Sunday Political Funnies - Dec. 7, 2008
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Sunday, December 07, 2008Tags: cartoons, Eric Allie, Gary Varvel, Jerry Holbert, political cartoon, Scott Stantis To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Controlling The Machine Dr. Patrick Briney, ARRA President: What do you think of this comment: ‘It is important to think of the Republican Party like a machine. It is the means whereby anyone can enter into politics and advance his agenda.’ I submit that Ronald Reagan indicated this same perspective when he said, “The Republican Assembly is the conscience of the Republican Party.” Personally, I believe this to be true and have stated it many times. Dr. Bill Smith, President of the Republican Assembly in Baxter County and Editor of the ARRA News Service brought to our attention that the Republican candidates for the RNC chair have endorsed the Rebuild the Party Plan for the Future. This group states that:Winning the technology war with the Democrats mustThe number one priority for the Republican Party is to win the technology war with the Democrats!?? If this is the RNC’s number one priority, it really is a machine. Organizationally, it thinks like a machine. It operates like a machine. No wonder there is no mention of values or principles in the ten point plan for the future. I am not denying the critical importance of campaign strategies and tactics such as using the internet to build a coalition of supporters. But for the Party leaders to say that the number one priority of the Party is to win the technology war is misguided. Conservatives want to know what this technology will be used for ... another John McCain? Well, the answer to this question is simple. The machine travels in the direction determined by those who are steering it. Perhaps the NRA slogan comes to your mind as an appropriate analogy: ‘guns do not kill people. People kill people.’ As conservatives, we need to understand that Party machines do not steer themselves. The people who run the machines do. If the leadership of the RNC lack a moral compass for conservative principles, then the RNC ship will steer in any direction it deems necessary to win. Hence, it will be driven by the conservatives’ ideological nemesis of Marxist-Leninism, namely, ‘the end justifies the means.’ No wonder the likes of John McCain is able to be the Party candidate. A lot of conservatives struggled this past election season with the question: ‘to vote or not to vote.” Some jumped ship. To these I say again, come back and help us steer this thing! If Palin had not been on the Republican ticket, the loss would have been even greater. Without a strong conservative message, the zeal to win was more like an eight cylinder engine with only six plugs firing. And with zeal, there would have been more blogs, more Facebook discussions, and more passionate recruiting for voters. If the Assemblies are the moral conscience of the Party, then it is up to the moral conscience to kick in and convict the Party mind of where it is headed. We need to endorse and support the conservative candidates for leadership. We need to be making the right choice be known. And we need to let the candidates know what is right. OK, so the rhetoric has been stated. Now what do we do? The Republican Assembly is the conservative wing of the Republican party. We need members. We need representation in a minimum of our key counties. We need conservatives to take the first and easiest step of all: join the Assembly. We need to build our coalition of conservative supporters. We need to be seen as a base of people worthy to be taken seriously. We need to become more visible. We need numbers. If you do not do anything else, do this one thing. Be a part of the headcount of conservatives that are willing to at least raise their hands and say, please speak for me too. I know people like you are busy, and many feel reluctant to obligate themselves. But a closet conservative is no better than no conservative in the arena of politics and legislation. We need members even if you do not attend a meeting. Just take one step out of the closet, and join the many others who have found that, “this is so simple, even a caveman can do it.” Once you are in, it is easy to find out what else you can do if you are so inclined. As a conservative, why should you care about the Republican Party and the Republican Assemblies? There are two controlling machines in the American election process. The liberals already control one Party machine. God forbid that we should give them control of the second one too. Please join us and invite a friend to do likewise. Tags: ARRA President, moral conscience, National Federation of Republican Assemblies, NFRA, Patrick Briney, rebuilding the party, Republican Party, values To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Fred on the Economy
Tags: economy, Fred Thompson, the economy, United States, US Congress To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Saturday, December 06, 2008Blatant Self-promotion: Follow me on twitter
Dr. Bill Smith, ARRA Editor: This is a blatant self-promotion: Follow me on twitter http://twitter.com/arra. No beating around the bush here, I'm on a campaign to surpass 2,000 followers on Twitter and would appreciate any and all adds!
 My twitters offers solid insightful traditional values Conservative ideas, commentary, political updates. My twitter keywords, limited by twitter, are as follows:Conservative, Limited Gov't, free markets, national security, fiscal & social conservative, military vet, traditional values, Republican, pro-life, newsHowever, I enjoy following my varied types of people from politicals, free marketers, Christians, media types, conservatives, libertarians, veterans, entrepreneurs, homeschool parents, to just plain interesting fellow tweeters who like to express their free speech. I will return the favor as soon as Twitter lifts the limit on how many people I can follow! Although ratings change daily, today my twitter is ranked 23 out 533 tracked conservatives on Top Conservative Twitters with some great writers worth following. And to be truthful, I was encouraged to ask you to follow me via a post by a fellow Indiana Blogger and successful businessman, Steve Dalton, who out ranks me at 7th nationally. Might as well benchmark myself against the best! Tags: ARRA, Bill Smith, conservative, conservative twitters, fiscal conservatives, free market, pro-life, Republican, social conservatives, traditional values, twitter, veterans To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Friday, December 05, 2008Interview with RNC Chairman Candidate Saul Anuzis
Aaron Marks, NextGenGOP was able to get an exclusive interview with Saul Anuzis, one of the leading candidates for RNC chairman. Exceprt follow:
 1) How necessary do you believe it to be for the Republican Party to win over young voters? What new steps, if any, do you believe the GOP should take to accomplish this? ". . . Every program in our party needs to look for ways to reach out to young people. If we are going to be the party of the future, everyone needs to make young people a priority. Much of this will depend on our national candidates and leaders. We can build a base of supporters based on philosophy, but attracting a “movement” will often be based around a candidate. That said we must do more on college campuses to fight for conservative ideas. This means challenging liberal professors, supporting our youth organizations when they stand up against liberal thinking, and speaking to young people where they live: on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. . . ."2) If you are elected chairman, what role will technology and the Internet have for you personally during your tenure the RNC? " Well, I launched by RNC chairman’s bid on YouTube and Twitter. I think that illustrates how important the Internet and technology is for me. Technology must be an integral AND integrated part of everyday party operations. I am committed to making that happen. Technology will be front and center during my tenure as RNC chairman. Many of you already follow me on Twitter (@sanuzis) or on my daily blog, That’s Saul Foks, or on Facebook or by reading my daily “Commentary & Articles of Interest” which I e-mail everyday to thousands of grass-root activists, party insiders, media and key influencers around the country. I have always used the Internet to help me reach and connect with Republicans across Michigan and the United States. This will continue when I am RNC chairman." 3) If elected chairman, what changes and/or upgrades will you make to the eCampaign infrastructure at the RNC? "I embrace, support and have endorsed the RepublicanTheParty.com’s “A Plan for the Future.” I encourage everyone to read it and support. It is a blueprint of realistic and attainable goals that will return the GOP to the forefront of using technology to advance our agenda and win elections." 4) Why did Barack Obama and the Democrats win in this election? What components of this success, if any, do you believe Republicans need to take advantage of moving forward? . . . [Read More] Tags: candidate, Republican National Committee, RNC, RNC Chairman, Saul Anuzis To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Liberal Patriotism, is that an oxymoron or just a moron?
H/T to PropagandaBuster -The Dallas Morning News reprinted an article from McClatchy Newspapers. It was about an American liberal who for the past 8 years of Republican President Bushs administration, kept the flag in a closet. . . . Liberals such as the person in the article are the summer soldier a seasonal patriot, while rest of us are patriots for all four seasons.
Tags: American, Barack Obama, Democrat, Flag, George Bush, liberal, liberalism, liberals, patriot, patriotic, patriotism, Republican, U.S. To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! The Center of Obama's Attention Tony Perkins, Family Research Council: The Center for American Progress (CAP), part of the ever-expanding empire of liberal billionaire George Soros, is just three blocks from the White House, but it may be impossible to find an organization closer in ideology to the new administration. Working in unison with the Obama camp, CAP was the driving force behind key policies of Barack's campaign, including his plans for universal health care, energy, troop withdrawal, global warming, and the economy. Now, as Obama prepares to take over the executive reins, the Center's influence appears to be taking shape in the next President's inner circle.In a city where "personnel is policy," CAP staffers are already starting to populate key posts in the Democrat's administration. John Podesta, who presides as founder of CAP's $27 million operating budget, is one of three people leading the President's transition team. Along with Podesta, Tom Daschle, Obama's choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), served as CAP's Distinguished Senior Fellow. Several others named to HHS are also CAP alums. Their advice to Obama is largely contained in CAP's book, Change for America: A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President, released just a week after the election. Though the organization has been counted on for its recommendations on domestic issues, the group's social agenda is devastatingly pro-abortion. On CAP's website, visitors will find two extra, online chapters from the Change book, which advocate, among other things, the radical Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), taxpayer-funded abortion, "comprehensive" sex education, a repeal of the Hyde Amendment, and a repeal of the abortion ban on military bases. CAP's political arm also spoke against the state marriage amendments and actively worked for the defeat of the state life initiatives on Nov 4th. This should illustrate just how potent Washington nonprofits can be, particularly when they are functioning in the minority. Now that FRC finds itself in a similar position, rest assured that we are working from within to lead the battle for conservative ideas. To help us build on those efforts, please consider donating to FRC as we regroup for major fights over the future of faith, family, and freedom. Tags: abortion, Barack Obama, CAP, Center for American Progress, Family Research Council, FOCA, FRC, Freedom of Choice act, George Soros, pro-life, Tony Perkins To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Failing Civics Kerby Anderson, Point of View: What do Americans know about history, government, and economics? Apparently, not very much. More than twice as many American, 56%, know that Paula Abdul is a judge on "American Idol" as know that the phrase "government of the people, by the people, for the people" comes from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. This is even more amazing when you consider the President-elect Barack Obama used this phrase in his election-night victory speech.A study by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute found that Americans are nearly illiterate when it comes to basic principles of American history, government, and economics. More than 2,000 people were administered a 33 question test, and 71% of them failed. What was even more remarkable is that there wasn't much difference in scores when you factored in age, educational achievement, or even political involvement. Young Americans failed, but so did the elderly. Liberals and conservatives did about the same. Republicans did slightly better than Democrats and Independents but the difference was not that significant. But the biggest surprise to me was the politicians actually did worse than the average American. So much for electing qualified and well-informed people to office! Most Americans would fail a typical high school civics test. Less than half of all Americans can name all three branches of government. Only 27% of Americans know that the Bill of rights prohibits the government from establishing an official religion in the U.S. Even a smaller percentage of elected officeholders knew this. A large number (43%) of politicians did not know what the Electoral College does, and only 32% of politicians could define the free-enterprise system, even though many of them campaigned for office pledging to defend it. It's pretty obvious that most of Americans need a civics lesson. Our government depends on it. I'm Kerby Anderson, and that's my point of view. Tags: Americans, Economics, government, History, Intercollegiate Studies Institute, ISI To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Weekend Review - Washington D. C. - Dec 5, 2008
Bill Smith, ARRA Editor: Be sure to catch the conclusion at the end of this post. Congress may not be officially in session but they are still have been "busy bodies." This week we have watched as the Detroit auto manufacturers returned for a second time "hats in hand" to beg for American taxpayer money to bail them out. Not only did they overcharge us in the past for their autos and the repair parts needed over the years, now they wish for us to pay for their poor marketing and engineering decisions, high executive salaries, and the high cost of their union wages.
The Wall Street Journal discussed the challenges facing Democrats as they look forward to running both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue next year. The Journal writes, “One-party rule may sound like a guarantee of harmonious action, but the president and Congress often have different interests, agendas and rhythms. History is full of cautionary examples. President Jimmy Carter inherited a Congress with even bigger Democratic majorities than Mr. Obama’s, but relations were rocky. Bill Clinton, too, came to power with a Democrat-controlled Congress, but quickly bickered with lawmakers over health reform and proceeded to lose the House in 1994. . . . tensions spring from the very nature of Congress and the presidency. Presidents may chafe at Congress’s deliberate pace, which requires numerous hearings for any complex initiative. And committee chairmen tend to guard their turf, resenting intrusions by new presidents. Beyond this, congressional Democrats are hardly a monolithic bloc, and factions are often at odds -- from conservative ‘blue dogs’ to antiwar activists, California environmentalists to coal-industry loyalists.” President-elect Obama and Democrats in Congress seem to be eager to pass a large government spending package sold as an economic stimulus, but even this reveals potential tensions between the White House and Capitol Hill. Obama has said he wants to cut wasteful spending, but his options for that are limited, as The Boston Globe noted. And, The Globe pointed out, “such savings are relatively small compared to a stimulus program that might cost as much as $700 billion over two years.” Yet Congressional Democrats continue to talk up stimulus legislation. However, The New York Times reported last week that they’ve decided not to call it a “stimulus” any more. It’s now going to be call an “economic recovery program,” since “stimulus” has not proven to be a very reassuring word to the public. Democrats may find, though, that the more challenging words they’ll have to grapple with next year include “deficit,” “debt,” and “priorities.” In another article, The Wall Street Journal reported, “Democratic congressional leaders, eager to trumpet that change has come to Washington, are looking to enact quickly a series of popular bills in January in such areas as renewable energy, children’s health care and embryonic stem-cell research.” The Journal story goes on to note Democrats are considering attempts to swiftly pass “an array of bills they consider ‘low-hanging fruit’” early next year. What bills are included in this array? A litany of bad ideas and troubling policies that were repeatedly rejected over the last two years. According to The Journal, Democrats are looking at new attempts to pass a mandate “requiring that electric utilities derive 15% of their energy from renewable sources by the year 2020,” guaranteed to drive up electricity rates, especially in the South, a twice-vetoed bill funding embryo-destructive stem cell research, and, of course, an expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) designed to drive more people into government-run insurance programs. Why the rush on these questionable bills? The WSJ writes, “Congress’s approval ratings have been at historic lows, and Democratic leaders are aware that if they do not show major achievements quickly, they risk losing a large number of seats in the next election.” Of course, to accomplish all of these things, Democrats will need to remember that Senate Republicans have a voice and they can’t simply steamroll their way to accomplishments. But another factor has been overlooked recently in all the discussion of President-elect Obama’s first 100 days and the ambitions of Democrats in Congress: Democrats’ historic mismanagement of Congress over the last two years. Since early 2007, Democrats have repeatedly had trouble keeping their own members in line and running Capitol Hill anywhere near smoothly. Roll Call had a few stories that illustrated the Democrats’ ongoing problems. First, there was a story full of quotes from Democrat Senate aides and Democrat senators discussing the anger that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has provoked by trying to distribute subcommittee chairmanships to newly-elected Democrats. As one might expect, there are a lot of senior Democrat Senators who aren’t enthusiastic about giving up some positions. Meanwhile, in the House, no one seems to know what will be happening next week concerning loans to domestic auto companies. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer “gave a definitive response of ‘no’ when asked if the chamber would schedule votes even if Democratic leaders are unable to reach a bipartisan agreement on a multibillion-dollar rescue package for auto manufacturers.” However, Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters, “I believe that an intervention will happen . . . .” But there has been no news on any sort of agreement on what to do among Democrats, leaving plans up in the air. If Democrats really want to “show major achievements,” they’d do well to address some of the problems over the last few years, most notably their mismanagement and poor track record of considering the views of Republicans. The New York Times reports that Democrats are already planning a key component of their massive spending proposal for next year, a “so-called green-jobs program.” Democrats in Congress spent a lot of time over the last year talking about “green-collar” jobs, though they never really explained what made a job “green-collar” or how government spending created them. Nonetheless, according to The New York Times “The green component of the much larger stimulus plan would cost at least $15 billion a year, and perhaps considerably more, depending on how the projects were defined, aides working on the package said.” However, the story notes that “[s]ome experts said the record of government’s intervention in energy markets and new technologies was not promising” and goes on to discuss the cost of such programs in the past. The Times asked David Kreutzer of the Heritage Foundation about the idea and he wondered where the money for such programs would come from: “Are you going to take $100 billion from some other part of the economy, are you going to tax some people to pay for it? Are you just going to print it or borrow it? The money has to come from somewhere.” And of course, even some prominent Democrats are skeptical of the idea. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), who was critical of Senate Democrats’ proposal for a windfall profits tax on oil companies earlier this year, “said he was wary of big government spending programs without sufficient oversight or expertise,” according to the NYT. Bingaman said, “Just buying smart meters [to monitor and reduce home energy use] for everybody doesn’t really move the ball very far.” In other news, Roll Call reported that thanks to GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss’ win in Georgia on Tuesday, Democrats likely will not be able to take a three-seat majority on Senate committees in the next Congress. A senior GOP aide told Roll Call, “Obviously, when you get to the point where we’re at now, which is in excess of 41 [seats], it forces the majority to be much more reasonable in their requests.” A smaller majority for Democrats on committees means they’ll have to be more responsive to Republican ideas about legislation and will have a more difficult time pushing controversial bills through to the floor. WRAP-UP FOR THE WEEK: While many prominent Democrats insist that they will do something about the domestic auto industry, news reports today make it clear that they remain in complete disarray on this subject. The Hill reports today, “Lawmakers have yet to reach a compromise on the rescue package requested by the Detroit companies and [Democrat Sen. Chris] Dodd, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, painted a dismal portrait of their progress . . . .” And Michigan Sen. Carl Levin complained, “It’s very cumbersome for Congress to act. There were so many different approaches thrown out there.” The AP examined the competing pressures on Democrats yesterday in an analysis piece about the rift between big labor and environmental groups on money for Detroit, noting “[t]he intramural fight helps explain why President-elect Barack Obama has stayed vague on his views on the details of the bailout and Democratic leaders have seemed uncertain about whether to push one through.” Writing in The Detroit News, Henry Payne observes that this battle is showing up in rifts between California Democrats and their Michigan counterparts. Payne points to a letter California Sen. Diane Feinstein wrote to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid opposing a plan backed by Levin to use $25 billion in existing money automakers have available for earth-friendly retooling. Payne wonders if this is because California lawmakers are looking out for struggling alternative car makers like Tesla Motors. All of this makes it unsurprising, then, that Democrats would much rather avoid divisions and difficult decisions and dump the whole issue on President Bush. Politico reports that yesterday “House and Senate leaders released a letter to President Bush again urging him to intervene in the auto crisis by using funds available to the Treasury under the financial markets rescue fund enacted this fall.” Why? according to Politico,“This is the safer political course for Democrats given the voter antipathy to more bailouts.” Of course, what to do with the auto industry isn’t the only thing Democrats can’t seem to agree on. There isn’t even consensus as to whether both chambers will even participate in next week’s planned lame duck session. While Reid has scheduled the Senate to return Monday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said the House wouldn’t bother having votes unless there is agreement on a package for auto makers. Meanwhile, Roll Call notes that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is considering working on yet another version of a stimulus package next week, even though no one on the Senate side has suggested such a thing. AGAIN - confusion and disarray reign as the Democrats’ mis-management of the 110th Congress continues all the way to the very end. It doesn’t look very encouraging for the prospects of the 111th Congress. Tags: auto industry, bailout, bailouts, Democrats, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Republicans, US Congress, US House, US Senate, Washington D.C. To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Thursday, December 04, 2008Democrats continue to toy with so-called Fairness Doctrine Jennifer Mesko, Editor CitizenLink: Congressional Democrats long have threatened to reinstate the so-called Fairness Doctrine, which would force radio stations to "balance" opinions on controversial issues. A post-election poll shows very few Americans want such government censorship of the public airwaves. ATI-Zogby International found 96% of Republicans oppose the censorship scheme, as well as 75% of those who voted for President-elect Barack Obama. Nearly 9 in 10 independents oppose the government intervention. See More: Most Americans Oppose Government Censorship of Airwaves TAKE ACTION: The Media Research Center is working to mobilize 500,000 Americans to bury the Fairness Doctrine for good.Tags: CitizenLink, fairness doctrine, free speech, Media Research Center, radio station, talk radio To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Bishop Paul Loverde's bold defense of life - #abortion #pro-life Addressing the danger of FOCA, Arlington Bishop would say: "I’m not closing this hospital, we will not perform abortions."ARLINGTON, Virginia (LifeSiteNews) - Bishop Paul Loverde of the diocese of Arlington weighed in on the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) last week, saying that if he oversaw a Catholic hospital he would neither close the facility nor allow it to perform abortions if FOCA were to become law. Though there are currently no Catholic hospitals in the Arlington diocese, the bishop spoke defiantly against FOCA, which would force all health care providers to procure abortions at any stage of development, regardless of their moral or religious objection. “I would say, ‘Yeah, I’m not going to close the hospital, you’re going to arrest me, go right ahead," Bishop Loverde told a group of mostly young adults at a diocesan event, according to a CNS report. "You’ll have to drag me out, go right ahead. I’m not closing this hospital, we will not perform abortions, and you can go take a flying leap.’” At a 2007 Planned Parenthood conference, Obama promised that one of his highest priorities as president would be to pass FOCA, rendering illegal all state and federal limits on abortion. This would include abortion clinic regulations, parental notification requirements, bars to taxpayer abortion funding, and the partial–birth abortion ban, in addition to laws protecting doctors' rights to conscientious objection. “It’s quite a title, let me tell you,” Bishop Loverde said of the Freedom of Choice Act. “It’s a misnomer, it’s neither free nor choice, so I don’t know where they got the name of the act, because it’s just crazy, because it has no freedom, and it has no choice.” Catholic and pro-life voices have raised the alarm on the unprecedented danger the bill represents for unborn Americans, with Catholic officials particularly concerned that U.S. Catholic hospitals will be forced to close en masse in the face of mandatory abortion. Chicago Cardinal Francis George, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued in November a statement on behalf of all Catholic bishops warning Obama that "aggressive pro-abortion policies, legislation and executive orders will permanently alienate tens of millions of Americans, and would be seen by many as an attack on the free exercise of their religion." One unnamed senior Vatican official recently told TIME magazine that the passage of FOCA would mean "the equivalent of a war" between Mr. Obama and the Catholic Church. Tags: abortion, Bishop Paul Loverde, Catholic, church, FOCA, Freedom of Choice act, pro-life To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Atheists Want God Out of Ky. Homeland Security FRANKFORT, Ky. — A group of atheists filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to remove part of a state anti-terrorism law that requires Kentucky's Office of Homeland Security to acknowledge it can't keep the state safe without God's help. American Atheists Inc. sued in state court over a 2002 law that stresses God's role in Kentucky's homeland security alongside the military, police agencies and health departments.Of particular concern is a 2006 clause requiring the Office of Homeland Security to post a plaque that says the safety and security of the state "cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon almighty God" and to stress that fact through training and educational materials. The plaque, posted at the Kentucky Emergency Operations Center in Frankfort, includes the Bible verse: "Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain." "It is one of the most egregiously and breathtakingly unconstitutional actions by a state legislature that I've ever seen," said Edwin F. Kagin, national legal director of Parsippany, N.J.-based American Atheists Inc. The group claims the law violates both the state and U.S. constitutions. But Democratic state Rep. Tom Riner, a Baptist minister from Louisville, said he considers it vitally important to acknowledge God's role in protecting Kentucky and the nation. "No government by itself can guarantee perfect security," Riner said. "There will always be this opposition to the acknowledgment of divine providence, but this is a foundational understanding of what America is." . . . [Atheist: No God Allowed in Kentucky Homeland Security] Tags: Athesist, Court, God, Homeland Security, Kentucky To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Egyptian Cleric to Obama: Convert to Islam
Following are excerpts from an address delivered by Egyptian cleric Hassan Abu Al-Ashbal, which aired on Al-Nas TV on November 27, 2008. Tags: ABC News, Barack Obama, Eqypt, global threats, Islam, Muslim To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! What a Way to Start a New Administration
Bill Smith, ARRA Editor: The below photo and post made today by Covertess points up an issue on which the ARRA News Service has opted not to report on previously because of limited access to verifiable information. It is true that there has been lots of supposition on the Internet. The issue is the questioning of President-elect Barack Obama's birth certificate. But now, this issue may be addressed by the Supreme Court via a case brought by a Democrat. Obviously, one must ask, why not just show us the birth certificate and remove all doubt on being a "native" born citizen. As for the second issue regarding Senator Clinton's appointment to be Secretary of State, there is a constitutional bar to her being appointed appointed to a position on which she voted to increase the salary to that position. However there is historical precedence by which Congress could vote to lower the salary back to the level it was before Clinton is appointed. Clinton would be wise to agree quickly to this resolution to avoid a Constitutional challenge.
See Also: - Suit contesting Barack Obama's citizenship heads to U.S. Supreme Court Friday - The end of the constitutional republic? - Obama fomenting a constitutional crisis - Judicial Watch: Clinton can't serve as Secretary of State - Is Hillary ineligible for cabinet? - Obama takes ownership of the Clinton scandals Tags: appointed position, Barack Obama, birth certificate, Hillary Clinton, US Constitution To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! An Appropriator Who Doesn't Earmark Bill Smith, ARRA Editor: There are 59 members of the House Appropriations Committee. We think it is time to have at least one Committee member who doesn't take earmarks and who doesn't support pork-barrel spending. I am joining the efforts of Freedom Works to help get Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Arizona) on the Appropriations Committee for the 111th Congress. "With Roger Wicker being named a United States Senator, there is an opening on the Appropriations Committee for the U.S. House of Representatives. The Republicans get to fill the seat. The Republican leadership has a great opportunity to prove that it is serious about earmark reform and a conservative approach to spending. It's time to put some action behind their rhetoric."In four terms in Congress, Mr. Flake has never sought a special bridge, courthouse, parking lot, or teapot museum for his district. Republican leaders were so incensed at his role in exposing GOP earmarks in 2006 that they booted him off the Judiciary Committee." -- Wall Street Journal: The Anti-Appropriator, Jan. 8, 2008You too can also join in the effort to place at Jeff Flake, one (1) congressman who has not taken an earmark, on the Appropriations Committee to speak for all of us. It is easy go to "Make It Flake" Campaign and pick from a list of options: adding your name to an Open letter to Minority Leader John Boehner, sending an email to the Republican leaders in Congress, calling the members of the GOP Steering Committee, and more. Do it today! ["Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, and politicians. All three need parental supervision.." -- Dick Armey] Tags: appropriations, earmark reform, earmarks, Jeff Flake, US House To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Wednesday, December 03, 2008The Face of the New Obama Administration by Steve Benson, The Arizona Republic 12/3/08Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Obama administration, political cartoon, Steve Benson To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Americans Oppose Forced Labor Votes A survey by the Workforce Fairness Institute evidences that Americans Oppose Forced Labor VotesWorkforce Fairness Institute Poll Highlights:When presented with neutral language that describes the two main components of the Employee Free Choice Act, solid majorities of those who voted in this year’s elections oppose the proposed llegislation. A couple of important themes arise in this survey data. First, the more familiar voters are with the Employee Free Choice Act, the more opposed they are to it. Secondly, voters do not see this as a partisan or ideologically driven issue. Both a majority f Republican and Democratic voters oppose the Employee Free Choice Act, as do conservatives and liberals alike. Additionally, voters in the political middle – the battleground states where McCain and Obama won with less than 55% of the vote – oppose this legislation by very significant margins. And, in a clear warning sign to those newly elected (and re-elected) Democrat U.S. Senators, a solid majority of voters in your states oppose both components of the Employee Free Choice Act. This data shows that Americans have a strong attachment to the secret ballot process. Among the few voters who support unionizing their employer, the overwhelming majority say they would want to decide the issue with a secret ballot process and not a card check system. Why? One reason that can’t be taken lightly is the very real concern voters have that a card check process would lead to increased worker intimidation by union organizers. A few of the Survey's Key Findings: When presented with neutral language describing the key provisions of the bill, voters surveyed opposed both facets. They strongly oppose a card check system and instead support the secret ballot process and they oppose changing the bargaining process. The poll found that 59% of all voters oppose the elimination of the secret ballot in union organizing elections and 53% oppose binding arbitration in contract negotiations. In fact, when asked their preference if a union tried to organize in their workplace: 81% preferred a secret ballot, with only 14% preferring the card-check process. The survey found that even most union households oppose both key components of the Employee Free Choice Act with fully 53% of union households opposing the elimination of the secret ballot and 555 opposing binding arbitration. Voters have serious concerns about worker protections should the Employee Free Choice Act become law. Nearly two out of three voters (63%) say that if the Employee Free Choice Act passes they are worried that union organizers would “use deception, harassment, and even coercion to get employees to sign a pro-union card.” It appears obvious to all that there is strong and broad based opposition to the bill. EFCA will be a very divisive issue for the new Congress to pursue and the Congress needs to be focused on the economy verses Union paybacks. With the Big 3 auto industry struggling, even Union's will be affected by the ripple affect of significant decreased membership created by auto companies downsizing. The UAW membership may be meaningless if the Big 3 are forced to close their doors because of astronomical Union labor rates and employee benefit packages when compared to the cost of labor and benefits at other auto manufacturing plants in the Unites States and foreign countries. Forced unionization of workers without the workers secret vote evidences that union management desperate attempt to save their own jobs. Union employees should be concerned with their "union managed" pensions. Tags: Card Check, EFCA, Employee Free Choice Act, exit polls, Survey To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Governors Against State Bailouts Hard to believe, but not everyone in politics wants a free lunch.While some governors are begging Capitol Hill for a bailout from their beleaguered budget deficits, others are calling for tough medicine for the several states, as noted below: by Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) & Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC), Opinion Journal, The Wall Street Journal: As governors and citizens, we've grown increasingly concerned over the past weeks as Washington has thrown bailout after bailout at the national economy with little to show for it. In the process, the federal government is not only burying future generations under mountains of debt. It is also taking our country in a very dangerous direction -- toward a "bailout mentality" where we look to government rather than ourselves for solutions. We're asking other governors from both sides of the political aisle to join with us in opposing further federal bailout intervention for three reasons. Tags: bailouts, Governor, Mark Sanford, Rick Perry, South Carolina, State, Texas To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! It's the Most Wonderful Time of Year by William Warren Tags: auto industry, bailout, Santa Claus, US Congress, William Warren To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Harry Reid's History Of The World Part I Bill Smith, ARRA Editor: Ed Driscoll shared his insights in "Harry Reid's History Of The World Part I." Can't wait for Part II. In fact, with Sen. Reid being up for re-election in 2010, the best news would be Reid and his nose for "body odors" not returning to the Senate. Of course maybe Utah sent him to Washington, D.C. to keep him out of their way. It worked for Arkansas, with Bill & Hillary Clinton. "They never returned, no they never returned" except for an occassional stayover at the Clinton trailer, e.g., library! After Bill's twists through the White House, Hillary didn't want to return to Bill's homegirl team, She wanted to be with the libtards of New York, sent Bill to Harlem to play and the New York voters immediately recognized Hillary values and sent her to Washington D.C. to play with Harry Reid. Although her party rejected her as their presidential candidate, Hillary has plans to be the First Former First Lady Secretary of State. Apprarently, even she could not stand the "body odors" of taxpayers visiting the Capitol. You will understand the "body odor" comments when you read Ed Driscoll's comments [Warning: While Driscoll is funny, Reid is not!]: In Mel Brook's History of the World Part I, there's a scene in which Mel, playing the King of France, has this memorable exchange:See also: 'God' hard to find in new Capitol centerCount de Monet: It is said that the people are revolting.France lost its Ancien Regime in 1789, but Harry Reid (D-NV) sounds like he's been drinking in a little too much from the House of Bourbon for his own good: DeMint: Capitol Visitor Center fails to honor faith Scholar: Congressional exhibits too liberal Tags: Capitol Visitor Center, Ed Driscoll, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, US Congress, US Senate To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Tuesday, December 02, 2008Sen. Saxby Chambliss Wins GA Runoff With 96% of Georgia's precincts reporting in the runoff election, Sen. Saxby Chambliss with 57.5% of the vote, returns to the U.S. Senate by defeating Democratic challenger, Jim Martin. The win ended the Democratic hopes for a 60-vote majority in the Senate that would make it difficult for Republicans to filibuster in the Senate. The Democrats had hoped to bypass Republicans elected to office and to implement their agenda without considering the position of the minority party, in this case the Republicans. Chambliss, age65, campaigned as a pro-business conservative and on the principle platform of limiting President-elect Obama’s ability to pass legislation in a Democratic-controlled Congress. Calling himself the “41st senator,” Chambliss told a cheering crowd of supporters in his victory speech that the runoff was the first race of 2010, signaling a new wind for Republicans: “You have delivered tonight a strong message to the world that conservative Georgia values matter. You have delivered a message that a balance of government in Washington is necessary, and that’s not only what the people of Georgia want but what the people of America want.” Tags: Georgia, Saxby Chambliss, US Senate, Victory 2008 To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! YWCA Proudly Supports Abortion - #pro-life #abortion by Jennifer Mesko, Editor of CitizenLink: The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. For most of those years, it did not champion abortion rights. Yet, CEO Dr. Lorraine Cole now is claiming her group has "always been pro-choice" and even supports the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), CNSNews.com reported. FOCA could nullify virtually every state, local and federal pro-life law. The YWCA adopted a pro-abortion position in 1967 and reaffirmed that position in 1988, CNSNews reported. Read More: Organization with Christian roots embraces the overreaching Freedom of Choice Act Tags: abortion, CitizenLink, FOCA, Freedom of Choice act, pro-life, YMCA To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! What Your States' Forefathers Felt About God!
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Note by the Contributor: After reviewing acknowledgments of God from all 50 state constitutions, one is faced with the prospect that maybe, the ACLU and the out-of-control federal courts are wrong! Tags: constitution, Human Society of United States, preamble, sovereignty,Forefathers, God To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! The Democrat's New Deal Plans!
Bill Smith, Editor: News on the Democrat's New Deal Plans and my reaction. Politico reports, “Democratic leaders have pounced on the announcement that yes, the country is officially, statistically in a recession. . . . [And] are using the economic news to try to create momentum for a major economic stimulus package.” According to the Politico article, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said of Democrats’ spending plan, “So you hear people say this is going to be a project of indicative of the 1930s. No, it isn’t. It’s going to be about innovation and about the future, about creating the jobs of the 21st century.”
It’s not going to be indicative of the 1930s? However, One might be excused for thinking otherwise given all the discussion of Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal from Democrats the last few weeks. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday, “President-elect Barack Obama has been studying Roosevelt’s quick start - widely viewed as the most productive first days of any U.S. president - as he sets his agenda to tackle the worst financial crisis since the one Roosevelt inherited during the Great Depression.” Obama said, “What you see in FDR that I hope my team can emulate, is not always getting it right, but projecting a sense of confidence, and a willingness to try things, and experiment in order to get people working again.” I guess looking good and responding quickly even if wrong is worth 10 points while being slower and right is worth for less. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos recently that a stimulus plan would be “a little like having a new New Deal, but you do it before a depression occurs, not after.” And Politico noted last week, “This is the best deal since 1932,” House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said, noting the increased voter appetite for an activist government.” Projecting fear and anxiety works for the Democrats. Anyone remember the "recession" of the mid 80s when home mortgage interest rates were 15% to 20%. We aren't their yet and neither is a depression. But again, the word "depression" plays well with the democrats because then they may get to restart Government with their "New Deal." And in the interim, they continue creating an enormous rhetoric smoke screen to cover their responsibility for big spending, using tax money through government programs to build their voter base, forcing on American taxpayers the burden of home loans to people with bad credit and nor money, and of course lining their own pockets and campaign war chests. Tags: Democrats, depression, Excessive spending, New Deal, recession To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! Monday, December 01, 2008Life at 60 - Tomorrows Vote In Georgia Tony Perkin's, FRC Action: Tomorrow's runoff election between Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) and Democratic challenger Jim Martin should provide some clues as to how much leeway the liberal majority can count on next month to push the new President's agenda. Although a Martin victory would inch Democrats closer to the 60-seat target, the liberal leadership understands that for all practical purposes, they may already have a filibuster-proof majority. With the support of Maine's liberal Republicans Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) knows that with a little prodding, he has the votes needed to pass sweeping reforms on everything from health care to the economy. Meanwhile, Reid's eyes and the rest of the nation's are on Georgia's runoff tomorrow and Minnesota's recount between Sen. Norm Coleman (R) and comedian Al Franken (D) for the same reason -- their significance to key votes on values issues and the upcoming nominations to administration positions. In Chambliss, the GOP has a reliable pro-lifer, who has consistently voted to protect the lives of the unborn and traditional marriage. On the other hand, his opponent supports taxpayer-funded abortion, same-sex "marriage," "hate crimes" legislation, and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Martin and Chambliss's stark differences, particularly on the life issue, will have an immediate effect on the next session, where Democrats have already outlined broad changes to President Bush's policies. Not only does the new administration plan to expand embryonic stem cell research, but the Senate leadership will further expand SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance Program) and impose a condom-based approach to the billions in PEPFAR funding. For a complete rundown on where the candidates stand, check out FRC Action's congressional voter guide. Tags: 2008 Elections, Georgia, Jim Martin, Saxby Chambliss, US Senate To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks! |
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