Posts Made By: david elosser

You people in New York just ain't paying enough taxes.
http://wcbstv.com/local/nyc.budget.cuts.2.1583545.html

David E

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/03/23/2010-03-23_state_dems_have_a_dope_budget_idea.html

"Senate Democrats are counting on a pot of gold! They want to legalize medical marijuana as a way to generate nearly $15 million in licensing fees to help plug the state's $9 billion budget gap."

Hmmm, they got a $9 bil budget gap and they think that $15 million in Mary Jane revenue will help "plug" it? Are those Dems up there inhaling?

David E

"When she signed a consent form, "Jill" figured it meant her 15 year old [daughter] could go to the Ballard Teen Health Center located inside the high school for an earache, a sports physical, even birth control, but not for help terminating a pregnancy."

"We had no idea this was being facilitated on campus," said Jill. "They just told her that if she concealed it from her family, that it would be free of charge and no financial responsibility."

"T.J. Cosgrove of the King County Health Department, which administers the school-based programs for the health department, says it's always best if parents are involved in their children's health care, but don't always have a say."


http://www.komonews.com/news/local/88971742.html

David E

...you might want them to see these photos. Some are shocking, but they all tell the story.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-pg-faces-of-meth,0,1425347.photogallery

David E

Here is a link to the text of President Obama's recent executive order on abortion:
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/10/03/text_of_the_executive_order_on_abortion/37797

As I read it, it looks pretty thorough, banning the payment of elective abortions with public monies. However, scroll down to Section 4 General Provisions:

(a) Nothing in this Executive Order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: (i) authority granted by law or presidential directive to an agency, or the head thereof; or (ii) functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

Is section 4(a) the big caveat? Did Obama sign an order which gives pro-abortion allies an "end run?" Any leagal eagles out there have an analysis?

David E

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE62P0GW.htm

Not confirmed yet, but if proven, WWOD? South Korea is an ally, but with Obama's weak foreign policy it might be best to let SK handle it themselves.

David E

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/26/cbos-2020-vision-debt-will-rise-to-90-of-gdp/

How can this be? Why, I thought Obama just bragged how his HCR Bill he just signed into law was going to reduce the deficit by a TRILLION DOLLARS!

"The biggest part of the deficit difference is lower tax revenue due to the different economic assumptions," said James R. Horney, a federal-budget analyst at the liberal Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. "The administration assumes GDP and incomes will be higher, and that translates into higher revenues than CBO expects. Relatively small differences in economic assumptions can add up to big differences over 10 years."

Oh, I get it, we're all gonna be making less money. How silly of me. 8O

David E

Charlie Crist, in spite of billing himself as a conservative, is imbracing an Obama addage, that the stumulus money he supported has "saved or created" 87,000 jobs in Florida; this in spite of the fact that Florida has seen its unemployment rate rise by nearly 2-1/2 times since the Bush years. Marco Rubio is challenging Crist for the GOP spot in the US Senate. From a recent article: ...former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio -- in a debate with Crist on "Fox News Sunday" -- argued that the stimulus has increased the national debt without saving 211,000 jobs lost in Florida since the bill became law 13 months ago.
"Well, I don't know how you define stability. Having the highest unemployment rate in Florida's history is certainly not stability, especially to the one out of 10 Floridians that can't find a job," Rubio said.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/28/crist-rubio-face-spending-manage-washington-insider/
Apparently Floridians agree with Rubio, as he now commands a very comfortable lead not only over Crist but over the Democratic challenger as well: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/florida/election_2010_florida_republican_primary_for_senate

David E

#1: http://in.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idINN0216453520100402
"Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited Venezuela on Friday to discuss oil, defense and nuclear energy cooperation with Latin America's main leftist foe of the United States, President Hugo Chavez...Putin was later to hold talks in Caracas with Bolivian President Evo Morales, along with Chavez the fiercest opponent of what they call U.S. "imperialism" in Latin America..."We are not going to build the atomic bomb but we will develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. We have to prepare for the post-petroleum era," Chavez said on Thursday." (Yeah, right.)...Venezuela, South America's top oil exporter and a major U.S. supplier, has expanded military ties with Russia under Chavez, who says the United States could attack Venezuela for its oil reserves."

#2: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100402/wl_nm/us_russia_china_arms_3
"Russia has delivered 15 batteries of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to China, Interfax news agency reported on Friday, under a contract analysts said could be worth as much as $2.25 billion...The S-300, known in the West as the SA-20, can shoot down cruise missiles and aircraft. The missiles have a range of 150 km (90 miles) or more and travel at over two km per second...Moscow has said it plans to fulfill a contract to supply the S-300, nicknamed "the favorite" in Russia, to Iran, unnerving Israel and the United States." (Well, unnerving Israel anyway, I doubt Obama cares.)

It sure is comforting to know we have a president that's so competent on foreign policy. From the White House lawn, Obama can see Iran's nukes.

David E

...with CNN and MSNBC.

(From Drudge Report 04/03/10):

CABLE NEWS RACE
THURS., APRIL 1, 2010

FOXNEWS O'REILLY 2,981,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,256,000
FOXNEWS PALIN 2,073,000
FOXNEWS BECK 2,014,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 1,877,000
FOXNEWS SHEP 1,658,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 989,000
MSNBC MADDOW 950,000
CNN KING 839,000
CNN COOPER 820,000
CNNHN BEHAR 641,000

Gee, Obama went to Maine to stump for his Health Care Reform and only got a crowd of 2700.

David E