Response: “Biden on capital: ‘Washington right now is broken’”
This morning I was sifting through the Drudge Report when I came across a gem of a story run on My Way yesterday entitled “Biden on capital: ‘Washington right now is broken’” and had to laugh out loud. We are all used to ole’ Mr. Biden inserting his foot directly into his mouth, but I am certainly not accustomed to finding him saying something I actually agree with. So after composing myself, I read on….
The story was released by AP, but reads like a hodgepodge of Biden quoatables that didn’t make the cut for other stories. It opens with a comment about how broken Washington is, and how the “country will be in deep trouble unless it attacks…the deficit.” Well, Duh! Moving on….Next, a blurb restating Biden’s comment, “we understand why they are angry…we get it.” Ok, really, you get it? I’m not so sure. Up until this point I am with him, I may not believe the second part, but I am still here.
To close the story, we turn to something Biden said on “The Early Show” about “dysfunctional” the intense partisanship in Washington. The final message was about the Brown election in Massachusetts and that he believed it sent a message to “…get your act together, get something going.” Hmmmm. Here, you lose me Mr. Biden.
If I may, Mr. Biden, offer you some insight….
Yes, you are correct, Washington is broken. However, “right now” has been for some time, since the introduction of career politicians to the system to be more specific. Yes, the American people are angry, at you and your crony politician friends. We are angry at all of you, not just at the Republicans or just at the Democrats, but at every single last one of you.
You mentioned the deficit, yes, we agree, we are in deep trouble. As one of the leaders of this country we look to you to chart the course out of this mess. That is your job, but are you fulfilling that role. From where I sit, no, you should be fired! You are bankrupting this generation, and mortgaging the futures of our children to pay for out of control earmarks, stimulus and bailouts. You and your friends in Washington need to take a lesson from each and every household in America who have had to make significant cuts across the board, who have had to completely change their lifestyles, and who have had to learn to survive on only on what they make instead of on credit. Stop relying on the countries of this world to buy up US treasuries to fund programs we can’t afford. Stop listening to the Unions, and turn your ear to main-stream America and we’ll show you how it’s done!
On a final note, Mr. Biden, stop the blame game. Stop blaming Bush for the deficit. Yes, part of it was his making, but you and the gang in Congress now have added your fair share. Take some responsibility. Stop blaming partisan politics for nothing getting accomplished in 2009 towards President Obama’s pet healthcare package. The Republicans couldn’t have stopped you if they tried. Your party has had the largest majority of Congress in history, and you couldn’t even agree with each other. Take some responsibility.
Let the message be heard, Mr. Biden. We the American people are wise to your games. On the campaign trail, you and President Obama pledged to change the climate of politics in Washington; you didn’t, so now we will! Beware of November, because in January you will see a lot of new faces on Capitol Hill. Faces of people who were sent there to do the Peoples business!!!
Have you ever wondered why the poor stay poor?
| The American Welfare system did not exist in our great country until under the tutelage of FDR in 1935 a national welfare-aid system was established. Since its onset, the welfare system has claimed countless lives and has created multi-generational families of dependence on the government to provide for them – why?
Do the poor of our country really want to remain poor? I don’t think so. The way the system is set-up, it is easier to stay below the poverty level because instead of encouraging recipients to find employment, it penalizes them when they do, thus making them all the more reliant on receiving those checks every month. I took a quick trip to the Census bureau to find which cities have the highest percentage of people below the poverty level, and discovered the following:
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Great Information…..
While I can not claim credit for the compilation of facts below, after confirming the facts I felt that it was important to share…..
$34,000:
The amount of federal taxes that Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner (D) failed to pay during his employment at the International Monetary Fund despite receiving extra compensation and explanatory brochures that described his tax liabilities.
True: http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/01/timothy_geithner_obamas_nomine.html
$75,000:
The amount of money that the head of the powerful tax-writing committee, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), was forced to report on his taxes after the discovery that he had not reported income from a Dominican Republic rental property. His excuses for the failure started with blaming his wife, then his accountant and finally the fact that he didn’t speak Spanish.
True http://www.nypost.com/seven/09102008/news/regionalnews/rangels_spanish_excuse_128444.htm
$93,000:
The INCREASE in the amount of petty cash each of our Congressional representatives voted to give themselves in January 2009 during the height of an economic meltdown. That’s a $40 + million INCREASE!
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/01/its-recession-congress-gives-lawmakers.html See video here from Fox
$133,900:
The amount Fannie Mae “invested” in Chris Dodd (D-CT), head of the powerful Senate Banking Committee, presumably to repel oversight of the GSE prior to its meltdown. Said meltdown helped touch off the current economic crisis. In only a few years time, Fannie also “invested” over $105,000 in then-Senator Barack Obama.
True: http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/07/top-senate-recipients-of-fanni.html
$140,000:
The amount of back taxes and interest that Cabinet nominee Tom Daschle (D) was forced to cough up after the vetting process revealed significant, unexplained tax liabilities.
True: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123335984751235247.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Wall Street Journal
$356,000:
The approximate amount of income and deductions that Daschle (D) was forced to report on his amended 2005 and 2007 tax returns after being caught cheating on his taxes. This includes $255,256 for the use of a car service, $83,333 in unreported income, and $14,963 in charitable contributions.
True: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123335984751235247.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Wall Street Journal
$800,000:
The amount of “sweetheart” mortgages Senate Banking Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) received from Countrywide Financial, the details for which he has refused to release details despite months of promises to do so. Countrywide was once the nation’s largest mortgage lender and linked to Government-Sponsored Entities like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Their meltdown precipitated the current financial crisis. Just days ago in Pennsylvania , Countrywide was forced to pay $150,000,000 in mortgage assistance following “a state investigation that concluded that Countrywide relaxed its underwriting standards to sell risky loans to consumers who did not understand them and could not afford them.”
$1,000,000:
The estimated amount of donations by Denise Rich, wife of fugitive Marc Rich, to Democrat interests and the William J. Clinton Foundation in an apparent quid pro quo deal that resulted in a pardon for Mr. Rich. The pardon was reviewed and blessed by Obama Attorney General and then Deputy AG Eric Holder, despite numerous requests by government officials to turn it down.
True: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/nov/20/nation/na-holder20
$12,000,000:
The amount of TARP money provided to community bank One United despite the fact that it did not qualify for funds, and was “under attack from its regulators for
allegations of poor lending practices and executive-pay abuses.” It turns out that Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), a key contributor to the Fannie Mae meltdown, just happens to be married to one of the bank’s former directors.
True: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123258284337504295.html Wall Street Journal
$23,500,000:
The upper range of net worth Rep. Allan Mollohan (D-WV) accumulated in four years time according to The Washington Post through earmarks of “tens of millions of dollars to groups associated with his own business partners.”
True: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/14/AR2006051401032.html Washington Post
$2,000,000,000:
($2 billion) the approximate amount of money that House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-WI) is earmarking related to his son’s lobbying efforts. The son, Craig Obey, is “a top lobbyist for the nonprofit group” that would receive a roughly $2 billion component of the “Stimulus”package.
True: http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/a_plan_for_stimulus_money_national_parks/C530/L37/
…and this as a list of these related stories: http://search.yahoo.com/404handler?src=news&+++%0A+fr%3D404_news%26ref%3Dhttp://directorblue.blogspot.com/2009/01/obama-democrats-by-numbers.html&url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090129/ap_on_go_co/stimulus_national_parks_2
$3,700,000,000:
($3.7 billion) not to be outdone, this is the estimated value of various defense contracts awarded to a company controlled by the husband of Rep. Diane Feinstein (D-CA). Despite an obvious conflict-of-interest as “a member of the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee, Sen. Feinstein voted for appropriations worth billions to her husband’s firms.”
True: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/22/MN310531.DTL
$4,190,000,000:
($4.19 billion) the amount of money in the so-called “Stimulus” package devoted to fraudulent voter registration ACORN group under the auspices of “Community Stabilization Activities”. ACORN is currently the subject
of a RICO suit in Ohio .
True: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/stimulus-economy-percent-2295331-bill-pelosi
$1,646,000,000,000 ($1.646 trillion):
The approximate amount of annual United States exports endangered by the “Stimulus” package, which provides a “Buy American” stricture. According to international trade experts, a “US-EU trade war looms” which could result in a worldwide economic depression reminiscent of that touched off by the protectionist Smoot-Hawley Act.
True: http://www.asiaing.com/2008-national-export-strategy-the-new-global-main-street.html
and http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/01/022685.php
Background: Smmot-Hawley Act: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot-Hawley_Tariff_Act
After reading this, it makes no sense why we as a society, a people who are struggling during these tough financial times would continue to keep these “thieves” in office. Do your part, and I’ll do mine at the voting booths and we can get these corrupt incumbents out of Washington!!!
Will Ferrell and Moveon.org get spoofed by the Catholics! It’s about time that the religious right used rational humor to attack, — this has worked so well for the left — SNL used it to destroy Sarah Palin….. maybe by playing their own game, Americans who disagree with the “Public-option/Single Payer” system will win this fight. We can only hope!
Attacking Sexuality
We all know that the Obama Administration has appointed Kevin Jennings as the “Safe Schools” czar, but none of us really know what his job entails (this is true for all the czars, right?). This video clip was found on Breitbart.tv of a speech Mr. Jennings made at the GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) in Iowa in 2000 – How strange is it that homosexual rights activists claim that being so is biological – not a choice – when Mr. Jennings so clearly believes that heterosexuals are “recruiting” children aggressively. He even goes so far as to claim that this is done with Romeo and Juliet, what’s next, wanting to censor heterosexual literature and replace it with solely homosexual works?
As a heterosexual woman, I must roll my eyes at this and hope we can weather the storm of contradictions and double standards being pushed by this administration. Mr. Jennings, I think that with all that is wrong, and unjust in our education system, the sexuality of our children is not the most important thing you should be focused on — how about you instead determine a way to keep weapons and drugs off campus, an infinitely better use of your time!
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Salute
September 11, 2001 is a day that will forever be charred into my memory. This morning when I turned on the TV to watch the news, just as I did that morning, a feeling of loss washed over my heart for the families that lost their loved ones in the attack, for the countless families that have lost their loved ones in the fighting and for our soldiers still in the far reaches of the world who work so hard to keep us safe at home.
I will never forget. Roll On !!!
We Surround Them, September 12 Tallahassee Tea Party
Want to take part in the We Surround Them movement on Saturday, September 12, 2009?
Can’t make it to Washington to march on the US Capitol?
Join us Saturday, September 12th at the Old State Capitol Building on Monroe Street in Tallahassee from 12 noon till 2PM to send the message to politicians that we will not go down without fighting for our constitution, our freedoms, and our right to live without obsessive governmental control.
Make your signs, gather your friends, and stand proud on the sidewalks with your fellow Americans to save our Republic!
Want more information?
www.taxteaparty.com – Organize by Pace Allen, Tallahassee Attorney
www.912projecttallahassee.com – Tallahassee 9.12 project Meet-up group
Can’t wait to see you all there!
Grandson of Ted Kennedy Hits Fundamental Problem With ObamaCare
Max Allen, grandson of Sen. Ted Kennedy reveals in 17 seconds the primary reason why ObamaCare will be detrimental to our current health-care system, and why it will ultimately bankrupt this country for generations to come.
It seems that someone forgot to inform the Kennedy’s that “health Insurance” never was intended to insure health; however it was designed as a financial planning tool to assist families in minimizing the risk of catastrophic financial loss due to illness and/or injury. IT IS A PRIVILEGE, hence why employers regard it as a benefit of working, and even then many companies expect participants to cover some of their own risk by paying a portion of the premium.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are fundamental rights, ObamaCare is a systemic disaster.
Obama Approval Rating in the Toilet
Last week’s polling numbers are in and the outcome was bleak for freshman President, Barak Obama. While on average the polling data showed an approval rating of 60% (and only 33% disapproval) back on June 24 those same polls indicate that as of August 29 Obama’s rating has fallen to 51% approval with a growing base of 42% of likely voters disapproving his job performance. The tide is starting to change.
I for one realized that the campaign rhetoric spewed by the Obama camp during the election was based more in theatrics than on planning and conscious deliberation, though 53% of fellow Americans were fooled into believing that the President’s plan to bring “hope” and “change” had been clearly defined and somehow without hearing the details conceded that they agreed with his policies. Those folks were sadly mistaken, and some are asking themselves, “what have we done?” as they watch our country “change” dramatically and lie in wait with “hope” that the overconfident bullies that have control of the reins can be stopped before it’s too late.
In an article for RealClearPolitics.com, Troy Senik makes a good point that any idea that the tide was turning in Washington in strong favor of liberals and that “conservatism is dead” now has to be reevaluated and disregarded in light of plummeting polling data. The President is losing ground, fast and his congressional counterparts up for re-election in 2010 should sit-up and take notice of how the people feel. Shockingly, particularly due to the popularity of the President just a few short weeks ago, only 38.8% of likely voters think that the country is currently headed in the right direction.
Why is this happening, you ask? My response, Americans are waking up and paying attention. Todd J. Zywicki provides a more analytical response in an article for Forbes.com where he states “This is not only due to Obama’s unpopular health reform program (although that may explain some of it). It is also because of the process he has used to push his signature initiative–a process that reeks of arrogance, deception and bullying.”
The people are speaking and only time will tell if politicians are getting the message. For the sake of this country, let’s hope they are!
Troy Senik served in the White House as a speechwriter for President George W. Bush. He previously wrote for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. He can be reached at troysenik@gmail.com.
Todd J. Zywicki is a professor at George Mason University School of Law and a senior scholar at Mercatus Center.
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