Yes Virginia, There IS A Death Panel…………………

The following is a summary of testimony given by the Goldwater Institute’s senior counsel, Ms. Diane Cohen. I had the privilege of hearing Ms. Cohen’s first hand report of the testimony she gave in congress against the establishment of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), a by product of Obamacare which by another name can be easily called the “Death Panel”. You will recall Sarah Palin first used this expression and has been excoriated by the left wing media ever since. But this writing will prove that the Death Panel does, in fact, exist and will soon begin operation unless Obamacare is struck down by the USSC once and for all.

My thanks to Ms. Cohen for her permission to let me share this important information with you. You may distribute this data freely as it is public record and the more the electorate knows about it, the greater the chance of Obama being a one term president.

Before the summary, a little background is in order. This suit is being brought on the behalf of The Goldwater Institute’s Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation which is representing private individuals and U.S. congressmen who have suffered or will suffer directly from the loss of freedom driven by Obamacare:

• Nick Coons of Tempe, Ariz., owns his own computer sales and repair business and pays for health care out of his pocket. However, he will face heavy fines from the IRS if he doesn’t buy a government-approved health insurance plan by 2014.

• Dr. Eric Novack is an orthopedic surgeon in Glendale, Ariz. Many of his patients are on Medicare. The health care law empowers the Independent Payment Advisory Board to cut Medicare reimbursements, as a death panel would do, to physicians like Dr. Novack in order to cut Medicare spending. Cutting reimbursement rates when they are already low will result in forcing doctors to cut the number of Medicare patients they see and reduced care for Medicare recipients. IPAB is not reform – it is Congress’s way of abdicating its duties to a centralized, unelected, unaccountable board.

Whom exactly is being sued (and this is a little surprising):

• President Barack Obama in his official capacity as head of the executive branch.

• Timothy Geithner as secretary of the Department of Treasury, who oversees the IRS and its task of punishing individuals who don’t buy health insurance by 2014.

• Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, whose department would implement the health care law.

• Attorney General Eric Holder, who oversees the Justice Department and other law enforcement agencies set to enforce other provisions of the federal health care law.

And now, the congressional summary of Ms. Cohen’s argument.

“I appreciate the opportunity to discuss the unprecedented constitutional issues raised by Congress’s establishment of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) and the real world consequences that this unprecedented independent agency will have on the lives of citizens and particularly seniors.

The Goldwater Institute’s legal challenge to the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” is unique among the lawsuits challenging the Act because ours is the only one that challenges the constitutionality of IPAB. We believe the creation of IPAB represents the most sweeping delegation of congressional authority in history, a delegation that is anathema to our constitutional system of Separation of Powers and to responsible, accountable, democratic lawmaking.

IPAB is insulated from congressional, presidential and judicial accountability to a degree never before seen. It is the totality of the factors insulating IPAB from our nation’s system of checks and balances that renders it constitutionally objectionable. Specifically, IPAB is an unelected board of bureaucrats, whose proposals can become law without approval of Congress and the President, and are insulated from rulemaking, administrative and judicial review, and any meaningful congressional oversight. Far from representing Medicare reform, IPAB is abdication of what historically has been a congressional responsibility. Indeed, it is an unconstitutional delegation of Congress’s legislative duties and responsibilities to an agency that is unaccountable to the electorate and immune from checks or balances. Editor’s Note. This means that NO ONE can overrule an IPAB decision.

IPAB is “independent” in the worst sense of the word: it is independent of Congress, independent of the President, independent of the judiciary and independent of the will of the people.”

It can’t be  stated any more plain that that. IPAB is above the law and the constitution and is the product of Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and Obama. Remember, we had to pass the bill before we could read it. Well, we are reading it now and it is time to rise up America, DEFEAT OBAMA  and his Marxist dream. If you care to read all of Ms. Cohen’s testimony, contact me at spugskennedy@gmail.com and I will forward the full PDF file (18 pages) to you.

 

 

Civility- Obama Style

 

It was January 8, 2011 and Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was about to speak with her constituents in what she called, “congress on the corner.” Suddenly shots were heard, screams penetrated the crowd. It was over in a minute and six lay dead, Congresswoman Giffords near death but her life miraculous saved by quick thinking staff and first responders. The assailant, a troubled young man who will never come to trial as he is obviously insane.

It was defining moment in the Obama administration. The president had to bring the nation together and heal the wounds. This was not an act of political outrage as the shooter had no ties to any political party. No, this was pure insanity and anger, anger at everyone and six lay dead. Obama told us we had live together and heal this wound, the word of the day and the tragedy became civility. He would resonate this word in future speeches and urge all Americans to abide by it.

Now here we are only nine months later and Obama supporters are turning a deaf ear to their leader. James Hoffa was the opening act for Obama in Detroit yesterday and he proved he is just a chip off the block and the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. His father was a profane and corrupt labor leader until someone took him out. His body was never found. His progeny is falling right behind in his footsteps. James Hoffa Jr. extolled the union crowd to “take these son of bitches out” while raving against the TEA party and members of the GOP.

Civility- Obama style.

He ranted on: “We got to keep an eye on the battle that we face: The war on workers. And you see it everywhere, it is the Tea Party. And you know, there is only one way to beat and win that war. The one thing about working people is we like a good fight. And you know what? They’ve got a war, they got a war with us and there’s only going to be one winner. It’s going to be the workers of Michigan, and America. We’re going to win that war,” Hoffa said.

And there was more. “President Obama, this is your army. We are ready to march…. Everybody here’s got to vote. If we go back and keep the eye on the prize, let’s take these son of a bitches out and give America back to an America where we belong,” he added.
I am a man of peace. I saw enough war in Viet Nam. We do not need firebrand hysteria like this in the United States. Screaming epithets like Mr. Hoffa will get the democrats nowhere. It only exposes the seamy side of their party and supporters. Pure thuggery.
What bothers me is, “what are they afraid of?” What is making them turn to this vile form rhetoric? How have they been offended? This is America where everyone has a voice and to hear diatribe as filthy as this does no one any good.
Where is Mr. Obama? Did he condemn this? Not likely.
I ask all the democrats out there. What are you afraid of?

 

The EPA…….Obama’s Gestapo

 

Obama did not create the EPA, it was the brain child of the Nixon administration and has turned out to be a good experiment gone wrong. Today, the EPA is run by Lisa Jackson, an Obama appointee, and  like most Obama lackeys has never held a real job. She has worked for the EPA since she graduated from college more than sixteen years ago. Ms. Jackson has promised us total transparency and adherence to the rule of law in the running of her administration.  It appears that all Obama appointees cry the “transparency” mantra when first chosen and then they play follow the leader. Ask any resident of a rural or farming community and they will have their favorite story about the EPA and it will not be complimentary.

But, probably the most absurd concerns the Gibson Guitar Company (“GGC”). Indubitably, the electric guitar changed the face of music for the entire world. Les Paul and Mary Ford led the musical revolution that changed and enriched our lives and culture forever. Where would the world have been had not the Beatles burst upon the music scene in the 60’s and thrilled all of us, no matter what the age. I could go on, Chet Atkins, Chuck Berry, and B.B. King. All guitar players and all varying types of guitars and music.

So if you are looking for a metaphor to suggest that the Obama administration hates freedom, it would be hard to top the DOJ’s raid on GGC plants in Nashville and Memphis last week. A federal raid on a guitar plant? No way! But sad as it may seem, that is what Attorney General Eric Holder is spending his resources on now as he tries to divert the public eye from “Fast and Furious”.

So why did this happen? A little history first. The making of electric guitars involves the use of various exotic hardwoods. This raises some environmental concerns (I’m not kidding!). In 2009, the DOJ, armed with automatic weapons raided GGC and seized huge quantities of the company’s hard woods. It’s been two years and no charges have been filed. The wheels of the DOJ turn slowly when they realize they have screwed up, big time.

However, environmental  concerns are only tangential matter. GGC is being investigated for violation of the Lacey Act which was written over 100 years (!) years ago to prevent the illegal trading in certain plants and animals. OK, now follow me with this piece of federal logic. The “legality” of the trading in these plants is determined by the law of the country of origin and the Lacey Act only applies when a FOREIGN law has been broken.
I guess that made sense a century ago.

GCC says that the confiscated wood comes from a “Forest Stewardship Council (“FSC”)” certified supplier which means the wood complies with the standards of the FSC. The FSC is an industry recognized, independent, not for profit organization established to promote responsible management of the world’s forests.  The Lacey Act however says ignorance of a foreign law is no excuse or defense. If, in fact, a law was even broken. But surely, even if there was an alleged violation of something, federal agents armed with automatic rifles? GGC refuses to back down to the feds and the EPA on this matter as well it should. They have publically stated “the Government says their wood is illegal if U.S. workers produce it.” I wonder how many jobs this has cost.

When the GGC case gets more publicity I hope there are more than enough defenders to force the Obama crowd to back down. IMHO I doubt that will happen. This case will be delayed until the anointed one is gone from the white house and sanity rules the country once again.

Student Debt…….Potential Disaster

Times are tough, the economy is in the dumper, you may be
unemployed and there are a mountain of bills still unpaid on your desk or
kitchen table. But there is one bill you can’t ignore and that is the payment
against your college loan if you had one. This is the one bill you must pay
even before your mortgage.

 

Why you ask? Thank the bank who loaned you the money and the
Federal Government who permitted them to make the loan not dischargeable. So
what does that mean? Simply put, it is an albatross around your neck until you
pay it off. You have no way to get rid of it. You can file bankruptcy but the court
will see it’s a college loan and exclude it. It is a permanent liability.

 

Most of you who graduated from college and had loans have
long paid them off. So why the warning. Your kids, grand kids and maybe even
great grand kids. Currently college loans are nearing the $1 trillion mark.
Hmm, sounds like the national debt, doesn’t it? Fully two thirds of all under
graduates are in some kind of college debt. It is entirely conceivable that the
next sub prime crisis will come from default on student debt. The problem here
is, there is no collateral on this debt. Diploma’s are worth zilch, about as
bad as a dollar bill!

 

If your progeny are in debt with student loans and cannot
pay them, they will be hounded for life. Their wages will be garnished. Their
tax refunds taken by the bank. They will become ineligible for federal
unemployment insurance. It gets even worse.

 

Any professional license they have (i.e. law, medicine, etc)
can be revoked, and if there is a social security system still paying out, they
will get nothing.

 

So spread the word, don’t neglect your student loans.

The Fat Lady Is Still Singing…….

In the previous post I described the democratic party’s role in the demise of America due to the current financial crisis. Now looks look at the GOP and evaluate their role in this fiscal chaos.

One must initially look to the TEA party as the genesis of the current fiscal conservative movement. It began slowly and quickly became a rallying cry for all Americans who were fed up with big government, onerous rules and regulations and most importantly, Obama. The popularity grew so quickly that the democrats never saw it coming when they were swept out of the House and nearly lost the senate. Had it not been for the labor unions out west (Nevada, California) they would have lost the senate.

But something unexpected is happening and it is due directly to the TEA party. A split is rendering the GOP into two separate and distinct factions. It is evident in both congressional positions and those of presidential hopefuls. Michele Bachman has stated unequivocally that she will never vote for an increase in the debt ceiling, Never say never Michele, especially in politics. Speaker Boehner is trying his best to satisfy both leaderships but stubbornly resists any tax increase. These two issues alone are the major cause of the stalemate.

The TEA party congressmen and senators insist they have a mandate from the voters that must be upheld but they are blind to the catastrophe looming just days ahead. Without an agreement, some kind of agreement and a president willing to eat some crow, the following is inevitable.

1. Our triple A credit will be lowered. How much? Anyone’s guess. The direct impact will be a rise in interest rates. For every point the interest rate goes up, it costs the U.S. $1 billion a day. This will be added to the deficit as we have no money to pay for it.
2. Bills will go unpaid. We take in enough money each month to pay the essentials (social security, Medicare, military pay, interest on our current debt). But then the president must make decisions, something he is not very good at. Who doesn’t get paid?

So it’s pretty obvious there is guilt on both sides but this game of chicken is getting really serious and someone has to blink. I doubt it will be Obama as he is too arrogant to change his position (BTW, does anyone know what IS his position?) The GOP must come together and blink in unison. If not, our way of life is gone forever and we have left our children and grand children a legacy of debt and misery.

My friends, I hope and pray that I am wrong.

Wake Up Obama, The Fat Lady Has Sung

In the immortal words of former New York Yankee and hall of Fame catcher, it’s all over. I am usually optimistic (a bad habit of mine) that eventually politicians come to their senses and reach an agreement in the end before Armageddon. Not this time. There are several forces at play here and one must look all of them to realize that compromise is impossible and the American economy will go down the drain in the next week or two. Oh, it may take a month, but it will happen as sure as the sun will rise on August 2nd or 3rd or whatever doomsday dates the economists are projecting.

Lets look first at the democratic side. They are interested in only one thing, the re-election of Obama. If he does not get re-elected they will most likely lose control of congress and Obamacare will become just a black mark on American political history. George Soros and his minions will disappear for four years and then try again. This wild spending ride will end way before the election because the simple fact is, America is broke.

The Dems will play every trick in their book to get Obama elected and if they pull it off it will be a bigger upset that Truman over Dewey in 1948. But I don’t think so. The American people are hungry for a leader to lead from this economic malaise we are in and regain our place as a world leader. Currently. China and India have more stature in the world today than we do. Imagine that.

Obama has told Reid and Pelosi, its my way or the highway and they are in lock step behind him no matter that he has no plan or resolution, no, its just because they are democrats and see nothing but the party. Sounds a bit like communism, does it not?

He has said the same thing to the media but uncharacteristically some are rebelling. Questions are being asked and answers are not forthcoming. Jay Carney probably wishes he had another job.  But not for long. The uber-liberal press is rising again and today’s papers are full of anti-GOP stories by the AP. Feed the lies to the masses and eventually they will believe us. Reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 40’s.

Obama will not be re-elected but he will leave  behind him a legacy of mistrust, anger, divisiveness, derision, broken promises, lies, deceit, broken political parties, a congress that has no idea what they should do, a downgraded credit rating and most significantly, a broken nation that used to be the greatest in the world.

Obama is in such trouble because of his lack of leadership skills, obstinate attitude, and imperious manner that even the far left is starting to desert him. If he had any cojones  at all he would tell George Soros and the rest of Move On.org to go to hell and follow the example of Bill Clinton and become a centrist. But that will never happen as he is an ideologue wedded to a false ideology and a disproven economic theory from which he cannot escape.

I know you do not like to read long winded messages from me so I will let ponder on this side of the argument and write about the GOP tomorrow.

Good night, good luck and God help us.

Spugs

Obama Says “I won”….Who Lost????

In his press conference a few days ago his highness proclaimed he ad won. He quoted some mysterious poll (which no one could find) that 80% of Americans favored paying more taxes. SAY WHAT?

The man is so out of control that he is starting to believe his on oratory which really isn’t his but is written by speech writer 29 year old Jon Favreau. Everything the anointed one utters comes from the mouth of this 29 year old political science major who has never held a real job. Just like his boss. He has worked two presidential campaigns, Kerry’s and Obama’s so is batting .500. Not bad for an unemployed writer.

But his latest writing is so far off the mark that it will get his boss in one big pile of dung once the campaign really begins. Just think of it, 80% of the American public wanst to pay more taxes. I wonder what they pay this political junkie to write drivel like this?

Let’s look at the facts.

Keep in mind that Mr. Obama has already signed the largest tax increase since 1993. In case you forgot  Bill Clinton was in the white house then chasing Monica around the Oval Orifice.  While everyone focuses on the Bush tax rates that expire after 2012, other tax increases are already set to hit the economy thanks to the 2010 Affordable Care Act better known as Obamacare. As a refresher, here’s a non-exhaustive list of ObamaCare’s tax increases:

• Starting in 2013, the bill adds an additional 0.9% to the 2.9% Medicare tax for singles who earn more than $200,000 and couples making more than $250,000. Now let’s face most of us don’t make $250K a year unless we own a business and then $250K of AGI is easy to come by. Hence every shop owner in America will get screwed by this one.

• For the first time, the bill also applies Medicare’s 2.9% payroll tax rate to investment income, including dividends, interest income and capital gains. Added to the 0.9% payroll surcharge, that means a 3.8-percentage point tax hike on “the rich.” Rich is defined above, those poor slbs that own businesses.  Oh, and these new taxes aren’t indexed for inflation, so many middle-class families will soon be considered rich and pay the surcharge as their incomes rise past $250,000 due to tax-bracket creep. Remember how the Alternative Minimum Tax was supposed to apply only to a handful of millionaires? What a freaking disaster that was/is.

Taxpayer cost over 10 years: $210 billion.

• Also starting in 2013 is a 2.3% excise tax on medical device manufacturers and importers. That’s estimated to raise $20 billion.
• Already underway this year is the new annual fee on “branded” drug makers and importers, which will raise $27 billion. And don’t you think they are not passing this on to the end consumer. Naaawwww.
• Another $15.2 billion will come from raising the floor on allowable medical deductions to 10% of adjusted gross income from 7.5%. This sneaky tax hits ALL OF US! We just lost 2.5% of our allowable medical deductions.
• Starting in 2018, the bill imposes a whopping 40% “excise tax” on high-cost health insurance plans. Though it only applies to two years in the 2010-2019 window of ObamaCare’s original budget score, this tax would still raise $32 billion—and much more in future years.
• And don’t forget a new annual fee on health insurance providers starting in 2014 and estimated to raise $60 billion. This tax, like many others on this list, will be passed along to consumers in higher health-care costs.
There are numerous other new taxes in the bill, all adding up to some $438 billion in new revenue over 10 years. But even that is understated because by 2019 the annual revenue increase is nearly $90 billion, or $900 billion in the 10 years after that. Yet Mr. Obama wants to add another $1 trillion in new taxes on top of this.

So I ask the rhetorical question once again. Who won? What did he win? All I know is WE LOST, big time.

 

Obama: Leader or Feckless Demagogue…….

Leader: one who leads, takes command, sets an example for others to follow.

Feckless: lacking in efficiency or vitality, unthinking and irresponsible.

Demagogue: a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.

Let us not be hasty and jump to a conclusion about the correct adjective to place on our president. No, let his own party do that. The GOP takes a higher road and in most cases gives everyone the benefit of the doubt. We are, as a group, too compassionate and understanding and frequently get stuck with the short end of the stick.

But not this time.

Let me reiterate some examples of Obama’s leadership skills.

Obama clearly is a visionary with a new approach to politics. He has proclaimed a strategy for moving the country forward that is vastly different from his predecessor’s, proposing shifts in our relationship with the rest of the world and in our relationships with one another. In his campaign, he built on the grassroots strategy that Howard Dean had started and threw in a lot of ideas of his own. As president he continues to provide some what hazy and belated  views on the economic crisis, the Iraq War, health care reform, climate change and the U.S.’ role as a global citizen. He is an avowed student of John Maynard Keynes and refutes what history shows….Keyens was wrong. Even if he did win a Nobel prize….but so did Obama so what does that prove?

A leader makes things happen. It is easier to describe a bright new future than to make one happen. Obama’s task was to turn what he wanted into what he has  done. He used his party’s majority in Congress to force through a healthcare plan no one wants. Already over 1400 waivers have been granted to companies seeking exemptions plus many states have filed suit against the plan and held plebicites to prevent enactment.

Leaders surround themselves with the best talent available. The record is pretty clear here that he as no idea who he has working for him or their toTal innate lack of abilitiy.

Is he a feckless demagogue? Surely this is a rhetorical question. Look at the mess he has made of the American economy. Unemployment is at 9.2% when he told us that if the stimulus was passed it would not go above 8%. If we take a number and say 100 million Americans are employable and 9.2% are not, that is 9.2 million Americans are unemployed. I know, the number is much higher but the point here is it was supposed to be ONLY 8 million. Perhaps this goes back to his personal leadership scheme to make working Americans dependent upon him and the government.

The current debt crisis is not a crisis at all but mismanagement of the economy. His tax plan already has saddled us with the largest tax increases in history beginning in 2013 to fund his abominable health care act. AND HE WANTS MORE! He mockingly laughed at Sen. Paul Ryan’s budget and subjected him to ridicule on national TV after inviting him to the SOU message and seating him in the front row. Leadership? Not in my book. Feckless demagoguery.

The last point I will put up fopr your considetaion in your decision making process is his petulance. On Wednesday, July 13, 2011 he convened a white house meeting to solve the current debt crisis. When he found the GOP leaders were not going to cave he spouted, “Don’t try to call my bluff” and stormed from the room.

This was an interesting moment. No one was calling his bluff as he would not let them put forth any ideas. But the question remains, who is bluffing who??

Obama Plays The Grandma Card……………….

I am seventy years old and have never seen such political thuggery as being played out by the white house today. Obama sees his socialist nirvana crumbling before his eyes, his popularity at an all time low, his legacy in tatters so he has only one recourse to follow. Fall back on Chicago style politics and threaten the populace with his power. Today he played the social security card. I wondered how long he would wait. He has told the seniors of America that if the GOP doesn’t give him what he wants, social security checks would be cut off beginning August 3rd.

This is most foul of political tactics as it simply won’t happen. Obama’s primary job is to defend America and to make a statement like he has is treasonous. Any student of economics can read the Federal Balance sheet (as I have said before) and see that we will take in ten times the amount of money needed to service the public debt In August than is needed. What is needed is to stop the Washington give away of our money. Below you will find a startling list of items that could be cut and would not impact one single American.

· Corporation for Public Broadcasting Subsidy. $445 million annual savings.
· Save America ‘s Treasures Program. $25 million annual savings.
· International Fund for Ireland . $17 million annual savings.
· Legal Services Corporation. $420 million annual savings.
· National Endowment for the Arts. $167.5 million annual savings.
· National Endowment for the Humanities. $167.5 million annual savings.
· Hope VI Program. $250 million annual savings.
· Amtrak Subsidies. $1.565 billion annual savings.
· Eliminate duplicative education programs. H.R. 2274 (in last Congress), authored by Rep. McKeon, eliminates 68 at a savings of $1.3         billion annually.
· U.S. Trade Development Agency. $55 million annual savings.
· Woodrow Wilson Center Subsidy. $20 million annual savings.
· Cut in half funding for congressional printing and binding. $47 million annual savings.
· John C. Stennis Center Subsidy. $430,000 annual savings.
· Community Development Fund. $4.5 billion annual savings.
· Heritage Area Grants and Statutory Aid. $24 million annual savings.
· Cut Federal Travel Budget in Half. $7.5 billion annual savings
· Trim Federal Vehicle Budget by 20%. $600 million annual savings.
· Essential Air Service. $150 million annual savings.
· Technology Innovation Program. $70 million annual savings.
· Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program. $125 million annual savings.
· Department of Energy Grants to States for Weatherization. $530 million annual savings.
· Beach Replenishment. $95 million annual savings.
· New Starts Transit. $2 billion annual savings.
· Exchange Programs for Alaska , Natives Native Hawaiians, and Their Historical Trading Partners in Massachusetts . $9 million annual         savings
· Intercity and High Speed Rail Grants. $2.5 billion annual savings.
· Title X Family Planning. $318 million annual savings.
· Appalachian Regional Commission. $76 million annual savings.
· Economic Development Administration. $293 million annual savings.
· Programs under the National and Community Services Act. $1.15 billion annual savings.
· Applied Research at Department of Energy. $1.27 billion annual savings.
· FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership. $200 million annual savings.
· Energy Star Program. $52 million annual savings.
· Economic Assistance to Egypt . $250 million annually.
· U.S. Agency for International Development. $1.39 billion annual savings.
· General Assistance to District of Columbia . $210 million annual savings.
· Subsidy for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. $150 million annual savings.
· Presidential Campaign Fund. $775 million savings over ten years.
· No funding for federal office space acquisition. $864 million annual savings.
· End prohibitions on competitive sourcing of government services.
· Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act. More than $1 billion annually.
· IRS Direct Deposit: Require the IRS to deposit fees for some services it offers (such as processing payment plans for taxpayers) to         the Treasury, instead of allowing it to remain as part of its budget. $1.8 billion savings over ten years.
· Require collection of unpaid taxes by federal employees. $1 billion total
· Prohibit taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees. $1.2 billion savings over ten years.
· Sell excess federal properties the government does not make use of. $15 billion total savings.
· Eliminate death gratuity for Members of Congress.
· Eliminate Mohair Subsidies. $1 million annual savings.
· Eliminate taxpayer subsidies to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. $12.5 million annual savings
· Eliminate Market Access Program. $200 million annual savings.
· USDA Sugar Program. $14 million annual savings.
· Subsidy to Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). $93 million annual savings.
· Eliminate the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. $56.2 million annual savings.
· Eliminate fund for Obamacare administrative costs. $900 million savings.
· Ready to Learn TV Program. $27 million savings..
· HUD Ph.D. Program.
· Deficit Reduction Check-Off Act.
· TOTAL SAVINGS: $2.5 Trillion over Ten Years

We, conservative America, must throw this right back in his smug face and tell him NO! CUT SPENDING FIRST!

It is apparent he hates America and all its people stand for. He is interested in only one thing. Make America just like a Euro socialist state. Write or call your congressmen now, he must be stopped. Call his bluff!

 

Spugs Response….Here’s A Plan That Will Work

Obama’s solution to everything always has two parts. It is pure Keynesian chaos to begin with but every time he opens his mouth there are several parts that can always relate back to his, and all liberal/socialist tenets, higher taxes and someone else will figure it out. His latest gambit to tax corporate jets is laughable. It was his stimulus package that gave the corporations the tax credits to buy these jets! Hey Barry, which side of your mouth are we supposed to believe?

I won’t belabor his talking points but I do want to make one more comment before I get to the “Spugs’ Plan”. He wanted us to believe that it was the GOP controlled congress who would not work with “him”. I want to point out that the GOP only controls one third of congress and the Dems controlled two thirds of congress since 2007 and all of congress since 2008 (Until we took the house back). Hey Barry, fire your writers, they are feeding you claptrap.

OK, here goes. The first step is to eliminate or suspend for a period time, probably five years, ALL foreign aid. This does not include the continuation of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Have any idea how much this will save each year? $2,100,000,000. That’s $2.1 trillion for those of you that can’t stand the sight of all those zeros. Since we have a $1.4 trillion deficit this year, problem number one solved. This 2.1 figure by the way is a low ball. Our foreign aid total is the lowest its been in years (http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/31987.pdf).

Step 2. Get the hell out of Libya. I don’t care if it is a violation of the Emergency War Powers Act or not. There are too many constitutional arguments both for and against it and the man-child doesn’t give a crap anyway. He is cementing his legacy, something Bill Clinton wish he had done but he screwed up every operation he ever tried. Remember the bombing of the aspirin factory? Libya costs us $4 million a day. We have been there four(?) months now and that totals up to a half billion dollars already. Since we never leave a war until we rebuild the country who started it, figure this war will cost us 3-4 billion dollars that we will borrow from the Chinese!

Step 3. You are gonna love this one. Cut congressional salaries in half, institute term limits and eliminate all congressional perks. They will squeal like stuck pigs, BOTH parties. Put a time limit on this like step one above. Five years sounds good. But its high time we stopped making millionaires out of any Tom, Dick or Alice that goes to Washington. Its almost impossible to put a figure on this one but I’ll say we would save five billion a year.

Step 4. Pass a balanced budget amendment. Make the congress work and earn their half pay, It took less than a year to pass the amendment to give 18 year olds the vote. Care to know why? We were in the middle of Viet Nam (1971), there was a draft, 18 year olds were dying and America was pissed off. Congress saw the handwriting on the wall then.

Of course you may have got a good chuckle from rant but it’s a plan and the man-child certainly doesn’t have anything better.