Archive for August, 2010
Social Security Bait and Switch
August 31st, 2010 | 
Author: - AUGUST 31, 2010
‘Harry, am I making this up?’ Yes, Mr. President, you are.
Democrats are trying to keep control of Congress by scaring the wig off grandma with a phantom GOP plot against Social Security. That is not news. Social Security scare tactics have been regular campaign themes since FDR. President Obama’s unique contribution is to do this even as he’s begging Republicans to help him reduce the deficit and reform entitlement spending.
On the one hand, Mr. Obama has charged his deficit commission with crafting a bipartisan plan to restrain entitlements. “Everything’s on the table. That’s how this thing’s going to work,” he said when he created the commission in February. “We now have to, in a gradual way, reduce spending, particularly on those big ticket items” like Social Security, he later added in Racine, Wisconsin. “That’s going to be our project for the next couple years.”
Yet even as Mr. Obama beseeches Republicans, he and his political allies are playing the Social Security card for all it’s worth in this campaign season. This has all the earmarks of a political bait and switch designed to ambush Republicans if they’re gullible enough to believe his bipartisan pleas. Read the rest of this entry »
Democrats, Keep the Filibuster!
By Jay Cost
Ever since the Democrats failed to get the public option through the Senate, liberals have been advocating the effective elimination of the filibuster.
As I have written before, I am deeply opposed to changes in the filibuster. Its use has increased in the last 30 years, sure, but American politics has become much more divisive. We battle over a whole host of economic and cultural issues that did not divide us in the past. As the country has sorted itself into two distinct, roughly equally sized groups, the filibuster has become an important tool to keep a fleeting majority from running the table on a large minority.
But put aside the question of how to maintain ideological balance in a diverse republic, and eliminating the filibuster is still not such a good idea for Democrats. In fact, it’s a really bad idea. Read the rest of this entry »
The Blame Bush Strategy Won’t Work
Polls reveal voters are receptive to GOP ideas.
By KARL ROVE
To save themselves in the midterm elections, Democrats are counting on selling two themes: The state of the economy is all George W. Bush’s fault, and Republican policies will take us backwards. President Obama relished going to Texas this week to blame his predecessor for the current bad economy.
Nice try, but it won’t work. Don’t take my word. This is what Mr. Obama’s pollster, Joel Benenson, has found. The Benenson Strategy Group wasn’t exactly quite this blunt in its report for the “Third Way,” a centrist Democratic organization. But its data was. Read the rest of this entry »
$4.4 Trillion
REVIEW & OUTLOOKAUGUST 22, 2010.$4.4 Trillion
That’s how much the spending baseline has increased in 31 months.
Speaking last Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio, President Obama asked, “How do we, over the long term, get control of our deficit?” Good question.
Here’s the answer suggested by last Thursday’s semi-annual budget summary from the Congressional Budget Office: Stop spending so much. Read the rest of this entry »
Ed Perlmutter’s Bush-Bashing Overlooked in 7th CD Debate Coverage
Ed Perlmutter’s Bush-Bashing Overlooked in 7th CD Debate Coverage
Posted on August 20th, 2010 in Colorado Politics, Fiscal Policy, Journalism, National Politics, PPC, clean government, liberty | Written by Ben | No Comments »
Update, 8/21: Lynn Bartels’ story in today’s edition of the Post fills out a little bit more detail and gives more attention to both the major party candidates… including a lede that identifies Perlmutter’s Bush-bashing blameshifting (which makes the headline above obsolete). Guess the blog focus on the Libertarian candidate was supposed to be the teaser for today’s story (?). I also was promised some video footage from the Frazier campaign, and will post that here when it arrives.
This morning featured the first showdown of Colorado 7th Congressional candidates at a chamber of commerce-sponsored debate. It was practically in my backyard, but who has $20 or more to swing for such luxuries? Read the rest of this entry »
Where’s the birth certificate?
BORN IN THE USA?
WorldNetDaily Exclusive
No vacation for Obama from eligibility question
Report: First Family likely to see ‘Where’s the birth certificate’ on vacation
August 12, 2010
About half the nation was aware of the concern over the absence of public documentation of Barack Obama’s eligibility to be president a year ago, a few months ago the dispute got top billing on CNN, and just a few days ago a new poll revealed six of 10 Americans are uncertain the president was born in the U.S. Read the rest of this entry »
August 2010 NSRF Newsletter
Monthly newsletter of the North Suburban Republican Forum for August 2010.
Click here to read the newsletter.
Faith & Freedom Coalition of Colorado Seminar
Citizen Action Seminar: Taking Back Our Country
Do you want a government that has respect for the sanctity and dignity of life, family, and marriage as the foundations of a free society?
Do you want a fiscally responsible and limited government that protects the God-given freedoms of its citizens, and promotes free markets and opportunity for all?
Do you want to have a hand in preserving and promoting these values in Colorado, but need practical training on how to make your efforts count?
The Faith & Freedom Coalition of Colorado has designed a Grassroots political training school with you in mind. Our course teaches proven organizational and communication techniques on how to build and mobilize a grassroots army and become an effective activist for any cause or campaign. The course is ideal for conservative activists, campaign staff, or anyone interested in shaping public policy. For more information about the Faith & Freedom Coalition of Colorado visit our website: www.coloradofaithandfreedom.com
Jim Pfaff, State Director for the Faith and Freedom Coalition of Colorado, is a main speaker. Jim is a noted leader in the conservative grassroots movement. For nearly 20 years, Jim has led public policy and campaign efforts in the Southwest and Mountain states and in the Midwest. As a political consultant, he has worked with candidates and issue efforts with messaging and grassroots strategy for the pro-life/pro-family movement. He worked for Focus on the Family on their Family Policy Council and led a successful effort to pass Colorado’s Marriage Amendment in 2006 as well as defeating Referendum I, Domestic Partnerships referenda. He currently hosts the Jim Pfaff Show every weekday at 11 a.m. on 560 AM KLZ.
Citizen Action Seminar topics covered include:
Developing a Persuasive Message
- Recruiting and Motivating Volunteers
- Building Coalitions
- Campaign Strategy
- Voter Contact: Door-to-Door and Phones
- Basics of Precinct Organizing
- Voter Contact: Voter Targeting and ID
- Social and New Media
- Earned Media and Public Relations
Location: Tri-City Baptist Church, 6953 W. 92nd Ln., Westminster, CO
Date & Time: Monday, Aug. 23rd & Tuesday Aug. 24th from 6:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Cost: $25 per person. RSVP by Sun., August 22nd to gregcoffc@gmail.com
Contact: Greg Burt, FFC Regional Director (303) 590-4849
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States Rebelling Against ObamaCare
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States Rebelling Against ObamaCare
Merrill Matthews, 08.06.10, 1:10 PM ET
Democracy is breaking out all over the country, and some in Washington don’t like it one little bit.
The latest example occurred in Missouri Tuesday, where more than 70% of voters rejected ObamaCare. Actually what they did was pass Proposition C, which declares that the federal government cannot tell Missourians they must have health insurance or pay a fine if they don’t. That mandate to have health insurance is one of the most controversial provisions in ObamaCare. Read the rest of this entry »
The Biggest Tax Increase In U.S. History?
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The Biggest Tax Increase In U.S. History?
Merrill Matthews, 07.26.10, 5:34 PM ET
The Obama administration just flip-flopped on a long-standing Barack Obama promise. What’s new about that, you ask? In this case it amounts to what’s likely the largest tax increase in U.S. history.
President Obama has repeatedly asserted that the new health care law’s individual mandate requiring everyone to have qualified health insurance coverage or pay a penalty is not a tax. In a testy exchange with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos–who, ironically, also pushed for sweeping health care reform legislation when he worked for then-President Bill Clinton–Stephanopoulos pointed out that ObamaCare critics call the mandate a tax. Obama rejected the claim and noted that his critics call everything a tax: “For us to say that you’ve got to take a responsibility to get health insurance is absolutely not a tax increase.” Read the rest of this entry »
