First Virginia and New Jersey Governorships . . . now a Senator from - where did you say?! - MASSACHUSETTS??? Wow! I guess almost anything can happen after this, eh?
Congratulations, Senator-elect Brown! Fortunately, the margin of victory was 5%, not less than 1%, otherwise, we would likely have Senator-elect Coakley. Tea Party candidate Joseph Kennedy- no relation – received 1% of the vote. He claimed he wasn’t siphoning votes from Brown, but Brown and Coakley were siphoning votes from him. That’s called arrogance and stupidity. More on that later, but for now we should just revel in the victory of having elected a Republican Senator to replace Teddy Kennedy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts!
God Bless America!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Health Care "Insurance" Reform
If you heard the president's speech last night, you know not much has changed from HR 3200. Republican Leader John Boehner says it was "lipstick on a pig." He also points out that at least two amentments to specifically exclude illegal immigrants from coverage were voted down in committee, and according to Virgil (September SMLRWC meeting) without an amendment, illegals would be included. So I'm sure Congressman Wilson's outburst during the speech - You lie! - was from the heart. (In a non-scientific internet poll I saw today, a large majority says that Congressman Wilson's comment was inappropriate and also says the president is not telling the truth. Isn't that, uh, lying? My sentiment, exactly!)
Check to the righ for the email addresses of those who will be voting on this. I contacted them last night and plan to do so frequently in the future.
Check to the righ for the email addresses of those who will be voting on this. I contacted them last night and plan to do so frequently in the future.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Perriello Watch
Today's SML Republican Women's Club meeting featured our favorite guest speaker, our former congressman, Virgil Goode, who spoke a bit on health care reform and then some on Congressman Perriello.
The main thing that I learned was about the second vote on the TARP, which occurred under the Obama administration. It turns out that a provision in the original bill - passed under the Bush administration - allowed for the second $350B to be released by a majority of either the Senate or the House. The Senate passed the bill first, so there was no need for a vote in the House, except for political purposes so that Pelosi could give freshman congressmen like Tom Perriello a chance to vote the way he knew his constituents would have wanted. Did you get that? The second vote on the TARP in the House was a SHAM!! It was taken only so that people like Tom Perriello could deceive his constituents and have them believe he stood up for what they believe.
We need to follow this man closely and watch his votes and also watch what the total vote count is. I have checked that on a few bills and have found that when his vote might have made a difference, he voted the wrong way. When the vote isn't close, Nancy allows him to vote with his constituents.
We have a new web site to check in on from time to time. It's www.youtube.com/perriellowatch. I just watched all three episodes and particularly enjoyed Eposide #1. It shows him at his best at what I understand he's really good at and that is not answering the question but making the questioner believe he's really on her side. This time, though, it didn't work. ;) Enjoy!
The main thing that I learned was about the second vote on the TARP, which occurred under the Obama administration. It turns out that a provision in the original bill - passed under the Bush administration - allowed for the second $350B to be released by a majority of either the Senate or the House. The Senate passed the bill first, so there was no need for a vote in the House, except for political purposes so that Pelosi could give freshman congressmen like Tom Perriello a chance to vote the way he knew his constituents would have wanted. Did you get that? The second vote on the TARP in the House was a SHAM!! It was taken only so that people like Tom Perriello could deceive his constituents and have them believe he stood up for what they believe.
We need to follow this man closely and watch his votes and also watch what the total vote count is. I have checked that on a few bills and have found that when his vote might have made a difference, he voted the wrong way. When the vote isn't close, Nancy allows him to vote with his constituents.
We have a new web site to check in on from time to time. It's www.youtube.com/perriellowatch. I just watched all three episodes and particularly enjoyed Eposide #1. It shows him at his best at what I understand he's really good at and that is not answering the question but making the questioner believe he's really on her side. This time, though, it didn't work. ;) Enjoy!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
More on Obama Care . . .
Here's an excellent 10-page synopsis of HR 3200 put together by the Fairbanks Republican Women Federation: http://www.nfrw.org/documents/issues/healthcare_frwf.pdf
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Republican Leader Boehner;s Health Care Chart
Check this out for a real eye-opener.
Click on the link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. On the left side you can click for a printable version. You will need to scroll down again and click on another link, but it's well worth the effort. You'll see the bureaucracy that this bill will create. A couple of my own favorites are Office of Civil Rights - there's also an Office of Minority Health - and Federal Mandates for Website Design. Say what?
http://republicanleader.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=137304
Please check the links on the right side of this page to let Senators Webb and Warner and Rep. Perriello know how you feel. You will be able to access both email and phone numbers from there. I'm told phone calls directed to the Washington office are more effective.
Click on the link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. On the left side you can click for a printable version. You will need to scroll down again and click on another link, but it's well worth the effort. You'll see the bureaucracy that this bill will create. A couple of my own favorites are Office of Civil Rights - there's also an Office of Minority Health - and Federal Mandates for Website Design. Say what?
http://republicanleader.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=137304
Please check the links on the right side of this page to let Senators Webb and Warner and Rep. Perriello know how you feel. You will be able to access both email and phone numbers from there. I'm told phone calls directed to the Washington office are more effective.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
House Republican Boehner's Energy Tax Chart
In case you missed this, it is just too cool. It sheds a light on what a bureaucratic nightmare the Energy Bill (I cannot bring myself to call it anything with "Security" in it) would be if enacted. There's time to contact our senators and express our concerns about such a huge power grab by the federal government. Check out the chart at: http://www.republicanleader.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=134400
Click on the word "chart" for a printer friendly version.
Click on the word "chart" for a printer friendly version.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Primer on Climate Change
If you have not heard, the EPA has been accused today (by their senior researcher on the subject) of burying his report that came to the same conclusion I did. Emails by his supervisor have been obtained by the media that confirms his accusation. This really reinforces my view that the administration does not want to hear scientific facts to make their policy decision. A very political EPA is not healthy for any of us.
You may have a different view, but if you have not researched the issue, I am providing an easy tutorial on the subject. I think it is scientifically grounded. This is “AN EASY READ THAT ASKs SOME PROBING QUESTIONS REGARDLESS OF YOUR SIDE OF THE DEBATE”!!!
http://joannenova.com.au/globalwarming/the_skeptics_handbook_2-22_lq.pdf
Thanks to Jim Miller for providing the information for this post. Info is from an informed former colleague of Jim's.
You may have a different view, but if you have not researched the issue, I am providing an easy tutorial on the subject. I think it is scientifically grounded. This is “AN EASY READ THAT ASKs SOME PROBING QUESTIONS REGARDLESS OF YOUR SIDE OF THE DEBATE”!!!
http://joannenova.com.au/globalwarming/the_skeptics_handbook_2-22_lq.pdf
Thanks to Jim Miller for providing the information for this post. Info is from an informed former colleague of Jim's.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Ann Coulter on Sonia Sotomayor
Interesting article that again points out that - to the media and Democrats - being Hispanic or black doesn't really count unless they're liberal Democrats. Remember Miguel Estrada?
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32042
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32042
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Obama Vs. Cheney!
In case you missed last Thursday's back-to-back speeches, they can be viewed by clicking on http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22846.html. Just so you know, Cheney's speech was NOT intended as a rebuttal to Obama's - Cheney's was scheduled weeks beforehand - but instead, the Obama speech was scheduled to try to pre-empt Cheney's. Did anyone hear a backfire?
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