Get Ready for a Healthcare Showdown
Posted on Mar. 12, 10 | 01:52 PM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Health Care Reform
It looks like the Democrats are going to do the unthinkable. Get ready for a bare-knuckle fight starting next week. From the POLITICO:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her members Friday to brace themselves for a climatic health care vote as early as next week, warning them to clear their schedules for next weekend and promising to stay in session until the landmark vote, people present at the meeting told POLITICO. President Barack Obama has postponed an overseas trip until March 21, and Pelosi said, "I am delighted the president will be here for the passage of the bill. It will be historic."
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her members Friday to brace themselves for a climatic health care vote as early as next week, warning them to clear their schedules for next weekend and promising to stay in session until the landmark vote, people present at the meeting told POLITICO. President Barack Obama has postponed an overseas trip until March 21, and Pelosi said, "I am delighted the president will be here for the passage of the bill. It will be historic."
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An Inconvenient Tax
Posted on Mar. 12, 10 | 01:22 PM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Taxes
This is from our friends at the Moving Picture Institute:
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An Inconvenient Tax - Trailer from Life Is My Movie Entertainment on Vimeo.
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Great Profile Article on Jim DeMint
Posted on Mar. 12, 10 | 08:16 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: General Economics
Jim DeMint is featured in this front page POLITICO article about how he has rankled the establishment by fighting for pro-growth principles. And is he a White House candidate in 2012?
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Chris Chocola, a former congressman from Indiana who now heads the Club for Growth, introduced the senator as indispensable at his organization’s meeting last weekend in Florida.
“Nobody does more to keep Congress on the side of freedom than DeMint does,” said Chocola, recalling his comments in Palm Beach. “He stands up for limited spending better than anybody.”
As for his own ambitions, DeMint won’t completely slam and lock the door shut when questioned about his interest in the presidency.
Asked if there was any scenario under which he would run in 2012, he said: “I don’t think so.” But he added, “You can’t ever say in absolutes.”
“Nobody does more to keep Congress on the side of freedom than DeMint does,” said Chocola, recalling his comments in Palm Beach. “He stands up for limited spending better than anybody.”
As for his own ambitions, DeMint won’t completely slam and lock the door shut when questioned about his interest in the presidency.
Asked if there was any scenario under which he would run in 2012, he said: “I don’t think so.” But he added, “You can’t ever say in absolutes.”
Read the whole thing.
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Orwellian Headline of the Day
Posted on Mar. 11, 10 | 12:23 PM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Pork
Right after the House GOP voted to ban earmarks within their own conference, House Democrats, who still plan to dole out the pork, put out this press release with this Orwellian headline:
"Democrats Lead the Charge on Earmark Reform"
What chutzpah!
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"Democrats Lead the Charge on Earmark Reform"
What chutzpah!
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House GOP Passes One-Year Earmark Moratorium
Posted on Mar. 11, 10 | 12:01 PM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Pork
Wow. Big news. After years of pork-barrel spending, the House GOP has decided to finally enact a unilateral moratorium on earmarks this year.
Here are some reactions:
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Here are some reactions:
REP. JEFF FLAKE: “This is a great day. We've taken a big step toward fiscal responsibility. We've got a long way to go, but we're headed in the right direction. We now need to encourage the Democrats follow our lead.”
REP. TOM PRICE: “Today the voices of the American people have delivered positive change to Washington. The flawed earmarking process in Congress has devolved into both a symptom and a source of Washington’s fiscal recklessness. It allows hard-earned tax dollars to flow to wasteful pet projects while feeding a culture of big spending. If Democrats are unwilling to fundamentally reform the earmarking process or refrain from requests along with us, responsibility and principle demand that we abstain from earmarks on our own."
SEN. JIM DEMINT: “This is exactly the kind of bold leadership Americans have been demanding, and I applaud House Republicans for putting their country ahead of earmarks. House Democrats talked a good game this week, but only House Republicans took real action. Finally, Republicans are getting serious about earning back the trust of American taxpayers."
ROLL CALL: "Surprising his colleagues in announcing his support for the ban was Appropriations ranking member Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.), a longtime opponent of such a moratorium. Lewis told reporters during a break in the meeting that the move was only temporary."
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REP. TOM PRICE: “Today the voices of the American people have delivered positive change to Washington. The flawed earmarking process in Congress has devolved into both a symptom and a source of Washington’s fiscal recklessness. It allows hard-earned tax dollars to flow to wasteful pet projects while feeding a culture of big spending. If Democrats are unwilling to fundamentally reform the earmarking process or refrain from requests along with us, responsibility and principle demand that we abstain from earmarks on our own."
SEN. JIM DEMINT: “This is exactly the kind of bold leadership Americans have been demanding, and I applaud House Republicans for putting their country ahead of earmarks. House Democrats talked a good game this week, but only House Republicans took real action. Finally, Republicans are getting serious about earning back the trust of American taxpayers."
ROLL CALL: "Surprising his colleagues in announcing his support for the ban was Appropriations ranking member Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.), a longtime opponent of such a moratorium. Lewis told reporters during a break in the meeting that the move was only temporary."
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FACT CHECK: Misleading Bennett Campaign Owes Utah an Apology
Posted on Mar. 11, 10 | 11:50 AM by Michael Connolly | Topic: Cap and Trade
WASHINGTON – The Club for Growth today called on Senator Bob Bennett (R-Utah) to explain or retract a false claim made by his re-election campaign yesterday about Bennett’s big-government record in the United States Senate. According to CNN, Bennett’s campaign said the Club’s claims were “dishonest nonsense” and “dirty politics.”
The three claims at issue – made in both the Club’s television ad now running on Fox News in Utah and in other communications with Utah Republicans leading up to the March 23rd caucuses – are that Bennett "voted to bail out Wall Street, voted for billions in wasteful spending like Alaska's 'Bridge to Nowhere,’” and “even joined with liberals supporting big government healthcare.”
And as Sen. Bennett and his campaign know well, all three points are objective facts:
FACT: On October 1, 2008, Bennett voted in favor of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program. (Vote #213)
FACT: On October 20, 2005, Bennett voted against an amendment that would have stripped funding for the notorious “Bridge to Nowhere” earmark in Alaska. (Vote #262)
FACT: On May 1, 2008, the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation wrote Senator Bennett about S. 334, his “Healthy Americans Act,” co-sponsored with seven Democrats including Ron Wyden (D-OR). According to the non-partisan analysis, Wyden-Bennett would raise taxes $400-$500 billion, mandate individuals to buy health insurance, and spend $1.3 to $1.4 trillion.
“Every claim the Club for Growth in has made in Utah is a documented fact,” said Club President Chris Chocola. “Bob Bennett owes an apology for his misleading campaign spin – not to the Club for Growth, but to the people of Utah. After all these years in Washington, the least Bob Bennett owes his state is an honest debate.”
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The three claims at issue – made in both the Club’s television ad now running on Fox News in Utah and in other communications with Utah Republicans leading up to the March 23rd caucuses – are that Bennett "voted to bail out Wall Street, voted for billions in wasteful spending like Alaska's 'Bridge to Nowhere,’” and “even joined with liberals supporting big government healthcare.”
And as Sen. Bennett and his campaign know well, all three points are objective facts:
FACT: On October 1, 2008, Bennett voted in favor of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program. (Vote #213)
FACT: On October 20, 2005, Bennett voted against an amendment that would have stripped funding for the notorious “Bridge to Nowhere” earmark in Alaska. (Vote #262)
FACT: On May 1, 2008, the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation wrote Senator Bennett about S. 334, his “Healthy Americans Act,” co-sponsored with seven Democrats including Ron Wyden (D-OR). According to the non-partisan analysis, Wyden-Bennett would raise taxes $400-$500 billion, mandate individuals to buy health insurance, and spend $1.3 to $1.4 trillion.
“Every claim the Club for Growth in has made in Utah is a documented fact,” said Club President Chris Chocola. “Bob Bennett owes an apology for his misleading campaign spin – not to the Club for Growth, but to the people of Utah. After all these years in Washington, the least Bob Bennett owes his state is an honest debate.”
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The President's Budget
Posted on Mar. 11, 10 | 10:15 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Government Spending
The Heritage Foundation has released its comprehensive review of President Obama's budget. And the results aren't pretty. Here's a summary:
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- Would permanently expand the federal government by 3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) over 2007 pre-recession levels;
- Would raise taxes onall Americans by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade;
- Would raise taxes for 3.2 million small businesses and upper-income taxpayers by an average of $300,000 over the next decade;
- Would borrow 42 cents for each dollar spent in 2010;
- Would run a $1.6 trillion deficit in 2010--$143 billion higher than the recession-driven 2009 deficit;
- Would leave permanent deficits that top $1 trillion as late as 2020;
- Would dump an additional $74,000 per household of debt into the laps of our children and grandchildren; and
- Would double the publicly held national debt to over $18 trillion.
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Big Vote on GOP Earmark Ban Today at 9:30am
Posted on Mar. 11, 10 | 09:07 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Pork
House GOP Leader John Boehner is calling a conference-wide meeting today for all Republicans to discuss a unilateral ban of earmarks for fiscal year 2011. And it appears that everyone is on board, although only a majority vote is needed for it to pass. Here's leadership's statement:
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“For millions of Americans, the earmark process in Congress has become a symbol of a broken Washington. We believe the time has come for House Republicans to adopt an immediate, unilateral moratorium on all earmarks, including tax and tariff-related earmarks, and we will support changing the official rules of the House Republican Conference to incorporate such a moratorium when a special conference meeting on the matter takes place Thursday. When Republicans take back the House, we will rein in out-of-control federal spending and bring fundamental change to the process by which Congress spends American taxpayers’ money.”
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Most Offensive Health Care Argument Yet?
Posted on Mar. 09, 10 | 02:25 PM by Michael Connolly | Topic: Health Care Reform
In a speech this morning to the 2010 Legislative Conference for National Association of Counties, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal.) uttered what may be the most honest and insulting argument in favor of the Democrats' health care bill yet:
“But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy."
Seriously? This is how democracy works in Mrs. Pelosi's mind?
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“But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy."
Seriously? This is how democracy works in Mrs. Pelosi's mind?
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"The Case for Repeal"
Posted on Mar. 09, 10 | 12:10 PM by Michael Connolly | Topic: Health Care Reform
Over at NRO, Rich Lowry lays out the prospects for repealing the Democrats' health care takeover. It won't be easy, but circumstances are such that it undeniably doable.
Now, if only someone would launch a national grassroots campaign along these lines...
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If Pelosi somehow succeeds, Democrats will tell themselves they’ve finally attained a goal that has eluded them since Truman. But it won’t be over.
In terms of the Iraq War, it will be the toppling–the–Saddam Hussein–statue phase of the operation, with more combat still in the offing.
In terms of the Iraq War, it will be the toppling–the–Saddam Hussein–statue phase of the operation, with more combat still in the offing.
Now, if only someone would launch a national grassroots campaign along these lines...
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Tuesday's Daily News
Posted on Mar. 09, 10 | 11:44 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Other
A permanent welfare state: "Are unemployment benefits no longer temporary?"
House Democrats are running away from ObamaCare...
...while Bart Stupak, a leading Democrat opponent to ObamaCare, says he's optimistic about supporting it.
Economist Greg Mankiw explains the problem with deficit neutrality.
IBD: The recession isn't about job losses, but the lack of job creation.
Here are some examples of why the tax code (at every level of government) is an abomination.
Chinese factory workers cash in sweat for prosperity.
Kentucy newspaper editorial: "On deficit, Bunning was right and McConnell bungled."
What if everyone in Canada flushed at once?
Here are some great signs at a recent ObamaCare protest.
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House Democrats are running away from ObamaCare...
...while Bart Stupak, a leading Democrat opponent to ObamaCare, says he's optimistic about supporting it.
Economist Greg Mankiw explains the problem with deficit neutrality.
IBD: The recession isn't about job losses, but the lack of job creation.
Here are some examples of why the tax code (at every level of government) is an abomination.
Chinese factory workers cash in sweat for prosperity.
Kentucy newspaper editorial: "On deficit, Bunning was right and McConnell bungled."
What if everyone in Canada flushed at once?
Here are some great signs at a recent ObamaCare protest.
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