Who Is Mitt Romney?

If you want to know more about Mitt Romney and his upbringing, use this link http://www.byu.tv/and download the player.

When loaded, choose Live TV and then scroll down to Feb 28th; click on that date. A menu for that day will come up so you scroll down until you see Romney Code: The Life and Ethics of George W. Romney.

This program is absolutely superb in showing the ethics possessed by the man that has influenced Mitt Romney more than anyone. His father, George W. Romney, prepared Mitt to be an honorable man in politics...perhaps even President of the United States.

This is such a good program. I know you will enjoy it as much as I did. There is no way these ethics and leadership qualities did not rub off on Mitt. Even as a teenager, his father taught him how to get involved and to interact with people. I understand Mitt Romney much better now by understanding more about his father. If you are even a little bit interested in who Mitt Romney is, I suggest you watch this program. They even interview George Romney's grandchildren talked about how he stayed in the moment and did not look back.

I had no idea that George Romney was very involved in the movement to give blacks the same rights and respect as white people. He was instrumental in establishing the United Way and bringing out the Rambler vehicle (the first compact car). The man accomplished a lot in his life and left a legacy to be proud of by his family. If Mitt Romney is even a small portion of the man his dad was, I think we can feel confident the he will be a good leader of this nation. Of course, that's my opinion.

Ex-CIA Director Praises Obama

Interesting Report. At last, a positive report about President Obama!

Breaking from Newsmax.com Ex-CIA Director Praises Obama for 'Continuity' in Terror Fight In an exclusive Newsmax.TV interview, Bush administration CIA Director Michael Hayden gives President Obama high marks in fighting the war on terror. That’s because he’s using strategy and tactics forged during the Bush years. But he’s not happy that Obama has scrapped tough interrogation techniques while investigating the CIA officers who risked their lives defending the nation against jihadists.

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Do You Agree With GOP Message?

I agree with the statements made in this email report that I received from the GOP.

Note the comments made in this report by many important journalist. All make the point that this administration has no regard for the wishes of the American people and believe they know what’s best for America.

After you read this report, please comment and tell us what you think about this and then answer poll questions. Thank you.

RAMMING SPEED

Not Listening After Virginia & New Jersey,

Not Listening After Massachusetts,

Not Listening After Failed Summit

Dems Will Try Passing Government-Run

Health Care Through Reconciliation

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DAMN THE VOTERS…

Virginia, New Jersey Elections Do Not “Bode Well For Health Care Bill.” “Looking forward, that could have implications for the President’s agenda. His fellow Democrats could become even more attuned to the rhythms of their constituencies and less willing to risk stepping out of line to further Obama’s priorities when they are not in line with those of voters back home. That may not bode well for Obama’s health care bill…” (Karen Tumulty, “Republican Wins Show Dems They Are On Their Own,” Time, 11/4/09)

CNN’s Gloria Borge On Massachusetts Election: “This Was A National Election … Scott Brown Campaigned By Saying He Wanted To Be The Vote To Kill Health Care Reform In The United States Senate. And He Won.” (CNN’s “Larry King Live,” 1/19/10)

Three Out Of Four Americans Against Congress Passing “Legislation Similar To The Bills Passed By Both Chambers.” “Twenty-five percent of people questioned in the poll say Congress should pass legislation similar to the bills passed by both chambers, with 48 percent saying lawmakers should work on an entirely new bill and a quarter saying Congress should stop all work on health care reform.” (Paul Steinhauser, “CNN Poll: Health Care Provisions Popular But Overall Bills Unpopular,” CNN.com’s “Political Ticker” Blog, 2/24/10)

And Majority Of Americans Don’t Want The Democrats To Use Reconciliation To Pass Their Government-Run Health Care Experiment. “In the survey, Americans by 52%-39% oppose Senate Democrats using the procedure, which allows a bill to pass with a 51-vote majority rather than the 60 votes needed to end debate.” (Susan Page, “Poll: Expectations Lo w On Health Summit,” USA Today, 2/25/10) 

DEMS MOVE FULL SPEED AHEAD ON RECONCILIATION  

JANUARY 26: Dems “Focused” On Reconciliation Immediately After Election Of Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA). “Senior Congressional aides said that lawmakers and the White House were increasingly focused on a plan by which the House would adopt the health care bill approved by the Senate on Dec. 24, with any changes made in a separate bill using the budget reconciliation maneuver. But Democratic leaders are no longer confident that rank-and-file House Democrats would be willing to go along. The victory by the Republican, Scott Brown, in Massachusetts last Tuesday not only denied Democrats their 60th vote, but raised a specter of fear for Democrats over the midterm elections.” (David Herszenhorn & Robert Pear, “Decision Looms On Advancing Health Care Bill,” The New York Times, 1/25/10)

FEBRUARY 8: White House Wanted To Use Health Care Summit To Give Obama, Dems Ground Cover To Use Reconciliation. “It’s also an opportunity for Mr. Obama to reclaim his image as someone out to change how Washington works, to engage his critics and to answer those who say he has broken his pledge to hold negotiations over a health-care bill in public. … The White House now hopes that a better, more public process will boost public support and give congressional Democrats enough confidence to pass the bill, using a parliamentary procedure that requires just 51 Senate votes.” (Laura Meckler, “Leverage Sought In Health Summit,” The Wall Street Journal, 2/8/10)

FEBRUARY 9: “[D]emocrats Hope The Summit Could Provide Them Political Cover To Go It Alone On A Party-Line Vote If Republicans Say They Won’t Provide Any Votes For An Obama-Style Health Fix.” (Carrie Budoff Brown & Patrick O’Connor, “No High Hopes For Health Care Summit,” Politico, 2/9/10)

• “[I]n Fact, Obama Hopes To Walk Into The Feb. 25 Summit With An Agreement In Hand Between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi And Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid On A Final Democratic Bill, So They Can Move Ahead With A Reform Package After The Sit Down.” (Carrie Budoff Brown & Patrick O’Connor, “No High Hopes For Health Care Summit,” Politico, 2/9/10)

FEBRUARY 19: Obama, Pelosi, And Reid Are “Committed To Reconciliation.” “‘They are coming out of the summit guns-a-blazing and they’re committed to reconciliation,’ said one Democratic insider. All three are dedicated to comprehensive reform, but Reid and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel are cautioning that ‘it’s going to be a heavier lift than a lot of people expect it to be,’ said a senior Democratic official. ‘It’s going to cause political problems.’” (Chris Frates, “Obama, Reid, Pelosi ‘Committed To Reconciliation’ — Tanden Leaving Administration — Medicaid Enrollment Hits Record 46.8M — W.H. Could Push Fo r Public Option,” Politico’s “Live Pulse” Blog , 2/19/10)

• “RECONCILIATION IS BACK: Why Bother With The Health Care Summit If Democrats Are Going To Use Reconciliation – A Filibuster Busting Simple Majority – In The Senate?” (Martin Kady II, “Republican Surge,” Politico’s “The Huddle,” 2/19/10)

FEBRUARY 22: Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) Praises Obama’s Proposal As Evidence Of A Partisan Way Forward Through Reconciliation. “But to be clear, this bill is a 51 vote plan and not a 60 vote plan – that is great news. Democrats wasted a year bowing to the altar of Olympia Snowe, Joe Lieberman and Ben Nelson and it got us nowhere.” (Rep. Anthony Weiner, “Weiner On White House Health Care Plan,” Press Release, 2/22/10)

FEBRUARY 23: MSNBC’s “First Read” Blog: It’s Clear Dems Are Using The Summit For “Political Cover To Use Reconciliation.” “The way forward: After the White House released its health-care proposal yesterday, it’s now clear how it wants to move forward: hold Thursday’s televised summit, grab a Republican idea or two and include it (maybe tort reform, maybe something else significant), then have the political cover to use reconciliation in the Senate, and pass the Senate bill in the House.” (Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, & Ali Weinberg, “First Thoughts: The Way Forward,” MSNBC’s “First Read” Blog, 2/23/10)

FEBRUARY 24: Reid Told Republicans To “Stop Crying Over Reconciliation.” “Harry Reid’s got a gift for hyperbole – and it keeps on giving. The Senate majority leader’s latest gem came in response to hints that Democrats might try to use the fast-track budget ‘reconciliation’ to bypass a Republican filibuster of President Obama’s health care plan. After advising Republicans on Tuesday to ’stop crying over reconciliation as if it’s never been done before,’ he ticked off a list of legislative feats he contends were accomplished through the filibuster-busting process: ‘Contract [with] America was done with reconciliation. Tax cuts, done with reconciliation. Medicare, done with reconciliation.’”(Jonathan Allen, “Hyperbolic Harry,” Politico’s “Live Pulse” Blog, 2/24/10)

FEBRUARY 25: Obama Health Reform Advisor Says The Door Is Open For Reconciliation. “Linda Douglass, the communications director of the White House Office of Health Reform, left reconciliation on the table as an option for passing a health care bill if Democrats and Republicans don’t reach consensus during Thursday’s summit. … ‘Certainly if that were not to be the case, he would be asking for a simple up or down majority vote and would certainly hope that the Republicans would not try to block that simple up or down majority vote.’”(Carol Lee & Patrick O’Connor, “Douglass Open To Reconciliation,”Politico’s “44″ Blog, 2/25/10)

• “RECONCILIATION IS BACK: Why Bother W
• Dem Leadership Planning To “Press Forward” With Reconciliation. “The top two Democrats on Capitol Hill said they would press forward on health overhaul legislation with or without bipartisan support, which would mean using a legislative process known as reconciliation. ‘We need to have the courage to get this job done, and we will,’ Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said after the meeting. She said she was hopeful that Republicans and Democrats would work together, but added she was ‘not overly optimistic.’” (Laura Meckler & Janet Adamy, ”More Talk, No Deal At Health Summit,” The Wall Street Journal, 2/25/10)
• Dems Believe Summit “Made Reconciliation An Easier Sell.” “House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) on Thursday night said he believes that the White House healthcare summit has made reconciliation an easier sell to the American people… ‘I think one of the results of today’s meeting is that the American people fully understand that this bill needs to go forward with a majority,’ Waxman said.  ‘I don’t think too many people are going to quibble if it involves reconciliation.’” (Jared Allen, “Waxman: Obama’s Summit Performance Has Made Reconciliation Easier,” The Hill, 2/25/10)

• Dems Plan Reconciliation Push “Early Next Week.” “After a brief period of consultation following the White House health reform summit, congressional Democrats plan to begin making the case next week for a massive, Democrats-only health care plan, party strategists told POLITICO. A Democratic official said the six-hour summit was expected to ‘give a face to gridlock, in the form of House and Senate Republicans.’ Democrats plan to begin rhetorical, and perhaps legislative, steps toward the Democrats-only, or reconciliation, process early next week, the strategists said.” (Mike Allen, “Exclusive: What Happens Next,” Politico, 2/25/10)

FEBRUARY 26: Dems “Will Move Forward” On Reconciliation “With Or Without Republican Support.” “President Obama declared Thursday that the time for debate over health-care reform has come to an end, closing an unusual seven-hour summit with congressional leaders by sending a clear message that Democrats will move forward to pass major legislation with or without Republican support. Democratic leaders face a heavy lift in reviving their stalled bill, a process that would involve intricate parliamentary maneuvering and carries no guarantee of success.” (Shailagh Murray & Anne E. Kornblut, “At Health Care Summit, Obama Tells Republicans He’s Eager To Move Ahead,” The Washington Post, 2/2 6/10)

• Boston Globe: “The President And Democratic Leaders Appeared To Be Laying The Groundwork For An Attempt To Bypass Senate Republicans Using A Process Known As Budget Reconciliation, Which Allows Pas Sage Of Legislation With A 51-Vote Simple Majority.” (Lisa Wangsness & Susan Milligan, “Health Care Summit Underscores Divisions,” The Boston Globe, 2/26/10)

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Poll: What Do You Think Is The Reason For Our Bad Economy?

Poll: What Do You Think Is The Reason For Our Bad Economy?



Help America develop more Informed citizens about politics, taxation, and government; and all of the other garbage that Congress and the President are trying to cram down The People's throats!

The best weapon to fight government corruption and abuse of power is for its people to become very involved in policy making decisions that come out of Washington.

Therefore, the American People need to have a good understanding of how government functions and be informed about things that affect the Constitution and Americans Way of Life.

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Kathy Boyles

As always, the love of money is the root of all evil. Everyone knew this day would come when so many companies moved the jobs overseas to get cheap labor. When people have no work, they rely on unemployment and/or welfare. The crime rate goes up because more people are desperate. We buy goods imported from China because they are cheaper and available. Our Social Security has been jeapardized by trying to cover those who have not paid into it who should not qualify to receive it and anything else the government decides to spend it on beside what was intended to start with. We buy oil from the Middle East countries instead of tapping on our own resources. We are not deporting illegal aliens, but supporting them instead. It is just one stupid thing after the other.

3 hours ago

Yvonne Kelly Dunham

I ABSOLUTELY agree with you Kathy

2 hours ago

Bryan N Becky Rhoden

We Agree! Kathy

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Judith Sherman

I am happy that you all are responding to this poll. I wanted to know what people feel about the goings on in Washington and with the way we handle our personal affairs. Thank you so much for your comments and for answering the poll questions on my link.

47 minutes ago

Is The GOP The Party Of No?

Perhaps the real questions should be:

*To what is the GOP saying "NO" and why?

*Does the GOP represent what most Americans feel about the President's and Democrat's Health Care Plan, which they expect to pass shortly?

*Are the American People saying that they don't want Congress to pass such an expensive bill and that they do not believe it will really address the Health Care problem on a number of levels?

 

AREAS OF CONCERN

The following are some of the areas of concerns:

• The Health Care Bill Congress and the President insist on passing is more than America can Afford.
• The Health Care Bill Congress and the President insist on passing increases taxes, even though Congress insists that it doesn't. The people know there is fine print in the bill, and they know that it does increase taxes on those who are already over-burdened with taxes.
• The Health Care Bill Congress and the President insist on passing will collect taxes on this bill right now, in 2010, but the coverage won't begin until 2014!
• The Health Care Bill Congress and the President insist on passing forces their plan through Congress without GOP representation.
• The Health Care Bill Congress and the President insist on passing forces every person to carry insurance or be fined and perhaps face prison if they don't...so much for free agency, choice, and adhering to the Constitution. A news reporter asked Pelosi if the bill was Constitutional. Scoffingly she laughed and said: "Are you serious? Are you serious?" with emphasis on that phrase the second time, as if she could not believe she was just asked such a stupid question. Either Pelosi does not get it or she does not care. The reporter insinuated that Pelosi believes Congress has power to do whatever it wants and to heck with the Constitution.
• The Health Care Bill Congress and the President insist on passing is an attempt to bring about the first step to Socialism.
• The Health Care Bill Congress and the President insist on passing has many controversial elements that the majority of Americans do NOT want included in a Health Care package.

 

WHO'S REALLY THE PARTY OF NO?

So perhaps the correct question should be: Is the President and Democrats Really The Party of NO?

Basically, the President and Leaders of the Democratic Party in Congress are telling the majority of Americans "NO", because they don't care what we want. Indeed, they are saying that "We know what is best for you. We are the elite and smarter than you. We understand what you want but it does not fit into the vision we have for America."

The GOP claim they are saying "No" to this present Health Care Bill because the American People are telling them THEY DO NOT want this bill the way it currently exists.

Certainly, it is true that "The American People" want a Health Care Plan that limits insurance companies from increasing premiums and then giving less benefits. Of course, they want a Health Care Plan that limits insurance companies from putting a cap on what they cover and for how long. There is no question that they want limits on insurance companies disallowing pre-existing conditions.

There is no doubt that both parties understand that these areas are a problem. However, only one Party has a backup plan in their package that opens the door to socialism and government takeover of health care. Do they expect their plan not to work and that, by default, they will have the government program in place anyway, as planned?

 

INSURANCE IS BASED ON RISK

Let us examine what insurance means and the elements that determine the cost of premiums.

• Insurance is based on a RISK and the likelihood of paying out on that risk.
• People purchase insurance to cover their risk in case there is a need for a pay out.
• Insurance Premiums = risk + estimated cost to pay out + length of time to pay out + cost to pay out at the time it is expected to pay.

I worked for an insurance company several years ago and so I have a unique understanding of how the insurance companies think. Insurance is about RISK.

What Congress and the President want is to tell Insurance Companies that they cannot calculate risk the way they have been and to use a new system to calculate premiums. The problem is that Congress is telling the companies how to cover risk that THEY have a responsibility to cover . . . not a risk that the President or Congress will have to cover!

When Congress (i.e., government) interferes with the way companies do business, they may compromise essential elements those companies use to function properly. In the case of Insurance Companies, interfering government can force on them situations that may cause a company to go broke (intentionally or not) when suddenly, all at once, they need to pay out a huge amount of claims. If they can't pay the claims because they were not allowed to collect enough premiums to cover the risk, then who loses? We do, the policy holders.

 

GOV HEALTH CARE TAKEOVER

DO YOU SEE WHY THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS WANT TO PASS A GOVERNMENT OPTION AS BACKUP TO THE PLAN?

THE GOVERNMENT PUBLIC OPTION IS THE DEFAULT COVERAGE IF INSURANCE COMPANIES CANNOT FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATIONS. In other words, Government expects insurance companies to go out of business and will not be able to pay claims! If that happens, there goes FREE AGENCY AND CHOICE because we are forced to accept the Government backed Health Care OPTION whether we want it or not!!!

IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS ALL A CAREFULLY CALCULATED PLAN WITH DEMOCRATS USING THE GOP AS THEIR SCAPE-GOAT TO TAKE OUR EYES OFF FROM THEM AND WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO TO AMERICA! 

We should, therefore, support the TEA Party movement. They are NOT THE ELITE but common people telling government "NO MORE ANTICS, govern according to the Constitution and what the people expect from you". The TEA Party is telling Congress that they are expected to lower taxes, follow the Constitution, and honor the ideals of the people they serve.

IT ALSO APPEARS THAT, RIGHT NOW, GOVERNMENT THINKS THEY DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE AND THAT THEIR VISION FOR AMERICA IS MORE IMPORTANT. WE MUST TELL CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT THAT THEY ARE WRONG, THAT WE ARE NOT MINDLESS COMMONERS, AND THAT WE DO HAVE THE POWER TO REPLACE THEM.

Of course, knowing that we can replace them is why they are trying so forcefully to get their vision into law before we follow through with this threat at election time. They don't care what the American People want and upholding the Constitution means nothing to them.

 

PELOSI'S SECRET PLAN

Are you aware that Congress can pass the current Health Care Bill without even ONE Republican in the room and without an objection from anyone in their party?  Pelosi already has a secret plan that promises to do this without the Republicans present.

The process that allows Pelosi to do this is actually legal and has been used in the past by both Republicans and Democrats. However, do you want the present Health Care Bill - one that's been worked out by some Democrats behind closed doors and in secrecy - to be passed this way? Do we want Congress to ram a Health Care Bill down the throats of the American people who have made it clear that they are against it as it is now?

Interestingly, Democrats claim that the GOP dramatizes something they've done themselves. Also, are you aware that we will be forced to pay taxes on this bill right now, in 2010, but the coverage won't start until 2014?

How do you feel about Pelosi's plan? Make sure your representatives know how you feel and tell them that they will be replaced if they insists on pushing this bill through against the will of the People!

 

 

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Glenn Beck Video at CPAC Conference in Washington

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