4 Lap Dog Democrats Cave In

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There's a few still hanging on though. In the end, the few Democrats that stand strong against the Socialist Health Bill will be the ones to watch out for in 2011. They will be the most likely congressmen to switch parties if the Republicans gain control of the House in 2010 or come close to doing so.

The Energy and Commerce Committee will resume its markup of healthcare legislation Wednesday afternoon under a deal between Blue Dogs and House leaders, but there will be no floor vote on the legislation before August.

Delaying a vote until after August was a key demand of the Blue Dogs, along with reducing the cost of the bill by $100 billion and allowing states to create health "co-ops" that would compete with the government-run "public option" and private insurers.

The Hill

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Obama's Science Czar Wanted to Give Trees Right to Sue

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Since the 1970s, some radical environmentalists have argued that trees have legal rights and should be allowed to go to court to protect those rights.

The idea has been endorsed by John P. Holdren, the man who now advises President Barack Obama on science and technology issues.

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“One change in (legal) notions that would have a most salubrious effect on the quality of the environment has been proposed by law professor Christopher D. Stone in his celebrated monograph, ‘Should Trees Have Standing?’” Holdren said in a 1977 book that he co-wrote with Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich.

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Rasmussen: Obama Now Minus 12

Not doing so well. And the media can't really get any more biased to prop Obama up.

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Virginia: Republicans Lead in Race for 3 Main Offices

Governor
Bob McDonnell (R) 55
Creigh Deeds (D) 40

Lieutenant Governor
Bill Bolling (R) 54
Jody Wagner (D) 42

Attorney General
Ken Cuccinelli (R) 53
Steve Shannon (D) 42

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Liberal GOP Senator Attacks 'Southerners'

Last time I looked, most of the South voted the right way, but Senator Voinovich's type of limp politics was not able to carry Ohio.

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"We got too many Jim DeMints and Tom Coburns," Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) told the Columbus Dispatch. "It's the southerners."

Voinovich, a native Clevelander who retires after the 2010 election, continued after the southern elements of the GOP.

"They get on TV and go 'errrr, errrrr,'" he said. "People hear them and say, 'These people, they're southerners. The party's being taken over by southerners. What they hell they got to do with Ohio?'"

Source: The Hill

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Missouri: Senator McCaskill Gets Angry Earful in Town Hall Meeting

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New Jersey: Christie Leads Corzine by 14

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I don't know if I should get too excited about this yet. Jon Corzine is a Goldman-Sachs guy, so even if the people don't want to reelect him, maybe they will be made to reelect him.

Chris Christie (R) 50%
Jon Corzine (D-inc) 36%

Source: The Hedgehog Report

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Checklist of Obama's Campaign Promises

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International Business Daily gathered a list of Obama's promises last November just after the election. You can use this as a score card to see how honest Obama is and whether or not he is really looking out for you during the 4 years of his first and perhaps only term:

Taxes

• Give a tax break to 95% of Americans.

• Restore Clinton-era tax rates on top income earners.

• "If you make under $250,000, you will not see your taxes increase by a single dime. Not your income taxes, not your payroll taxes, not your capital gains taxes. Nothing."

• Dramatically simplify tax filings so that millions of Americans will be able to do their taxes in less than five minutes.

• Give American businesses a $3,000 tax credit for every job they create in the U.S.

• Eliminate capital gains taxes for small business and startup companies.

• Eliminate income taxes for seniors making under $50,000.

• Expand the child and dependent care tax credit.

• Expand the earned income tax credit.

• Create a universal mortgage credit.

• Create a small business health tax credit.

• Provide a $500 "make work pay" tax credit to small businesses.

• Provide a $1,000 emergency energy rebate to families.

Energy

• Spend $15 billion a year on renewable sources of energy.

• Eliminate oil imports from the Middle East in 10 years.

• Increase fuel economy standards by 4% a year.

• Weatherize 1 million homes annually.

• Ensure that 10% of our electricity comes from renewable sources by 2012.

Environment

• Create 5 million green jobs.

• Implement a cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• Get 1 million plug-in hybrids on the road by 2015.

Labor

• Sign a fair pay restoration act, which would overturn the Supreme Court's pay discrimination ruling.

• Sign into law an employee free choice act — aka card check — to make it easier for unions to organize.

• Make employers offer seven paid sick days per year.

• Increase the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour by 2009.

National security

• Remove troops from Iraq by the summer of 2010.

• Cut spending on unproven missile defense systems.

• No more homeless veterans.

• Stop spending $10 billion a month in Iraq.

• Finish the fight against Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaida terrorists.

Social Security

• Work in a "bipartisan way to preserve Social Security for future generations."

• Impose a Social Security payroll tax on incomes above $250,000.

• Match 50% of retirement savings up to $1,000 for families earning less than $75,000.

Education

• Demand higher standards and more accountability from our teachers.

Spending

• Go through the budget, line by line, ending programs we don't need and making the ones we do need work better and cost less.

• Slash earmarks.

Health care

• Lower health care costs for the typical family by $2,500 a year.

• Let the uninsured get the same kind of health insurance that members of Congress get.

• Stop insurance companies from discriminating against those who are sick and need care the most.

• Spend $10 billion over five years on health care information technology.

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Sarah Palin's Last Twitter as Governor

Last state twitter. Thank you Alaska! I love you. God bless Alaska. God bless the U.S.A.

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46% More Likely to Buy a Ford Because of No Bailout

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Public opposition to the auto bailouts may translating into consumer buying decisions, with 46% of Americans now saying they are more likely to buy a car from Ford because it did not take government money to stay in business.

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Happy Corday Day!

Charlotte Corday, one of the bravest heroes of the French Revolution was born on July 27, 1768.

Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont (27 July 1768 – 17 July 1793), known to history as Charlotte Corday, was a figure of the French Revolution. In 1793, she was executed under the guillotine for the assassination of Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat, who was responsible for the Reign of Terror.

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Rasmussen: Obama Approval Below 50%

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Overall, 49% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance. Today marks the first time his overall approval rating has ever fallen below 50% among Likely Voters nationwide. Fifty-one percent (51%) disapprove. —Rasmussen Reports

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California: Fiorina Within 4 pts of Boxer

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California Survey of 500 Likely Voters
July 22, 2009

Carly Fiorina (R)	41%
Barbara Boxer (D)	45%
Other	7%
Not Sure	7%

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Connecticut: Simmons Leads Dodd by 9 pts

If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Chris Dodd the Democrat and Rob Simmons the Republican, for whom would you vote?

                     Tot    Rep    Dem    Ind    Men    Wom



Dodd                 39%     7%    74%    27%    33%    44%
Simmons              48     87     16     56     56     42
SMONE ELSE(VOL)       -      -      -      1      1      -
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)      2      -      2      3      1      2
DK/NA                10      5      8     14      9     11

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New Jersey: Massive Corruption Bust

This should help former prosecutor Chris Christie in his run for the Governor's office.

The mayors of Hoboken and Secaucus, New Jersey, and several rabbis were among at least 30 people arrested today as part of a public corruption and money- laundering investigation by U.S. authorities.

Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano, 32, and Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell, both Democrats, Jersey City Council President Mariano Vega Jr., and State Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt, a Republican from Ocean Township, were among those arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. They are scheduled to appear in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, later today.

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Democrats Censor Mailings Critical of Obama-care

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Democrats are preventing Republican House Members from sending their constituents a mailing that is critical of the majority’s health care reform plan, blocking the mailing by alleging that it is inaccurate.

House Republicans are crying foul and claiming that the Democrats are using their majority to prevent GOP Members from communicating with their constituents.

The dispute centers on a chart created by Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Republican staff of the Joint Economic Committee to illustrate the organization of the Democratic health care plan.

At first glance, Brady’s chart resembles a board game: a colorful collection of shapes and images with a web of lines connecting them.

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New Jersey: Democrat Councilman Uses N-Word on MySpace

"It's a little on the BS side. This is about a handful of bad grapes out there who are fishing to hurt me, and it's just ridiculous."

PolitickerNJ.com


Wow, look at this a-hole. This guy looks like he lost his job after Bennigans closed and then couldn't get a job at Wendy's, Burger King, McDonald's or even White Castle (Which is usually the last resort for someone like this guy). What was this dude's solution? Hmm, maybe...

"Yo...I'm a run for Councilman in South Plainfield, New Jersey."

This guy certainly is a loser, but the people of this town voted for him. What does that make them?

Pennsylvania: Toomey Leads Sestak, 1 Behind Specter

If the 2010 election for United States Senator being held today and the candidates were Arlen Specter the Democrat and Pat Toomey the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Arlen Specter 45%
Pat Toomey 44%


If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Joe Sestak the Democrat and Pat Toomey the Republican, for whom would you vote?

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Joe Sestak 35%
Pat Toomey 39%



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New Jersey: Christie Increases Lead to 15 pts

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Strategic Vision has released a poll of the political situation in New Jersey. The results are not good news for Governor Jon Corzine and Barack Obama:

If the election for Governor were being held today and the choices were Christopher Christie, the Republican, Jon Corzine, the Democrat, or Christopher Daggett, the Independent, for whom would you vote?

Christopher Christie 53%
Jon Corzine 38%
Christopher Daggett 5%
Undecided 4%

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Jon Corzine's overall job performance?
Approve 35%
Disapprove 55%
Undecided 10%

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama's overall job performance?
Approve 50%
Disapprove 40%
Undecided 10%

Do you approve or disapprove of President Obama's handling of the economy?
Approve 47%
Disapprove 45%
Undecided 8%

Do you think New Jersey is headed in the right direction or wrong direction?
Right 24%
Wrong 62%
Undecided 14%

Source: Strategic Vision

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