February 21, 2008
Dear Rep. Murphy: About those Rebate Checks...
Just received an e-mail from my House Representative, Chris Murphy, about those WONDERFUL rebate checks we're going to be getting later this year. From his message:
I know that all the newspapers and cable news shows are constantly filled with reports of the partisan bickering in Washington. But more often than you may think, Democrats and Republicans manage to get together to pass real, meaningful legislation that helps American families. Last year, we passed the biggest increase in federal student loan program since the G.I. Bill, the largest new investment in veterans health care since the VA was created, and the first increase in the minimum wage in a decade. And now, 2008 has started out with the swift, bipartisan passage of an economic stimulus bill designed to kick-start a slowing economy.
The centerpiece of the bill is tax rebate program by which 1.5 million Connecticut families will receive up to $600 per individual, $1,200 per married couple, plus $300 per child.
The law also provides rebates for low-income earners and seniors who may not pay income taxes, and disabled veterans.
We also included help for families who are facing foreclosures by increasing affordable refinancing opportunities and liquidity in the housing market.
And small business owners are granted investment incentives for plants and equipment to spur job creation.
Here's what I wrote back:
Regarding the "rebate" checks" designed to kick-start the economy: wouldn't it be a better idea to permanently cut government spending so that you can permanently cut taxes? That way, more money will be in the taxpayers' pockets ALL THE TIME, and we won't have to go through this charade every time Congress decides to make it look like they're doing something other than holding meaningless, publicity-laden hearings on things they have no business looking into like steroid use in baseball. (Amazing how it always seems to happen during a presidential election year.)
By the way, what happens if we spend our checks on products not made in the US? Not much of an economy booster if you ask me.
Our Founding Fathers would be appalled to see how out-of-control and self-serving our government has become. However, as they're just a bunch of dead white men, I expect their wisdom is just so much dust to be swept away.
I eagerly await your canned response written by a staffer.
UPDATE (5:00 PM): Below is my canned response, easily determined in that it did not respond to my explicit concern, but duly notes Murphy's disappointment that the bill didn't fork out as many freebies as he wanted it to! As RV points out in the comments, politicians like to play Santa Claus every once in a while (with OUR money) to keep themselves in office. Bread and circuses, doncha know.
The only thing surprising about this reply is that I received it the same day I sent my missive.
Dear Ms. Meister,
Thank you for contacting me about the economic stimulus package. I appreciate your correspondence and hope that you find this response helpful.
As you know, the stimulus package passed by Congress represents an effort to help jump- start our flagging economy and cushion the impact of the ballooning credit crisis. The final version of the package included targeted financial assistance for individuals, small business tax relief, and new resources to combat the subprime mortgage crisis. I was also heartened to see the additional inclusion of benefits for low-income seniors, disabled veterans, and their families. With these added benefits, twenty million low-income senior citizens and a quarter-million disabled veterans of our armed forces will receive much-needed assistance, helping provide some security for these most vulnerable of populations.
I was, however, disappointed that the final compromise proposal rejected the addition of increased assistance for unemployment, low-income heating, and Medicaid. Still, the package adheres to a minimally-increased spending level of $151.7 billion and remains targeted and temporary, so as to provide an important one-time influx of capital rather than a fiscally irresponsible long-term expansion of spending. This relief package is obviously just a small part of a much larger effort that we must make to combat a diverse array of economic challenges, from skyrocketing energy costs to the dollar's flagging value overseas. This measure is by no-means the be-all and end-all of the systematic reforms needed to restart the engines of American progress, and I can fully appreciate that, for many Americans, it will not begin to provide the kind of relief they truly need. We still have much work ahead to renew and reinvigorate the American dream.
Thank you again for contacting me about this matter. I appreciate hearing from you and assure you that I will always do my best to represent the views of my constituents in Congress. In the future, please do not hesitate to call at (202) 225-4476 or contact me through my website at www.chrismurphy.house.gov, where you can sign up to receive updates through MurphMail, my electronic newsletter.
Every Best Wish,
Christopher S. Murphy
Member of Congress
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A Rebate for those who don't pay taxes - who are these people in Washington? In order to quailfy for a rebate YOU HAVE TO PAY SOMETHING FIRST or it's called a gift!
posted by
NewtownMark at February 21, 2008 01:51 PM
Come on, Pam. Stop trying to insert logic into politics. How can politicians ensure their survival when they can't act like Santa Claus every once in a while?
(even though it IS with OUR money)
All one need to is witness Barack Obama's popularity. People love hearing about all the "free" goodies they're gonna get!
posted by
Reverse_Vampyr at February 21, 2008 03:18 PM
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October 07, 2007
More SCHIP Sh*t
Sorry for the expletive, but this really is a load of horse manure.
Don Surber has the scoop on this one...a family that the Dems trotted out as the reason why President Bush was a big ol' meanie for not expanding SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance Program) lives in a 3,000 foot home in a ritzy Baltimore suburb, and their three children attend an expensive private school.
LOL quote from Surber:
Interesting that public schools aren’t good enough for their kids but public health insurance is.
Be sure to read the comments section; one of the commenters finds out more about the school these kids go to. Very "la de da."
I live in a house that's about half the size of theirs and needs loads of repairs that I can't afford right now and send my kids to public school: but I have health insurance through my work. It takes a lot out of my paycheck -- money that could definitely be spent in a million other ways, but knowing my family is covered if someone is in an accident or becomes seriously ill is important. My husband works as an IT contractor and has no insurance benefits, so we're very lucky that I have a job that does.
Spend your money how you'd like...but don't cry when you don't have enough left for things like health insurance for your family and expect the taxpayers to foot the bill. I'm sick of the whole nanny state mentality that seems to be taking over this nation.
On a tip from Kitty!
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One of the main things when a spouse seeks employment is to make sure at least one of you finds a job with health benefits! a lot of people take jobs they hate but do it as a sacrifice for their family. Who wouldn't want to work for themselves? Perhaps this is just what I need to do as well so I can stay home with my son and let you taxpayers pay my way - heck, his daycare is only $325 a week!
these programs should be for single moms and dads (or homes with disabled parents/caregivers/children) who legitemately are trying and need assistance - a double income family w/ both parents physically and mentally able to work should not be hanging on the government teet! these are the people that leave a bad taste in the taxpayers mouths!
I don't mind my taxes helping those who truly need it but for people who insist on sending their kids to a $20K EACH school, no sympathy!
Perhaps they can write to Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins to pay off their mortgage since these two are always spouting off how it is everyone elses responsibility to make sure everyone has affordable housing.
I am sure since Michael Moore believes in private schooling for his daughter he would be more than willing to help this poor family keep their kids in that swanky school!
posted by
jeanette at October 8, 2007 07:54 AM
Whoa, Pam, please do some fact checking on this. This is not a rich family -- they made a combined $45K last year. They are considered lower-middle class in their area, their home cost only $55K in 1991, and the kids' school only costs about $500/year after financial aide. That is, of course, except for the daughter whose brain injury from the crash means that she has to attend a special needs school. That one is expensive, and the state is picking up that bill, because she's, you know, severely disabled now. Fact checking is good. The records are public. Let's not attack a 12-year-old and his family until those records are checked.
posted by Ro at October 10, 2007 06:49 PM
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September 04, 2007
Katrina: Dollars and (Non)Sense
Last week, we observed the second anniversary (or would that be deathiversary?) of Hurricane Katrina. President Bush went to New Orleans and expressed all the right sentiments, blah blah blah. Pop quiz: Who wants to bet that once Bush is out of office, all this Katrina whining will cease?
It's been two years, and much of New Orleans is still a major mess. But let's face it, it was a mess before Katrina...Katrina simply gave some an excuse to put the blame for it on someone else than local leadership for a change.
John Hawkins expressed it very well last week in his Town Hall column:
Moreover, people lose their homes in this country every day of the year. If it isn't a hurricane, it's an earthquake. If it isn't an earthquake, it's a tornado. If it isn't a tornado, it's a fire. If it isn't a fire, it's a flood. Yet nobody sits and frets about John Doe, age 58, who lost his house in a flash flood two years ago or Jane Doe, age 60, who had her house blown away by a twister back in 2005.
But, we're all supposed to eternally sit around and weep tiny little tears of sadness for the people who really took it on the chin in a hurricane because they chose to live in a city shaped like a soup bowl on the coast. Let me tell all the citizens of New Orleans something that should have been told to them 18 months ago: it's time to stop playing the sympathy card and get over it.
Nobody is owed a living for the rest of his life because he had a bad break two years ago. Yet, we still have people affected by Katrina who have FEMA paying their rent. How sad and pathetic is it that these shiftless people are still leaching off their fellow citizens? Since when is being in the path of a hurricane supposed to give you a permanent "Get Out of Work Free" card?
As a fun little project (courtesy of husband-dude), let's take a look at how much federal money has been thrown at New Orleans as compared to what was thrown at San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake (note: this does not take into account charitable donations by private citizens):
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In 1906, the U.S. government immediately approved $1 million in supplies, which were then rushed to the area.
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Adjusting for inflation:
In 2006, $1 million from 1906 is worth:
$23,119,266.06 using the Consumer Price Index
$17,906,298.00 using the GDP deflator
$0.00 using the value of consumer bundle
$96,836,363.64 using the unskilled wage
$121,675,192.61 using the nominal GDP per capita
$426,323,101.78 using the relative share of GDP - let's use the maximum (this figure from www.measuringworth.com)
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For Louisiana and region:
President Bush and Congress have committed more than $127 billion in resources and tax relief for the region — significantly more than inflation-adjusted $107.6 billion directed to 16 countries in Europe between 1947 and 1951.
$127,000,000,000 - New Orleans 2005 and counting
$426,323,101 - San Francisco 1906
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Katrina -The storm is estimated to have been responsible for $81.2 billion (2005 U.S. dollars) in damage, making it the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
Where did the other $46 billion go to?
That's a good question. Does anyone have an answer?
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Here's a heart tugger - NOT!
I work at an all black Catholic high school for boys on the south side of Chicago. 99.9% of all support to this school comes from white Irish Catholic Alumni. No black foundations, no black corporations, or no black individual philanthropists give a dime. They have all been asked - annually for the 14 years that I have been Director of Development.
http://www.leohsalumniassoc.com
This past year, a Catholic High School run by the Josephite Order asked Leo for help - these same individuals refused to offer to say mass for our kids. The Josephites have a guest house in Chicago where priests on sabbatical come to rest.
As Leo has no parish or religious order sponsorship, he could have used a vacationing priest to say the odd mass no and then.
This high school received National attention for its band and their snappy uniforms. They refused to encourage a vacationing priest to say a mass , but had no problem trying to put the bite on our generous - white Irish Catholic Alumni - I told them to pound sand.
posted by
Pat Hickey at September 4, 2007 10:42 AM
Sorry - I was in full vent - The Josephite High School in Question was from New Orleans and their request was post-Katrina.
What a shower of gobshites!
I loved New Orleans - it is and will be a toxic soup.
posted by
Pat Hickey at September 4, 2007 10:48 AM
During the flash floods of the beginning of August this year, we lost our car due to water getting in the tailpipe - apparently, my husband should have not re-started the car and let it dry out. He did not know this, car started up after going through water almost up to the car door windows (minivan) so he continued to drive it. Engine seized, needs a new engine which costs more than the car is worth. Needless to say, till WE can afford it (not the government), he is driving an old car that was at his mom's - we put almost a thousand dollars of OUR money into it. Granted, we did not lose a house, we lost a car, but that is the risk you take driving through a pond where the road usually is. I feel for these people, I sent $ after it happened, but yes, enough is enough. Most everyone has suffered personal tragedy but they get back up again and rebuild their lives. And it is a risk you take living below sea level. We opted for a house on a hill, neighbors on the bottom of the hill are forever running sump pumps whenever it rains. They opted to stay when warnings were everywhere to evacuate. The mayor did not use $ properly to build up the levees and he watched those school buses go under water when they could have been used days before for evacuation. Should be interesting to see how this one reads in the history books 25,50,100+ years from now!
posted by
Jeanette at September 4, 2007 11:34 AM
How incredibly heartless can you be? You have no first hand knowledge of what the people of the Gulf Coast have been through. Yes, New Orleans was broken before the storm. It is an incredibly poor city with corrupt public officials. That does not negate the fact that people are hurting. Louisiana plays a major role in the nation's economy and history. You show your ignorance by not addressing the importance of the state. Furthermore, the city flooded because of poor construction and maintenance of the levee system that was built and controlled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Despite your ignorance, what amazes me is your lack of compassion towards the increased suicide rates, people living with depression and PTSD. You try rebuilding your life when your family, friends, churches, schools, hospitals, courts, fire and police stations have all been flooded and heavily damaged. Your support network that is normally there in times of trouble are gone. Because everyone is facing the same devastation. If you ask me. The people of the Gulf Coast are a mighty reslient bunch.
posted by at September 5, 2007 10:32 AM
Oh please! If the Katrina victims would talk about it from a neutral standpoint, then maybe I could have some sympathy. But it's always about the race-card with them, from the very start. Did you - anonymous commenter above - take a look at the stats posted in the "jump" from the post? The amount of money that has gone to just New Orleans is staggering; if their own state officials can't disburse the money in a timely or appropriate manner, is that the US government's responsibility? And what about the Katrina AND Rita victims in Mississippi? Do we ever hear about them and what they lost? NO! The focus is constantly on New Orleans.
Those people made the CHOICE to live in a bowl that sinks at a rate of about 1/4 to 1/2" per year; they choose to live in the shadow of levees holding back a raging river and huge lake.
Actions, meet consequences.
posted by Kris, in New England at September 5, 2007 11:05 AM
at, consider the following.
New Orleans is built in the Mississippi Delta - the alluvial soil is compacting and sinking through a natural process called subsidence. Twenty five square miles of the delta are lost annually year. There is less and less of a natural buffer to protect the city with each passing year.
The dams and channels needed to keep New Orleans in existence and functional as an economic entity have also accelerated landloss in the Delta.
The city is in a depression beneath sea level.
The course of the Mississippi River through New Orleans is itself unnatural - in the words of Oliver Houck "Human beings have tried to restrict the river to one course - that's where the arrogance begins."
Let us accept the following talking points, both taken from the National Geographic website.
1. Global warming is real. If we accept the predictions then the ocean levels can be expected to rise at least 6 meters in the worst case scenario in the following decades.
2. It is believed that global warming will make hurricanes of greater duration and intensity in the coming years.
I have all the sympathy in the world for the people of the Gulf Coast. But in my estimation - the most incredibly heartless and cruel action we can take is to encourage and aid people to return to New orleans. Do I need to elaborate further?
posted by husband-dude at September 5, 2007 02:04 PM
Please, heartless? No, just tired of people not rebuilding their lives. Do NOT judge others because they are not from New Orleans, you have no idea what other losses we have all suffered, regardless of ones geography. You don't know me, you have no idea what I have endured through my life. As you say, basically, in your post "walk a mile", well, maybe you need to take your own advice as well.
posted by
Jeanette at September 7, 2007 08:07 AM
What about the hurricane that hit Galveston TX in 1900. Who rebuilt Galveston? The government?
No, the citizens did of course they weren't thrid or fourth generation welfare families.
posted by
Tanzfleck at September 10, 2007 01:25 PM
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August 27, 2007
Gonzalez Resigns
That's the word today:
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, ending a months-long standoff with Republican and Democratic critics who called for his ouster over the Justice Department's botched handling of FBI terror investigations and the firing of U.S. attorneys, officials said Monday.
Finally, a "victory" Democrats can get behind! Who's next on their hit parade?
UPDATE: From an e-mail I sent to Cookiewrangler on the subject:
You know, I don’t know enough about Gonzalez to judge whether he was a good choice for AG or not. However, the witch hunt by the Dems that ended with him resigning will only embolden them to ratchet up the pressure on the Bush administration over what amounts to piddly nonsense when we have real problems to worry about: illegal immigration and Islamist terrorism, to name the top two on my list. And all of this “gotcha” cr@p simply takes important time and resources away from those struggles. It’s time the American people put their foot down and told our politicians, “Enough already!”
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Pam,
It seems that Alberto Gonzalez is going to be the fall guy for what is really nothing more than a standard political action. The Dems have tried to make something criminal out of the firing of 8 US Attorneys. They choose to ignore the fact that they serve at the pleasure of the President, period.
Nobody raised a stink when Bill Clinton had AG Janet Reno fire all 93 US Attorneys. So why raise a stink about these eight?
Oops. I forgot. Bill Clinton was a Democrat. That makes all the difference....
posted by
DCE at August 27, 2007 11:54 AM
I hate having to point out the obvious, but the clinton administration let go the 93 us attorneys at the outset of the clinton administration's first term, while bush & co specifically targeted 8 us attorneys after the commencement of their second term...
obviously different circumstances.
bush & co made it worse, however, by not simply saying at the outset "we let them go because we wanted to do so, and that's the only reason we have to give you", which they could have and should have done.
and, all their documentation leading up to the firings could have easily been worded that way, as well.
however, they at the very least decided they had something to cover up, and behaved as if they did, which led to the investigation.
in short, this is all the current administration's/AGs office's fault, not the democrats, and is an wholly invalid comparison to the clinton administration.
next.
posted by
tj at August 27, 2007 12:02 PM
please, change your post heading to "Gonzales"
posted by
tj at August 27, 2007 12:43 PM
This is NOT the current administration's fault. The Democrats going after anything that is labelled 'Republican.' This is a political stunt by the Democrats. clinton let go 93 -- no one said a word. Oh, I forgot -- people (dems)think he is god. HA! Go Fred Thompson!!!
posted by
cookiewrangler at August 27, 2007 04:33 PM
cookie, as long as you're going to ignore little things like FACTS, expect to be ignored by those who don't.
posted by at August 27, 2007 04:53 PM
tj,
The AG or the President could have also just as easily said "None of your damn business", but I doubt that would have satisfied the Democrats in Congress. I doubt that any response from the Bush administration, even the one you suggested, would have satisfied the Dems. The 'investigations' would still be going on regardless.
posted by
DCE at August 27, 2007 10:35 PM
I see that "situational ethics" are raising their ugly heads again! Here's the deal: It doesn't matter WHEN the President dismisses assistant U.S. attorneys - he can do it whenever he wants for whatever reasons (or no reason at all) he wants.
I realize that the Democrats in Congress see themselves as some sort of demigods who must CONTROL the President of the United States but the fact remains that CONSTITUTIONALLY the Executive is CO-EQUAL with the legislative.
The Dems keep up what they're doing and their next Congressional majority will be in the year 3,000!
I say that the President should nominate an absolutely brilliant lawyer who happens to be a frighteningly articulate woman who is also quite beautiful and blonde: Ann Coulter. Granted she couldn't be confirmed, but I think we would sure enjoy the hearings. At the very least, in a confrontation with Ann, the head of Edward Moore Kennedy (D-Chivas) would explode.
Like I say - no downside!
posted by
Gayle Miller at August 28, 2007 08:27 AM
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June 28, 2007
House Seeks PAY RAISE???
gall (n): impudence, effrontery.
AP story via Breitbart:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite low approval ratings and hard feelings from last year's elections, Democrats and Republicans in the House are reaching out for an approximately $4,400 pay raise that would increase their salaries to almost $170,000.
The cost-of-living raise endorsed Wednesday evening gets lawmakers back on track for automatic pay raises after a fight between the parties last year and again in January killed the pay increase due this year. That was the first interruption of the annual congressional pay boost in seven years.
They have the crummiest job rating ever, and they're asking to get their automatic pay raise reinstated?
This part is rich:
Most members support the pay raise as a means of retaining experienced lawmakers and of making sure that Congress is not simply dominated by wealthy people. Many lawmakers maintain homes both in the expensive Washington housing market and back in their districts. On most days, they meet with lobbyists making far more than they do.
Take a look at these congressional perks and tell me if you think these guys are suffering.
If I do a rotten job at work, I don't get a raise. In fact, I may get fired. If Congress does a rotten job, they can still vote themselves a pay raise. Something's wrong here.
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Vote out their worthless asses! This recent amnesty debacle is more than proof enough of who needs to be ousted.
posted by
Reverse_Vampyr at June 28, 2007 11:35 AM
Yeah, working with people who make more than you do is just SUCH a difficult burden to bear. Please - right now I'm sitting outside the office of someone who makes roughly 10 times what I do, and that's just salary; doesn't count bonuses and other perks.
It's called being adequately compensated for the job you are doing. Oh wait, if we apply that to Congress then they should be making less than minimum wage, since they are doing a less than minimum kind of job for their employer - the United States citizens. And yes, that is CITIZENS, not citizen-wannabes.
posted by at June 29, 2007 08:21 AM
Oops - that anonymous post above is me.
posted by
Kris, in New England at June 29, 2007 08:21 AM
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June 21, 2007
House Republican Moves to Rein In Pelosi's Travel to Terror-Sponsoring Nations
Finally:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will not be permitted to use State Department funds to travel to nations that are known to have sponsored terrorism if a Republican amendment to appropriations legislation passes the House on Thursday.
The amendment to the $34 billion State and Foreign Operations bill, offered by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), prohibits funds to be used to travel to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan or Syria.
King believes Pelosi violated
the Logan Act, a 1799 law signed by President John Adams that prohibits unauthorized U.S. citizens from interfering with relations between the United States and foreign governments.
Will it pass? Who knows? But I'm glad someone decided to take some action.
h/t: Drudge
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About damn time!
Sooo, if Pelosi DID, in fact, violate the Logan act, does anyone think she'll be prosecuted?
posted by
Reverse_Vampyr at June 22, 2007 01:02 PM
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April 03, 2007
Republicans Make Trip to Syria
Hmmm...apparently a few Republicans made a trip to Syria, something that is just coming out now. They were there shortly before the much brouhahaed arrival of Nancy Pelosi.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt of Haleyville, a Republican, was one of three congressmen to visit Syria last weekend, a trip that is getting new scrutiny since President Bush has criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for visiting Damascus a few hours later.
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Aderholt was with Rep. Frank Wolf of Virginia and Joseph Pitts of Pennsylvania on a Middle East trip that included stops in Damascus and Israel. According to a statement, they met with government officials, businessmen, religious leaders and other members of Syrian civil society, including opposition leader Riad Seif.
"We came because we believe there is an opportunity for dialogue," according to the statement.
There has been a lot of criticism of Nancy Pelosi and her contingent. But hey, there's plenty to go around. What are these guys thinking?
The visit by Pelosi is likely more damaging to President Bush's credibility due to her position as House Speaker. Her high profile is also the likely reason that her trip has received wide coverage while that of the three Republicans (I haven't heard of any of them before this) has been virtually ignored.
From what the article linked above says, it doesn't seem that these three guys had plans to meet with President Assad. So I suppose we have to give them credit for that. But come on! When congressmen and senators begin acting like foreign policy experts, especially when a sitting president has cut off diplomatic relations with a particular country, it erodes America's credibility. It doesn't matter if the junketeers are from the same party as the president or not.
These three should be held up to scrutiny as well.
UPDATE: It would be helpful to know exactly why these guys made the trip...are they looking to act as negotiators, or are they simply "fact finding," like so many congressmen and senators like to do on our dime? As I mentioned above, it doesn't seem as though they had plans to talk to the big kahuna with a "message" from Israel. Yet it's troubling that they went to Syria at all. These are questions that should be answered.
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i tend to agree w/a post i just read. though i wasn't fond of the author's lack of tact his point is well taken. it is one thing to be on a fact finding mission and quite another to be a negotiator.
check out
http://joeleonardi.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/a-challenge/
posted by
mia at April 3, 2007 09:57 PM
Hmmm...it's an interesting post, but am not sure what it has to do with the Republican trip. I do agree, however, that it's one thing to be a negotgiator, and another to simply go fact-finding. Nancy Pelosi is looking to be the negotiating savior...
(As for the post you link, I'm older than the 18-35 age bracket that Joe Leonardi challenges to sign up for service.)
posted by
Pam at April 3, 2007 10:37 PM
Here is the scoop on the story.
http://www.iht. com/articles/ap/2006/12/16/america/NA_GEN_US_Senator_Syria.php
(delete the space between the period and the "com")
posted by
Freedom Now at April 4, 2007 02:14 AM
Hello!
posted by
mudkitty at April 4, 2007 07:16 PM
And the right wing dream of war with Iran has turned to dust.
posted by
mudkitty at April 4, 2007 10:37 PM
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March 30, 2007
HR 1401
I've written about this on American Thinker today. However, let me point out an error in my own writing here (I've informed the editor at AT about it, and hope he will run the correction).
The link I provided for HR 1401 says that Republicans cast the "nay" votes, while the text in my article says that Democrats voted "nay." Embarrassed? You bet. I definitely regret the error. But my criticism that anyone would object to the provisional language that passengers reporting suspicious behavior be protected from lawsuits still stands.
This is what's great about the Internet. My goof was pointed out to me by a reader, and for that I am appreciative.
UPDATE: Donald W., the reader who pointed out the error, wrote again with more clarification. Here's the text of his e-mail:
I don't see this as a goof. Your point was correct, but it seems the
link or the source you cited possibly had an error.
At a different site (http://michellemalkin.com/archives/007189.htm)
there is enough information provided to track down the details at
cspan.org and find the relevant text:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?r110:./temp/~r110TIWQbg
You can search for "IMMUNITY FOR REPORTING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES" to
find the appropriate place in the text.
A bit farther into the text indicates that a Mr. King demanded a
recorded vote on the motion to recommit (Roll No. 200
), and in this case the
noes were all votes by Democrats.
The goof seems to be on the part of the www.govtrack.us site. I see the
AT editor has corrected the page, but it appears to be an edit, as
opposed to what I would call a noted correction (i.e., this was
incorrect, this is the correction).
I sure feel better, and I appreciate the time Donald took to write me!
UPDATE II: AT has the correct link up now. It goes to show that it's important to check and double-check so that the correct information goes out!
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Maybe the fault is in link. It says that Bennie Thompson D- MS voted aye, also contrary to your post. Could it be one of those creatively worded amendments where yes means no???
posted by
Ellie at March 30, 2007 08:51 AM
Possibly. But the bottom line is, I should have been more careful in my research...
Thanks for stopping by!
posted by
Pam at March 30, 2007 09:14 AM
I enjoyed the American Thinker post and I would leave a Trackback here, if I could.
posted by
joe-6-pack at March 30, 2007 09:47 AM
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March 27, 2007
Congress: Supporting the Troops...As Long As Pet Projects Get Funded
It's no wonder Congress has dismal approval ratings. It seems as though the only way we can get funding for our troops overseas in Iraq is to attach pork projects. Just look at some of the attachments to the recent war funding bill that squeaked through the House:
• $4.2 billion in disaster aid for farmers hurt by drought, floods and other disasters in recent years.
• $6.7 billion in additional federal efforts to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, including housing aid, public infrastructure funding and aid to Gulf Coast fishermen.
• $3.1 billion to implement a 2005 round of military base closures, which helps local communities affected by military base closings paves the way for redeployment of 12,000 troops stationed in Germany and South Korea to domestic bases.
• $2 billion for national security efforts such as port security, explosives detection for airline baggage and rail and mass transit security grants.
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h/t: With Malice Toward None
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The americans are probably getting tired of this by now, and are probably wondering why they let so many of annes people into america, not for this kind of thing surely?
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I'm not going to delve too deeply into last night's address. You can read the usual excellent commentary here, here and here.
I would like to say that I think Bush's comment about those who voted to enter Iraq back in 2002 didn't vote for failure was an excellent zinger. I also noticed that on his way out, Bush didn't shake Harry Reid's hand. (Deliberate? Not? I don't know, but it sure made me wonder.) And goodness me, how did Nancy Pelosi manage to keep that frozen "deer in the headlights" look on her face for the entire speech? (One morning radio host suggested Botox.)
UPDATE: Other mention -- who saw John McCain snoozing? Not very impressive for a candidate-to-be. And Hillary, who last year had a look on her face reminiscent of having eaten lemons before the speech, had a starry-eyed look that made me think she wasn't really listening to President Bush, but imagining herself up there in two years...heaven forbid!
UPDATE II: The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review explains in an editorial why the Democrats are against Bush's new healthcare cost initiative (h/t Right Wing Nation):
Democrats oppose President Bush's health care plan to increase the number of insured Americans; it's too private and encourages the exercise of freedom.
They want to soak the rich to pay for the Big Brother of all entitlements: universal health care. That must be resisted; refer to out-of-control Medicare and Medicaid costs.
Read it all.
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July 12, 2006
Crackdown on Leaks?
Peter Heokstra (R-MI) says the government is planning a crackdown on leakers of confidential information:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration is preparing a crackdown on intelligence leaks to the media and will try to pursue prosecutions in some recent cases, the chairman of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.
Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Hoekstra also suggested some unauthorized leaks could have been deliberate attempts to help al Qaeda.
"More frequently than what we would like, we find out that the intelligence community has been penetrated, not necessarily by al Qaeda, but by other nations or organizations," he said.
"I don't have any evidence. But from my perspective, when you have information that is leaked that is clearly helpful to our enemy, you cannot discount that possibility," he added.
In recent months, two major intelligence operations were leaked to the media: the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program and the Treasury Department's tracking of international banking transactions.
The entire article is available here.
If this is true, then I say it's about time. The left shouldn't have a problem with such an investigation, since they were so upset about the "outing" of Valerie Plame. All leaks should be treated equally, no?
In fact, they will love the opportunity for reporters Eric Lichtblau and James Risen to go to jail rather than reveal their sources a la Judith Miller.
(And martyrdom is an excellent recommendation for a Pulitzer.)
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I hear the CEO of Huggies is slated to head the crackdown. Tee hee hee!
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May 24, 2006
Lawmakers In a Tizzy over FBI Raid
Lawmakers on the Hill are upset over the FBI raid on Rep. William J. Jefferson's (D-LA) Capitol Hill office, which yielded cash and documents regarding a bribery investigation. Many of them see it as a violation of constitutional language and case law that protects lawmakers from being intimidated by the executive branch.
Both Democrats and Republicans are up in arms.
House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) complained directly to President Bush yesterday about the FBI raid, while House Majority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) predicted a constitutional showdown before the Supreme Court.
"My opinion is that they took the wrong path," Hastert told reporters after his meeting with Bush in the White House. "They need to back up, and we need to go from there."
Captain Ed (of Captain's Quarters) has this to say:
This can't be the same Congress that issues subpoenas for all sorts of probes into the executive branch and the agencies it runs. Does Congress really want to establish a precedent that neither branch has to answer subpoenas if issued by the other, even if approved by a judge -- which this particular subpoena was?
The FBI had a valid subpoena for the information in Jefferson's office. He refused to provide it. The FBI had little choice but to go in and take it, and from the description given in the Washington Post, they took extraordinary care not to confiscate legitimate data relating to his legislative responsibilities.
Exactly. Jefferson refused to cooperate with a valid subpoena. How else was the FBI supposed to carry on with their investigation? Consult the Magic 8 ball?
This uproar, coming on the heels of Rep. Patrick Kennedy not having to take a breathalizer test after crashing his car and behaving as though he was intoxicated, gives the public a view not of a Congress devoted to the laws they themselves create, but of a Congress that believes its members to be above having to answer to those laws.
As Mel Brooks said as King Louis in History of the World Part I, "It's good to be the king."
Making a stink over a legal sweep into the office of a Congressman who is suspected of illegal activities isn't the best way to burnish Congress' ever-tarnishing reputation. Congressional leaders may want to think more about the tack they're taking on this. The people will only stand for so much.
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If the distinguished gentlemen of the U.S. Congress expect their constituents to rally behind their cry for constitutional protection of their graft and corruption, I think they will be disappointed. This is The United States of America, not Mexico.
posted by David S. at May 24, 2006 09:55 AM
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