A 38-page memo contains ObamaDontCare-related hyperlinks *that havent been processed+; these are limited solely to those that have been noted during the past four days *except for the graphics+it remains disastrous. With eight million Americans allegedly enrolled in health insurance through federal and state exchanges, Obama declared the ACA a success; it is Hardly Time to Call Obamacare a Success, for these claims are disingenuous, and big changes are needed to make the law work well. For example, although Rice University Spins Data for Obamacare, Obamacare's Exchanges Enrolled Only 1.4 Million Previously Uninsured Individuals and Team Obama Cooked the Census Books to skew ObamaCare Data [lamented even by MSNBC]. BHO may claim Americans are Tired of the ObamaCare Debate and Obamacare here to stay [and Chuck Todd can claim ObamaCare 'Unrepealable' Now], but even Rove now warns of waving white flag on health law. krauthammer concluded that the only way obamacare-is- working-in-that-it-exists, even as questions-about-white-house-role-in-obamacare-fundraising have arisen. {When jokes fly [healthcare.gov-meeting-cold-open, JOHN OLIVER HAMMERS OBAMACARE ON NEW SHOW, and 'YES WE CANNABIS': LENO JOKES PRESIDENT NEEDS YOUNG PEOPLE TO GET STONED TO SIGN UP FOR OBAMACARE], problems surely exist.}
Many are outraged that Sebelius had a big incentive to remain on staff until after April 28, 2014. That date marks the five-year mark of Sebelius employment with the federal government thereby making her eligible for government retirement benefits. The Daily Caller reports that her eligibility for these benefits means she will receive a government pension of $10,000 a year, for the rest of her life, as well as at health care benefits funded by the taxpayer. Even more are outraged that Obamacare-Employees were Awarded-Big-Raises.
Coverage Glitches have received attention [Woman Drops to 83 Pounds After Obamacare Denies Meds, Senior home healthcare services slashed] and some companies have complained [general-electric-to- investors-obamacare-is-hurting-our-medical-business], but of greater import are Enhanced Premiums [Citing Costs and Risks, Many Skip Insurance, OBAMASCARE: Dem Sen blames voter for tripled insurance premium, and new-medicare-advantage-rates-preserve-insurance-industry-subsidies-again]. Although the OBAMA TWITTER ACCT BRAGS THAT HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS ARE LOWER THAN PREDICTED, the Cleveland Clinic CEO said that Three-Quarters Of ObamaCare Signups Have Higher Premiums and obamacare-premiums-could-cost-the-young-14%-of-income. This is why it is viewed as Obamas Job Killing Health Mandate [American businesses are still scrambling to figure out how badly nObamaDontCares forced changes on premiums will damage their bottom line...The ripple in income loss is already expanding as businesses quickly shift full time employees into part time positions to avoid high costs of full time employment. Unfortunately, the reality on the fiscal cost is about to smack our economic engine square in the face]; compounding this problem are not-so-affordable-deductibles.
As a result, HHS was sued-for-obamacare-navigator-records by Senator Ron Johnson (R- Wis.) [plus 38 colleagues], challenging a rule by the Obama administration that allows the federal government to subsidize health insurance for lawmakers and some congressional staffers.
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Of course, Implementation Glitches are legion, affecting security [healthcare.gov-compromised-users- advised-to-change passwords and healthcare.gov-compromised-users-advised-to-do-this] and the ability of private insurers to keep-pace [Aetna: 'On the Fly' Obamacare Changes Responsible for Half of 2015 Premium Jump and Administration Has Missed More Than Half of Obamacare Deadlines]. Multiple states had multiple problems, as well [nevada-obamacare-exchange-considered-dumping-all-customers, 70,000 OREGON OBAMACARE CUSTOMERS MAY HAVE TO RE-ENROLL, 'COVER OREGON' COLLAPSES IN FAILURE, 335,000 Coloradans Cancelled Due to ObamaCare, obamacare-exchange-asks-for-fee-on-all- insurance-policies in colorado, half-of-georgias-obamacare-enrollees-havent-paid, Less Than Half of GA Obamacare 'Enrollees' Have Paid For Plans, 1,000 Doctors Erroneously Placed On CA Exchange, Nearly 1,000 Doctors Listed on CA Obamacare Website Don't Accept Plans, Over 5,000 Alaskans Lose Insurance, 700 Sign-up for ObamaDontCare]. In addition to the embarrassment suffered by Sebelius, Ezekiel Emanuel Applauded ObamaCare Website, Then was Told It's Down Again.
Obamacare-will-cost-taxpayers-$53,000-per-newly-insured and $1.3 trillion [calculated to cost $100,000 per new insurance enrollee over a decade]; Cold-realities-lie-ahead-on- obamacares-costs. It portends Radical Changes in Healthcare Delivery, as Obamacare is Mortgaging Tomorrows 'Hope' for Todays 'Change'; it will allow government to perform force home inspections and impose price controls and limit payments to providers. As a result, a doctors-practice-closing and it is predicted that Obamacare will deal a death blow to one-doctor clinics.
The Political Import has yet to be experienced, but The Obamacare Question That Has nervous Dems Terrified [with just 191 days until the Nov. 4 midterm elections] is "Where is the $2500 in health insurance savings President Obama and Democrats promised me?" Dems are scrambling to find an effective answer, as The Upshots batch of new polls of key Senate races suggest that Democrats do continue to have a serious Obamacare problem. The problem is nationwide:
27-senate-democrats-who-lied-to-americans-about-keeping-their-health-plans-under- obamacare PRO-OBAMACARE OHIO GOP CAMPAIGNS ON STANDING UP TO OBAMACARE Dem on ObamaCare: Worst Yet to Come...'Going to Hit the Fan' Gov. Mary Fallin, Rep. Jim Bridenstine blast health-care reform law - Both dismiss the reform law's effects on improving access to health care. Massachusetts Rep. Stephen Lynch conceded that future mandates will only make the healthcare law less sustainable and more unpopular. Major Flip-Floppage on ObamaCare From Rep. Gary Peters in MI Senate Race Pro-Obamacare Ohio GOP Campaigns on Standing Up to Obamacare CANDIDATE TO HAMMER OREGON'S FAILED OBAMACARE EXCHANGE Independent Voters Back Anti-Obamacare Candidates By 25 Points senate-democrats are hiding their previous support for Obamacare on-their-campaign-websites, per the Huffington Post; the majority of the 20 websites of Democrats running for Senate [including Three who are current members of the House] are hiding a law that was passed by the Democrats with 100% of Democrats voting in favor of it.
False Promises are being debunked, from Obama *Krauthammer said, regarding Savings, Obama "Makes This Stuff Up With The Brazenness That Is Almost Admirable" and BHO falsely claimed that, in the decade before the Affordable Care Act, employer-based insurance rose almost 8% a year but, last
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year, it grew at half that rate], Pelosi [taken apart by David Gregory on false ObamaCare promises] and Wasserman Schultz's [Big Fat Obamacare Lie and her claim that there is NO 'GLARING' PROBLEM WITH OBAMACARE]. Obamacares-biggest-whopper is still to be exposed, the tightening hold the federal government will have over your doctor, even if youre paying with private insurance. Obama said youre not going to have anybody getting in between you and your doctor in your decision making. It was a lie from day one, just like the presidents other sales pitches. Doctors salaries will be determined by the government.
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"The Democrats are trying to change the definition of terms and change the discussion for upcoming elections because they're trying to convince Republicans that Obamacare is not a winning issue for them. And some Republicans are stupidly going along with it."
"You remember all those times you heard 'if you just eat your fruits and vegetables,' that you'll ward off cancer, and you'll ward off diabetes. It was bogus! It was dead wrong. It was a wild guess. They didn't know."
"Investors.com: '2.7 Million Obamacare Enrollees Still Unaccounted For.' How can this be? I thought they told us they reached their seven million figure."
"Remember all the news about how grilled beef, grilled hamburger, was filled with carcinogens? BS. Totally bogus. The research isn't there. It was just as big a hoax as all this climatology business is."
"The human suffering that occurs in communism and socialism knows no comparison. The suffering that occurs in capitalism can't even make a dent. Now, of course free markets create unequal results. Sorry, folks. That's what freedom does."
"What does inequality of income mean? Has there ever been equality of income? The Pilgrims tried it. It's right there in Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims, my first ever children's book. Didn't work. True story."
"It's really hard for people to imagine deafness. They can't self-create it. You can imagine being blind by closing your eyes. You can imagine being paralyzed by not being able to walk. But you can't turn off your ears."
"The biggest change in the last 20 years is the left now being braggadociously open about who they are and what they want. They are fascists. They don't have any desire for debate. They want to stifle and end dissent. They don't want anybody disagreeing. Anybody that does is going to be done away with or dispatched or what have you."
"However bad Obamacare is now, you don't have the slightest idea how bad it's going to be when it really gets fully implemented."
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Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 5:48 PM Subject: Action-Items CVI [Gun-Control vs. 2nd Amendment]
One issue can be provided via bullet-points [gun control vs. 2 nd amendment] along with some levity.
Levity
Einstein: you learn the most when you are doing something with such enjoyment that you dont notice that the time passes. einstein-was-right-again regarding the brightness of a supernova NASA-conducts-Einstein-esque-paradox-twin-experiment Baffling Balloon Experiment
2-year-olds intensity at Penguins game goes viral swimmingly-imaginative-5 th grade-talent-show-skit Father Uses Reverse Psychology On His Young Son To Resolve An Argument
How You Go To School If Your Dad Is A Professional Movie Animator When Your Dad Is An Animator For DreamWorks, You Get To Become A Superhero At Home A Father And Professional Animator Gives His Sons Outdoor Playtime Some Special Effects WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR HOME MOVIES WHEN DAD WORKS FOR DREAMWORKS
a head becomes alive
Pilot Performs Impressive Aerobatic Helicopter Tricks This Man Is A Watermelon Cutting Machine
A "Magical" Trip Around Europe Filmed Over The Course Of Two Years, By Stan Chang. rather-unknown-but-really-special-places-on-earth surreal-places-that-actually-exist-on-earth Restaurants With A View
Photography Career of Lewis Carroll DOWN THE RABBIT-HOLE WITH SALVADOR DALIS ALICE IN WONDERLAND Graphic Canon vol. 2: Literary Comics from Lewis Carroll to the Bront Sisters by Way of Darwin
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An Illusionist Leaves The Audience And Judges In Awe With His "Magical" Doves.
scientists-shocked-at-what-they-find-beneath-egypt The Revelation of the Pyramids (2011)
A Man Turns A Picture Of Birds Sitting On Electrical Wires Into The Notes Of A Beautiful Melody A Little Girl Sings "You Are My Sunshine," But Ends Up Being The True Sunshine Amazing seven year old sings Gloomy Sunday/Billy Holiday (Angelina Jordan) Eng sub Seven-Year-Old Girl Stuns Crowd With Her Vocal Performance Of "Fly Me To The Moon" Dolly Parton Jolene [45 rpm] [33 rpm]
DANCE [ballet-like and of Arab-Duo] Electronic dance music baby wakes up for the drop
every-time-he-plays-the-drums-his-cat-joins-in
2 Monkeys Were Paid Unequally; See What Happens Next behavioral tests, on primates and other mammals Moral behavior in animals Dogs Learn To Play Fetch All By Themselves
Scuba Divers Swim With A Family Of Seals the Octopus and The Owl Two Dozen Rescued Ducks Experience Swimming In Water For The First Time In Their Lives A Macaw And A Cockatoo Have A Dance Off Tiny Hamster Stuffs Five Baby Carrots Into His Mouth
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*Grand Canyon, South; although it isnt seen, The horse-shoe shaped walkway has a Clear-plastic floor; this creates an Eerie feeling of suspension.]
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Gun control vs. 2 nd Amendment
The following titles are all-too-familiar; thus, after skimming them, note the elaborative piece that explains why, uniquely, the Dems/libs have been consistently rebuffed with regard to this issue: Supreme Court: 2nd Amendment Guards 'Right of Resistance and Self-Preservation' Purdue University Research: Guns Are Beneficial in Schools
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NRA's Chris Cox Calls Michael Bloomberg 'Arrogant Hypocrite' Wayne LaPierre at NRA Forum: Expect 'Bare-Knuckled Street Fight' for American Freedom ATF Memo: Silencer, Machine Gun, Other NFA Applications Up 380 Percent bloombergs-latest-gun-ad-shows-they-dont-even-know-how-guns-work GUN CONTROL LAWYER USES RULE OF THE THIRD TO TAKE YOUR GUNS - Your goal is to come up with a plan that motivates your base without turning off people in the middle. Fingerprint licensing of handgun purchasers that is strong enough to motivate your base without turning off the people in the middle. Fort Hood has resulted in renewed calls to lift Bill Clintons ban on personally owned firearms on military bases Colorado Voters Oppose Gun Control, Support Arming Teachers GEORGIA GOVERNOR NATHAN DEAL SIGNS BILL INTO LAW ALLOWING GUNS IN CHURCHES, BARS AND SCHOOL ZONES Kansas Governor Brownback Signs Bill Nullifying Gun Laws Palin to NRA: 'If You Control Arms, You Control the People' NRA RALLY DRAWS JUST 25 PROTESTERS nra-stand-and-fight-rally-sarah-palin anti-gun-crazies-say-you-shouldnt-be-able-to-protect-yourself-with-a-gun keep-your-gun: nebraska-legislature-adjourns-with-passage-of-emergency-powers-legislation nras-lapierre-one-of-americas-greatest-threats-is-the-national-news-media lapierre-at-nra-convention-dont-trust-the-national-media nras-wayne-lapierre-unfair-media-one-of-the-greatest-threats-facing-our-nation nras-lapierre-country-slipping-away-gun-owners-willing-fight-control Ordinance Would Ban Gun Rights Advocates From Handing Out Pamphlets NRA calls for universal concealed carry law Gun Laws Toppled Across USA National Rifle Association to Michael Bloomberg: 'Let's See Who Crushes Who...' NRA BLASTS BLOOMBERG: OUR FREEDOMS NOT FOR SALE LAPIERRE: Country 'slipping away,' gun owners 'willing to fight' for control Firearms applications surge, swamp registration system Gov. Tom Ridge Resigns From Bloombergs New Gun Control Group It Only Took This Army Vet 3 Minutes To Destroy Obama's Gun Control Plan BLOOMBERG INFLATES 'ILLEGAL GUN' STATISTICS WITH SUICIDES Gun control is being decimated at the state level Bill Clinton Headlining Gun Control Event for Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly Generation Progress Dances against Gun Violence The Long View: Gun Control Being Decimated on State Level Wisconsin Sheriff David Clarke, as reported by The Blaze, revealed the seven words he would add to the Second Amendment: Keep your hands off our guns, dammit. Teen hid loaded revolver in vagina, but she was released from custody after posting $6000 bond Watts falsely accused Dana Loesch of being a paid propagandist for the gun lobby and Magpul, a leading firearm accessories company, but refused to retract the charge.
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal slammed former New York City Mayor Michael I. Bloomberg on Friday for recent comments suggesting Mr. Bloombergs advocacy efforts on issues such as gun control have earned him a place in heaven if there is a God. nra-reveals-breathtaking-new-ad-at-member-meeting/ Second Amendment Right to Keep and Bear ... Knives?
Gun-Rights Supporters Win When Other Conservative Causes Lose, as per NROs Jim Geraghty because of the NRA; he wrote the following column prior to departing for Indianapolis to attend the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association:
The past two decades have not been a cavalcade of successes for conservatives. The national debt has grown and exploded, and Americans support a smaller government in the abstract but keep electing lawmakers who love to spend more. There's little or no stigma left to accepting government assistance, and 108 million Americans now live in a household that included people on "one or more means-tested program." As Charles Murray noted, the white working class now endures problems on par with poor African- American neighborhoods, with high rates of births out of wedlock, children raised in homes without fathers, higher unemployment, and lower church attendance rates. A culture of "delayed adolescence" is taking root, with more than a third of Millennials living with their parents and exceptionally high unemployment rates among the young, delaying the launch of careers and independent, responsible adulthood. After paying a high price in blood and treasure in Iraq and Afghanistan, the world seems as dangerous and unstable as ever. Our borders are unsecure, and there isn't even a national consensus that entering the country illegally should be punished with a serious consequence.
And yet, in the middle of all this, the gun-rights movement has won, or is in the process of winning, one of the most substantive, far-reaching, and consequential policy victories in recent memory. They've won big at the Supreme Court , and we've seen gun control proposal after gun control proposal get rejected in the legislatures, state and national. Polls show tepid support for gun control, darting up after a horror like Newtown and then sliding back down again. Meanwhile, gun owners and their allies have proven, on both regular election days, recalls, and pre-emptive resignations, a stunning power to defeat lawmakers they oppose. Deep-pocketed foes like Mike Bloomberg spend fortunes, with little to show for it, at least so far.
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So why are Progressives so stymied here? What is the gun-rights movement doing right that the rest of the conservative movement can or should emulate? Or is the Second Amendment defenders' success unique to their issue?
Put another way, gun owners are right, and quickly recognized that this administration and most of its Congressional allies will ignore, disregard, subvert, and seek to effectively nullify the Second Amendment.
Of course, this same administration tossed a filmmaker in jail because they needed a scapegoat for the Benghazi attack and had the Internal Revenue Service target Americans based upon their political beliefs, suggesting they don't care much about the First Amendment.
Then again, Obama's NSA pretty much shredded the Fourth Amendment.
The assertion that the American government can execute an American citizen by drone strike, without a trial, more or less vaporizes the Fifth Amendment's declaration that "No person shall be . . . deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law" and the Sixth Amendment's assurance of a right to a speedy trial. While only one American has been targeted by the administration's drone-centric war on terror, one may conclude the preference for killing as opposed to capture constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, violating the Eighth Amendment. (Justice Scalia joked that being forced to read Obamacare's text constituted cruel and unusual punishment.) Of course, the president's policies have tried to dictate all kinds of policies to the states, smashing the Tenth Amendment's declaration that "powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
To give President Obama credit, he hasn't attempted to quarter U.S. troops in our homes yet, so he's managed to leave a few corners of the Bill of Rights unviolated.
If the NRA and like-minded groups can get millions upon millions of Americans motivated and determined to preserve and protect one portion of the Constitution how do we get folks fired up for the rest of it?
Unnerving are the way Common Core was conceived and the prospect of how Common Core is being implemented, carrying implications both in Pa and nationally; Pennsylvania has rebranded it.
Here are admissions from Bill Gates admitted the real purpose of Common Core and claims that bill- gates-is-a-sad-clown-today-because-his-bizarre-100-million-student-data-project-has-failed; it seems that Common Core could be Used for wealth redistribution by scrubbing liberty-as-an-american-value and by promoting communism. This may be why Indiana may Become First State Withdrawing from Common Core standards although, because Pence OKed Education Standards for Indiana viewed as a Common Core Remix (Pence Touts Indiana's 'Common Sense' Approaches and Pence Welcomed NRA to Indiana Sounding Like 2016 Presidential Candidate), Hoosiers Against Common Core Blasted Gov. Pence as Panel Approved a 'Rebranded' Common Core and an analysis showed that the Pence Index for Education Standards are simply copied-and-pasted Common Core being sold by the political and educational establishment as something new and wonderful; meanwhile, North Carolina Proposed a Bill to Completely Revoke Common Core. In addition:
Cops punish Common Core opponents Police Confront Parents for Opting Kids Out of Common Core
George Will on his Common Core opposition: It inevitably will drive curriculum Common Core confusing test Malia and Sasha dont have to take
Common Core Update: Is New York so Hard Up for Money that They Would Commercialize Tests? specific-brands-mentioned-on-new-yorks-common-core-tests mandatory-common-core-tests-in-new-york-just-happen-to-be-full-of-corporate-brand- names common-core-tests-full-of-corporate-branding
washingtonpost.com//eight-problems-with-common-core-standards Fact Check: Clearing Up 7 Common Core Claims Claims Of Common Core Advocates Not Valid Common Core Makes Me Mad
This mom obliterates bizarre Common Core math question
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Rand Paul Sounds Off on Common Core, Scalia's 'Revolt' Remarks
The implications, sadly, extend into numerous sociological, religious and political realms, as Chicago public schools are set to introduce a new Afro-centric curriculum, according to a closely- guarded copy obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. The curriculum covers kindergarten through tenth grade and is designed to align with Common Core. It includes a web link to TheAfrican.com, a website whose publisher decries fake-Jews and calls the United States a Zionist-occupied enemy territory. Indeed Chicago Public Schools are Now Phoning Home to Make Sure Kids Are Signed Up for Welfare. Extending anti-Semitism to global Islamism, high-school-students-read-pledge-in-arabic as one-nation-under-allah; extending atheism generically, humanist-group-sued-nj-school-district-over-under-god-in-pledge-allegiance (litigation criticized by parents and Teachers). [In UK, a School Taken Over by Devout Muslims Had Student Morality Squads Bullying Girls Without Veils, and Confiscated Easter Eggs.] In reaction to such events as public school teachers confiscating Bibles and yellingk at students about Bibles, nyc-pastors-continue-fight-against-citys-ban-on-worship-services-at-schools.
BHO is not going to be defeated easily, as was evidenced by the fact that The Education Department is pulling Washington state's No Child Left Behind waiver because the state has not met the department's timeline for tying teacher evaluations to student performance metrics. Washington is the first state to lose its waiver. The loss will give local districts less flexibility in using federal funds. For instance, they may now be required to spend millions on private tutoring services for at-risk students. The waiver revocation could also result in nearly every school across the state being labeled as failing under NCLB. Washington had pledged in its waiver application to make student growth a significant factor in teacher and principal evaluations by the 2014-15 school year. But the state Legislature refused to pass a bill mandating that student performance on statewide assessments be included in teacher evaluations. The department placed the state on "high-risk" status in August. Arizona, Kansas and Oregon are also at risk of losing their waivers.
During the past five days, 100s of hyperlinks have accrued along thematic lines previously scrutinized and, thus, they are accompanied by explicit efforts to demonstrate that both the modern-liberalism espoused by BHO and BHOs implementation thereof are faulty; they are to be contrasted with the classical-liberalism and conservatism that are inherent in the TEA [Taxed Enough Already] Party Movement. In addition, the GOPs Civil War *regarding the TPM+ appears to be peaking, even as those who have portrayed themselves as resolute have caved in myriad ways to the GOP-Establishment; indeed, it is one thing to want to work with colleagues, but quite another to sacrifice principles. Finally, certain social-issues, levity, and a Guzzardi-update are envisioned in this series of blast e-mails; again, this effort is intended to conceptualize while providing myriad input-sources, to maximize validation. The key takeaway-point in this blast is based on the need to stay-the-course regarding Illegals.
Illegal Immigration of Undocumented Aliens seeking Amnesty
It is necessary to stay-the-course regarding Illegals, emphasizing the need to enforce rule-of-law until/unless the border has been secured; unfortunately, because of the machinations of untrustworthy individuals, it is not possible to touch current statutes [e.g., rework high-tech visas] because amnesty would probably result from a joint-conference committee.
This update is c/o Heritage Action: Since the last round of piecemeal amnesty proposals were brought down in the House earlier this year, certain representatives have been seeking opportunities to introduce new legislation. The most recent addition to the debate is Representative Jeff Denhams (R-CA) Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training, or ENLIST, Act (H.R. 2377). This bill would allow DREAMersunlawful immigrants brought to the U.S. as minorsto acquire lawful permanent resident (LPR) status in exchange for military service. Essentially, this process would serve as a backdoor to citizenship for millions of immigrants, creating a dangerous incentive system and circumventing the rule of law. While many lawmakers considered the amnesty discussion on pause for the time being, at a recent Las Vegas fundraiser Speaker Boehner (R-OH) made it known that he was hell-bent on getting this done this year. Sentinels are encouraged to keep close watch over the immigration fight in the House and prepare to engage should the Speaker attempt to execute his plan.
Recognizing the need to scrutinize Immigration and Individual Rights, an analysis of the electoral-impact of amnesty concluded it Could help put Texas and Arizona in Play for Dems; that is why, perhaps an
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ADVOCATES ADVICE TO OBAMA is that he ABUSE THE LAW UNTIL REPUBLICANS CAVE. This is precisely what hes doing, for passive/aggressive-BHO continues to violate his pledge to faithfully execute the law via selective enforcement thereof, invoking discretion *Business Execs, FWD.us Official Meet with Homeland Security Chief as Obama Considers Limiting Deportations; 'HOMELAND' WEIGHS LIMITING DEPORTATIONS; How big a political risk?; Computer meltdown crippling immigration courts; Team Obama and the Immigration Courts are slacking Off on Deportations; obamas-providing-illegal-aliens- free-lawyers-fewer-get-deported; HOMELAND CHIEF: 'I DON'T UNDERSTAND' COMPLAINTS OVER NOT ENFORCING IMMIGRATION LAWS; Obama To Illegals: "You're Welcome To Stay!"], behavior which has been condemned by some Rs *Senators Denounce Obama for Threatening 'Entire Constitutional System' By 'Nullifying' Immigration Laws; Republican senators slam Obama for ordering review of deportation program; Senators-Denounce-Obama-for-Threatening-Entire-Constitutional-System-By- Nullifying-Immigration-Laws]. He seems to care not that an ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT RE-ENTERED AND SHOT US CITIZEN WITH BB GUN or that 5000 legal students will be displaced in Florida higher level institutions by illegal alien students or that the feds-spent-$26.2-million-medicare-advantage-illegal- immigrants.
Little appreciated is the fact that this issue has international implications [EU Bans UK Border Guards from Asking Immigrants How Long They Plan to Stay in Britain and Tory Fears Over Immigration Stats To Be Published on Euro Poll Day: 'Timing Could Not be Worse']. Also little appreciated is the fact that Judicial Watch Combats ACLU 'Retaliation and Harassment' of Conservatives over AZ Immigration Law.
Thus, OBAMA VOWED TO 'KEEP ON PUSHING' [obama-pressured-american-legion-to-allow-amnesty-bill; President pitched immigration reform from South Korea; OBAMA PITCHED IMMIGRATION REFORM ABROAD--AGAIN], joined by other Dems [SHEILA JACKSON LEE: DEPORTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IS 'INHUMANE AND CRUEL'] and Libs [Napster Billionaire Sean Parker Gearing Up to Push for Amnesty]. Indeed, Gutirrez said to GOP that there are only 34 days to act on immigration [The House Ethics Committee is reviewing alleged violations by Illinois Dem and leading immigration overhaul advocate Luis V. Gutirrez because Doug Scofield, a former Gutierrez chief of staff and Illinois lobbyist, had a long-standing contract with Gutierrezs office until Gutierrez cancelled the contract last year.]
Errol Phillips [an intelligent guy] was duped due to the ongoing immigration- controversy; he avers that, If Amnesty for Illegals consists of Legalization Only and not Citizenship (No voting rights) ... I would be in favor of that if the criteria were reasonable; he forgets the incrementalism associated with the Dems strategy. Specifically, the WaPo noted that Amnesty a Double-Edged Sword for the GOP; while the establishment GOP sees immigration reform as the ticket to winning over Hispanic voters, the policy itself is likely to create a huge bloc of enfranchised and politically active Democrats.
OBAMA IS CLEARLY PRO-AMNESTY, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE HOUSE? If one listens solely to its leadership, it is obvious that the GOP-Establishment has stooped to attacking opponents thereof, both @ the
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leadership-level [GOP LEADERSHIP PLOTS TO PASS AMNESTY IN AUGUST; John Boehner and other senior House Republicans are telling donors and industry groups that they aim to pass immigration legislation this year, despite the reluctance of many Republicans to tackle the divisive issue before the November elections; Boehner Mocks Conservative Amnesty Opponents; john-boehners double-speak-rattles- house-immigration-foes; Boehner is taking a lot of well-deserved heat for mocking conservative House Republicans who are opposed to amnesty for illegal aliens; REPUBLICAN LEADER: OBAMACARE HERE TO STAY; IMMIGRATION BY AUGUST; UPDATE: PRO-AMNESTY GOP LEADER MEETS WITH TECH CEO; HASTERT RALLIES CHICAGO GOP FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM (DENNIS HASTERT INSERTED $207 MILLION EARMARK THAT MAKES HIM MILLIONS)] and by others in Congress [MCCAIN: NOT GRANTING AMNESTY 'STAIN ON AMERICA'S HONOR; Sen. Jeff Flake Agrees with Jeb Bush's 'Act of Love' Remarks on Illegal Immigration; GOP negotiator: 'As close as we have ever been' to a deal].
Meanwhile, posturing among POTUS-16 candidates is of-interest, with Paul apparently favoring [Rand Paul Backs Work Visas for Illegal Immigrants; HISPANICS BASH RAND PAUL... FOR ENDORSING WORK VISAS FOR ILLEGALS!; RAND PAUL: AMNESTY LEGISLATION COULD PASS THIS YEAR]; Perry favoring [Rick Perry on Jeb Bush's 'Act of Love' Remarks: I Sympathize with Illegals who Break Laws to Help Their Families; Pro- Amnesty Zuckerberg Ally Advising Rick Perry Ahead of Potential 2016 Run; A Texas judge convened a grand jury to probe Rick Perrys decision last year to ax funding for the states Public Integrity Unit], and Bush favoring [Jeb Bush Pushed Amnesty, More High- Tech Visas at AZ Education Conference; Jeb Bush: America's Immigration System Should Be More like Canada's; Bush said the United States needed robust guest worker programs and an expansion of H1-B visas for the high-tech industry, even though the notion that there is a shortage of American high-tech workers has been called a myth; he also called for a tough but fair path to legalized status for all of the countrys illegal immigrants and an end to immigration quotas for countries].
Palin to Jeb Bush: They're 'Called Illegal Immigrants for a Reason' PALIN: 'IT MAY BE AN ACT OF LOVE FROM THE HEART, BUT IT'S ILLEGAL'
A strong advocate for not altering the law (and other Conservative positions) has been vocal [Sen. Jeff Sessions: Amnesty Advocates Will 'Hollow Out' Middle Class Even More; Sessions-Comes-Out-Swinging- Against-Secretive-House-Immigration-Push; Sessions: Boehners hellbent amnesty-drive-is sacrifice-to- GOP-credibility; Sessions-Slams Obama-on-Clemency-for-Drug-Criminals-as-Ignoring-Rule-of-Law; sessions-reveals-deliberate-plan-by-president-to-collapse u-s-law-enforcement-system]. So, too has a sub for Rush [Steyn: Boehner Does Not Get That Dems Want To Import New Voters With Immigration Reform; Steyn Slams Boehner's 'Legacy' Immigration Reform Effort]. For this reason, it continues to be felt that Immigration reform isn't happening anytime soon in the House, no matter what Boehner says.
I have held-off all-day, awaiting any sort of finalized decision regarding Guzzardis ballot-situationalas, to no avail; thus, after providing a contemporaneous update on the disgust experienced by those who are mourning the Shoah [Holocaust] when weighing what Kerry has said, a global review of the electoral situation in PA will be provided [plus nostalgia, etc.]. Regarding Kerry, these are the entries on Drudge Kerry warns Israel could become 'apartheid state' -- on Holocaust memorial day... Top official blasts: 'Shame on you'... Cantor calls for Kerry apology... CRUZ: RESIGN... The last entry resonates, eh?
Guzzardi vs. Corbett
It is necessary to recognize the potency of Guzzardis candidacy, assuming it is finally launched ASAP; inasmuch as he has eschewed acquisition of private-$, it would seem he will have to fork-out mega-$ if he is to educate his base as to how he contrasts with Corbett [on cutting the budget, on eliminating Common Core, on combating union hegemony]. Guzzardi is now officially on the absentee-ballots as clock-ticks, noting that the Last day to apply for a civilian absentee ballot [May 13] and Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted civilian absentee ballots [May 16] rapidly approach.
Here are his positions, as also posted on PoliticsPA:
The Republican establishment during the three years that it has controlled Harrisburg has pursued polices that will raise the annual tax burden by close to $1,000 for many Pennsylvanians by 2018 at least those who own homes and have jobs.
{Elsewhere, he lamented the fact that temple-U billionaire-private-corporation is financed-by-millions-of-the-forgotten-taxpayers-money.}
If this angers you, if this sickens you, if this makes you feel betrayed vote for me on May 20.
I am running to be the Republican nominee for governor against incumbent Tom Corbett.
I will not implement the Corbett gas tax.
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I will move to sell the liquor stores.
I will fight to ban school strikes and other things that cause unnecessary increases to your property tax.
I will stop Common Core.
I will not sign any union contract that contains automatic forced union dues deductions.
I will not sign any budget that spends more this year than last and I will gore the special interest spending oxen to protect The Forgotten Taxpayer.
Tom Corbett cannot win in November. I can.
The GOPs Gubernatorial-Primary has yet to start in earnest, awaiting the Supremes decision regarding Guzzardis being on the ballot *david-guzzardi-goliath-gleason]; personal blogging has emphasized the interim-need to truth-tell [guzzardi-slams-corbett-on-tv; pa-gov-schwartz-appears-on-msnbc-with-new- aca-ad; and kane] and to facilitate dissemination of his message [interview-with-bob-guzzardi and guzzardi-defends-charter-schools]. Others have amplified on his message [letter-to-the-editor-a- conservative] and ,e, of course, has not been idle on Facebook, with these two entries illustrative of the thrust hereof:
April 22 at 11:45am - Tom Corbett's State Republican Committee has spent, by my estimate, about $60,000 to remove my name from the ballot based on technicalities. I have to think Team Corbett has an internal poll showing I am a real threat. The August robo-poll from Gravis Marketing reported only in Human Events is indicative of my strength v Corbett's weakness in the Republican base After being in office 11 years, 35% are undecided about Tom Corbett. What will they do on 20 May?
April 22 at 4:08pm - UPDATE the Republican Women rescinded my invitation to speak. and the Westmoreland County chair Jill Cooper called me personally to tell me that no candidate can distribute literature at the Reagan dinner. This seems to be a new policy adopted after she leaned I was attending. Suspicious minds think both Jill Cooper and Blair Republican women were strong armed by Corbett team. I interpret this as Corbett is scared.
Corbett, meanwhile, continues to have major problems [pa-gov-corbett-still-the-one-most-vulnerable- governor (The Washington Post named Corbett 2014s most vulnerable governor for the tenth straight month); Corbett-confronts-negative-ratings+ and is trying to change the subject regarding the Dems [Corbett to Wolf to release tax records; corbett publicly released tax returns calls on dems to follow suit; Corbett releases 5 more years of tax returns, calls on rivals to follow suit] and the Courts [corbett-seeks- quicker-ruling-in-gay-marriage-case; Court decisions soon on PA's gay marriage ban?]. As usual, the Sandusky matter continues to be raised almost daily [PENN STATE SHOULD FIRE NEW PRESIDENT and JoePA supporters building downtown bronze statue of the late coach with a Projected cost of $300K, a Target completion date of Nov 2015, and an epic poem in Latin from The Aeneid, relating the
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experiences of Aeneas after the fall of Troy]. {Also stopping his momentum, WOLF ADMITTED PART OF 'FRESH START' CAMPAIGN PLAN PLAGIARIZED.}
The AG-Kane scandal grows, even enveloping Corbett obliquely [Tom Corbett Wants No Blame for Kathleen Kanes Abandoned Sting - Governor: For her to include me in that is kind of misleading.]. When AG-KANE ANNOUNCED SHE WAS NOT TURNING OVER STING FILES TO PHILLY DA, Williams said, 'It is apparent that Ms. Kane doesn't really believe I have a conflict, or she wouldn't have repeatedly suggested I take over this case'; thus, after Kane Stymied Williams Prosecution of Philly Sting, the Philly DA won't give AG Kane a pass claiming he has no conflict of interest in this or any legislative sting case, prompting the conclusion that Kane invited risks by daring Williams on sting. This prompted editorialization that Kane's story keeps changing so much that it Clouds Kane's political potential; ultimately, it seems Two powerful figures [FINA VS. KANE] faced-off in Philly sting case with an undetermined outcome. {It should be noted that this issue has received national attention: In PA, govt in cahoots with its own.} It is this type of unpredictable issue that could boost the GOP, noting that PENNSYLVANIANS INCREASINGLY ARE UNHAPPY WITH OBAMACARE [regardless of the New-Wrinkle-in the Affordable-Care-Act_Philadelphia].
The Legislature continues to struggle with unresolved issues: The State Stores [House Majority Whip: Plan to sell wine & beer in grocery stores could be on Corbett's desk by May; Sunday booze sales so popular PA Liquor Control Board breaking law limiting how many stores system can operate; State legislators favor gradual changes to alcohol sales], The Pension Bomb [Standard & Poor may lower PA's credit rating; PA lawmakers regret infamous 2001 pension vote; pennsylvania-pension-pain $60B; and, reflecting national implications, Stockton (California) Facing May 12 th Trial to Invalidate Public Pension], The Gas Tax [PA BRIDGES WORST IN US; a full-depth total roadway reconstruction of a 10.5-mile stretch of the Northeast Extension from the Mid-County Interchange to the Lansdale Interchange [according to the Turnpike Commission] is starting; when completed, the existing 4-lane roadway with a 4-foot median and 8-to-10-foot shoulders will be converted to a six-lane roadway with three 12-foot travel lanes northbound and southbound, a 26-foot median and 12-foot shoulders+; welfare *allegedly, Pa-denies-75% of-welfare-applicants]; and unions [PA House Republicans threaten to stall labor bill].
There is a possibility that, in PA, there is a new conspiracy of silence regarding corruption. In the turnpike corruption case, one deputy attorney general sits alone at the prosecution table across from nine defense attorneys [who often have separate arguments]; that contrasts sharply with the virtual army of prosecutors the AG's Office sent to court in Bonusgate and Computergate trials in 2010 and 2011. [One wonders whether AG-Kane is understaffing, emulating Corbett-allegations, prompting Bumsted to raise concern as to whether PA Turnpike defendants will walk.] In related news, a PennDOT consultant was arrested for perjury in corruption investigation. {Also, New State Senator: condemn the hanging of portraits of convicted felons in the State Capitol, Pittsburgh will spend $10,700 to repair 4 chandeliers in mayors office, and Fumo resigned from PA Bar.}
Other Pennsylvania-related issues could arise regarding tax-credits [Chester still awaits a big score in soccer, Despite $500K investment, movie earns nothing for Lackawanna County and Dem. Governor Secures Tax Breaks to Keep 'House of Cards' in State], cell-phones *Police officers cannot tell the difference between someone who is texting while driving, which is illegal in Pennsylvania, or dialing a
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phone number, which is not], the economy [pennsylvania-stops-manufacturing-job-slide], and racism [KKK Formed Neighborhood Watch Group In Pennsylvania and Hate group's flyers distributed in Camp Hill]. {Also, after Philly newspaper lawyers to argue auction rules, a Judge ordered Philly Inquirers ownership dissolved and sold by auction; it is unclear What the fight over Philly.com means for the future of Philly journalism.} Philly is viewed as Comcast Country, State of Center City: Signs of distress, Speed cameras may be go up on deadly Roosevelt Blvd., 'Bonnie' of high-living ID theft team back in court over probation (Jocelyn Kirsch, half of Philadelphia's modern-day "Bonnie and Clyde" pair, was barely recognizable in federal court Monday as she made an initial appearance for allegedly violating the terms of her probation.), former-montco-gop-chair-bob-kerns was charged-with-rape-sexual-assault, and moodys-issued a negative-outlook-for-bucks-county.}
Just announced were two electoral determinations: a JUDGE WON'T RECONSIDER VOTER ID RULING and VOTER REGISTRATIONS DOWN IN PA. Also noted are three Congressional races: G. Cobb [NJ-1], megan rath [PA-1], and, in pa-13, philly-dems- endorsed-boyle. Regarding the PA-House, State Rep. Harry Readshaw (D-Allegheny) is an incumbent who is touting that he voted against increasing taxes to expand Philadelphia mass transit (which would also benefit Pittsburgh) and a Mailer dredged up an unsavory episode in Diamonds past. {Merely of passing interest is the fact that SANTORUM IS UNDECIDED ABOUT 2016 BID and 2 top PA Republicans [Former Gov. Tom Ridge and Republican National Committee finance co-Chair Christine Toretti] back New Mexico Gov Susana Martinez for 2016.}
Educational issues [discussed in multiple prior blast e-mails, including one today] affect PA/Delaware- Valley/Philly relate to how the state and locals interact [Teachers union: Philadelphians want School Reform Commission abolished and Breaking up with the School Reform Commission will be hard to do], the Pension Bomb [State Rep to school board: without reform, pension costs could double by 2017-18; Benefits driving high personnel costs in Philly schools], School Choice [union-leaders about-face-on- school-choice; Will the GOP Finally Get Its School Choice Act Together?], Charter Schools [The sticky statistic of statewide charter school performance in PA; Charter schools: proposed formula for special education funding unfairly punishes them+. Phillys problems *Transportation firm quits Philly School District over loss of trust; Philly school district releases budget with $216M deficit and Flexes muscle over charter schools
Educational issues also affect politics, as Corbett Stumps for education budget [noting that Nearly 75% want state to contribute more to education] and is attacked on his support of common-core by rick-santorum. {Also, two prep school graduates were arrested for running the drug trade on suburban Philadelphia's Main Line in high schools and colleges.}
Of particular importance, due to the expectation that Log Cabin Republicans will be organized in MontCo, is the availability of Straight talk about gay Republican Congressional candidate Carl DeMaio.
In sports-related news, the Eagles 2014 schedule features the return of DeSean on week #3 and opines that it is unclear who The Real Chase Utley [the most admired Phillie of his era] actually is, after two injury-marred seasons that had even his wife wondering if his career was finished and after he has said hes back to being his old self. Culturally, a Bank foreclosed Suzanne Roberts Theatre while some fear any Comcast Merger Could
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Dominate Market for Local Political Advertising; nostalgia is on-tap [WFIL 56 & WIBG 99 Philadelphia - 1970-1983].
Finally, it is noted that Union boss John Dougherty, Jr. has been tapped to return to the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) board by Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale.; also, a PHILLY MAN WAS SENTENCED FOR $359K IN WELFARE FRAUD.