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Obama to cut Republican input from health care reform

April 25th, 2009 No comments

President Barack Obama is willing to sit down with any tin horn terrorist who dreams of nuking the United States but doesn’t want to talk with Republicans.
This article in The Washington Times on Obama’s push to fast track his health care policy points out his efforts to circumvent Republicans input into the process.
Health care has to be reformed in the United States, but shouldn’t everyone have a voice in the discussion — even Republicans?
Where’s the “we” in “Yes We Can!”?
Read the article here:
The Washington Times

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Washington tightens its belt?

April 25th, 2009 No comments

President Barack Obama now says it’s time for Washington to tighten its belt. I guess he’s already run out of future generations’ money to spend.
He made a couple good points.
Obama’s administration inherited a $1.4 trillion deficit this year alone. He didn’t mention that budget was passed by congress controlled by Democrats. He added that his administration has found $2 trillion in savings over the next decade. That’s seven years to make up this year’s deficit — not including interest.
Another interesting point, Obama said in the next few weeks his administration will find more than 100 government programs that can be cut or eliminated. How does he know that there are 100 programs? Why not 1,000? Where does he get this number? Is it from his speech writer because it sounds good? If he knows about them now, let’s get moving on them now.
Color me skeptical…

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AIG executive bonuses on congressional hot seat

March 23rd, 2009 No comments

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif. 27th District, Sherman Oaks, Northridge) grills Neel Kashkari, Interim Assistant Treasury Secretary for Financial Stability, about whether three million dollar bonuses for AIG employees meet “appropriate standards of executive compensation” as mandated by congress.

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President Barack Obama signs order to overhaul government contracts

March 5th, 2009 No comments

President Barack Obama calls for end to wasteful government spending and discusses order to overhaul government contracts.


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Senator John McCain Rails against earmark spending

March 5th, 2009 No comments

Senator John McCain say’s “so much for the promise of change” in Washington while lambasting earmark spending.

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What is Conservatism?

March 3rd, 2009 No comments

I hope the adults are listening, because the kid gets it. Jonathan Krohn addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference about what conservatism means. Just shy of his 14th birthday, Krohn is the author of “Define Conservatism.”

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