The Government Accountability Office has again found widespread flaws in how the office administering Medicare and Medicaid manages contracts.
The watchdog agency studied a random sample of contract actions at the Centers for Medicare and [...]
In case you have not already heard, the corruption in the U.S. Senate has reached a new low. Senator Mary Landrieu, Democrat from Louisiana, sold her vote on the cloture motion on the Reid Healthcare Bill for not $1oo,000,000 as had been reported for the past couple of days, no [...]
Caroline and Kimberly's Thanksgiving Table SettingWe wish all a blessed and bountiful Thanksgiving!
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Heritage expert Dan Holler discusses the lack of transparency and procedural tricks used to push economy-killing cap-and-trade climate legislation through Congress. Heritage expert Dan Holler discusses the lack of transparency and procedural tricks used to push economy-killing cap-and-trade climate legislation through Congress. UPDATE II 4:45 EDT From ADF: AFTER ADF FILED ITS LAWSUIT, DOCTORS WITH THE EAST TENNESSEE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL CHANGED THEIR OPPOSITION TO ONGOING CARE FOR BABY GABRIEL, AND THE ETHICS PANEL FORMALLY AGREED NOT TO WITHDRAW HIS CARE. THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL AND BABY GABRIEL’S MOTHER HAS NOT YET [...]
Will see if this very time restrictive $400,000 "Reinvestment" bus experiment pays-off. [...]
Blackburn discusses mammography and rationing on ABC's This Week.
On this feast of Christ the King, we give homage to the Lord with a great hymn commemorating his role as King of the Universe.By Emmanuel Goldstein
Criminal and congressional investigations go on to document the evidence for the upcoming criminal case against a Ft. Hood Muslim terrorist and to (hopefully) correct what allowed this to happen. This November 5 incident was a tragedy. This tragedy could have and should have been avoided if PC [...]
Reporter Grant Bosse talks about his campaign in New Hampshire's Phantom Congressional District, the Fightin' Double Zero
This week's Nashville court decision about "guns in bars" leads to our question of the weekend for reader response and comment. [...] I have listened to Jim Cooper talk about the health care plans the past several weeks. He claims to be a “Blue Dog” Democrat, based on principal and fiscal conservatism, but in the end whether it is the stimulus plan, the budget or healthcare he falls right into line and [...]
AR Sen Poll: Lincoln Barely Ahead, HC Vote Pivotal
A [...]
This is an older article on the size of the House health care legislation that I shared on the radio, but it’s worth sharing with readers too. From the Wall Street Journal:
By JANET ADAMY
The 1,990-page health-care bill in the House is one of the weightiest pieces of legislation [...]
Just to reiterate from post below, we’re alerted to this information from Roll Call: (via Red State)
A new study of Senate voting patterns shows the chamber has approved more than 97 percent of all bills subject to a cloture motion to begin debate — a finding that could undercut [...]
We keep hearing about statesmanship and nobility in our United States Senate. But how statesmanlike is it to vote on a Saturday when we the people can’t contact their offices?
Are you sick and tired of the games? The deceit? I understand that Senator Tom Coburn might be retreating on his [...]
A fantastic letter from a listener:
Lee and Terry,
The issue is judicial nominees; the subject is David Hamilton. My concern: Senator Alexander’s rigidly philosophical vote. For what it is worth, it is my opinion that there are times—the fewer the better—when philosophical stance should be trumped by circumstance.
It should be well known by [...]
Knox Biz has interesting public info that has emerged out of the Recovery Act. Head over and read it all:
Based on a preliminary review of information contained on Recovery.gov, it appears that Joe Nemec — the president of Bechtel Jacobs Co., DOE’s cleanup manager — leads the pack. Nemec’s [...]
be forced to sit with him in the budget hearings on Medicaid to appreciate how much extra expense they will be adding to State Budgets because of Congress healthcare "reform" proposals.By Emmanuel Goldstein
How? Why? Is there any reason that President Obama doesn’t want a Congressional Investigation into Major Hasan? Maybe someone dropped a word in his ear?
According to Time Magazine, some of those that knew Hasah said, “political correctness led their superiors to ignore the warning signs witnessed by students [...]
From American Spectator, pretty interesting stuff:
NY23 UPDATE: Virus Found in Vote-Machine Software
By Robert Stacy McCain on 11.19.09 @ 3:50PM
After the earlier post about Conservative congressional candidate Doug Hoffman’s accusations of “mischief” in the special-election vote count, a source in New York called my attention to a breaking story [...]
After serving 18 years in Congress, former Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana, a Democrat, will continue his service in a different federal institution -- prison. He was sentenced recently to serve 13 years [...]
http://www.answeringmuslims...Interview with Robert Spencer at the Rally for Rifqa
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Press Release
Contact: Cyndie Todd 615-741-7462
November 18, 2009
Special Committee on State Sovereignty Approves Letter to the States
Letter to National Legislator Organizations
The Special Committee on State Sovereignty met yesterday as per the requirements of HJR 108; a resolution to the US Congress from the [...]
By Emmanuel Goldstein
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) attended college in North Carolina. So he is acquainted with the United States and her laws.
KSM helped finance the World Trace Center bombings in 1993 and was one of the co-conspirator’s, Ramzi Yousef, uncle.
KSM and Yousef planned Operation Bojinka. That plan was [...]
You can now specify the State to search and the time period.A couple of folks have asked for this article that I read on the radio awhile back so I’m just going to post it for anyone else who might be interested. It regards potential increases in unemployment as well as unemployment comparisons.
Here are a couple of highlights from the article [...]
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Really?
The Memphis Commercial Appeal has a tongue in cheek article about the latest misinformation from the Obama Administration regarding jobs created or saved by the stimulus package.
The article quotes Congressman Marsha Blackburn as saying "Not only can we track how many jobs were created in" [...]
Washington Post: Reid 'optimistic' about getting 60 votes on health bill
By IAN TALLEY
Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would put off debate on a big climate-change bill until spring, in a sign of weakening political will to tackle a long-term environmental issue at a time of high unemployment and [...]
FOX's Bill O'Reilly Interviews Former CNN Anchor Lou DobbsI’m just sharing a video clip from one of my favorite movies, She’s Having A Baby. Nothing political. I guess I’m just thinking about my family a lot as my oldest prepares for college. I love my husband and my children and my extended family. I’m especially thankful for the [...]
Stimulus Watch has added it 
From a TV News Report on recent property tax increases in NYC.
The Republicans, of course, did the same thing when they were in power.
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