at Fort Hood. The Bushes made their private visit to Fort Hood's Darnall Army Medical Center on Friday night. Bush spokesman David Sherzer said in an e-mail that the couple thanked Fort Hood's military leaders and hospital staff for the "amazing care they are providing." Bush visits wounded while Obama disparages the American people. Obama turns health care vote into fundraising tool Scarcely more than an hour after the House narrowly passed the Democrats' health care legislation Saturday night, President Obama sent out a fundraising email asking supporters for money to push a national health care bill through the Senate. "This is a night to celebrate -- but not to rest," Obama writes in a fundraising appeal sent by Organizing for America, the permanent version of his 2008 presidential campaign. "Can you donate $25 or whatever you can afford so we can finish this fight?" Confirmed: Buy insurance or go to jail A Michigan congressman has released a report from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation confirming that the House Democrats' health-care bill could impose penalties of up to $250,000 in fines and five years in jail for failing to buy the proper insurance coverage. "This is the ultimate example of the Democrats' command-and-control style of governing - buy what we tell you or go to jail," said U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich. "It is outrageous and it should be stopped immediately," he said today. ACORN’s New Orleans Office Raided by Louisiana Attorney General In a fast-breaking development comes word that agents of the Attorney’s General office in Louisiana have raided ACORN’s offices in New Orleans. ACORN’s New Orleans was, for decades, the headquarters of the national community organizing association. News of the raid comes from Marcel Reid and her colleagues at ACORN 8, an association of former ACORN leaders and board members. Many of the individuals involved with ACORN 8 were fired from ACORN for demanding a forensic audit following an embezzlement scandal involving Dale Rathke, brother of ACORN co-founder Wade Rathke Obama’s Shock Troops: SEIU and Political Intimidation in St. Louis Pastor Himes provided powerful, and courageous, witness to the union violence he and his wife saw in St. Louis on August 6th. They provided strong testament to the union attack on Kenneth Gladney. But, his comments only dealt with the events of that day. Evidence is emerging that the events of that day went far beyond St. Louis and may have been part of a nationally orchestrated campaign to intimidate and silence dissent. Capitol Hill Tea Party II Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is planning a second anti-health care reform Tea Party at the Capitol -- this one scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday -- approximately the time when the House is due to vote on Democrats' public option bill, POLITICO's Jake Sherman reports. AMA Members Revolt Over Obamacare Endorsement The American Medical Association (AMA) is facing a rebellion from some of its members, who have introduced a resolution to revoke the organization's endorsement of the Democrats' healthcare proposals. How Tim Geithner Screwed the Taxpayers The decision to pay the banks owed money by American International Group 100 percent of what AIG owed them cost American taxpayers at least $13 billion, Bloomberg reports...The content of its deliberations has never been made public; however, the government’s commitment to AIG through credit facilities and investments eventually grew to $182.3 billion. N.J. Court Says Americans Have No Right To Buy Handguns A New Jersey appeals court has concluded that Americans have no Second Amendment right to buy a handgun. In a case decided last week, the superior court upheld a state law saying that nobody may possess "any handgun" without obtaining law enforcement approval and permission in advance. |