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POPSBoehner to Obama: We Need to Start Cutting Spending Nowby
merrie Yesterday 11:23 PM 
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In a letter sent to President Obama last week, Boehner and House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) asked the president to invoke his authority under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to submit specific proposals rescinding spending already in place. Boehner and Cantor pledged that if the president grants their request and chooses to use this authority, which has been invoked 1,178 times by previous presidents, they will introduce each proposal as a stand-alone bill in the House of Representatives. "Here in the House of Representatives, there is no shortage of opportunities to vote on bills increasing spending or creating new programs, but very seldom do we consider bills to actually reduce spending or eliminate programs," Boehner and Cantor wrote last week. "Since increasing the debt limit by $290 billion on December 16, the House has not considered one bill to reduce the national debt.
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POPSCongressional Democrats Point Finger of Blame at Rahm Emanuel Congressional Democrats point finger of blame at Rahm Emanuel on healthcare - TheHill.com Democrats in Congress are holding White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel accountable for his part in the collapse of healthcare reform. The emerging consensus among critics in both chambers is that Emanuel’s lack of Senate experience slowed President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. The share of the blame comes as cracks are beginning to show in Emanuel’s once-impregnable political armor. Last week he had to apologize after a report surfaced that he called liberal groups “retarded” in a private meeting. While Emanuel has quelled that controversy by meeting with advocates for people with disabilities, on Capitol Hill he’s under fire for poor execution of the president’s healthcare agenda in the Senate... more ... http://bit.ly/boJ1Lp
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POPSWho Appears At The Intersection of Every Legislative and Regulatory Failing of the Mortgage System?by
merrie Yesterday 12:18 AM 1
CONTINUED ........ Consider the findings of the auditor: "Over 50% of the sub primes were for cash-out refi’s. Regardless of the loan criteria used to pull random samplings for audits, the majority of the last names were Hispanic. The loans I audited were primarily in CA, NV, AZ, FL, CO, compare those to the states with the highest number of foreclosures & illegal aliens." Now that we -- the taxpayers -- have ownership stakes in most of the large banks, I have three very simple questions for the new stewards of the banks -- our Congress: 1. What's the total percentage of subprime loans that have defaulted? 2. What's the total percentage of subprime loans that used a Matricular Consular card as the primary ID that have defaulted? 3. And how is it that Barney Frank -- who appears to be at the intersection of every legislative and regulatory failing of the mortgage system -- isn't being investigated by every agency in the country?
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POPSDid Democrat Open Border Policies Touch Off the Mortgage Meltdown?by
merrie Yesterday 12:15 AM 2
"During the bailout, I called my Congressman and other leadership including Barney Frank and asked if there was a provision within the Bill that prohibited illegal aliens from being bailed out…..the answer was no. I asked if there was a provision in the Bill that helped homeowners that did not take out subprimes but are faced with losing their home due to the negative impact of subprimes and was told... no. So in other words, those that committed crimes to obtain the loans will get a helping hand to bail them out, compliments of the US axpayer!" October 26, 2001, President Bush signed the USA Patriot Act. However, I would wager to say that almost no one knows that contained in section 326(b) of the USA Patriot Act is a provision that allows US banks to accept Mexican Matricula Consular cards (MCCs) as a valid form of ID for opening bank accounts." "It should be noted that while... Congress ordered American banks to recognize these Mexican-issued cards,
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POPSGovernment protects kids, moms and dads pay more Hasbro and Mattel can tell whatever story they like about "why" their revenues and profits are up. But the truth is that the Children's Lead Protection laws increased the price of toys by nearly 30%. As well as kids' clothes - pajamas and socks/underwear had the largest jump. This is what happens EVERY TIME we ask the government to protect us. They pass the law, we foot the bill and the corporation is allowed to increase their profit margins. EVERY single time.
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POPSObama's Stunning Admission Obama admits Dems "snuck in" health care provisions Posted by Tom Bevan So it's a bit of shock to find out now - from the President himself, no less - that one or both of the bills that passed Congress late last year (the House passed its version in late November, the Senate on Christmas Eve Day) contained language that would have violated this pledge. If we take this statement at face value, President Obama is admitting the the health care bills passed by either the House or Senate (or both) contained provisions which were "snuck in" - presumably by Democratic members and perhaps on behalf of certain lobbyists - that would have in fact prevented people from keeping their current insurance and/or choosing the doctor they want. RCP more .... http://bit.ly/d2nyq9
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POPSCan the Democrats Govern? Or Is Congress Crippled?
Congress may be crippled. In fact, much of the way they work -- besides all taking place in a swamp of corrupting money -- appears more set up to PREVENT things from happening than facilitate any legislation. This latest example is now coming into focus. Somehow one guy, a Republican Senator, is able to single-handedly stop all of President Obama's nominations for important jobs. No wonder so many things get stalled or killed if there are all these ways the will of the majority can be frustrated. The will of the majority may not always be ideal but better than rule by warlords, military dictators or thug mobs. But we better starting using it. President Obama has brains, guts and integrity. Now we want to see results. Things like what this Senator Shelby is doing must be overcome. Changes to improve health care must be made. Other promises lived up to. If the right wing wackos regain control, I fear we'll be in for the worst misrule and poor governance we coul
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POPSWho Approved This? Wonder if they will get a promotion out of the company. HMM? Maybe it is payback for stealing the money for the government?
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POPSCommunist-Linked Apollo Alliance Dictates to Congress They really admire the Apollo mission, the moon-shot mission, and they think that we need a similar centrally-planned, organized massive mobilization to reorder society and take control of energy and their various other objectives. They admire that and they want it like a moon shot.
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POPSDemocrats Push to Repeal First Amendment! If this gets any traction – we all need to make sure we get on the horn with our representatives and senators and tell them they better not mess with our most fundamental of all rights – those contained in the First Amendment. You appeal the First Amendment and it opens the doors for the government to take over EVERY aspect of our lives. For those of you who may have forgotten – here is EVERYTHING that is in The First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. These idiots are treading in some very dangerous waters here.
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POPSstealing a nation yep- another example of our far reaching gifts of freedom- and democracy- we should be ashamed- instead we pick up guns and bibles- and tell ourselves- we are giving people a better life.....what people? this links to a video
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POPSFLEMING HEALTH CARE REFORM UPDATE "You will be pleased to know that more than 100 Members of Congress joined in support of H. Res. 615, my common sense measure calling on Members who vote for an intrusive government-administered health care plan to enroll in that system. Since launching this effort, nearly 3 million Americans like you have contacted my office in support of H. Res. 615. In response I offered an amendment to the Democratic Leadership health care bill to automatically enroll all Members of Congress and all Senators in the public option. Predictably, my amendment was rejected out of hand by the Majority and was not given a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives."
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POPSObama admits health care overhaul may die on Hill Now the health legislation hangs in limbo. Lawmakers are looking to Obama for guidance, but he has not publicly offered specifics. His signals have been mixed. At the DNC event he said Republicans should be part of the process - something they've shown little interest in and that would doubtlessly drag out a legislative effort that many rank-and-file Democrats want to end quickly.
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