Here is a quote that I find very interesting!

Here is a quote that I find very interesting!

Ronald Walters , a political science professor emeritus at the University of Maryland , said that Reid's comparison to the days of slavery doesn't apply, because today's political parties are very different than they were during the 19th century slavery debates, as well as the civil rights battles of the 1950s and 1960s.

The Democratic Party of the 1800s was considered the party of landowners who owned slaves, while the GOP was viewed as a more radical party, Walters said, because of its opposition to slavery.

"And 21st century Republicans today are like Southern Democrats of the past," Walters said.

In 1964, Senate Democrats led a 57-day debate on the landmark Civil Rights Act that ended only when 27 Republicans joined 44 Democrats to cut off the debate. Twenty-three Democrats and six Republicans voted to keep talking.

Shelby Calls for ACORN Investigation

On Tuesday, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., ranking Republican on the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, wrote to committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Inspector General, Kenneth Donohue, calling for an immediate and thorough investigation into the activities of the Association for Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

Shelby’s call for an investigation follows recent news reports surrounding the arrest of individuals in Florida for falsifying voter applications while employed by ACORN leading up to the 2008 elections, as well as video of employees in multiple ACORN offices offering to falsify tax documents and to aid in obtaining a mortgage for individuals purported to be engaged in prostitution and employing underage illegal immigrants.

• Click here to read Sen. Shelby’s letter to Sen. Dodd

• Click here to read Sen. Shelby’s letter to Kenneth Donohue

RECESS RALLY - LOS ANGELES

The Nationwide Recess Rally takes place on Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. If you believe your liberty, your hard earned money and your way of life is under attack through dangerous healthcare legislation currently being proposed, get your local Representative's attention on August 22nd and make sure he/she knows.

Defiance

I am sitting here in the comfort of my home watching "Defiance" with one of my favorite actors staring - Liev Schreiber. Pretty emotional movie. I have my laptop close and just felt the need to write. Thank goodness for DVR and the pause button. But seriously, this is a very serious movie, filmed about WWII and the horrors so many people experienced. The acting is superb. Very emotional and extremely intense. Amazing how the human spirit works and that is what this movie is all about, the title describes it all - Defiance!

I think of how in todays world, defiance plays such an important role.

FOX News Poll: Most Americans Want Unused Stimulus Money Returned to Taxpayers - Political News - FOXNews.com

FOX News Poll: Most Americans Want Unused Stimulus Money Returned to Taxpayers - Political News - FOXNews.com

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$25 Entrance Fee???

Ok, well now back to being disappointed with the "Dems

Rep. Melissa Bean charging a $25 entrance fee to a town hall meeting and participants must register one week in advance. And where is this money going? Oh sorry...breakfast.

Hmmmmm - leave to the Dems

Pat Caddell

You know I can't even believe I am putting a "Dems" name up in my title of my newest post....BUT.....I have to give him the respect he deserves.

I have been listening to Mr. Caddell for the past couple of days. He has been on Hannitty's panel, Bill O'Reily and just simply the morning news. And believe it or not, this man is really talking the truth. How refreshing is that for a democrat. Wow. He is seeing finally just how far this current administration has gone to the left. Wow. I can't seem to stop saying wow.

With all the "kool-aid" drinking lately of Dems and to finally see a Dem talk against his own party is well worth the watch. Highly recommend trying to catch him online and if you can't find a recent spot with him, then "You Tube" him. Very very refreshing!!!

Found this on Mike Huckabee's site
extremely interesting and thought a good idea to pass along.

August 02, 2009 - 09:30 AM

Health Care From A Doctor's Perspective

by Rosa Fini, M.D. - Connecticut Coordinator

our medical system can easily be considered one of the best in the world.

That doesn't mean that there isn't room for improvement. The health care industry is about 16% of our GNP-- it is expensive. But it is also readily available--no one ever gets refused medical care. Physicians, hospitals, clinics will all give care to the best of their ability--without regard to their own compensation or the patient's legality of residency. Unpaid statements are generally written off by the practitioners and hospitals, rarely getting any acknowledgement from the public. Neither does the massive personal debt that an individual takes on in order to become trained as a physician. Yet, medical liability is generally viewed with compassion for the patient, rarely discussed as frivolous, or as a convenient cash cow. All this drives the cost of health care upwards.

Additionally, as a nation we have sections of our population that do indeed strive for health maintenance. But our health care system delivers services to cure disease with certain specialties--pediatrics, OB/GYN, sports medicine-- having a strong basis of preventative medical care. The rest is up to the patient. Poor habits and unhealthy lifestyles may lend a certain independence to one's aura, but it sure is a conundrum of sorts!

Our health care delivery is complex, and the need for cost containment is apparent. But, it should not deter medical advances in technology and pharmaceuticals, and cannot be accomplished without some attention to tort reform. And certainly, the public should be able to look at the inefficient agencies that are currently at work via Medicare, Medicaid, and the Massachusetts health care system, to know that government programs bread inefficiency and corruption. The last thing our country needs is to get more government agencies so that more decisions about health become politicized. We need only to look at other countries efforts to know that such systems become beacons for lobbying groups which are not interested in the public's health!

It seems to me that emphasizing the positive choices individuals can make--instead of searching for innovative taxation schemes--and getting back to "doing what's right" would go a big way in stemming spiraling health care costs.

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Behavior Reseach???

Behavior Research......part of this new Health Care reform. DOES THIS NOT BOTHER ANYONE ELSE???

Blue Dog Dems

This is just so ridiculous to believe there is any hope with the "Blue Dogs"

My belief is they will falter and fall in line.

Mike Huckabee!

I saw this piece on Mike Huckabee's site and thought it was important to pass around.

I want doctors to make money. Frankly, I want them to make a lot of money. They don't have to make as much as Oprah, who made $275 million last year; or George Lucas, who made $170 million; or Stephen Spielberg, who made $150 million. Heck, both Tiger Woods and Madonna made $110 million last year....

See more at Mikehuckabee.com.

We love you Mike and really enjoy your show!

Michael Steele

Concerned with his non - conservative views. This is not a good thing for Conservatives.

Glen Beck

Thanks for your great show Glen!!!

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
Winston Churchill

PORK SPENDING FACTS:

These figures have been confirmed:

(NewsMax "The Stimulus Shopping List: $1.17 Trillion in Pork Goodies" 1/30/09)

· $1 billion for Amtrak, which hasn't earned a profit in four decades.

· $2 billion to help subsidize child care.

· $400 million for research into global warming.

· $2.4 billion for projects to demonstrate how carbon greenhouse gas can be safely removed from the atmosphere.

· $650 million for coupons to help consumers convert their TV sets from analog to digital, part of the digital TV conversion.

· $600 million to buy a new fleet of cars for federal employees and government departments.

· $75 million to fund programs to help people quit smoking.

· $21 million to re-sod the National Mall, which suffered heavy use during the Inauguration.

· $2.25 billion for national parks. This item has sparked calls for an investigation, because the chief lobbyist of the National Parks Association is the son of Rep. David R. Obey, D-Wisc. The $2,25 billion is about equal to the National Park Service's entire annual budget. The Washington Times reports it is a threefold increase over what was originally proposed for parks in the stimulus bill. Obey is chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.

· $335 million for treatment and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.

· $50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts.

$4.19 billion to stave off foreclosures via the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The bill allows nonprofits to compete with cities and states for $3.44 billion of the money, which means a substantial amount of it will be captured by ACORN, the controversial activist group currently under federal investigation for vote fraud. Another $750 million would be exclusively reserved for nonprofits such as ACORN - meaning cities and states are barred from receiving that money. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., charges the money could appear to be a "payoff" for the partisan political activities community groups in the last election cycle.

· $44 million to renovate the headquarters building of the Agriculture Department.

· $32 billion for a "smart electricity grid to minimize waste.

· $87 billion of Medicaid funds, to aid states.

· $53.4 billion for science facilities, high speed Internet, and miscellaneous energy and environmental programs.

· $13 billion to repair and weatherize public housing, help the homeless, repair foreclosed homes.

· $20 billion for quicker depreciation and write-offs for equipment.

· $10.3 billion for tax credits to help families defray the cost of college tuition.

· $20 billion over five years for an expanded food stamp program.

Geithner

GOP Senators who will be able to proudly look back on their their votes when panicking starts in the wake of more Geithner failures:
The five senators who voted “no” are all Republicans: Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, Jon Kyl of Arizona, Jim Bunning of Kentucky, Pat Roberts of Kansas and Michael B. Enzi of Wyoming.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,475226,00.html