NYC is at it again. After a federal judge shoot down their last attempt to get calorie totals on menus they want to try again. They want to make this information as prominant as the price. Come on, the information is avaliable and it should not be the job of government to attempt to influence people on what to eat. This is just the latest in attempts to try to get government to tell us how to do everything. Luckily Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoed a smiliar law in California. It is time Americans stood up to a government that is trying to takeover everything and reduce freedoms.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071025/ap_on_he_me/diet_calories_on_menus_5
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Nanny State Alert:NYC tries again to get calories on menus
Rep. Charles Rangel proposes the largest Tax Increase in US History
Chairman Rangel proposed the Largest Tax Increase in the history of the United States last night. He wants to increase taxes 3.5 Trillion over the next ten years. Lets break down how Charles Rangel and the Democrats want to destroy the United States economy and move us towards a Nanny State.
4% Surtax on Americans earning over 150,000 a year and 200,000 for couples
Allow the Expiration of the Bush tax cuts that have spured economic growth
Raise the top Marginal tax rate from 35% to 44%
The details of the proposal make it even worse. The surtax on income is not on taxable income it is on gross income, something that is has never been taxed like this before. It also provides for the worst marriage penalty we have ever faced. Two sucessful spouses will be overly punished just for getting married because if a spouse makes as little as 50,000 a year they face higher taxes.
The joke that the paygo system is, gets exposed in this measure. Rangel insists that he must pay for AMT tax increases that were never inteded to happen. He believes that the 3.5 Trillion of a mistake that everyone agrees the AMT has "accidently created" has to be paid for. Money that has not been collected by the government is not a loss to government and should not have to be paid for. This just shows the shallow thinking of the Democrats. The could never handle not allowing the Government Revenue to increase by unreasonable means. What is the goal of this. Wealth Redistribution! How else do we expect the Democrats to pay for all their unreasonable proposals?
Rudy apparently make deal with devil to support Red Sox; What is the devil going to do make him the Republican Nominee, God forbid!
The New York Daily News today is reporting today that when asked in July if he could ever root for the Red Sox, "He went on to say he had "great respect" for true Red Sox fans, but as for becoming a Red Sox cheerleader in a Devil's bargain, "Probably that's a deal I could not make," he said." This comment came after being asked the question, "If the Devil said you can be President if you become a Red Sox fan, would you do it?" So has a deal been cut?
Rudy also had this to say, "I'm a Yankee fan," Giuliani replied then. "I always believe it's a sign of my being straight with people, about not wanting to fool them, that I was one of the first mayors to be willing to say I was a Yankee fan."
So it now appears that it is ok for Rudy to "fool people" and he so wants to be President that he may really have cut a deal with the devil. There is a long list of reasons why Rudy is wrong for the Republican Party as well as wrong for America. This is just the latest sign of the ultimate poltical pandering that he will use to get a shot at the Presidency but like always I guess the Devil is in the details.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/10/25/2007-10-25_in_july_rudy_giuliani_swore_he_would_nev-2.html
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
CNN Predicts Possible 'Century of Fires' Due to Global Warming, but only after they were told to do so
On CNN Anderson Cooper claimed that a century of fires was possible due to global warming. Why would someone make such a claim that is clearly not provable or likely? Well their Network President told them to do it. The Drudge Report disclosed the following today, "According to notes from CNN's Monday news meeting network president Jon Klein tells employees to use the California fire tragedy to "push" their "Planet in Peril" special, but warns reporters not to "irresponsibly link" the fires to "Global Warming."
So why report the news when you can just make claims to promote a series that has been critized for being propaganda.
http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2007/20071024110403.aspx
Another Code Pink Fiasco: Protester waves blood-colored hands in Rice's face
Today Code Pink again disrupted a Congressional Hearing. This one is more alarming since the protestor got within feet of the Secretary of State. Code Pink has shown time and time again that instead of a rational discussion of ideas they have decided that spitting on the institutions of the United States in a better philopsophy. Time has come for Congress to take a stand and forbid the Code Pink Women from coming into the halls of Congress. They have showed that they can not be trusted to act in a rational manner. Our system of government was set up to allow for discussions of ideas, but in any represenative form of government you do not always get your way. When you are not getting your way it is not rational to time and time again come to serious meeting and disrupt them with high school level stunts. I respect all people who bring ideas to the table, but I do not respect people who can not operate in a rational society. I can only hope that those in the anti-war movement will condemn this group for their shameful tatics.
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN2453448020071024
Sen. Reid: Global Warming caused California Fires; Give me a break!
Yesterday when asked about aid going to California to help those suffering from the wildfires Senator Reid made an intresting observation. “One reason why we have the fires in California is global warming,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He then went on to talk about the need to pass the massive energy package. This shows the leveling of pandering and widespread fear that is used by the Climate Change Alarmists. They will not miss a chance to try to use fear to push their social agenda. It is time for Americans to stand up to this fear mongering. Wildfires have existed in California long before global warming fears. Santa Ana winds have existed for many years and have nothing to do with Climate Change.
Feel Free to Call Sen. Harry Reid and express your outrage of his fear mongering his number is (202) 224-3542.
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/wildfires-get-personal-for-lawmakers-2007-10-24.html
Fred Thompson Unveils Immigration Plan
Fred Thompson today unveiled his Immigration and Border Security Plan. This plan is a common sense approach to fixing the problems we are facing. Oddly enough it was released even while Congress continues to force Amnesty on us by bringing the Dream Act up again and again.
Border Security and Immigration Reform Plan
In the post-9/11 world, immigration is much more of a national security issue. A government that cannot secure its borders and determine who may enter and who may not, fails in a fundamental responsibility. As we take steps to secure our borders and enforce our laws, we must also ensure that our immigration laws and policies advance our national interests in a variety of areas, and that the immigration process itself is as fair, efficient, and effective as possible.
Securing the Border and Enforcing the Law
A fundamental responsibility of the federal government is to secure the nation's borders and enforce the law. The following policies and initiatives will put the nation on a path to success:
No Amnesty. Do not provide legal status to illegal aliens. Amnesty undermines U.S. law and policy, rewards bad behavior, and is unfair to the millions of immigrants who follow the law and are awaiting legal entry into the United States. In some cases, those law-abiding and aspiring immigrants have been waiting for several years.
Attrition through Enforcement. Reduce the number of illegal aliens through increased enforcement against unauthorized alien workers and their employers. Without illegal employment opportunities available, fewer illegal aliens will attempt to enter the country, and many of those illegally in the country now likely will return home. Self-deportation can also be maximized by stepping up the enforcement levels of other existing immigration laws. This course of action offers a reasonable alternative to the false choices currently proposed to deal with the 12 million or more aliens already in the U.S. illegally: either arrest and deport them all, or give them all amnesty. Attrition through enforcement is a more reasonable and achievable solution, but this approach requires additional resources for enforcement and border security:
Doubling ICE agents handling interior enforcement, increasing the Border Patrol to at least 25,000 agents, and increasing detention space to incarcerate illegal aliens we arrest rather than letting them go with a promise to show up later for legal proceedings against them.
Adding resources for the Department of Justice to prosecute alien smugglers, people involved in trafficking in false identification documents, and previously deported felons.
Maximizing efforts to prosecute and convict members of criminal alien gangs, such as MS-13 and affiliated gangs. These gangs have brought unusual levels of violence to more than 30 U.S. states and have also become very active in drug-smuggling, gun-smuggling, and alien-smuggling.
Implementing fully and making greater use of the expedited removal process already allowed under federal law.
Enabling the Social Security Administration to share relevant information with immigration and law enforcement personnel in a manner that will support effective interior enforcement efforts.
Enforce Existing Federal Laws. Enforce the laws Congress has already enacted to prevent illegal aliens from unlawfully benefiting from their presence in the country:
End Sanctuary Cities by cutting off discretionary federal grant funds as appropriate to any community that, by law, ordinance, executive order, or other formal policy directs its public officials not to comply with the provisions of 8 USC 1373 and 8 USC 1644, which prohibit any state or local government from restricting in any way communications with the Department of Homeland Security regarding the immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of an alien in the United States.
Deny discretionary Federal education grants as appropriate to public universities that violate federal law by offering in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens without also offering identical benefits to United States citizens, regardless of whether or not they live in the state, as required by 8 USC 1623.
Deny discretionary Federal grants as appropriate to states and local governments that violate federal law by offering public benefits to illegal aliens, as prohibited by 8 USC 1621(a).
Reduce the Jobs Incentive. Ensure employee verification by requiring that all U.S. employers use the Department of Homeland Security's electronic database (the E-Verify system) to confirm that a prospective employee is authorized to work in the U.S. Now that the technology is proven, provide sufficient resources to make the system as thorough, fast, accurate, and easy-to-use as possible.
Bolster Border Security. Finish building the 854-mile wall along the border by 2010 as required by 8 USC 1103. Extend the wall beyond that as appropriate and deploy new technologies and additional resources to enhance detection and rapid apprehension along our borders by 2012.
Increased Prosecution. Deploy the additional assets outlined above to prosecute alien smugglers ("coyotes"), alien gang members, previously deported felons, and aliens who have repeatedly violated our immigration laws much more vigorously.
Rigorous Entry/Exit Tracking. Complete the implementation of a system to track visa entrants and exits, as has been required by federal law for more than ten years, and connect it to the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC), in order to curb visa overstays and permit more effective enforcement.
Improving the Legal Immigration Process
The United States is a nation of immigrants. We must continue to welcome immigrants and foreign workers who come to our country legally, giving priority to those who can advance the nation's interests and common good. Immigrants and foreign workers who play by the rules need to be rewarded with faster and less burdensome service, not delays that last years. Advancing the following initiatives will require close cooperation between all levels of government, the business community, and concerned citizens:
Maximize Program Efficiency. Reduce the backlogs and streamline the process for immigrants and employers who seek to follow the law. Also, simplify and expedite the application processes for temporary visas. This can be accomplished by hiring more personnel at Citizenship and Immigration Services and the FBI. Caps for any category of temporary work visa would be increased as appropriate, if it could be demonstrated that there are no Americans capable and willing to do the jobs.
Enhanced Reporting. Improve reporting to the government by businesses that rely on temporary workers so that the government can track whether the visa holder remains employed.
Modernize Immigration Law/Policy. Change the nature of our legal immigration system to welcome immigrants who can be economic contributors to our country, are willing to learn the English language, and want to assimilate.
Reduce the scope of chain migration by giving family preference in the allocation of lawful permanent resident status only to spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens, and no one else (no siblings, no parents, no adult children, etc.).
Eliminate the diversity visa lottery.
English As Official Language. Make English the official language of the United States to promote assimilation and legal immigrants' success, and require English proficiency in order for any foreign person to be granted lawful permanent resident status.
Freedom from Political Oppression. Preserve U.S. laws and policies to ensure that the United States remains a beacon and a haven for persons fleeing political oppression, while assuring appropriate admission standards are maintained.
Service to Country. Place those foreign persons who are lawfully present in the country and who serve honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States on a faster, surer track to U.S. citizenship.
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