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Sat. 11/07/09 10:28 AM

Bill Signing,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I have seen that our Legislature have been busy given Americans the Gravy before the MEAT!! All this bill signing to make American voters believe that they care enough to take care of the Homeless, the Veterans, the Unemployed running out of benefits before the Holidays hit!! But everyone should open up their eyes because it is a smokescreen, and a very large one at that. The big Bill signing is coming next week when they push through the Presidents Health Care Reform, or as I like to call it,,,,,,,TAXATION without REPRESENTATION. You know the old King George crapola , Boston Tea Party stuff, 1776 stingers when we were made to do things and got slapped upside the face and tossed in jails or hung outside in front of neighbors to see us bleed, those days are back folks!! Don't kid yourself , I'm not joking when I say Jails, watch when the first person claims he or she isn't going to pay the fines for keeping their own insurance plan. What will happen to that law-abiding tax-payer who now has broken the law and kept their own insurance plan??? Have you ever heard anything stupider than that being a law? Well get ready for the tax man to come, he will knock on your door and say Mr. & Mrs. John Doe, you owe x amount of dollars, but we will give you a break, we will take it off your taxes, and John says kiss my,,,,,,,, and here comes the FBI, NEW LIFE IN AMERICA, BROUGHT TO YOU BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HIS LAW-ABIDING , INSURANCE WRECKING DEMOCRATS!!!

How did the Kennedy/Clinton's idea of helping the indigent, sick and homeless people of America turn into the PELOSI/REID 2000 PAGE NASTY HEALTH CARE REFORM SCHOOL BILL THAT IS HANDCUFFING AMERICA LIKE THIS? How has America allowed 2 snivelling back-boneless Congress people like these 2 get where they are hurting folks like this in America? What kind of voters have kept them in office, and are they going to get hammered in there home states when they get this useless bill to law? I hope all this gets answered soon, BUT I HOPE SOMEONE WAKES UP IN TIME TO SQUASH THIS BILL, BEFORE WE HAVE TO LIVE THIS IDEAL LIFE IN AMERICA UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA'S LIFE. IF THE CONSERVATIVES IN AMERICA EVER NEEDED A WAKE-UP CALL TO ARMS, IT IS NOW. IF THE TIME WAS 1776 IS AND WAS HISTORY, AND HISTORY DOES REPEAT ITSELF, IT IS NOW 2009. FOR ITS PEOPLE IN AMERICA, TO LIVE UNDER A KING, WE ONCE WROTE A YELLOWING COLORED PAPER TO PROTECT ITS CITIZENS; He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good, He has made judges dependent on his will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries,He has affected to render the military independent of and superior to civil power. I wonder if this student of the Legal System as he has said he is, remembers the Declaration of Independence?? He seems to like to trample over the words like they were his to step upon! This is a time of our life to remember, a time to say where were you when,,,,,,,, a time to ask our children to be beside us, and a time to hold tight with our neighbors, because they our are American Soldiers also!! We need to be as strong as possible during this dark time in America. When a President has controlled the power of the Capitol with his Political family, they want to take the nation by storm, do we allow it to happen?? I SAY ABSOLUTELY NYE!!!

I demand my Senators and Representatives to back and support our people of Michigan ,,,,,,that is if you are looking for our votes on your next term of office, it is your option!!! We will check and watch your vote on this bill, YOUR VOTE WILL DETERMINE YOUR POLITICAL HISTORY WITH THE VOTERS IN THIS STATE. WE WILL BE MONITORING THE VOTES ON THIS VOTE AND THIS BILL COUNT. PLEASE VOTE YOUR CONCISE!!

Daniel G. Somers

Hazel Park, MI. 48030

Proud Conservative~Proud American Flag Waver!!

Sat. 11/07/09 10:18 AM

Extension of facts...

Bradley, good to see you back here. As for you folks making the analogy between Tiller's murderer and the Ft Hood guy, apples and oranges guys. The point of my post is I'm seeing an immediate backlash against all Muslims as if they can be judged by the acts of random man that shares their faith. Did you see anyone judging all white Christians by the act of Tiller's murderer? And yes, Tiller murderer is a domestic terrorist because he killed for his ideology. That was clear from the beginning. Remains to be seen what the FT Hood motive was. Thinking more likely the guy just cracked under strain of pending deployment than any kind of jihad for Islam. But it was for jihad, then he's a domestic terrorist too.

Sat. 11/07/09 10:11 AM

Jumping...

Let's see if this will post. Saw on Twitter last night that FBI found no connection to terrorist groups on his computer. No link to confirm that yet though.

Sat. 11/07/09 09:42 AM

Jumping...

Chris D, the signs are pointing to a premeditated attack, but moreso, one that fits the nominal "crazy" motive, a belief in a personal jihad, which actually scares me the same way the drug/crime situation is in Detroit comparatively with Los Angeles (actually just had a convo with people about this very topic).

The idea that someone in their own volition concludes that they must act is a different form of terror in itself. It is disturbing as well to note the equivocations that any separatist movement requires to enact violence on the public.

There are many caveats to conclusions, however, which include the consideration of a wartime footing, and loyalties that religion carries over national service. It's undeniable that many benefits are construed over this principle, but at the same time, when threatened (whether by extremists of any religion), are justifiable homicides waiting to happen.

He did gave away his material possessions (frozen vegetables included), resigned himself far in advance to do what he was going to do. He knew the reaction, he timed his attack, and believes he did the right thing. He even went as far as to conceal his methods by legally purchasing firearms and use his access granted him by the very nation he attacked to socially engineer easy access at the base gates. No civilian security officer would check the Major's car that day, the normal protocol coincided with graduation traffic, and in my opinion, a security breach waiting to happen again.

Major Hasan chose to use his religion as an excuse, imo. I think the motive lies more along simple things, like him being single at 39, about to go to war, and no one to miss him. I can't imagine the stories of PTSD coupled with broken relationships were any less comforting. Mako out.

Sat. 11/07/09 08:49 AM

Veterans

CP I don't Think Bradley is questioning the Legality of the wars..he called them unjust not illegal.

And I don't think we can blame the current state of employment anymore on Obama than we can on Bush Jr.

It's easy to blame one person instead of the hundreds of morons who We the People elected to office.

We are looking for a quick and the honest truth is there is no quick fix for the economy or Health Care or tax spending. We have become accustomed to a certain lifestyle in the United States and the mass Majority get angry when that lifestyle is threathened

Sat. 11/07/09 04:37 AM

Veterans

Bradley says:

"It is funny (not really) how some citizens of the U.S. have no problem that their tax dollars are going to fight unjust wars that are not necessary that is supposedly to make the life better, for those who are not even their own country-men."

In your short sighted ignorance and typical extreem progressive selfishness, you compare a legal war voted on by congress in accordance with the constitution that has freed millions from tyrany and slavery with an illegal and unconstitutional grab at our own freedom that will actually end up helping NO ONE but hurting hundreds of millions of Americans.

Let me educate you: WAR IS A CONSTITUTIONAL POWER GIVEN TO OUR GOVERNMENT, HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION IS NOT.

I would like to know how you arrive at the conclusion that the reduction of freedom in America that will result from the Dem's HC bills is good for Americans. How is the reduction of freedom and an increase in tyrany promoting the general welfare?

This is pretty much the same question I asked you before but you have still not answered. The funny thing (not really) is that I suspect you agree that the government has no constitutional authority to enact the Dem's HC bills. I suspect that you know that the people who are without health insurance will not gain access to better health care through the 2000 page bills. I suspect that you know the 2000 page bills are designed to consolidate power within the federal government in contravention with the constitution bacuase through controlling health care costs ALL ASPECTS of your life will be subject to regulation. I also suspect that you understand that a "public option" supported by tax dollars is designed to destroy the private insurance industry because the "public option" is not constrained by the requirement to generate enough income to pay even payroll costs. I suspect you know that these things will be an assault on the liberty and freedom of Americans.

Another question for you: What should I do to people who want to restrict my freedom? What is my appropriate response?

Sat. 11/07/09 01:58 AM

Jumping...

I'm leaving the Tiller and security guard murders out of this. We all know Libby blamed (wrongly) a bunch of people for those right from the start...

But looking at the facts, this now DOES appear like a pre-meditated, cold-blooded act with new updated reports:

1. Weaponry: not military-issue, was puyrchased legally a couple months before the shooting at a gun store

2. Residence: apparently the shooter sold or gave away most of his personal belongings a few days before the incident

3. Crime Scene A: since the weapons were not military issue, the shooter had to smuggle them onto the base

4. Crime Scene B: reports now say the shooter fired over 100 rounds, that means he smuggled a large quantity of ammo and several magazines with him onto the base

5. Religion: the shooter had repeatedly spoken openly to other soldiers and his "patients" about his opposition to the war and his extreme discontent at being shipped off to Afghanistan

These are facts, they are NOT in dispute and they lead me to believe this was not a spur-of-the-moment act. This was a well-planned activity that the shooter likely knew he would not survive...

If you consider Oklahoma a terrorist act, I think this incident now qualifies as one...

Sat. 11/07/09 01:46 AM

Feeling Snide...

Yes, let's ignore that Obama said needed to spend $787B immediately to keep unemployment under 8%...

And let's ignore that unemployment has now swelled under his regime to over 10%...

Let's also ignore the fact that new progressive health care and climate change legislation will further hurt job creators...

And let's forget the fact that Obama's approval numbers are dropping in the polls...

Let's just pick-up our Obama Kool-aid glasses and Hopium pipes, and sing the new progressive national anthem the schoolchildren are learning in government indoctrination centers...

"MMM... MMM... MMM... Barack Hussein Obama..."

Come on everyone! Sing along!!!

Sat. 11/07/09 01:45 AM

Feeling Snide...

Yes, let's ignore that Obama said needed to spend $787B immediately to keep unemployment under 8%...

And let's ignore that unemployment has now swelled under his regime to over 10%...

Let's also ignore the fact that new progressive health care and climate change legislation will further hurt job creators...

And let's forget the fact that Obama's approval numbers are dropping in the polls...

Let's just pick-up our Obama Kool-aid glasses and Hopium pipes, and sing the new progressive national anthem the schoolchildren are learning in government indoctrination centers...

"MMM... MMM... MMM... Barack Hussein Obama..."

Come on everyone! Sing along!!!

Sat. 11/07/09 01:35 AM

Extension of facts...

To Bradley: I thought you'd find this interesting...

LIBERAL STRATEGY:

Keep 'em undereducated...

Keep 'em unemployed...

Keep 'em on welfare...

Keep 'em on gov't health care...

Keep 'em dependent...

Keep 'em victims...

Keep 'em angry...

Keep 'em blaming Republicans...

Keep 'em Democrat...

I can see 4 or 5 things on this list that describe your posts. Clearly you're still under the spell of the progressive liberal Kool-aid...

But you go on drinking from the progressive punch bowl. Soon or later you'll learn these progressive liberal politicians are stealing your future...

Be sure not to spill any!

Fri. 11/06/09 11:28 PM

Extension of facts...

Chris:

I guess that we all do not hold and possess both the insight and knowledge that you do in regard to the immaculate-s**thouse reality, philolsophy, ideology, and politics in which you seem to hold all the cards. Congratulations.

Fri. 11/06/09 10:28 PM

Typical

I would think ending the assault on businesses so they can create jobs would be a better tactic than simply handing out money to the victims of Democrat policies.

Fri. 11/06/09 09:43 PM

George Soros is a very dangerous man

As I see the so-called, "Obama policy" unfold, it reminds me so much of George Soros. Obama didn't exactly come out of the starting gate in bed with Soros. The more I see his policy unfold in Afghanistan and around the world, it's becoming more apparent that Soros has more of some kind of controlling influence over Obama and not just in foreign policy.

George Soros is nothing less than a complete threat to world peace. In fact, he's so frightening that even liberals are afraid of his handiwork. That's because you can't really classify George Soros on the more sane plateau of liberalism, which is on the fringe in it's own right. However, Soros will go around promoting ideas that even honest liberals won't touch.

George Soros Agenda in a nutshell - You'll see a lot of this playing out in the power struggle now going on in Washington

http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=977

George Soros and the Illegal Drug Trade Behind Obama's Honduras Policy?

http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2009/10/george-soros-and-illegal-drug-trade.html

Could George Soros Be Behind The Obama Administration's Disgraceful Treatment Of Honduras?

http://nicedeb.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/could-george-soros-be-behind-the-obama-administrations-disgraceful-treatment-of-honduras/

George Soros, Britain's Drug Kingpin Waging War Against the Americas

http://www.larouchepub.com/eiw/public/2009/2009_1-9/2009_1-9/2009-2/pdf/24-25_3602.pdf

George Soros Nailed In Dope Banking

http://www.larouchepub.com/eiw/public/2009/2009_1-9/2009_1-9/2009-8/pdf/37-39_3608.pdf

That's what César Gaviria, the former president of Colombia, tells The Daily Beast in an exclusive interview following Obama's visit to Latin America

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-04-19/drug-war-lessons-from-colombia/

Fri. 11/06/09 09:19 PM

Coal & Nuclear = Going Off The Rails On A Crazy Train!!!

Here Read:

+ The True Cost of Coal Revealed / L. Berliant:

http://www.sehn.org/tcccostofcoal.html

--"... adds $451 billion in annual costs to the simple buying price. Not included in that dollar amount are damage estimates for acid mine drainage, mercury pollution or ground water contamination... "

+ The Cost Of Coal On The Environment / ScienceDaily

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0504151722.htm

"'Coal is an extremely dirty source of power, and imposes huge costs on people's health, the environment and the economy,'..."

+ A Comparison of the Monetized Impact of IQ Decrements from Mercury Emissions / US EPA

http://www.sehn.org/tccpdf/mercury cost estimates compared.pdf

"... American power plants impose an economic cost of $1.3 billion due to mercury emissions."

+ How Much Do Environmental Diseases and Disabilities Cost / Northwest Public Health:

http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:MAQK1ATldW4J:www.nwpublichealth.org/docs/nph/f2005/web_ex_davies_f2005.pdf+forbes+economic+costs+of+environmental+diseases+%26+disabilities&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgrQvlc6VfuroGuQvBjJ5Bz9ryncTxleqaUqXZnv-IwF5KM26VPtPNOkLCFkBZ3CDHmTpMWVk1eG2HBkL-YYgWA8NX-jRRE4fqj8CoMf2wb-_1SqsjNfk9cIvW_OXxGGAB1qsKM&sig=AFQjCNHxoO66Rct6fu9Va8_w6NftHzoqQQ

"... there is now strong or good scientific evidence that about 22 types of cancer and about 24 reproductive, birth, developmental, and neurobehavioral disorders are linked with exposure to environmental contaminants."

+ Preventing Disease Through Healthy Environments: Towards an Estimate of the Environmental Burden of Disease / World Health Organization:

http://www.sehn.org/tccpdf/environment disease burden WHO.pdf

"Environmental risk factors play a role in more than 80% of the diseases regularly reported by the World Health Organization."

+ Dirty King Coal / The Economist

http://www.sehn.org/tccdirtykingcoal.html

"Scrubbing carbon from coal-fired power stations is possible but pricey. ... If 60% of the 1.5 billion tonnes of CO2 that America produces every year from coal-fired power stations were liquefied for storage, it would take up the same amount of space as all the oil the country consumes."

+ Nuclear power's new debate: cost / Christian Science Monitor:

http://features.csmonitor.com/innova...w-debate-cost/

"... nuclear power will cost more per kilowatt hour than other energy sources."

+ European Heat Wave Shows Limits of Nuclear Energy / OneWorld.net:

http://www.sehn.org/tcclimitsofnuclearenergy.html

"Nuclear power depends on a lot of water for cooling. But as the weather gets hotter, so does the waterâ€"and it gets scarcer, too."

+ Elevated childhood cancer incidence proximate to U.S. nuclear power plants / Environmental Health

http://www.c-10.org/pdf/Elevated childhood cancer incidence proximate to U.pdf

"This study determined that cancer incidence for children younger than 10-years of age who live within 30 miles of each of 14 nuclear plants in the eastern United States exceeds the national average."

+ Offshore Wind Energy Potential for the United States / National Renewable Energy Laboratory

http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/p...mit/musial.pdf

"Load centers are close to the offshore sites." Offshore potential = current demand!!!

+ THE MAGLEV: The Super-powered Magnetic Wind Turbine / inhabitat

http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/26/...urbine-maglev/

Simply using Permanent Magnets = 20% more power & 50% less cost = low-center-of-gravity = perfect for offshore!!!

+ Popular Science's 20th Annual Best of What's New Awards / Nanosolar Homepage:

http://www.nanosolar.com

"Nanosolar has created an ink that takes sunlight and converts it into electricity. The ink is coated onto metal sheets as thin as aluminum foil with a printing-press-like device. The sheets are lighter, inexpensive and as efficient as traditional solar panels."

+ Hydrogen Power on the Cheap--Or at Least Cheaper / Scientific American:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=hydrogen-power-on-the-cheap

"Chemists have devised less expensive methods for tapping the energy potential of this ubiquitous element."

+ Cheap Hydrogen / Technology Review (MIT):

http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/20134/?a=f

"A new process uses sunlight and a nanostructured catalyst to inexpensively and efficiently generate hydrogen for fuel."

+ Nanoparticles could make hydrogen cheaper than gasoline / EETimes:

http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206801669

"... highly reactive catalytic nanoparticle coatings that could up the efficiency of electrolysis, the technique that generates hydrogen from water."

Wind & Solar can make Clean Hydrogen for back-up in Power Plants...

Fri. 11/06/09 08:43 PM

Libby Spencer jumping to conclusions right after Tiller shooting

blogprof, btw, on your personal blog, comments aren't going through. Cheers, Mako out.

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