WANT JOBS? FIRE
CONGRESS AND OBAMA!
CONGRESS AND OBAMA!
by Dave Weinbaum
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
| COMMENTS |
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many regional and national publications and web sites, including the Reader’s
Digest, National Enquirer and Forbes and is a regular pundit for the www.
jewishworldreview.com. Readers can reach Dave at dwquote@prodigy.net or his
websitewww.daveweinbaum.com. Listen to the Dave Weinbaum Radio Talk
show on KTTR 99.7 FM and 1490 AM on Friday Mornings starting @ 9:05)
It should be pretty obvious that President Obama and
his Dem-run congress want no part of what most of
America is screaming for: A free republic with a smaller
government footprint not the enormous one currently
stomping anyone in its path.
According to Rasmussen Polls, 71% of voters say they
are angry at the government and 46% describe
themselves as very angry.
Reversals from the Obama 2008 juggernaut were huge
in Virginia and leftist New Jersey , yet the Dems in
charge don’t care. The leaders will knowingly sacrifice
their own Dem Reps and Senators in upcoming races as
long as it doesn’t personally affect them and they’re
confident they can still eke out a majority.
his Dem-run congress want no part of what most of
America is screaming for: A free republic with a smaller
government footprint not the enormous one currently
stomping anyone in its path.
According to Rasmussen Polls, 71% of voters say they
are angry at the government and 46% describe
themselves as very angry.
Reversals from the Obama 2008 juggernaut were huge
in Virginia and leftist New Jersey , yet the Dems in
charge don’t care. The leaders will knowingly sacrifice
their own Dem Reps and Senators in upcoming races as
long as it doesn’t personally affect them and they’re
confident they can still eke out a majority.
Dems are about to pass legislation their constituents are overwhelmingly against. Rasmussen Polls
show 53% of voters are against Obamacare while 62% object to single payer government HC
takeover, placed either by hook or trigger in the Senate and House plans.
Then there’s the Cap and Trade blackmail game being played by the EPA set to dictate carbon
dioxide as congress and Obamaites pull the strings, based on the global warming scam.
The threat?
Better legislate or the EPA will kill the economy! The Heritage foundation predicts the loss of
800,000 jobs and $7 Trillion in lost GNP by 2029 if the EPA is allowed to wreck the economy.
Two days ago, the Gallup poll revealed a 47% voter approval for President Obama, the week after
he received an upward tic for belatedly committing 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan . Just 30% of
voters think the country is going in the right direction. Twenty percent of voters are in favor of
impeaching Barrack Obama!
The rating showed Obama to be the most unpopular president since WW2 at this time in his first
term.
A Public Policy Poll reveals 44% of voters
would rather have Bush than Obama
Obama is leaking voters from almost everywhere, independents, RINOS and moderate Dems.
While his secular and black base remain intact, even that most loyal of groups is fraying, threatening
to unravel. The Afghanistan surge caused crucial support stress amongst the progressives as codified
by Michael Moore’s letter in opposition to the war and threat of abandonment to Obama.
Black leaders from Jesse Jackson, Representative John Conyers, the President and Founder of the
Black Chamber of Commerce Harry C. Alford and the Congressional Black Caucus are sounding off
against Obama:
Apparently Obama’s love affair with unions in general and Andy Stern and his SEIU thugs are much
higher on the political food chain than poor blacks. So much for the savior who was to pay off black
mortgages, put poor blacks into green cars and find them jobs.
You see, Obama is aligned with SEIU because he likes the fact that they find jobs for illegals from all
over the world (not just Mexico) right here in the good ole’ USA. This meets the universal ambitions
of Barack. Gee, wonder which segment of the population those jobs compete with, Representative
Lee.
While this is happening, the local chapter of the NAACP hasn’t uttered a syllable about what’s
happening to blacks, at least none that I’ve seen. They are more concerned about attacking me for
justly pointing out that fanatics in Islam have hijacked that religion. Maybe they’re confused about
what their name stands for.
Time to send the Barackocrats to the unemployment lines. 2010 elections are a mere 10 months
away. 2012 is getting closer and closer.
Americans you’ll have your chance to topple this Socialist/Marxist aristocracy currently trying to
usurp your country.
Don’t ever be fooled again.
show 53% of voters are against Obamacare while 62% object to single payer government HC
takeover, placed either by hook or trigger in the Senate and House plans.
Then there’s the Cap and Trade blackmail game being played by the EPA set to dictate carbon
dioxide as congress and Obamaites pull the strings, based on the global warming scam.
The threat?
Better legislate or the EPA will kill the economy! The Heritage foundation predicts the loss of
800,000 jobs and $7 Trillion in lost GNP by 2029 if the EPA is allowed to wreck the economy.
Two days ago, the Gallup poll revealed a 47% voter approval for President Obama, the week after
he received an upward tic for belatedly committing 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan . Just 30% of
voters think the country is going in the right direction. Twenty percent of voters are in favor of
impeaching Barrack Obama!
The rating showed Obama to be the most unpopular president since WW2 at this time in his first
term.
A Public Policy Poll reveals 44% of voters
would rather have Bush than Obama
Obama is leaking voters from almost everywhere, independents, RINOS and moderate Dems.
While his secular and black base remain intact, even that most loyal of groups is fraying, threatening
to unravel. The Afghanistan surge caused crucial support stress amongst the progressives as codified
by Michael Moore’s letter in opposition to the war and threat of abandonment to Obama.
Black leaders from Jesse Jackson, Representative John Conyers, the President and Founder of the
Black Chamber of Commerce Harry C. Alford and the Congressional Black Caucus are sounding off
against Obama:
- Referring to the continued bank bailouts by the Obama Administration Jackson opined: “On
the black and brown side is where the water came in the boat…A rising tide will not lift
those boats stuck at the bottom…”
- Conyers, 80, and the second longest serving Representative in the House, said the President
called and asked him to “…stop demeaning him…” mainly on his objections to Obama’s
escalation of the Afghanistan war and his neglect in killing the Patriot Act.
- Alford wants to know why the president is ignoring small businesses owned by blacks who
employ other blacks. He notes that black unemployment is 90% higher than the rest of the
jobless.
- The Congressional Black Caucus recently complained to Obama about his neglect for the
black community. Representative Barbara Lee pointed out that 24% of blacks live in
poverty and are 55% more likely to be unemployed than whites.
Apparently Obama’s love affair with unions in general and Andy Stern and his SEIU thugs are much
higher on the political food chain than poor blacks. So much for the savior who was to pay off black
mortgages, put poor blacks into green cars and find them jobs.
You see, Obama is aligned with SEIU because he likes the fact that they find jobs for illegals from all
over the world (not just Mexico) right here in the good ole’ USA. This meets the universal ambitions
of Barack. Gee, wonder which segment of the population those jobs compete with, Representative
Lee.
While this is happening, the local chapter of the NAACP hasn’t uttered a syllable about what’s
happening to blacks, at least none that I’ve seen. They are more concerned about attacking me for
justly pointing out that fanatics in Islam have hijacked that religion. Maybe they’re confused about
what their name stands for.
Time to send the Barackocrats to the unemployment lines. 2010 elections are a mere 10 months
away. 2012 is getting closer and closer.
Americans you’ll have your chance to topple this Socialist/Marxist aristocracy currently trying to
usurp your country.
Don’t ever be fooled again.
Lady Jay
Las Vegas Ron
71% of voters say they are angry at the government and 46% describe themselves as very angry.
I'd like to know what percentage is ready to revolt.
Starboard
“A free republic with a smaller government footprint not the enormous one currently stomping
anyone in its path.”
Very nicely put. Suggest sending this to Sarah.
oscar
Remember how the media blasted the Bush era budgets. Where is all that outcry now??
OldProf
We can get our production cost down if we just bring back child labor. Don't you miss the
'Robber Barons'. Now they could get things done. If you back into the future, you get to use
your perfect hindsight.
Dave Weinbaum replies:
But Prof we are going back to the future. Think Russia in the thirties under comrade Joe.
I kinda like this country and it's institutions and the fact that people WANT to live here unlike
anywhere else in the world.
Most people prefer to have a government that serves them and not the other way around.
OldProf
Note that my comment implies that if you back into the future you can't see where you are
going. You know if you have done it right by using hindsight, the perfect tool for critics and
skeptics: Shoulda, coulda, woulda, etc. Wars without taxation, rationing, or the draft can quickly
run up a big bill. Don't you think we might start paying it now, instead of stiffing our children?
Givemeliberty
The public debt is very nearly at its current ceiling of $12 trillion. That is $120,000 for every U.
S. household, assuming 100 million households. When a government borrows, it promises to
repay. The credibility of that promise is based on the ability to raise revenue--by taxing its
populace--to repay the loan. Can the 'average' American repay this much as taxes? I doubt that I
can.
When a government cannot repay its loans, it defaults. The German Weimar Republic in the 20's
got itself out of that situation by printing money. Hyperinflation was the result. It took a
wheelbarrow of money to buy a loaf of bread. People got off work midday to shop, since 4 more
hours meant their currency was worth that much less. Restaurants didn't put prices on menus,
because the price of the meal (since the value of the money was deteriorating so quickly) would
change during the time it took to eat that meal.
The public debt ceiling (the statutory limit on the indebtedness of the U.S. government) was last
voted up with the Omnibus Spending Bill for 2009, H.R. 1105, in February '09. The U.S.
Congress is talking about voting it up again, to the tune of $1.4 TRILLION, or about 15%, but
the House 'leadership' is saying they will put this increase in the Department of Defense 2010
Appropriations Bill--what is considered a 'must pass' piece of legislation. Now we see one
reason more troops to Afghanistan may have been necessary--how many House members can
afford the bad press they'll get when they vote 'against the troops,' never mind that they may
just want an honest Defense appropriations bill, and to vote against acquiring more debt?
Here is another thing to feed your nightmares: the public debt limit can be voted up without a
roll call vote--in this case the Congressional Record will not reveal who is responsible for that act
of calumny. Legislation has been introduced this session to make a rule that the vote has to be 1)
a stand-alone measure, and that 2) a roll call vote (reveals individual legislators' votes) is required,
but--surprise!--the bill languishes in committee.
Dave Weinbaum replies
Prof,
So how is anything that's been passed or proposed by this congress and president accomplish
your goal of '...start paying it now, instead of stiffing our children?' That includes HC, Stimulus,
Taising the debt ceiling, cap and trade, the EPA threatening all kinds of businesses and
individuals with fines for carbon dioxide, proposing to give the Chinese who we're already
indebted to, 10 billion dollars free and clear just to lower their carbon dioxide footprint. Mind
you, the necessity of the latter is based on bogus global warming data proven to be a fraud.is.
Granted part of the crisis was the fact that Bush and the Repubs spent too much and didn't perp
walk the Dems who pushed the sub-prime crisis when Repubs had the majority, but this
congress and president have quadrupled down on this.
Wise up Prof. We're all getting screwed and especially our children and grandchildren RIGHT
NOW.
oscar
OP, there is also a thing called 'over driving your vision' Something that politicians of all stripes
have done for far too long.
OldProf
Keep your hands off my ear marks. I need to get re elected. I expect that eight previous years of
Republicans will be little different than eight coming years of Democrats. Even though I expect
the USA to have somewhat less of everything in the coming years, we will still have more than
others. Should be okay for politicians running on such a slogan. I wonder how many humans will
be able to be sustained on Earth as our oil based agricultural system runs out of fuel? I have to
get two mules and some bottom land with a couple of migrant workers to do the work. Do you
know of any hereabouts?
Sammy44
Would Bidden take over,if Dipstick gets impeached??? Don't know what's worse!! Either way he
REALLY needs to go. He resembles Hitler in too many ways. And since he is black is that why
nobody looked into his background a LOT closer??>>>> can we take away his plane???
Dave Weinbaum replies:
You ask a lot of questions! Just remember a silk factory starts with a single moth. Now where
did we put out mothballs?
oscar
Perhaps the time will soon come that birth control is mandatory. The ones with the least to add
are the ones that are over breeding.
Dave Weinbaum replies:
'I wonder how many humans will be able to be sustained on Earth as our oil based agricultural
system runs out of fuel? '
Aparently that's what fueled Hitler and is the mantra of John Holdrin the science czar of the
Obama Administration. Holdrin has come out in favor of forced abortion and running sterilizing
drugs thru the public water system. They may be coming for the academics, Prof. You gonna
cooperate?
Why is John Holdren one of Obama's most trusted advisors? Another reason to vote against
Obamacare, lest this idiot get ahold of his amazingly genocidal ideas.
OldProf
The available food supply will take care of population control without need for paranoid
measures to be realized. Water and food wars may appear, but since we export lots of weapons,
that will be good for our manufacturing base: Smith and Wesson will guard the food supplies.
I wonder if there is enough iron to be left in Iraq and Afganistan to supply new weapons
factories built in those countries by tax free funds provided by our government to American
executives who then provide jobs to rebuild those societies. Then the newly minted weapons can
be sold or smuggled to the next country to be saved while the profits return to the CEO's in
America. These CEO's can then provide jobs for gardeners and houseboys in their three or four
very large homes.
I wish I could come up with some sly, snide comments, such as the previous paragraph, which
would be funny and witty if it were totally unlikely to happen. Satire and paranoia are scary
when they too often come true.
Dave, Don't forget your age and mine. Time and prostate cancer are pretty effective, and
unwelcome, mandatory sterilizations. Quite annoying, to be sure.
Dave Weinbaum replies:
Prof,
Using junk science seems to be an epidemic in academia. Could be all that bloviating is the cause
of man-made global warming and a lot of other horrors in this and the last century.
DarthVadar
They are headed for defeat the magnitude of Little Big Horn and a suprise.
Hoosier-Daddy
Expect massive vote fraud. They are not going anywhere unless they are dragged kicking and
screaming from office.
Vaduz
Looks more like people ready to fire at congress and Obama than just fire them.
DarthVadar
We expected to see it here in VA and Christie fought it well in NJ. Not a smidgen seen at all.
They are on their way out as no amount of voter fraud will be able to stop the dam from
breaking.
Dave Weinbaum replies:
Don’t ever underestimate the depravity of a Dem in an election.
The pressure must be applied now. We need to be all over them, take control of congress,
celebrate for one day, then go right back to fixing the damage they’ve done with a continued
application of pressure. We can NEVER LET UP!
DarthVadar
I don’t and consider liberal Democrats to be the lowest form of life on earth next to terrorists and
other totalitarians. I agree with you as we need to apply pressure to them and hard. Liken it to
an arm wrestling match where I consider victory where you break your opponent’s arm in six
different places.
Boonie
I agree...The demo0crat leftists will steal the elections through voter fraud, intimidation, and lies...
It’s their nature...
Dave Weinbaum replies:
What do you call a paternity case in Indiana?
Hoosier Daddy?
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
IBJensen
The public debt is very nearly at its current ceiling of $12 trillion. That is $120,000 for every U.
S. household, assuming 100 million households. When a government borrows, it promises to
repay. The credibility of that promise is based on the ability to raise revenue--by taxing its
populace--to repay the loan. Can the 'average' American repay this much as taxes? I doubt that I
can.
When a government cannot repay its loans, it defaults. The German Weimar Republic in the 20's
got itself out of that situation by printing money. Hyperinflation was the result. It took a
wheelbarrow of money to buy a loaf of bread. People got off work midday to shop, since 4 more
hours meant their currency was worth that much less. Restaurants didn't put prices on menus,
because the price of the meal (since the value of the money was deteriorating so quickly) would
change during the time it took to eat that meal.
The public debt ceiling (the statutory limit on the indebtedness of the U.S. government) was last
voted up with the Omnibus Spending Bill for 2009, H.R. 1105, in February '09. The U.S.
Congress is talking about voting it up again, to the tune of $1.4 TRILLION, or about 15%, but
the House 'leadership' is saying they will put this increase in the Department of Defense 2010
Appropriations Bill--what is considered a 'must pass' piece of legislation. Now we see one
reason more troops to Afghanistan may have been necessary--how many House members can
afford the bad press they'll get when they vote 'against the troops,' never mind that they may
just want an honest Defense appropriations bill, and to vote against acquiring more debt?
Here is another thing to feed your nightmares: the public debt limit can be voted up without a
roll call vote--in this case the Congressional Record will not reveal who is responsible for that act
of calumny. Legislation has been introduced this session to make a rule that the vote has to be 1)
a stand-alone measure, and that 2) a roll call vote (reveals individual legislators' votes) is required,
but--surprise!--the bill languishes in committee.
71% of voters say they are angry at the government and 46% describe themselves as very angry.
I'd like to know what percentage is ready to revolt.
Starboard
“A free republic with a smaller government footprint not the enormous one currently stomping
anyone in its path.”
Very nicely put. Suggest sending this to Sarah.
oscar
Remember how the media blasted the Bush era budgets. Where is all that outcry now??
OldProf
We can get our production cost down if we just bring back child labor. Don't you miss the
'Robber Barons'. Now they could get things done. If you back into the future, you get to use
your perfect hindsight.
Dave Weinbaum replies:
But Prof we are going back to the future. Think Russia in the thirties under comrade Joe.
I kinda like this country and it's institutions and the fact that people WANT to live here unlike
anywhere else in the world.
Most people prefer to have a government that serves them and not the other way around.
OldProf
Note that my comment implies that if you back into the future you can't see where you are
going. You know if you have done it right by using hindsight, the perfect tool for critics and
skeptics: Shoulda, coulda, woulda, etc. Wars without taxation, rationing, or the draft can quickly
run up a big bill. Don't you think we might start paying it now, instead of stiffing our children?
Givemeliberty
The public debt is very nearly at its current ceiling of $12 trillion. That is $120,000 for every U.
S. household, assuming 100 million households. When a government borrows, it promises to
repay. The credibility of that promise is based on the ability to raise revenue--by taxing its
populace--to repay the loan. Can the 'average' American repay this much as taxes? I doubt that I
can.
When a government cannot repay its loans, it defaults. The German Weimar Republic in the 20's
got itself out of that situation by printing money. Hyperinflation was the result. It took a
wheelbarrow of money to buy a loaf of bread. People got off work midday to shop, since 4 more
hours meant their currency was worth that much less. Restaurants didn't put prices on menus,
because the price of the meal (since the value of the money was deteriorating so quickly) would
change during the time it took to eat that meal.
The public debt ceiling (the statutory limit on the indebtedness of the U.S. government) was last
voted up with the Omnibus Spending Bill for 2009, H.R. 1105, in February '09. The U.S.
Congress is talking about voting it up again, to the tune of $1.4 TRILLION, or about 15%, but
the House 'leadership' is saying they will put this increase in the Department of Defense 2010
Appropriations Bill--what is considered a 'must pass' piece of legislation. Now we see one
reason more troops to Afghanistan may have been necessary--how many House members can
afford the bad press they'll get when they vote 'against the troops,' never mind that they may
just want an honest Defense appropriations bill, and to vote against acquiring more debt?
Here is another thing to feed your nightmares: the public debt limit can be voted up without a
roll call vote--in this case the Congressional Record will not reveal who is responsible for that act
of calumny. Legislation has been introduced this session to make a rule that the vote has to be 1)
a stand-alone measure, and that 2) a roll call vote (reveals individual legislators' votes) is required,
but--surprise!--the bill languishes in committee.
Dave Weinbaum replies
Prof,
So how is anything that's been passed or proposed by this congress and president accomplish
your goal of '...start paying it now, instead of stiffing our children?' That includes HC, Stimulus,
Taising the debt ceiling, cap and trade, the EPA threatening all kinds of businesses and
individuals with fines for carbon dioxide, proposing to give the Chinese who we're already
indebted to, 10 billion dollars free and clear just to lower their carbon dioxide footprint. Mind
you, the necessity of the latter is based on bogus global warming data proven to be a fraud.is.
Granted part of the crisis was the fact that Bush and the Repubs spent too much and didn't perp
walk the Dems who pushed the sub-prime crisis when Repubs had the majority, but this
congress and president have quadrupled down on this.
Wise up Prof. We're all getting screwed and especially our children and grandchildren RIGHT
NOW.
oscar
OP, there is also a thing called 'over driving your vision' Something that politicians of all stripes
have done for far too long.
OldProf
Keep your hands off my ear marks. I need to get re elected. I expect that eight previous years of
Republicans will be little different than eight coming years of Democrats. Even though I expect
the USA to have somewhat less of everything in the coming years, we will still have more than
others. Should be okay for politicians running on such a slogan. I wonder how many humans will
be able to be sustained on Earth as our oil based agricultural system runs out of fuel? I have to
get two mules and some bottom land with a couple of migrant workers to do the work. Do you
know of any hereabouts?
Sammy44
Would Bidden take over,if Dipstick gets impeached??? Don't know what's worse!! Either way he
REALLY needs to go. He resembles Hitler in too many ways. And since he is black is that why
nobody looked into his background a LOT closer??>>>> can we take away his plane???
Dave Weinbaum replies:
You ask a lot of questions! Just remember a silk factory starts with a single moth. Now where
did we put out mothballs?
oscar
Perhaps the time will soon come that birth control is mandatory. The ones with the least to add
are the ones that are over breeding.
Dave Weinbaum replies:
'I wonder how many humans will be able to be sustained on Earth as our oil based agricultural
system runs out of fuel? '
Aparently that's what fueled Hitler and is the mantra of John Holdrin the science czar of the
Obama Administration. Holdrin has come out in favor of forced abortion and running sterilizing
drugs thru the public water system. They may be coming for the academics, Prof. You gonna
cooperate?
Why is John Holdren one of Obama's most trusted advisors? Another reason to vote against
Obamacare, lest this idiot get ahold of his amazingly genocidal ideas.
OldProf
The available food supply will take care of population control without need for paranoid
measures to be realized. Water and food wars may appear, but since we export lots of weapons,
that will be good for our manufacturing base: Smith and Wesson will guard the food supplies.
I wonder if there is enough iron to be left in Iraq and Afganistan to supply new weapons
factories built in those countries by tax free funds provided by our government to American
executives who then provide jobs to rebuild those societies. Then the newly minted weapons can
be sold or smuggled to the next country to be saved while the profits return to the CEO's in
America. These CEO's can then provide jobs for gardeners and houseboys in their three or four
very large homes.
I wish I could come up with some sly, snide comments, such as the previous paragraph, which
would be funny and witty if it were totally unlikely to happen. Satire and paranoia are scary
when they too often come true.
Dave, Don't forget your age and mine. Time and prostate cancer are pretty effective, and
unwelcome, mandatory sterilizations. Quite annoying, to be sure.
Dave Weinbaum replies:
Prof,
Using junk science seems to be an epidemic in academia. Could be all that bloviating is the cause
of man-made global warming and a lot of other horrors in this and the last century.
DarthVadar
They are headed for defeat the magnitude of Little Big Horn and a suprise.
Hoosier-Daddy
Expect massive vote fraud. They are not going anywhere unless they are dragged kicking and
screaming from office.
Vaduz
Looks more like people ready to fire at congress and Obama than just fire them.
DarthVadar
We expected to see it here in VA and Christie fought it well in NJ. Not a smidgen seen at all.
They are on their way out as no amount of voter fraud will be able to stop the dam from
breaking.
Dave Weinbaum replies:
Don’t ever underestimate the depravity of a Dem in an election.
The pressure must be applied now. We need to be all over them, take control of congress,
celebrate for one day, then go right back to fixing the damage they’ve done with a continued
application of pressure. We can NEVER LET UP!
DarthVadar
I don’t and consider liberal Democrats to be the lowest form of life on earth next to terrorists and
other totalitarians. I agree with you as we need to apply pressure to them and hard. Liken it to
an arm wrestling match where I consider victory where you break your opponent’s arm in six
different places.
Boonie
I agree...The demo0crat leftists will steal the elections through voter fraud, intimidation, and lies...
It’s their nature...
Dave Weinbaum replies:
What do you call a paternity case in Indiana?
Hoosier Daddy?
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
IBJensen
The public debt is very nearly at its current ceiling of $12 trillion. That is $120,000 for every U.
S. household, assuming 100 million households. When a government borrows, it promises to
repay. The credibility of that promise is based on the ability to raise revenue--by taxing its
populace--to repay the loan. Can the 'average' American repay this much as taxes? I doubt that I
can.
When a government cannot repay its loans, it defaults. The German Weimar Republic in the 20's
got itself out of that situation by printing money. Hyperinflation was the result. It took a
wheelbarrow of money to buy a loaf of bread. People got off work midday to shop, since 4 more
hours meant their currency was worth that much less. Restaurants didn't put prices on menus,
because the price of the meal (since the value of the money was deteriorating so quickly) would
change during the time it took to eat that meal.
The public debt ceiling (the statutory limit on the indebtedness of the U.S. government) was last
voted up with the Omnibus Spending Bill for 2009, H.R. 1105, in February '09. The U.S.
Congress is talking about voting it up again, to the tune of $1.4 TRILLION, or about 15%, but
the House 'leadership' is saying they will put this increase in the Department of Defense 2010
Appropriations Bill--what is considered a 'must pass' piece of legislation. Now we see one
reason more troops to Afghanistan may have been necessary--how many House members can
afford the bad press they'll get when they vote 'against the troops,' never mind that they may
just want an honest Defense appropriations bill, and to vote against acquiring more debt?
Here is another thing to feed your nightmares: the public debt limit can be voted up without a
roll call vote--in this case the Congressional Record will not reveal who is responsible for that act
of calumny. Legislation has been introduced this session to make a rule that the vote has to be 1)
a stand-alone measure, and that 2) a roll call vote (reveals individual legislators' votes) is required,
but--surprise!--the bill languishes in committee.