This bill was introduced on January 6, 2009 and has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
This committee is chaired by John Conyers (D), Mich., and currently consists of 24 Democrats, 17 Republicans. If you follow the link below you will see that the committee contains some of the most far left Democrats in the Congress. http://judiciary.house.gov/about/members.html
If you want to see what their legislative priorities are go to this link and look at the ‘Committee News and Current Issues’: http://judiciary.house.gov/
Please contact your Congressman and and any of those on the Judiciary Committee.
This link will get you the contact information for every Senator and Congressman. http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
We may have lost the ‘Stimulus’ battle, but now is not the time to surrender. Many conservatives woke up and fought hard to oppose the stimulus bill, just as we did with the immigration bill a couple years ago. We are fighting greater odds now, but that just means we need to fight harder. We will have constant challenges over the next two years, as the liberals know this is the best chance they have ever had to advance their extreme agenda. We must hold our ground until we can muster reinforcements in congress with the 2010 elections.
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Back in August of 2008, during the campaign, candidate Obama pushed for a $50 billion economic stimulus plan . At the time, that seemed like a huge amount of money, and to many it looked to be an overt transfer of wealth. Well, we now understand that $50 billion was mere pocket change.
The Senate just approved their version of the economic ‘stimulus’ bill this afternoon. The cost of the bill is currently estimated at around $850 billion dollars, and is nearly 800 pages long. That is slightly more than one billion dollars per page. Sounds quite harmless, doesn’t it? We have been so conditioned over the last few months to accepting these huge numbers that the real meaning doesn’t even register. But how many of us can even comprehend the enormity of such figures.
What does $850 billion look like? How do we understand what these numbers mean? If we write it out, it looks like this – $850,000,000,000. A big number, but still meaningless. So how do we understand how much money we are talking about? Let me give you an example.
First I must remind you that these are your hard earned tax dollars that we are talking about.
I have tried many ways to demonstrate the amount of our money in this ’stimulus’ bill and have settled on one that is easily visualized and allows you to get a real grasp on what $850 billion really looks like.
The Department of the Treasury sets the thickness of all United States currency (bills) at .0043 inches . That means that there are 232.6 bills in a one inch stack (1/.0043).
Let’s assume those are all $20 bills,
meaning the one inch stack of bills would be worth $4,660 (233 x $20)
Now it is time for us to do a little experiment. Knowing that the one inch stack of bills is worth roughly $4,660, and without trying to calculate or think too hard, how high would the stack be to equal $850 billion dollars? After you have made your estimate, continue reading for the answer.
I want to thank everyone that has stepped up and contacted these three RINOs, as well as their own senators. I hope you are also relaying this message to all of your personal contacts, and telling everyone you know that they must let their voices be heard on this critical issue. We must try to turn these three senators. I know it appears that I have become stuck on one issue here, but how we react to this situation will greatly affect the direction of our Country going forward.
The Democrats are desperate to have this bill labeled as bipartisan because it will not work and they know it. They realize that it is much more special interest and pork than stimulus. They need to be able to call it bipartisan. The Democrats realize that the bill they crafted is destined to pass, with or without Republican support. When this bill eventually passes we will be forced to ’share the wealth,’ but we should not volunteer to ‘Share the Blame.’
Last night three ‘Republican’ senators broke with their colleagues to support the ’stimulus’ bill. They say they can now support the bill since it was trimmed from somewhere over $900 billion to around $800 billion.
Thanks for easing our pain!
What happened to that ban on torture?
It is very important that everyone contact these senators. This is now being touted as a ‘bipartisan’ bill, with a ‘consensus’ of the senators in support. Three ‘left of RINO’ senators does not equal bipartisan!
The recent confirmation of Timothy Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury enraged many honest taxpaying citizens across the country. When I checked to see how my Ohio senators voted on this appointment I was disappointed, but not surprised, by what I found. Democrat Senator Sherrod Brown took the lead from former Senator Obama’s playbook, and did not vote on the controversial appointment. RINO Republican Senator George Voinovich voted to confirm the admitted tax cheat, Timothy Geithner.
Hoping to understand my representative’s logic, I immediately sent the following email message to Senator Voinovich.
Senator Voinovich,
I was very disappointed to learn that you voted to confirm Timothy Geithner for Secretary of the Treasury. His backers assert that he is the only man in America that can get us through this economic ‘crisis’. That is an absurd contention, especially when you consider the fact that he can not even manage his own tax issues.
There are only three possible reasons for his tax payment problems:
The current ‘Stimulus’ Bill of $850 Billion dollars that was passed by the House and is now before the Senate will cost each taxpayer an average of $6,296 according to the most current tax statistics available.
However, if you have worked hard enough to earn over $100,000 per year your portion of that bill will be closer to $16,000. And if you happen to earn in excess of $200,000 your ‘fair share’ of this Stimulus ‘Bill’ will likely be over $50,000. The tax data used here are taken from US Census records, and can be found at the following link: U.S Census Tax Return Statistics
Your portion of this debt cited above is in addition to the similar debt from the prior stimulus bill. One problem that no one dares to mention is that much of this huge stimulus package involves the creation of new government programs and expansion of others. The Federal Government is great at creating new programs, but finds it very difficult to cut programs. These programs and increased cost will continue long after the economy rebounds. The debt will continue to grow.
This bill is not about economic stimulus. It is about expanding government, special interests, and to pay back political favors. The root of this economic collapse was government meddling in the banking industry, mandating or encouraging unsustainable changes to lending rules to satisfy a political constituency. Now many of those same politicians that helped create the problem are ramming through the same types of ’solutions’ that got us here in the first place. There is much more ‘Bill’ here than there is Stimulus.
Here is a link where you can find the full text of the ‘Stimulus’ Bill as it was sent to the Senate. http://readthestimulus.org/
When you get to the page check out the links on the left column. The ‘Senate Version’ link will give you the full text of the current bill. Click on the Spreadsheet link to get a quick glimpse of the amount of your money we are talking about, and how much will be spent on special interest projects. This bill is not about economic stimulus. Read the rest of this entry »
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I have posted the text and audio of President Obama’s Inauguration speech, but will offer only limited general comments at this time.
Over the last eight years many on the left have refused to address President Bush by his rightful title, referring to him merely as “Bush” or in more derogatory terms. I will not disrespect the dignity of the office and will refer to our current president as President Obama.
I hope and pray that he enacts policies that are consistent with the constitution and the principles of the founding fathers, and will support him when he does. However, my expectations are not high and I will strongly oppose him when he does not adhere to the oath that he took today to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.
I found many conflicts in his inaugural speech, and want to take some more time analyzing the text before commenting in detail. In my opinion the quality of this speech fell far short of what we have come to expect from Barack Obama.
There were times when the words he spoke could have come from Ronald Reagan, but those words do not align with his past statements and actions.
There were other parts of the speech that were fully consistent with his record and rhetoric of big government solutions to any situation.
I am confident that he has not suddenly become a fan of President Reagan, and realize that we will once again have to closely parse the President’s words and rummage through the fluff and camouflage to try to determine the true thoughts behind the words.
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.
Parents instinctively understand it. Dog owners routinely practice the strategy. Our own human experience teaches us that an approach of reward and punishment will consistently produce desirable results. If you want to encourage good behavior, you must reward it.
John McCain has a history of opposing the conservative base. Too often, we could expect him to reach across the aisle rather than offer his hand to a conservative colleague. We have reacted by reserving enthusiastic support for his presidential bid. I have been very critical of John McCain in the past, and will continue to differ on many issues. In January I wrote a very critical article outlining my differences. Please read Know John McCain. Read the rest of this entry »
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