March 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment
As many as 698,000 jobs could be lost if the health care reform plan (a.k.a., “ObamaCare”) being pushed hard by liberal Democrats is passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama, according to a study released today that was the subject of a blogger conference call this morning.
The executive summary for the [...]
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March 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment
The American Petroleum Institute released the following statement today on two letters — one from 20 governors, the other from 98 business groups — asking Congress to prevent the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing greenhouse gas emission rules:
The letters indicate broad-based, growing concern from both state governments and business and industry about the [...]
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It was no accident that, less than six hours before President Barack Obama was scheduled to arrive at St. Charles (Mo.) High School and make a push for government-run health care, more than 2,200 people turned out at the St. Charles Convention Center for a health care town hall meeting hosted by U.S. Rep. Todd [...]
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Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) is no saint, but the words he used over the weekend, as captured in the in the National Public Radio audio (below) , showcase Chicago politics — Rahm Emanuel and all — at its worst and should serve as a warning to Americans about what the future holds if Congress passes [...]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: If you remember the Red Envelope Project, you’re probably familiar with the name, Christ Otto. Below, I share an e-mail Christ sent me this evening that requires IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Please join me in sending Congress the message that abortion is not healthcare.
Last year I shared a dream I had about red envelopes flooding the [...]
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