Another Bad Bill

Senator Dodd’s Regulation Plan: 14 Fatal Flaws

Published on April 22, 2010 by James Gattuso

The Senate is expected to take up a proposal, originally authored by Senator Chris Dodd (D–CT), to reform the financial regulatory system in the U.S. The goal is clear: to minimize the chances that another financial crisis—and bailouts—will arise again.

The objective is a good one. Unfortunately, the 1,408-page bill includes numerous provisions that would hurt—not help—consumers and the economy. It would even make another financial crisis or bailout more likely to occur.... http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/04/senator%20dodds%20regulation%20plan%2014%20fatal%20flaws

EDITORIAL: Big Brother loves 'financial reform'

Intrusive Office of Financial Research threatens civil liberties

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The next time you make a withdrawal from an automated teller machine, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner might be watching over your shoulder... http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/30/big-brother-loves-financial-reform/

A Tale of Two Protests

The "mainstream media" continues to push an agenda. And more and more it seems to be an Anti-american agenda...

America Wants Immigrations to Be Legal

58% Favor Welcoming Immigration Policy

Monday, April 26, 2010

While Americans continue to strongly support efforts that will slow or stop illegal immigration, most also still favor a generally welcoming policy of legal immigration.... http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/58_favor_welcoming_immigration_policy

Michael Ramirez Cartoon - Red Tape

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/PhotoPopup.aspx?id=531357

Republican's Remain Unified - Wait For a Better Bill

Let's hope that they wait until after November!

GOP blocks action on financial regulation bill

Apr 26, 6:07 PM (ET)

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans have blocked Democrats' efforts to begin debate on overhauling the nation's financial regulatory system. The vote was the first Senate showdown on the sweeping legislation.... http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100426/D9FB0T100.html

Illegal to Enforce Federal Law?

Furor grows over Ariz. law against immigrants

Apr 26, 6:06 PM (ET)

Kris Kobach, a University of Missouri-Kansas City law professor who helped write the Arizona legislation, said he anticipated legal challenges and carefully drafted the language. He said the state law is only prohibiting conduct already illegal under federal law....http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100426/D9FB0SHO0.html

They’re back: A gallery of open-borders extremists; Update: May Day is Che Day; vandals strike AZ capitol

By Michelle Malkin • April 26, 2010 11:06 AM

Over the weekend, the open-borders extremists returned to the streets. But you won’t see CNN and MSNBC hunting them down Susan Roesgen-style and decrying these fringe wackos.... http://michellemalkin.com/2010/04/26/theyre-back-a-gallery-of-open-borders-extremists/#comments

Sci-Fi Health Care

Personally, I'd rather see a doctor. This is ridiculous!

Senate Panel Previews Electronic Health Technology

Monday, April 26, 2010

By Matt Cover, Staff Writer

Government plans to use grant programs, as well as Medicare’s Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation – established by the health care reform package passed in March – to test which technologies actually work..... http://cnsnews.com/news/article/64663

Institutionalizing Bailouts

Wall St. Bailouts Would Be Invited, Not Prevented, Under Dodd's Bill

By NICOLE GELINAS

Posted 04/16/2010 05:21 PM ET

The only regulation that would better protect the economy from future financial failures is a set of predictable rules — including consistent borrowing limits and trading rules across financial firms and securities — like those we had before the 1980s... http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=530543

Political Suicide

Democrats at the Edge of the Cliff

Democrats are spending trillions at the worst possible moment, with a new poll showing public trust in government at a historic low of 22%. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704133804575198290459062592.html

The Health Care Lawsuit Examined

The Taxing Power of Obamacare

by Robert A. Levy

This article appeared on National Review Online on April 20, 2010

The litigation battle has begun. While the legal arguments are technical, the basic issue is straightforward: Can the federal government force people to buy a product — in this instance, health insurance — from a private company.... http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=11703

The Issue of Online Privacy

The Cato Institute had an excellent pod cast today regarding online privacy.

Jim Harper - A Small Step Forward for Online Privacy

http://ne.edgecastcdn.net/000873/dailypodcast/jimharper_asmallstepforwardforonlineprivacy_20100422.mp3

Alaska Joins in Challenging Constitutionality of Health Care Law

Alaska to join healthcare reform lawsuit

The state of Alaska will join 20 other states challenging the constitutionality of the recently enacted federal health care reform legislation.... http://www.ktva.com/ci_14921640?source=most_viewed

Bank Bailouts to Be Continued....

President Obama’s Wall Street Friends All Benefit From The Democrats’ Bailout Bill

Despite the President’s rhetoric, his support for the Democrats’ bailout bills gives big Wall Street banks a permanent, taxpayer-funded safety net by designating them “too big to fail.” Just whose side is President Obama on? Here are the facts:... http://gopleader.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=181829

Eric Odom TEA party speech

Thanks, But No Thanks!

Thanks For What?

Posted 04/16/2010 07:07 PM ET

Downsizing: Rather than protesting the greatest expansion of government in U.S. history, Tea Party attendees should be thanking Big Government for all it's done. At least, that's what President Obama thinks.... http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=530619

Bill Randall - TEA Party Speech 4/15/2010

People who have been oppressed themselves have been some of the most powerful spokespersons for the TEA Party movement. You'll love this speech!

Rep. Michelle Bachmann -Tea Party Speech 4/15/2010

TEA Party Crashing

"I just have to say that this attempt to "crash" the Tea Party rallies with racist signs says all you ever need to know about the diversity-loving, tolerant Left. Just THINK about what they are saying here: there is not enough evidence -- essentially no evidence -- to support their slanders, so they will go and GENERATE THE RACISM they will later condemn. Disgusting!" - Bill Whittle

The Crashers: They came, they saw, they failed

By Michelle Malkin • April 15, 2010 09:56 PM

You were ready for the Tea Party saboteurs. And boy, did they fail epically. Saul Alinsky would be ashamed.

Grass-roots activists smoked out the infiltrators — and tagged them immediately.... http://michellemalkin.com/2010/04/15/crashers-they-came-they-saw-they-failed/

Nobody Said Party Crashers Have To Be Smart

http://grandrants.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/nobody-said-party-crashers-have-to-be-smart/

Racist Leftist Infiltrators Driven From Tea Party Rallies (Video)

Friday, April 16, 2010, 4:59 AM

Jim Hoft

(Updated and Bumped)
Leftist and racist infiltrators were forced to flee at tea party rallies in St. Louis, San Francisco, Oceanside and Greensboro... http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/04/racist-leftist-infiltrators-driven-from-tea-party-rallies-video/

President Mocks TEA Party Patriots; Rush Responds - Video

Why Tea Parties?

Ketchikan TEA Party

4:00 - 6:00 P.M.

April 15th

Corner of Tongass and Jefferson

TEA Party Like It's 1773!

Ketchikan Patriots, are you ready for a TEA Party?

Thursday, April 15th

4:00 PM - 6:00 Pm

Corner of Tongass and Jefferson

Jason Mattera

Government Mandates Caused the Housing Collapse

Never, ever forget that the Community Reinvestment Act and Congressional quotas for sub-prime loans caused this collapse.

Covering Their Fannie

Posted 04/09/2010 06:42 PM ET

Financial Crisis: The Angelides Commission finally asked Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac what drove them to overinvest in risky subprime loans. But it didn't like the answer and changed the subject.

Former officials with the mortgage giants testified that they loaded up on subprime loans and securities to meet "government-mandated housing goals" for low-income borrowers with typically weak credit.... http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=529897

Remember this video from 2004?

Tax Hikes Are Guaranteed to Come

Tax Freedom Day: Real Or Imagined?

By DOUG BANDOW

Posted 06:38 PM ET

Americans are about to finish paying taxes this year. Kind of. Tax Freedom Day came on April 9, but it's an artificial freedom. Massive borrowing this year — the federal deficit is expected to run $1.6trillion — guarantees future tax hikes.

And just wait until the real cost of health care "reform" kicks in.... http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=530041

Flat Tax Less Complicated and Cuts Out Loopholes

Eliminate Tax Brackets and Complicated Forms with a Flat Tax

by Daniel J. Mitchell

This article appeared in US News and World Report on April 12, 2010

Every April, Americans endure the misery of the Internal Revenue Service code. It is hopelessly complicated and nerve-wracking since the IRS has such immense powers to destroy people's lives. It is time to implement a simple and fair flat tax... http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=11676

Opposition to Health Care Reform Grows

Health Care Law

Support for Repeal of Health Care Plan Up To 58%

Monday, April 12, 2010

Three weeks after Congress passed its new national health care plan, support for repeal of the measure has risen four points to 58%. That includes 50% of U.S. voters who strongly favor repeal... http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/march_2010/health_care_law

TEA Party Thursday in Ketchikan!

Patriots, are you ready for a TEA Party?!?

Thursday, April 15th

4:00 PM - 6:00 Pm

Corner of Tongass and Jefferson

Bring your sign and enthusiasm! Let’s let Congress know that we are still here watching everything that they do. We are not going to forget that they have squandered our children’s future with the stimulus package, and passed the Health Care Bill against the will of the people and the Constitution.

This is just a practice TEA Party. The real one will be held on November 2nd, 2010 when we vote out those who betrayed us!

Taxed Enough Already!

Here are some interesting poll numbers from Rasmussen.

66% Say America Is Overtaxed

Sunday, April 11, 2010

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/taxes/april_2010/66_say_america_is_overtaxed

Newt Gingrich Speech at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference

This is a fantastic speech! More at http://www.americansolutions.com/

Newt Gingrich 2+2=4 !

Bart Stupak Announces Retirement

Can the tea parties claim victory over Stupak?

He might not have planned it that way, but the timing of Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) retirement announcement will send it into the annals of tea party history. Local groups and the national Tea Party Express had battered Stupak all week, holding rallies and running an estimated $250,000 of TV ads against the congressman.... http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/04/can_the_tea_parties_claim_vict.html

CBO's Bleak Assessment

CBO chief says debt 'unsustainable'

By JONATHAN ALLEN | 4/8/10 12:12 PM EDT

The nation’s fiscal path is “unsustainable,” and the problem “cannot be solved through minor tinkering,” the head of the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday morning.... http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/35546.html?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Morning%2BBell#ixzz0kWyImUNC

Who Is Responsible for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?

Somebody Lied

04/09/2010

By Robert Romano

Somebody lied, that’s for sure.

When Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were nationalized in 2008, then-Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) James Lockhart told Congress, under oath, that “the conservatorship and the access to credit from the U.S. Treasury provide an explicit guarantee to existing and future debt holders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.”... http://blog.getliberty.org/default.asp?Display=2186

Tax Day TEA Party!

Patriots, are you ready for a TEA Party?!?

Thursday, April 15th

4:00 PM - 6:00 Pm

Corner of Tongass and Jefferson

Bring your sign and enthusiasm! Let’s let Congress know that we are still here watching everything that they do. We are not going to forget that they have squandered our children’s future with the stimulus package, and passed the Health Care Bill against the will of the people and the Constitution.

This is just a practice TEA Party. The real one will be held on November 2nd, 2010 when we vote out those who betrayed us!

All Politics is Local! Get out and meet Bill Walker, Republican Candidate For Governor

Bill Walker, Republican candidate for Governor in Alaska, will be in Ketchikan with his wife, Donna, on Tuesday, April 13. The Walkers are hosting a meet and greet at Jeremiah's at the Landing Hotel from 5 - 7 pm. Light appetizers will be served.

Grab a friend and come on down to meet Bill and ask where he stands on issues that are important to you. You can look him up at his website: http://www.billwalkerforgovernor.com/

Liberals Discuss Death Panels

Health Care Bill Will Hurt Economic Recovery

Democrats’ Health Care Bill is NOT Pro-Jobs

Six Facts Every American Worker Must Know About the Health Care Bill

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

“The Democrats’ health care bill, which represents the largest tax increase in American history, is not pro-jobs and it will hurt our economic recovery,” responded Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI), the top Republican on the Ways and Means Committee. “No amount of Congressional bullying or use of the presidential pulpit can change that basic fact.”.... http://republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=179150

The Real Health Care Crisis

Friday, April 2, 2010

Greater Cincinnati’s primary-care shortage about to get worse

BUSINESS COURIER OF CINCINNATI - BY James Ritchie STAFF REPORTER

“People can have all the insurance they want, but if they can’t get in to see anyone, it’s not going to do anyone much good,” Kambelos said.... http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2010/04/05/story11.html?b=1270440000^3129981&ana=e_vert&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Morning%2BBell

Global Warming: A Flawed Theory

High Sticking: The Flaws of the IPCC and the Hockey Stick Model

Posted April 5th, 2010

http://blog.heritage.org/2010/04/05/high-sticking-the-flaws-of-the-ipcc-and-the-hockey-stick-model/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Morning%2BBell

Weakening Our Defense

Morning Bell: The Road to a New Nuclear Arms Race

Posted April 6th, 2010

Unfortunately for Americans, President Obama’s new strategy will have the exact opposite result of its intended effect. Instead of incentivizing countries to give up nuclear ambitions, it creates new incentives for them to maintain or develop their own nuclear programs.... http://blog.heritage.org/2010/04/06/morning-bell-the-road-to-a-new-nuclear-arms-race/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Morning%2BBell

Former Ketchikan Resident, Mark French, on the Campaign Trail in Montana!

Mark and Katy lived in Ketchikan in the '90's. It's exciting to see him standing up for his beliefs. We wish Mark and his family the best in his race. Those of us who know this wonderful family know he will do an outstanding job WHEN he's elected!

Mark French Files as a CONSTITUTIONAL Republican Challenger to the US House for the State of Montana.

Mark French, a fourth generation Montanan announces today his candidacy for the US House of Representatives for the State of Montana. He is challenging the 9-year incumbent in the June 8th Republican primary.

“I can not standby and continue watching Republicans vote against the US Constitution and against their very own platform. It is absolutely unacceptable for someone to swear a solemn oath of office to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, then vote for multiple freedom robbing and tax increasing bills like Cash for Clunkers and the Patriot Act. Our US Houseman’s recent support of the Tester Wilderness bill is a prime example of continued unconstitutional leadership, robbing future generations the opportunity to work with our resources and secure a future.” French said.

Our history was prosperous and growing until we kicked God out of society and eroded our obligations and rights within the Constitution. Let’s reverse that trend bringing hope and prosperity back, ensuring a bright future.” French said.

As challenger in the June 8th primary, Mr. French also supports the following issues:

• The right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
• Protection of innocent human life, especially the unborn and elderly.
• Preservation of personal liberty, such as health care decisions.
• Protection of private property from eminent domain abuses.
• Abolishing of the Federal Reserve.
• Reservation of States rights under the Tenth Amendment.
• Securing our borders and ending benefits to illegal aliens.

Tax Day TEA Party!

Patriots, are you ready for a TEA Party?!?

Thursday, April 15th

4:00 PM - 6:00 Pm

Corner of Tongass and Jefferson

Bring your sign and enthusiasm! Let’s let Congress know that we are still here watching everything that they do. We are not going to forget that they have squandered our children’s future with the stimulus package, and passed the Health Care Bill against the will of the people and the Constitution.

This is just a practice TEA Party. The real one will be held on November 2nd, 2010 when we vote out those who betrayed us!

David Letterman Interviews a TEA Party Patriot

This darling woman so gracefully explains to David Letterman what the tea party movement is all about. She also dispels the whole myth of the hateful tea party patriot who is on the verge of violence. This is a must see video.

Congressman Phil Hare Admits That He Doesn't Care About the Constitution

This is stunning. This man obviously has no regard for the wishes of the people he is supposed to be representing, either.

Happy Easter From Ketchikan Tea Party

Resurrection Day 2010: All Things New

By Mark Alexander · Thursday, April 1, 2010

"It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors." --George Washington

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ, appropriately celebrated in our country each year as the dormant winter season yields to new spring growth, is the foundation of our belief that life can arise miraculously from the hard darkness of apparent death, thus bringing great hope to us even in the bleakest of winters... http://patriotpost.us/alexander/2010/04/01/resurrection-day-2010-all-things-new/

Birth Certificate Found

Breaking News: Obama’s Kenyan Birth Certificate Found

Constitutional Crisis Looms

In what has been described as the most incredible discovery of the century, the birth certificate for Barack Hussein Obama has surfaced in Kenya, throwing the United States into turmoil. The Constitution stipulates that the President must be a natural born citizen of the United States. As such, the discovery has put the presidency of Barack Obama on the line... http://grandrants.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/breaking-news-obamas-kenyan-birth-certificate-found/