Glen Beck has Laffer ont he TV show today. He says with 11% will fully fund the gooferment today at current levels. He points out that Jerry Brown want it at 13%, with the extra 2% to pay off the national debt.
Why not?
Other than taxes ARE theft! (If I’m going to be robbed, then I’m for them stealing much much less.)
Argh!
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“Try this thought experiment. Pretend you’re a tyrant. Among your many liberty-destroying objectives are extermination of blacks, Jews and Catholics. Which would you prefer, a United States with political power centralized in Washington, powerful government agencies with detailed information on Americans and compliant states or power widely dispersed over 50 states, thousands of local jurisdictions and a limited federal government?” — Walter Williams
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Obama leaves WH without press, breaking protocol
(AP) – 17 hours ago
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama quietly breached years of protocol on Saturday morning by leaving the White House without the press with him.
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Hey, no big deal, the “dear leader” is above the “rules”, agreements, or protocols. Argh!
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>I bet Tiger Woods would like to “forget” to have the pres come along.
The Press over the years have mellowed. They didn’t report, for some really egregious examples, FDR in a wheelchair, JFK’s “catholic” sexacpades, and Clinton’s white water. (Those just jump to mind.)
The DOWGs had in their mind, and typical for their day, a nasty press: The National Enquirer! Hence it needed protection. The Press was supposed to be nasty and in your fce. That’s how you sold papers. But, over the decades, The Press’ killer instinct atrophied.
They don’t go for the jugular. They don’t report the hard unvarnished truth. They “spin”. Now they’re virtual xerox machines for politician’s talking points. That’s why they are dying.
Tiger’s hypocritical image should have been shredded.
The failure of the cops and prosecutors to arrest and indict should still be front page news.
Imagine if his name wasn’t Tiger?
So too, OBH44 gets to conceal his papers and is pimped by a docile media.
Real journalism is left to the wacko websites and us bloggers.
So sad!
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Now when the paparazzi camp outside the WH and chase the Prez a la Princess Diana, everyone can thank BHO44 for breaking “the rules”?
Argh!
The “boy king” knows so little and has so little appreciation of the long term implications of what he does. This is just a little example of his hubris.
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http://www.lifenews.com/state4969.html
Bart Stupak May Retire From Congress After Massive Abortion-Health Care Battle
by Steven Ertelt LifeNews.com Editor
April 7, 2010
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Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — Congressman Bart Stupak, the formerly respected pro-life Democratic leader from Michigan, is reportedly considering retiring from Congress. Stupak is said to be so exhausted, along with his family, from the bruising repercussions of the abortion and health care debate he may consider quitting.
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Couldn’t be because he led his constituents down the garden path about what he believed. And, now, the voters seek to hold him accountable. Pro-lifers got screwed; now, it’s their turn.
One reason is to always stay true to your principles in hard times; you can’t regain credibility when you trade your vote for some money.
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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100403/D9ERRRGO0.html
Lapses hinder rescue teams hunting for lost planes
Apr 3, 5:14 PM (ET)
By JOAN LOWY
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The 78-year-old Ohio businessman freed himself from the wreckage and, though badly injured, activated an emergency signal. For nearly six hours, the letters “EMRG” flashed on radar scopes at a Federal Aviation Administration facility near Atlanta, giving air traffic controllers a general idea of Smiley’s location.
Yet it was full two days before rescuers arrived. Smiley was dead. He had scrawled a last note to his wife on an envelope.
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It’s not just a “lapse”. It’s a complete failure!
So who lost their jobs over this death? Reprimands? Transfers? Unpaid days off?
Argh!
Unfortunately, the “service” provided by the gooferment was … … unsatisfactory.
Maybe we should have OnStar run the function?
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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/04/07/1362516/nearly-half-of-us-households-escape.html
Nearly half of US households escape fed income tax
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press Writer
Posted: Wednesday, Apr. 07, 2010
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WASHINGTON Tax Day is a dreaded deadline for millions, but for nearly half of U.S. households it’s simply somebody else’s problem.
About 47 percent will pay no federal income taxes at all for 2009.
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Doesn’t anyone see a problem with this? Didn’t Ben ward against “comfortable poverty”? And, “those people” get to vote?
Does NOT seem fair!
Argh!
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http://original.antiwar.com/lobe/2010/04/02/legality-of-drone-strikes/
Legality of Drone Strikes Still in Question by Jim Lobe, April 03, 2010
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While welcoming an initial effort by the administration of President Barack Obama to offer a legal justification for drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists overseas, human rights groups say critical questions remain unanswered.
In an address to an international law group last week, State Department Legal Adviser Harold Koh insisted that such operations were being conducted in full compliance with international law.
“The U.S. is in armed conflict with al-Qaeda as well as the Taliban and associated forces in response to the horrific acts of 9/11 and may use force consistent with its right to self-defense under international law,” he said.
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“The question is a legal one: under what circumstances can you use lethal force at all? Our view has always been that it should be limited to zones of active armed conflict where normal arrest operations are not feasible.”
A related question involves who may be targeted. While many authorities insist lethal force can be used under the laws of war against those who are actively participating in armed conflict, the U.S. has used defined participation in very broad terms, including membership in – or even financial support of – an armed group.
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“The big issue is where the war is and whether it’s a war, and we couldn’t disagree more strongly as to the tenor of Koh’s comments,” he said. “It goes back to the idea of an unbounded global war on terror where terror is hardly defined at all.”
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Sorry, it can’t be a “war” because Congress has NOT declared it. That pesky Constitution thing. (See Lysander Spooner.)
Further, in the absence of a declared war, on who’s authority does the gooferment kill anyone?
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What do iPad’s Wi-Fi problems mean for AT&T?
by Kevin FitchardApril 6th, 2010
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When AT&T said it believed the iPad would be mostly a Wi-Fi (rather than a 3G) device, that would have figured to make any of the network concerns that have plagued the iPhone a moot point. Think again. The biggest problem with the newly launched iPad would seem to be with Wi-Fi connectivity, with reports of no connection or weak signals among some early iPad users. The problems would clearly seem to be with the device itself, with some iPads having problems connecting to any Wi-Fi signal, not just AT&T’s Wi-Fi service.
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The WiFI problems on the iPad make me suspect that my gut feeling about the MacBookAir could be correct.
I’ve always thought I noticed that the MacBookAir was always scanning for a WiFi signal. Periodically, the computer would (as I described in my blog) go on “a mental vacation”. When I’d look at the “airport”, it would be scanning for networks. Could it be dropping the signal? I’m located less than 25 feet from the WiFi base. I have other Windoze computers using the WiFi without any problems at all.
(Sometimes, windoze needs a reboot to clear up its “thinking”. Weekly? But, never drops the WiFi connection. The ISP’s network sometimes seems to go on a “mental vacation” and everything Router, Windoze, and MacBookAir all need a reboot to pass traffic. But that’s not a MacBookAir problem.)
So maybe there is BOTH a hardware and software problem with ALL Apple products that use WiFi. I don’t have a College’s EE lab and a group of hungry CompSci PhD candidates who will work for free to study the problem. BUT, [and there is ALWAYS a big butt), I’m convinced there’s a serious problem with Apple’s wifi. And, I’d steer clear of it until it’s solved.
Consumers Reports, Underwriters Laboratory, or any school’s CompSci dean listening?
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http://www.lifenews.com/nat6213.html
Komen for the Cure Deepens Ties With Planned Parenthood Abortion Business
by Steven Ertelt LifeNews.com Editor
April 1, 2010
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Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — The Komen for the Cure breast cancer foundation has been under fire from pro-life advocates for years for its ties to the Planned Parenthood abortion business. In a new column, pro-life writer Jill Stanek uncovers new information showing the link between the two groups is deepening.
Komen’s ties to Planned Parenthood are well documented and figures from STOPP International show Komen chapters giving $711,485 from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006 to Planned Parenthood affiliates.
And in numbers provided to the Associated Press, Susan G. Komen for the Cure spokeswoman Rebecca Gibson confirmed 19 of the 122 Komen affiliates made grants totaling $374,253 to Planned Parenthood during the 2005-2006 fiscal year.
Figures show Komen affiliates have given Planned Parenthood $3 million between 2003 and 2008 and $805,000 in the 2008 fiscal year.
Those donations and links have continued as Komen affiliates in California, Idaho, Colorado, Iowa, Texas, and other states have either made donations or worked with Planned Parenthood abortion centers.
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Stanek says the response leaves open more questions about the Planned Parenthood-Komen relationship.
“Why didn’t PPGNW cash in its inheritance? Why didn’t Eric buy? If the share was willed, it was worth something. The real-estate market was thriving in 2006. It appears both partners are OK with this now four-year-old business partnership,” she responded.
Brinker also attempted to defend the donations to Planned Parenthood in his contact with Stanek, saying “only “20 of Komen’s 122 U.S. Affiliates fund breast-health services through local Planned Parenthood clinics” and adding the total money given represents “less than one percent of the total granted by affiliates.”
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Related web sites:
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation – http://www.komen.org
National Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer – http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com
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Interesting question is why are charities running shopping centers?
Could it be because they are tax-deductible?
Argh!
More stuff that makes no sense.
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A Christian nurse who was moved to a desk job after refusing to remove her crucifix has lost a claim for discrimination.
Published: 3:17PM BST 06 Apr 2010
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Shirley Chaplin, 54, took the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust Hospital to an employment tribunal, claiming that taking off a necklace bearing a crucifix would ”violate her faith”.
The trust said the move was not specifically about the crucifix, but about health and safety concerns about patients grabbing necklaces.
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Sorry, but this doesn’t wash.
Are all necklaces banned for all staff?
And, how do they explain that she been wearing it for 30 years?
How do they treat Orthodox Jews with their garments. Sikhs with their daggers.
You see the “King” aka the gooferment is a natural rival for the loyalty of the people with the “Church”. Been that way since forever when the serfs would seek the protection of the church. And the gooferment, a green eyed monster, can stand no competition.
So look for Obamacare to seek to cripple its rival here. Just like there.
Argh!
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