What Conflict of Interest?

Tom Daschle the presumptive Secretary of Health and Human Services, received $220,000 in speaking fees from healthcare groups with an interest in the work he would do once confirmed as secretary of health, Politico.com reports.

This is an outright conflict of interest because one of the groups who paid him stands to benefit by hundreds of millions of dollars, from President Obama's plan for Univeral Health Care.

Scandal after scandal after scandal has already rocked this administration which has been in power for only two weeks. As with Treasury Secretary Timothy "Tax Cheat" Geithner, President Obama issued a statement in support of Daschle saying, "(Daschle) is the right person to lead the fight for health care reform."

Are you tired yet of the corrupt liberal government we the voters have put in place? I am. If this is all happening in the first two weeks, what are the next four or God Help Us, the next eight years going to be like?

Now is the time to take action. Call your senators and tell them that they cannot in good conscience approve the nomination of Daschle. This man needs to learn a lesson that there are consequences for bad behavior. We as citizens have consequences and those chosen to lead us should as well.

A Tax Cheat from Four Different Perspectives, isn't Necessarily a Tax Cheat.

I thought I would do a comparison to illustrate Media Bias. I visited the websites of four different "News" organizations. FOX News, CNN, MSNBC, and The New York Times.

Over at FOX this was the headline:
TAX ISSUE DOGS DASCHLE. The gist of the article was written from the perspective that only after the vetting process started did Daschle file an amended return and pay back taxes with interest. It is interesting to note that this is the TOP Story on FOX News as of 11:31pm MST on 1/30/09

AT CNN the headline read:
HHS PICK DASCHLE FACES TAX SCRUTINY. At CNN the article focused on the Senate Finance Committe and its "review" of a car that may or may not have been used by Daschle. This was a secondary headline also at 11:35 MST on 1/30/09

MSNBC:
TAX ISSUES EMERGE IN DASCHLE NOMINATION. The article didn't even mention an investigation by the Senate Finance Committee, in fact, the article lead with the fact that Tom Daschle had recently paid back taxes in the amount of $128,000 with $11,000 in interest. The timeline implied in this article makes it seem like Daschle paid the taxes before he went under scrutiny. This article was a small secondary headline as of 11:36 pm MST on 1/30/09

The New York Times:
USE OF FREE CAR LANDS TOM DASCHLE IN TAX TROUBLE. at the NYC Times, this article makes the reader believe that some obscure part of the government "alleges" that Tom Daschle owes taxes on the use of the car. It really hammers home the opinion that the use of the free car and NOT the non-payment of taxes is what caused this problem. Once again, this was a third-rate headline on the front page at 11:40 pm 1/30/09.

Four articles about the same thing and three of them make Daschle look like a victim. Two of them leading us to believe that Tom Daschle paid the taxes before the investigation while one article actually tries to convince the reader that Daschle may or may not have even used the car. Only FOX tells us that Daschle paid ONLY AFTER the "mistake" was discovered by the Senate Finance Committee.

If this were a Bush nominee, the stories would have been LEAD headlines but in this case the Liberal Mainstream Media who are slobbering over President Obama, try to spin this story to be sympathetic to a liberal nominee.

I would encourage all of my readers to not take stories at face value where the MAINSTREAM Media is concerned but to dig deeper and find the truth.

That Reminds Me...

Here is a video representation of the fight between Obama/Democrats and Rush Limbaugh.

GROW UP! This is beneath a President and Congressional leaders.

Hollywood Bailout?

The Stimulus Package that was recently passed by the House of Representatives includes a portion that provides for a Hollywood Bailout. I'm still searching for the exact amount being pledged.

Bailout? Really? For the land of $20 million star paychecks, Bush bashing, and movies that condescend to middle America? OUTRAGEOUS!

This more than ever should be cause to call your Senator if you haven't already. I don't want to bailout the movie industry that produces filth, and movies that undermine traditional values.

Patriots Pay Their Taxes.

Another one of Obama's cabinet nominees has had to go back and pay the IRS taxes in the amount of $100,000. Tom Daschle, the former Senate majority leader is being considered for the Department of Health and Human Services. He accepted a car and a driver for years from an investment banker friend. Now that he is being vetted for the cabinet post, he has had to go back and pay back taxes on the car and drive that HE NEVER CLAIMED ON HIS TAX RETURN.

Joe Biden said, "...It is patriotic to pay your taxes..." when he was on the campaign trail. So then I guess I'm justified when I say, "These tax cheats in Obama's cabinet are NOT PATRIOTS" The tax code doesn't say that you pay taxes only if being considered for a cabinet post, it requires every American to pay taxes PERIOD. This is making me angry. The biggest controversies under Bush were a couple of nominees who hired illegal aliens but liberals screamed and screamed until those people were booted.

Can you say "Double Standard"?

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia? No, Gregg, Gregg, Gregg.

The Obama administration has tapped Senator Judd Gregg (R) New Hampshire as his pick for Commerce Secretary. You'll remember that Bill Richardson (D) Governor of New Mexico was Obama's original pick but stepped out of the race due to a possible ethics issue. If Gregg accepts the job with the Obama administration, the Republicans will no longer have 41 members in the Senate. The Governor of New Hampshire is a Democrat and will undoubtedly choose a Dem to replace Gregg.

If this happens and the Dems get 60 members, the Republicans will no longer have filibuster and will be unable to stop socialist, liberal legislation from being passed. When this happens, the Democrats along with Obama will have the power to fundamentally change the Constitution and America.

Republicans are trying to negotiate with the Democratic Governor of New Hampshire to get him to nominate a Republican, but I believe they are negotiating a losing battle. This country may be finished sooner than we think.

Vote for Rush Limbaugh???

I wasn't aware that Rush Limbaugh was running for office anywhere in the US, so imagine my surprise when I saw the following ad attacking him:



The dollars spent on this ad are dollars that are not being spent on American and this economy. The effort being put forth by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is effort that is not being put into solving the economic problems we now face. Rush Limbaugh is not running for office.

Imagine what would have happened if Bush had tried to confront each and every one of his detractors, he would have been distracted from doing the business of the country. We now have a President and a liberal congress that are fighting the opposition press instead of working for Americans. THIS IS YET ANOTHER OUTRAGE. I suspect that even some of those who voted for Obama don't want this.

What's next? I believe that the democrats will try to resurrect the fairness doctrine which forces radio broadcasters to give equal time to conservatives and liberals. Liberal radio (Air America anyone?) is a resounding failure, it makes no advertising money. So when broadcasters are forced to include liberal and conservative voices, stations will close due to lack of advertising dollars, because it has been proven that NO ONE LISTENS TO LIBERAL TALK RADIO.

What happened to, "...it's time to put aside childish things..."?

Comments, Comments, and MORE COMMENTS.

A writer at the Red State Blog, was recently attacked by a member of The Huffington Post, a liberal blog. When the Red State writer registered with the Huffington Post so that he could leave a comment, his comment was not posted. I'll let you read the blog post here.

You can decide for yourself your feelings about this, but let me just say, as I've said before. Liberal who scream tolerance and inclusion are NEVER open to including a conservative viewpoint. I believe the reason is that they cannot justify their far-left positions. I encourage everyone who reads my blog to read the article above to discover what both sides are writing about the issue of nationalizing the banks. If you read it carefully you will undoubtedly come to the same conclusion, that the left-wing bloggers are afraid for an actual debate.

Fight the Good Fight!

Congressional Dems along with the White House and MoveOn.org are bringing the fight to the Republicans. Obama and his liberal cronies in the Congress were surprised at the fact that not a single House Republican voted FOR the Stimulus Bill, and that they were able to secure 11 Democrats as well. Here's an article that talks about how they're going to target Republicans.

The Dems would like us to believe that this stimulus bill is going to create 4 million jobs, but with line items like, $600 million to buy the federal government new cars and more money being spent on reseeding the National Mall than there are tax breaks for citizens and small business, I don't see how. The "tax cut" that Obama keeps harping on is actually a $20 payroll tax cut. He is not cutting the actual tax rate (like George W. Bush did) and the extra $20 per paycheck is only for people that make less than $75,000. This is an outrage.

CALL YOUR SENATORS AND TELL THEM NOT TO SUPPORT THIS BILL. Let's show Obama and the Dems that we will NOT STAND FOR THIS!!! If every Republican and a few moderate and conservative Democrats vote against this bill, it can be defeated.

www.senate.gov then search by state and/or by name.

God Bless you all!

It's Miller Time.

Dennis Miller on the O'Reilly factor was great last night (Wednesday January 28, 2009). He has some really good things to say about Obama going on Muslim TV, and Al Gore.

Enjoy!

Thanks For Your Support, Please Call Again.

Well although the $819 billion stimulus bill passed the House today with a vote of 244 to 188, it is interesting to note that ALL Republicans present voted against the bill with 11 Dems joining them in opposition. This is great because everyone who made phone calls (shout out to Peg!) made a huge difference. The Republicans in the House showed that they can stand in opposition to the socialism being shoved down our throats.

Now we just need ALL the Republicans in the Senate to do the same. Let's call and get this legislation defeated.

"...It is time to put away childish things..."

That was a direct quote from President Obama's inaugural address. Now that Rush Limbaugh has come out and said that he hopes Obama's socialist agenda for America fails, Obama and the Dems are creating a petition to silence Rush. This is childish on the part of the liberals who now control our federal government. Rush is entitled to his opinion and lets face it, he is not the only person who doesn't want America to become a socialist country. For an administration that preaches bi-partisanship, through soaring rhetoric, I've never seen more bitter fighting. I find myself weeping more and more for our great country everyday and feeling helpless. I just want to thank the liberal kooks who voted for Obama once again, for destroying this great country.

Exposed!

So do you think partisanship has gone away? I don't. I think there is more partisanship now than ever before and that is more bitter than ever. The time has come for us to stop treating government as though it were politics as usual. All joking and apathy where the Congress and the White House are concerned needs to stop. We need to be calling our Senators and Representatives daily if need be, to tell them when they are not representing our interests and our values.

It is very easy to contact your Senators and Representatives. The US Senate web forms for each Senator can be found at www.senate.gov. You simply look up each senator by state or by name and you will find a link allowing you to leave a comment. You can also find a phone number on each Senator's page. It is the same process for the House of Representatives. You go to www.house.gov and look up by state or by name.

Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid's vision for America is not MY vision, (and I suspect not yours if you are reading this blog) and the only way things will change is if we make our voices heard. Please join me in keeping our Senator and Reps focused on traditional, conservative values. This country will be destroyed by evil liberal forces if we do nothing.

Comments, Comments, Comments

In my quest for readership beyond my family, I am happy to welcome readers from every inch of the political spectrum. Just a note, I moderate all comments before they are automatically published, BUT, I will publish all comments whether they agree or disagree with me. However, if profanity or objectionable language is part of the comment, and cannot be edited without changing the writer's intent, the comment will not be published.

Thanks for your understanding.

Keep reading and sharing my blog America!

Cut it on the BIAS

I received the following from my cousin, (Thanks Tommy!). He received it from my uncle and I wanted to share it here.

Headlines On This Date 4 Years Ago:
"Republicans spending $42 million on inauguration while troops Die in unarmored Humvees"
"Bush extravagance exceeds any reason during tough economic times"
"Fat cats get their $42 million inauguration party, Ordinary Americans get the shaft"

Headlines Today:
"Historic Obama Inauguration will cost only $120 million"
"Obama Spends $170 million on inauguration; America Needs A Big Party"
"Everyman Obama shows America how to celebrate"
"Citibank executives contribute $8 million to Obama Inauguration"

Nothing like fair & unbiased news coverage from our media!!!

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not. - Thomas Jefferson

Call John Cornyn. He Needs to Answer One Question.‏

I recieved this email from the editor of the blog that I want my blog to be when it grows up, Red State. (www.redstate.com) I commented to him about the ten Republican senators who voted to confirm Geithner as treasury secretary and he sent me this email to forward out. I'm posting it here too! If we want things to change under this new liberal federal government, we are going to have to make our voice heard! That is DEMOCRACY. Be sure and read all the way down, the last sentence is the BEST.

Call John Cornyn. He Needs to Answer One Question.‏
From: RedState.com (Alerts@RedState.com)
Sent: Tue 1/27/09 8:07 AM
To: Miguel Becerra (mikebecerra@hotmail.com)

Miguel:

According to Congressional Quarterly,

"Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the new chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, is staking out a sharply partisan approach to the task of rescuing his party from the steep losses it suffered in the last two election cycles.

"Cornyn, who once shared former President George W. Bush's hard-edged political consultant Karl Rove, has already gone after some of President Obama's Cabinet nominees. Now he intends to target Democratic senators who vote for the economic stimulus package (S 1) that Senate appropriators and tax writers are slated to mark up Tuesday, a version of which (HR 1) will be on the House floor Wednesday."

But John Cornyn voted for Timothy Geithner to be Treasury Secretary.

Call Senator Cornyn at (202) 224-2934. Ask him how we can trust him with our money to fund Senate races if we can't trust him to vote against tax cheats for Treasury Secretary.

Sincerely yours,


Erick Erickson
Editor, RedState.com

And Then There Were Ten.

Ten Republicans on Monday voted with Democrats to confirm Geithner, A self-confessed tax cheat, as Treasury Secretary. The 10 Republicans who voted yes were Sens. Bob Corker of Tennessee, John Cornyn of Texas, Mike Crapo of Idaho, John Ensign of Nevada, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, Hatch of Utah, Richard Shelby of Alabama, Olympia Snowe of Maine and George Voinovich of Ohio.

I'll be watching these ten Republicans closely from here on out and if they continue down this road of supporting Obama like this, I'll recommend that they be voted out by their respective constituencies.

What is really interesting is that 3 Democrats voted against Geithner. The Democrats voting no were Sens. Byrd, Russell Feingold of Wisconsin and Harkin of Iowa. Also voting no was Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who caucuses with Democrats.

Senator Kit Bond (R) of Missouri was absent at the vote, and I have already sent him an email through his web form at www.senate.gov expressing my displeasure at him for being absent on such a critical vote.

We now have a treasury secretary who will be expected to lay down rules and regulations that regular Americans will have to follow, which he couldn't follow himself.

CBS? ABC? NBC? FOX?

NO, none of the above. President Obama gave his first interview as President to the muslim Al-Arabiya network which is based in Dubai. In the interview he discussed his Muslim family members and his Muslim ties. Funny how in 2007 while he was campaigning, his muslim ties were all covered up and hidden from the voters. Now though what does Barack Hussein Obama have to lose by admitting the truth? Not a darn thing!

In the interview, President B. Hussein Obama expressed moderation in dealing with Islamic states and re-iterated his support for Israel, with this caveat, "Israel is a strong ally of the United States. They will not stop being a strong ally of the United States. And I will continue to believe that Israel's security is paramount. But, I also believe that there are Israelis who recognize that it is important to achieve peace. They will be willing to make sacrifices if the time is appropriate and if there is serious partnership on the other side."

I do not believe that Israelis should make any sacrifices. They are defending their country against terrorists. The Islamo-fascists who inflict rocket attacks on innocent Israeli citizens and who hide their war machine amongst hospitals, and schools should be forced to make all of the sacrifices.

Wow, looks like everyone's prediction for an Obama administration are coming true.

Stem Cell Ban has been lifted.

The Obama administration has just lifted the ban on stem cell research and when Geron corporation announced that they would begin experimenting on stem cells their stock went up 60%.

We're funding overseas abortion, and all the innocent babies we kill in this country are now nothing more than medical experiments.

The only thing left is for the White House to give the okay for partial birth abortions.

The USA will be punished for this by THE chief justice himself....Jesus Christ!

What Would A Leader Do?

Someone who has been called upon to lead, whether it is an elementary school teacher or a high school prinicipal, a town clerk, or a city council person, a CEO or a President, should exhibit certain traits. Like a humble spirit, but a confident voice for example. It doesn't take a leader to overturn 8 years of Executive Orders. That is done with the stroke of a pen and after its done, there is still a leadership vacuum.

What will fill that space? A willingness to admit that he/she doesn't know everything. An active listener that wants to hear even opposing viewpoints. And, most importantly of all someone who wants only the good of the entire class, school, city, or country rather than adoration.

What will he do for an encore?

Well the first week of Obama-all-the-time is over and as we move on to week number two of Idolatry by the liberals-who-love-him, lets review:

Obama decided on his very first day that the US can once again fund the killing of innocent babies all the world around. Our tax dollars at work!

Obama told the Republican Leadership that "...he won..." and that "...winning would trump them every time..." How nice to have such a humble guy in the Oval Office.

Obama decided that Muslim terrorists who killed Americans can have lawyers and their day in court, if we're lucky. The rest may just get set free on American soil.

We're in big trouble.

Way to go Joe!

VP Joe Biden this week said to expect more US casualties in Afghanistan as President Obama ratchets up the war machine there while winding it down in Iraq. For a sitting VP to make that statement proves that he has no faith in the US military. Welcome to the Liberal state of US, run by America haters and Military haters.

Life is Beautiful

Check this out! It's a commercial from Norma McCorvey, the ROE in ROE V. WADE. She talks about how her landmark court case which legalized abortion, was the biggest mistake of her life. She is now a born-again Christian and admits to NEVER HAVING HAD AN ABORTION.

This is Beautiful

This video is awesome. It is a visualization of the letter that the Bush twins sent to the Obama girls. It shows that the President is still just a man and a father.

The Apple doesn't Fall Far from the Tree

It is being reported that Caroline Kennedy's name was removed from the short list to replace Hillary Clinton due to an affair she is having with the owner of the New York Times. Governor Patterson (D) NY received this info from a high level political source, and then Mrs. Kennedy-Schlossberg decided pull her name from consideration. Oh and if you didn't know, Caroline is married to Edwin Schlossberg. Arthur Salzburger is also married although he is separated.

Caroline is following in the footsteps of her illustrious father who was a venereal disease-ridden, drug-addicted, sex addict. For years the secret service and the mainstream media (who gushed over JFK as much as they do over Obama now) had a pact to hide the women, and the drugs from the American public.

Good riddance. The Kennedy family have never been anything but a bunch of thugs that believe they are above the law. Sen. Ted Kennedy is a murderer, his nephew is a rapist, his brother was an unfaithful husband, and now his niece is found to have been the same.

You don't have to watch Dynasty, to have an attitude.

Al Gore, the self-proclaimed "czar of the atmosphere", "creator of the internet", and "lord of all he surveys", was picked up at the capitol after the Inauguration in an SUV. Considering all of his talk about pollution, global warming (SNORT!), and carbon footprints, Gore should have driven away in a greener car or been carried away on one of his servants shoulders (well I don't know if there is a servant that can actually still carry Al Gore). Would it kill these loud-mouth liberals to practice what they preach?

Are You Kidding Me or What?

Here's a video that shows our new President getting down at one of the many inaugural balls. Whatever happened to gravitas and professionalism?

I really have nothing else to say.

See Ya, Wouldn't Want to Be Ya.

Well it is official. Caroline Kennedy's spokesperson has said that she is no longer in the running to fill the vacancy left by Hillary Clinton. What exactly did her in?

The expectation that she was entitled to the seat. Her lack of a consistent voting record. Her lack of public disclosure, and a questionable work ethic. (Hey but wait a minute, with those exact same 'dis'qualifications, Obama was able to WIN the job as President!)

As Michelle Malkin (conservative commentator) said, Don't let the doorknob hit you on the way out. Goodbye!

From the Ridiculous to the Sublime.

While I was very disappointed in Michelle Obama's dress for the inaugural balls, Aretha Franklin managed to redeem the day for fashion. Her jewel-studded hat was elegant and fashion-forward and is being ordered by department stores nationwide due to overwhelming demand. I love this hat!


You Go Girl!

Who are You Wearing? Who Cares!

Michelle Obama, our new First Lady, while not a classic beauty by any means is still very poised and looks like she really keeps in shape. So it is a mystery, dear readers, why she would represent herself at her husband's greatest night in this monstrosity:


This dress makes her hips look huge and adds at least 20 pounds right in her stomach. And what is up with that thick strap holding everything up on one side? For someone who is supposed to bring glamour back to the White House, I'm very disappointed. Who was the designer? Jason Wu.
This dress looks like someone bought a thermal blanket from Target, washed it until it was fuzzy, then added a few pin pleats and glued on some flowers.

I wish she'd just kept this horrendous outfit in the closet.

Vice-President? We still have one of those?

Joe Biden made a joke on national televison today about Chief Justice John Roberts' fumbling of the presidential oath yesterday. Biden said, ""My memory is not as good as Chief Justice Roberts." at a White House swearing in of staff. He was promptly tapped on the elbow by President Obama as if to say, "could you please shut up?"

I fully expect to see Obama's pinched face very often as Biden and his wife open their mouths to make flub after flub. We had a VP who was confident and whose wife was the epitome of fortitude. Now we have a fumble-mouth fool as second in command, married to Fake Tan Malibu Barbie who looks like she brushed her hair with sandpaper, and applied her makeup with a putty knife after one too many Tequila Shots. Nice huh?