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Dem bigs skip Nancy Pelosi’s health-law party – David Nather – POLITICO.com
When the Democrats were pushing health care reform through Congress, Pelosi was always surrounded by a cast of all-stars at the big press conferences. The rest of the leadership was there, as were Rep. John Dingell of Michigan — who had gaveled the passage of Medicare in 1965 — and Henry Waxman of California, who steered the Affordable Care Act through the Energy and Commerce Committee past roadblocks from centrist Democrats.
via Dem bigs skip Nancy Pelosi’s health-law party – David Nather – POLITICO.com.
Sodexo USA Files RICO Lawsuit Against SEIU (AKA Labor Mob)
Sodexo USA today filed a civil lawsuit against the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and other defendants under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, to stop the illegal campaign of extortion that the SEIU has been waging in the U.S. for over a year.
Allied Forces Attack Libya – WSJ.com
Only in a U.S. Under Obama Would we follow France into military action.
Poetic: Zsa Zsa Huffington Getting a Taste of The Union Mob Tactics She “Supports”
“Just as we would ask writers to stand fast and not cross a physical picket line, we ask that they honor this electronic picket line,” wrote the Guild.
“This is about supporting the quality and integrity of a vehicle for progressive expression, to actually help Huffington Post succeed, but on the right terms,” wrote the Guild. “We call on Arianna Huffington to demonstrate her commitment to the working class she so ardently champions in her writing.”
Obama the invisible – m.NYPOST.com
Obama Buddy and Racist Rev. Wright Admits Black Liberation Theology and Socialism the Same
Panel: Federal Bailout Did Little for Main Street
— The program reinforced the belief that large and interconnected companies will enjoy government support in times of crisis. That could encourage them to take unwise risks, eventually leading to another crisis and more bailouts.
— By failing to be transparent about bailout decisions and goals, the government fueled the public’s anger about the bailouts. That could tie politicians’ hands as they seek to respond to future crises.
— TARP cost less than expected, but part of the savings came from failed foreclosure-prevention programs that spent a fraction of what Treasury set aside.
— Much of the credit for stabilizing the financial system goes to other, less-transparent programs run by the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
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Useful Idiot: Chris Matthews Sees Japan Earthquake an ‘Opportunity’ for Obama to Remind People He Was Born in Hawaii
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Hundreds if not thousands of people are dead due to a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. But at least it gave Barack Obama an avenue to remind everyone he was born in Hawaii. That’s the silver lining for MSNBC’s Chris Matthews.
“Was this sort of a good opportunity for the president to remind everybody that he grew up in the United States and Hawaii?”
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62% Favor Repeal of Obamacare – Rasmussen Reports™
Support for repeal of the national health care law has reached its highest level since May of last year. The number of voters who believe the plan will increase the cost of care has tied its highest level since the law’s passage last March.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Voters shows that 62% favor repeal of the health care law, including 51% who Strongly Favor it. Only 33% of voters oppose repeal, with 24% who are Strongly Opposed. To see survey question wording, click here.
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