February 5, 2009

 

 

 

                        - Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA),

                          making specious claims as to the

                          total voter base in the United States

                          February 4, 2009

 

 

  Note- Adult Lyrics Contained.

                        - Purported victory party video celebrating Nancy Pelosi's

                     efforts to raise Federal taxes on cigarettes by

                     $ 1.00 per pack, by the Democrat

                     House Caucus, after President Obama's

                     signing of SCHIP legislation.

                    

 

To All

    Now that House Democrats have seemingly forsaken Francis Scott Key for Buckcherry, one can only wonder what Lady Nancy is going to do for an encore.

 

In other news:

 

By The Numbers Update:

    US Population as of February 4, 2009-         305.76 million people

 

Link at:

http://www.census.gov/

 

 

"...We're treated like mushrooms most of the time...":

     Amanda Carpenter reports at Townhall.com about an AirAmerica interview given by Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) about the way the House of Representatives is being run in the Age of Obama.

 

 

 

     It seems that with the suspension of Republican reforms dating back to 1995, not even conservative (and presumably pro-gun) Democrats currently get to offer up amendments on legislation that would otherwise adversely affect the country.

 

    Cooper and 49 other "Blue Dogs" have apparently forwarded a letter of protest to the House Leadership, politely "requesting" that future legislation be opened up for amendment from the floor. There is no word yet from Rep. Steny Hoyer as to whether that change will happen any time soon.

 

    There are a number of folks worried out there that a "Tom Foley" moment is fast approaching on a number of gun control measures currently in the hopper. If rules are not changed quickly, the House floor is going to become hotter than Hades in short order. Stay tuned.

 

Link at:

http://townhall.com/blog/g/0942a241-8c6f-4736-9567-5e21487c75d2

 

 

A Mother of All Conflicts:

     Hans A. von Spakovsky reports at WeeklyStandard.com as to the potential conflict of interests that may have occurred over Labor Secretary-Designate Hilda Solis's involvement in "card check" lobbying while being a Congressional co-sponsor of legislation authorizing the very same.

 

    Von Spakovsky reports that Solis was a co-sponsor of the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act while at the same time being the treasurer of the group "American Rights at Work". ARW was actively lobbying Congress on the union "wish list" item that would seemingly do away with secret ballot votes on whether workers want to unionize a particular workplace or not, as well as potentially permit such unionization with claimed minority representation.

 

    Currently, Presidente-Supremo Obama has selected a Labor Department bureaucrat, Ed Hugler, to be "acting" Secretary of Labor while Solis' nomination is being held up over the potential conflict issues involving ARW.

 

    But it is clear that Team Obama's vetting methods leave a lot to be desired with these latest rash of nomination implosions. One can only wonder how Obama intends to run the country when he can't even choose the right people to delegate power to. Stay tuned.

 

Links at:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/101mswgc.asp

 

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/acting-labor-secretary-named-while-solis-vote-held-2009-02-04.html

 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123378062602049003.html

 

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jtfPbwFW4OQEI7nfqb9WYVsz90_QD9650LKG2

 

 

One Man's Bacon Is Another Man's Class Action Tort:

     Ralph Hallow writes in Wednesday's WashingtonTimes.com about Robert F. Kennedy's belief (if not quotation) that the nation's hog farmers are more of a threat to national security than Osama Bin Laden.

 

     Kennedy, noted environmentalist whacko, falconer, and corporate jet frequent flier apparently also believes that "...the right lawsuit..." brought against the nation's livestock producers and ranchers might result in damage awards of "...up to $ 13 billion...".

 

 

 

     Hallow's reportage of the Kennedy admission comes at an opportune moment at the beginning of the Obama Imperial Regnum. What with Kennedy trying to paint the Red Dot of Death on livestock operations, and environmentalists pushing to de-industrialize the United States before the public "wises up" to the various Greenie scams working the hallways of Congress and the various Legislatures, there may not be an economy to resurrect with any stimulus bill at all.

 

    Perhaps something can be done about these kinds of risky schemes before they get started. Maybe it's time to start charging targeted excise taxes on environmental lawsuits, say $ 1.00 per page per lawsuit filed in Federal Court. Given the current work loads, this latest form of "Patriot Tax" may just cure our economic ills and allosaurus-sized national debt in short order. It can't be any worse for the economy than charging some $ 1.00 more per cigarette pack, and think of all the trees that would be saved. Stay tuned.

 

 

Links at:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/04/rfk-jr-hog-farms-scarier-osama/

 

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-warming4-2009feb04,0,7454963.story

 

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=awfEVQGtBzJo&refer=exclusive

 

http://readme.readmedia.com/news/show/Federal-Cigarette-Tax-Increase-About-to-Become-Law/374125

 

 

Respectfully,

 

 

Anthony Canales

SFVMC-NRA

 

 

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