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Obama and His "Campaign Hacks"

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One of the best reads on Obama comes from John F. Harris on "7 Stories Obama Doesn't Want Told."

Harris' article will strike home to most of Obama's critics who will see the 7 news stories as neatly summarized points Obama's opponents have been trying to voice the last few years towards the mesmerized media and followers.  Harris also makes clear these 7 perceptions of Obama are issues that Obama must worry about taking hold in the public's mind about his character and job performance.  One of these issues is that Obama feels as if he is playing with "Monopoly" money. That point is beginning to take a very strong hold in America's mind, and as Harris points out, Obama realizes the danger as well. This is one reason Obama will focus on cost control in 2010.

Yet the most damage to Obama's image may come from Obama's own Chicago gang in the White House.  Harris' third point of Obama's "Chicago-styled politics" is reflected in the way his aides take pride in being nothing but "old campaign hacks". The problem is that much of the American public took Obama at his word in that he wanted to bring a non-partisan style of politics to Washington. Yet what we have seen is Harris' description of old style politics: 

The examples of Chicago-style politics include their delight in public battles with Rush Limbaugh and Fox News and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. (There was also a semi-public campaign of leaks aimed at Greg Craig, the White House counsel who fell out of favor.) In private, the Obama team cut an early deal — to the distaste of many congressional Democrats — that gave favorable terms to the pharmaceutical lobby in exchange for their backing his health care plans.

The bribing of politicians is clear for all to see as votes are bought and others are strong-armed. Americans do have a distaste for political corruption that is blatantly acted out on the large public stage health-care reform has provided. It isn't that Americans are naive,but when these so called "Chicago politics" are openly approved of and acted upon by those in power, the voters will soon show their disapproval and 2010 is upon us.

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ACORN Corruption Typical of Our Political Climate

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Few of us are so naive not to know that corruption is a natural by-product of over-grown government and political greed.  Brietbarts investigative reporting  has gathered evidence of ACORN dumping hard evidence into its dumpster once California's Attorney General,Jerry Brown,announced he was investigating ACORN'S office in San Diego.

Michael Flynn at Brietbart's Big Government tells us of a few things revealed by the evidence collected from public dumpsters: "ACORN’s political agenda is also exposed, with thousands upon thousands of documents revealing the depth of the political machine that is ACORN, and its disturbing ties to not only public employee labor unions but some of the most radical leftist organizations. The laws governing how sensitive, personal information such as social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, immigration records, tax returns, etc. must be treated are very stringent, and thus it seems as if ACORN may have committed serious violations in that department alone, with thousands upon thousands of potential plaintiffs."

The evidence against ACORN is so damning that Brietbart's Big Government promises to gradually release it over time.

All of this makes one wonder why would Jerry Brown's office give notice to ACORN of the pending investigation, and why would ACORN be so dimwitted not to shred its evidence?

The answers to the questions above is the depth of which political corruption has permeated our culture. Our political system and those who benefit from it operate in broad daylight with an indifference to any fear of consequences that should come from national and local government's judicial actions.  There is no fear among these crooked organizations when our judicial system picks and chooses those to be investigated and how deep each of these investigations eventually go.

Other than Breitbart's investigative reporting, and foxnews.com reporting it, we have little to no coverage by the MSM.  Yet once again, we depend on citizen investigations and have only an inkling of how far ACORN'S corrupted tentacles reach as we wait for Breitbart to releases the full details.

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Patrick Kennedy Zinged by Bishop Tobin on Receiving Communion

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It was three years ago when Bishop Tom Tobin told Rep.Patrick Kennedy to refrain from receiving Holy Communion.  Kennedy told The Providence Journal on Saturday that Bishop Tobin had also instructed priests not to give him Communion.  If you listen to Kennedy, you would think this event just happened, but Tobin was surprised that Kennedy brought it up after all this time.  Perhaps Kennedy wanted to bring his personal spiritual relationship with the Catholic Church to the public forefront now that the abortion issue will be debated in the Senate.

Let's be clear. The Catholic Church has been against abortion for its entire 2000 year history.  The Bishop was not trying to make a public statement because he considered the matter confidential.  It seems that Kennedy is the one trying to politicize the situation with health-care and federally funded abortions that are presently up for debate.

Last month, Kennedy (rehashing Obama's earlier sentiments against the Catholic Church being out of sync with modern views) attacked the Pope and American Bishops for their stand against abortion.

Bishop Tobin told CNN:

"I have no desire to continue the discussion of Congressman Kennedy's spiritual life in public," he said. "At the same time, I will absolutely respond publicly and strongly whenever he attacks the Catholic Church, misrepresents the teachings of the church or issues inaccurate statements about my pastoral ministry."

Abortion is a serious matter to the Catholic Church. Though Catholics are divided over the Church's role in politics, many believe it is the attempt by the government to use public tax payer dollars that has caused Bishops to turn against health-care in its present state.

Patrick Kennedy's attacks against Bishop Tobin will not change the fact that Catholics simply consider abortion wrong.

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Nervous Congress Looking at Jobless Americans

As Obama deliberately gives little drops of information on a "double-dip" recession and a bleak outlook on jobs for Americans, he is preparing us for a new stimulus from Pelosi's Congress that is forced to deal with our dire job situation as we head for the 2010 house elections. 

Even though Congress believes that voters do not understand deficits, they do realize we understand that more than 1 out of every 10 Amercians is without work.  Add to that the many who are only working part-time, and you have some angry voters.  American voters do understand that Congress is using deficit spending for special interest groups,and enlarging the government's size almost as an end in itself.

Many Americans supported the original stimulus bill believing that much of it would go to job creation in the form of creating new jobs in our infrastructure, and "green jobs".  Even though the "deficit" is abstract to us on many levels, the voters know it doesn't lead to job growth.  The latest polls reveal this specific anxiety over our economy.

Most Americans are open to the idea of debt spending if it really could create stable jobs and improve the economy. That's what Americans thought they were suppose to be getting the first time around with the Stimulus Bill, but as of today we can't even get a clear figure on any job creation from this bill.

As of today, desperation is the mark of Congress. They will have to really put to work ideas taken from the minority party: tax-cuts, as in payroll taxes possibly being frozen, and return TARP money to the taxpayers. Let's not do what Barney Frank would do and give this money to the White House to benefit those banks and businesses for political reasons. The same tax cuts that would benefit the Treasury will benefit the job market. 

Once Americans see the deficit even headed in the right direction, Congress can relax knowing they will not be thrown out by their constituents.  Stilll, the thought of tax cuts is revolting to Pelosi's Congress, and they possibly just aren't smart enough to do the right things. They will simply talk about jobs, and hold a summit for creative ideas on job creation.  Yet they will still be talking about jobs as 2010 elections roll around.

Obama Discourages Congressional Investigation of Fort Hood Terrorist Attack

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Before Obama could land in Singapore, he still had his mind on lawmakers investigating the Fort Hood attack.  Obama referred to Hasan as a "gunman."

Rep. Pete Hoekstra, ranking member of the Republican Senate Intelligence Committee, believes that Hasan will be found to have ties to international terrorism. The Ludington Daily News reported: "Hoekstra has asked for a briefing on the Fort Hood shootings that left 13 people dead and 29 injured, but was denied. Now he’s asking that all documents created in the investigation be preserved, that nothing be destroyed."

Congress has been frustrated with the White House's reluctance to be forthcoming with details of the Fort Hood attack. Obama has called for Congress to allow the FBI to finish its investigation first. Yet the "weak' initial response the FBI had regarding Hasan's attachment to Islamic terrorist activity doesn't assure many that Americans will get the entire truth.

Obama has a strong fear that the truth about Hasan will be politicized. With Obama's wish to drag out the investigation 'until every last detail is investigated' reveals his desire to keep as much of the investigation of Hasan under his control.

This pressured plea from Obama to Congress will be met with Senator Joe Lieberman opening up his own investigation of the Ft.Hood incident with his Homeland Security Committee. Lieberman and Hoeskstra's efforts are needed to get to the truth about an administration that would "water down" information about the terrorist threat that continues to grow and jeopardize American safety.

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Nidal Malik Hasan Committed an Act of Terrorism

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Obama tells the American people not to jump to any conclusions regarding the slaughter of American soldiers....yet forget Obama's rash comments on Sgt. Joe Crowley who "acted stupidly".  Obama was also shocked by the murder of George Tiller, one of the few doctors who provided late-term abortions.  MSNBC revealed a slanted opinion when it reported: "all indications were that the man acted alone, although authorities were investigating whether he had any connection to anti-abortion groups".  Yet Obama and the media can't even say the word "terrorist" or that an act of terrorism is being investigated.

For now, it is believed Hasan acted alone, despite his communications with Anwar al-Awlaki, an imam released from a Yemeni jail last year who has used his own web site to inspire Muslims to kill U.S. troops in Iraq.

Obama as said that we Americans are responsible for much of the terrorist acts and that we should attempt to engage the Muslim nations.

Perhaps we can remind ourselves what jihad is by reading Daniel Pipes..... "holy war" Or, more precisely: It means the legal, compulsory, communal effort to expand the territories ruled by Muslims at the expense of territories ruled by non-Muslims.

"The purpose of jihad, in other words, is not directly to spread the Islamic faith but to extend sovereign Muslim power (faith, of course, often follows the flag). Jihad is thus unabashedly offensive in nature, with the eventual goal of achieving Muslim dominion over the entire globe."

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Fort Hood Tragedy Reveals Obama's Need for Sensitivity Training

As many of us awaited to hear Obama address the Fort Hood tragedy, we were soon astounded that our President immediately failed to address a crisis occurring at a military base .  As all major networks and cable news stations became focused on Obama and his address to the Tribal Conference, Obama seemed more intent on giving a "shout out" to a congressional medal of honor winner (who as it turns out...never received this high honor).

Americans were waiting for information. The horror of the breaking news had us waiting for any update from Fort Hood.  The White House said Obama was being kept abreast of the facts and would give us the latest update on the situation in Texas. Instead, we got another glimpse into this President's lack of sensitivity to what Americans were concerned about: the loss of life and the realization that more Americans had been the victims of jihad in their own country.

Of course we understand that the President did not want to presume anything about the facts of such a horrible massacre, but we did wish Obama to show a semblance of leadership by addressing the matter immediately.

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"Happy Shout-Out"

Obama's light-hearted manner was shockingly apparent as he made his opening remarks. In fact, his actions were nothing short of appalling.

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