Wednesday, June 30, 2010

The Coming Constitutional Debate

By Stephen J. Markman, Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
Imprimis, A publication of Hillsdale College, HILLSDALE.EDU

Sunday, June 27, 2010

I'd Say It's Time for Total Recall and I Ain't Talkin the Movie

soule: just received this bit of info:
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2011 W-2 Tax Forms
Should you want to verify this, go to http://www.thomas.gov/, enter "HR 3590"
in the search box and look for "CRS Summaries." This is what you'll find.
Title IX Revenue Provisions—Subtitle A: Revenue Offset
"(Sec. 9002) Requires employers to include in the W-2 form of each employee
the aggregate cost of applicable employer-sponsored group health coverage
that is excludable from the employee's gross income (excluding the value of
contributions to flexible spending arrangements)."
Starting in 2011—next year—the W-2 tax form sent by your employer will be
increased to show the value of whatever health insurance you are provided.
It doesn't matter if you're retired. Your gross income WILL go up by the amount
of insurance your employer paid for. So you’ll be required to pay taxes on a larger
sum of money that you actually received. Take the tax form you just finished for
2009 and see what $15,000.00 or $20,000.00 additional gross income does to
your tax debt. That's what you'll pay next year. For many it puts you into a
much higher bracket. This is how the government is going to buy insurance for
fifteen (15) percent that don't have insurance and it's only part of the tax increases, but it's not really a "tax increase" as such, it a redefinition of your taxable income.
Also, go to Kiplinger's and read about the thirteen (13) tax changes for 2010 that
could affect you.
Why am I sending you this? The same reason I hope you forward this to every
single person in your address book. People have the right to know the truth because
an election is coming in November. So vote intelligently, based on your values.
But also adjust your tax withholding, or increase your savings, so that you aren't
surprised and put in a jam when your federal income taxes are due on April 15, 2012.

Fight organized crime

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Obama Internet kill switch plan approved by US Senate - Techworld.com

http://news.techworld.com/security/3228198/obama-internet-kill-switch-plan-approved-by-us-senate/?olo=rss

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

From Dr. Thomas Sowell: Is U.S. Now On Slippery Slope To Tyranny?

http://www.westernjournalism.com/is-u-s-now-on-slippery-slope-to-tyranny/

Friday, June 18, 2010

Elton John Rocks Israel After Other Artists Cancel

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100618/D9GDIMQ81.html
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soule: well at least Israel can count on one person to rally 'round her flag. Elton John is a hero and gets my vote, hands down. Go get em, baby! Nice to see the Israelis rockin to a concert instead of rockin to a bunch of damned terrorist rockets comin at em from all directions.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Obama's Jihad

I'm no Obama fan. As a matter of fact, I'm no McCain fan. But in all fairness, I have earnestly endeavored to uncover something of value that Obama has accomplished in the few short months he's been in office. So, I'll try. Here goes...Obama is a nice looking man. His walk kinda reminds me of what President Abe Lincoln's walk may have looked like if we caught a glimpse of him ambling down a rural road in southern Illinois. That lanky frame, that slow, rambling cadence, those long arms swinging slowly, back and forth, in tune with a hot, sultry, summer afternoon, the sun just beginning to set amidst a chorus of cicadas singing in the overhanging branches of purple wisteria, perfuming a lovely walkway. All Obama needs is the top hat. But when it comes to governing a nation, being a leader, stepping up to the plate in times of crisis, Obama is nowhere to be seen. When it comes to railroading through unconstitutional legislation, assailing, assaulting, and using mob-rule tactics to attack and overturn America's financial institutions, other companies that have operated for hundreds of years, without the heavy hand of the federal government, Obama looks the other way. Instead of leaving solutions to the private sector, loosening government regulations which will encourage economic growth, entrepreneurship, Obama and his administration have done just the opposite. They have, in just a few months, stripped this nation of its wealth and turned it on its head. We are no longer a solvent nation but one of insolvency, leaving a legacy of trillions of dollars of debt to its heirs for years and years to come. This was no accident. We haven't seen the results of Obamanomics and won't until January 1, 2011when the Bush tax cuts expire and Obama's tax hikes go into effect. We're all quite aware and probably quite tired of hearing about Obama's refusal to release any information relating to his birth, his law records, college transcripts, etc. But little by little, details are trickling out. Not only do we have solid substantiation of Obama's radical ties to Frank Davis, Communist, Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn, Weather Underground, et. al, but we now are learning more and more about Obama's Muslim childhood upbringing. I wonder if there is a connection between this and Mr. Obama's obsequious overseas behavior (his bowing low to our Muslim enemies). In addition, Mr. Obama's refusal to call the Muslim Ft. Hood soldier who opened fire and killed his fellow soldiers a terrorist was another indicator of what I believe Mr. Obama's true internal feelings are. And may very well explain Mr. Obama's firm determination to end the building in East Jerusalem, Israel. Mr. Obama's anti-Israel proclivity which publicly exploded in his unbelievably discourteous treatment of Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and our only mideast ally, his blocking of the 2007 agreement in which bunker busters were to be delivered to Israel to be used for their defense against their attackers, of which their are countless many, is another question that begs for an answer. And then there's Mr. Obama's inexcusable absence on May 30, 2010, Memorial Day, in which he opted for a trip to Chicago and instead let Vice President Biden lay the wreath at Arlington National Cemetery. Just another indicator that Obama is no more interested in the history nor the sacrifices this country has made in the name of freedom, than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. His nonchalant, disconnected, disassociated, detached doesn't give a damn attitude is not befitting a President of the United States. And this latest fiasco with the greatest environmental disaster in this country's history (my feelings) with the BP spill and his administration taking their sweet time to even acknowledge, let alone make a trip to the spill sight, is negligence of the highest order. Yes, President Bush made mistakes with Katrina we all know that but 57 days for a President to show any interest? There is something wrong with an administration and a President who clearly cannot come to grips with hour after hour of live t.v. feed showing pictures of a horrific explosion that killed eleven workers, gazillions of oil spewing forth from the bottom of the ocean, untold amounts of reporters, local, county and state officials sounding the alarm that we need help and we need it now. BP is in line for a huge amount of blame for being slow to react to this crisis and other missteps. But isn't a President supposed to act "Presidentially" when faced with a crisis? Isn't he supposed to act like he has a plan? Do SOMETHING??? Isn't he supposed to lead, follow or get the hell out of the way? Obama did none of these. He didn't even show up. It was like...."..no big deal, it's just a spill, it's only wiping out fisheries, peoples' livelihoods, the shrimp and crab industry, restaurants, fish hatcheries, and anyone else's livelihood connected with the fishing industry. Not to mention all the animals, birds, reptiles, fish, etc. that have perished. And this is now turning out to be a global catastrophe for LA, AL, MS, etc. as they export many of their products overseas. Again, my point, instead of fixing a problem, Obama has only added to one by ignoring it, by neglecting it. "Not to worry says Mr. President I'll just saunter on down there when I have some free time and in the meantime ignore the Governor of Louisiana who has been pleading and begging for some help". Maybe cause he's a Republican? No, because Obama juz don't care. And the CEO of BP? "Why, thinks Obama, why meet with him? He may just have a plan that will make me look like I really don't know what the hell I'm doin and I can't have that now, can I"? (come on now, Mr. President, some of us have already caught on to ya and we did that a long time ago....) And where are the environmentalists in all this mess? Has anyone heard one word from them? They haven't stepped up to the plate either. They sure can yell loud when they want something but when they're part of the problem, they've left the planet. They are a bunch of damned cowards. Don't they have to take some responsibility for where this oil rig was located when it blew up? As I understand it, they did not want this rig anywhere near the shoreline. Correct me if I am wrong. But back to my point. Mr. Obama does not care about fixing and building things up. Remember HOPE AND CHANGE? Which BTW He promised the American People. Yeah. Well, he lied. Obama is only interested in tearing down and destroying. One can see this by watching with one's own eyes what he's done these past few years. Obama is on a mission, Obama, the Muslim, is on a Jihad. A Jihad to destroy America and I'd say he's doing a pretty damn good job.
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Jihad: Arabic word meaning struggle, appearing frequently in the Quran. There are three types of struggle: 1. An internal struggle to maintain faith 2. The struggle to improve the Muslim society 3. or the struggle in a holy war

Hamas rises in the West

http://www.carolineglick.com/e/2010/06/hamas-rises-in-the-west.php

Friday, June 11, 2010

American Thinker: A Shrink Asks: What's Wrong with Obama?

http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/06/a_shrink_asks_whats_wrong_with.html

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Charles Krauthammer, "Those Troublesome Jews"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/03/AR2010060304287.html

Friday, June 4, 2010

Israel"s daunting task

http://www.carolineglick.com/e/2010/06/

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

"How Wars Begin" by Frank Gaffney, Jr.

Center for Security Policy
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/p18412.xml