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By Kevin “Coach” Collins

In Maryland Republicans are beginning to get excited about the chances of a return of former Governor Bob Ehrlich to the statehouse.

Last February the current governor Democrat Martin O’Malley held a 51/41 lead among Likely Voters. Given the nature of Maryland a ten point lead with nine months to go should have been enough to call the race now. Nevertheless, the Democrat “brand name” is deteriorating so quickly that a June survey, also of Likely Voters, showed O’Malley’s lead had evaporated to an insignificant 44/43 even though Ehrlich has advanced just two points. The answer is Marylanders’ right track/wrong track views: 41/52. O’Malley remains personally popular as his healthy 58/34 numbers show, but so far this hasn’t help him gain traction.

California

In California there has been a steady level of excitement about the possibility of Meg Whitman becoming the next governor and Carly Fiorina becoming the next Senator from the Golden State. So far the numbers don’t support that optimism.

While a stunning 78% of Californians believe their state is on the wrong track it does not seem that Democrat former Governor Jerry Brown is being seen as culpable for the mess he has helped create during his decades in California’s State and local government. He leads Republican Meg Whitman 45/39.

In the Senate race news of Barbara Boxer’s demise is very premature. She is ahead of Republican Carly Fiorina 45/41.
Both Brown and Boxer will be helped by a ballot initiative to legalize and tax marijuana which will draw out Democrats in an otherwise very depressing year for them.

Ohio

In Ohio the chances of recapturing the statehouse are not good. Democrat incumbent Ted Strickland is no ball of fire, but Republican John Kasich has been flat on his back and stuck at 38% for months…

Massachusetts

The Bay State is another place where the “right track” is trailing the “wrong track” 40/49. And as is the case in California Republicans don’t seem to be able to make any headway against the unpopular Democrat incumbent Deval Patrick. Perhaps because of the presence of an Independent candidate who is drawing 9%, Republican Charlie Baker is trailing 38/31.

Educate yourself and fight for your future, America needs you.

“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds.”-Samuel Adams.

Our nation has been taken over by people who hate our America and it’s time to recognize this fact.

Each American has to pick a side. Will you stand and fight with other patriots?

What did you do to defend American freedoms yesterday? What will you do today and what do you plan to do tomorrow? Let’s stand fight back and regain our country and our lives.

Use this site to contact your Congressional Representative. https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

The sources for this story are as follows:

Maryland
The Polling Company for Brian Murphy (R). June 8-10, 2010. N=508 likely voters statewide.
Washington Post Poll. May 3-6, 2010. N=851 registered voters statewide. MoE ± 4

California ballot measure
Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. June 25-27, 2010. N=600 registered voters statewide. MoE ± 4.

Governor’s race
Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. June 25-27, 2010. N=600 registered voters statewide. MoE ± 4.

Senate race
Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. June 25-27, 2010. N=600 registered voters statewide. MoE ± 4.

Ohio
Quinnipiac University Poll. June 22-27, 2010. N=1,107 registered voters statewide. MoE ± 3.

Massachusetts
Boston Globe poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire. June 17-23, 2010. N=558 adults statewide. MoE ± 4.2. SEV = Special Senate election voters.

To read more on this story go to these Collins Report sources:

http://www.statenewsshot.com/?p=7258

http://www.gallup.com/poll/141086/Independent-Voters-Favor-GOP-2010-Election-Tracking.aspx http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/partisan_trends

Yesterday’s Rasmussen Presidential Index had Obama at -20

This day in history July 3
1863: The final day of the battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett’s Charge during which the Confederates lost 1,123 killed and 4,019 were wounded.

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By Kevin “Coach” Collins

Remember the wild frenzy set off when George Bush put his hand on his FEMA Director Michael Brown’s shoulder and said, “You’re doing a heck of a job Brownie”?

Given his disastrous handling of the Gulf oil leak isn’t it time for somebody to kick Obama’s FEMA Director Craig Fugate in the butt and say, “You’re doing an awful job, Craigie”?

If you’ve wondered what FEMA is doing besides sitting and watching our Gulf region disintegrating before his eyes, here’s some news that will make you want to scream.

A newly released report by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General, outlines a series of outrageous charges that have appeared on federally issued (read our) credit cards used by Obama’s FEMA employees.

One FEMA worker used a federal credit card to purchase more than $4,300.00 in “Happy Birthday” gift cards. Another statement line shows two corrupt lowlifes spent $9,000 of our money to buy 360 golf umbrellas.

The Inspector General found more than $247,000 of what are euphemistically referred to as “improper” expenditures made by FEMA workers with our credit cards.

The report was very clear on what these credit cards are to be used for and how they have been abused “Disaster purchase cards can be used only for disaster needs using disaster funding, and are the preferred method to pay for disaster-related micro-purchases. With more effective internal controls, FEMA could have prevented more than $247,100 of improper purchases or detected them more quickly.”

The figures cited in the report identify approximately $90,000 in fraudulent purchases on our credit cards. That might sound small in the grand scheme but it would surely buy a lot of oil stopping booms.

While it is fair to point out that the review covered the period between October 2007 and June 2009 which overlapped the Bush years, there is no indication that any FEMA employee was fired for abusing the our credit cards.

You’re doing an awful job Craigie.

Learn what has to be done and get busy. Make history or be history.

“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds.” Samuel Adams.

Our nation has been taken over by people who hate our America and it’s time to recognize this fact.
Each American has to pick a side. Will you stand and fight with other patriots?

What did you do to defend American freedoms yesterday? What will you do today and what do you plan to do tomorrow? Let’s stand fight back and regain our country and our lives.

Use this site to contact your Congressional Representative. https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
To read more about this story go to these Collins Report sources:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/04/craig-fugate-obamas-fema_n_171837.html

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/68729

Yesterday’s Rasmussen Presidential Index had Obama at -19

This day in history July 2

1776: In preparation for the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with Great Britain.

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By Kevin “Coach” Collins

This week marked the 39th anniversary of the ratification of the 26th Amendment to the Constitution which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years of age. At the time we wondered how long it would be until the Democrats nominated the right Piped Piper to lead them, and ultimately our nation, over a cliff.

When two of three voters aged 18 to 29 voted for Barack Obama in 2008 those of us who were older and wiser knew they were making their inevitable terrible mistake. They were like men and women running blindfolded through a dark basement which of course could only lead to the destruction we are witnessing today.

Today the 26% jobless rate for the youngest workers in our economy is at the highest level the Department of Labor has ever recorded since it started keeping track in 1947, and saying: “We told you so,” pales in our glowing frustrations.

Besides being unemployed directly because they believed Obama’s empty “Hope and Change” mantra, our younger generation is having its futures snuffed out because they are the targets Obamacare. The young people will be forcibly signed up for healthcare they neither want nor need as a group. Nevertheless, they will be supporting the scheme with ever increasing tax loads.

“Selling” disaster

The provisions of Obama’s disgraceful healthcare scheme are “so good” for young people that Democrats are planning to spend $125 million to “sell” its benefit to them.
Already the Congressional Budget Office is telling us our debt as a nation is ballooning toward a staggering 62% of our GDP, the highest percentage since immediately after World War II.

Over the past 40 years the rate has averaged just less than 37%, but is on track to be almost 90% by 2020 just in time to welcome 2008’s youthful Obama voters into what should have been their most productive years.

That “Hope and Change” line doesn’t look so good these days does it?

Fight or be a slave

Samuel Adams’ words provide some hope that we can still win our country back. He said, “It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds.”

Learn what has to be done and get busy making history or become history.

Our nation has been taken over by people who hate our America and it’s time to recognize this fact.

Each American has to pick a side. Will you stand and fight with other patriots?

What did you do to defend American freedoms yesterday? What will you do today and what do you plan to do tomorrow? Let’s stand fight back and regain our country and our lives.

Use this site to contact your Congressional Representative.

https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

To learn more about this story go to these Collins Report sources:

http://blog.heritage.org/2010/06/29/welcome-to-the-real-world-grim-prospects-for-young-adults-under-obamacare/#more-37343

http://abcnews.go.com/pollingunit/exitpolls

http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/careers/recession-youth-employment-plunges/19492422/

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/106355-cbo-says-debt-will-reach-62-percent-of-gdp-by-years-end

Yesterday’s Rasmussen Presidential Index had Obama at -15

This day in history July 1
1863: In the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg begins in Pennsylvania. Union forces will win a major victory over the Confederates after 3 days of brutal fighting.

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By Kevin “Coach” Collins

Congressional Democrats are showing which side they are on when it comes to standing with the American people and our combat troops or with their Labor Union masters.
The House Appropriations Committee, which is controlled by Democrats, is holding back $33 billion in supplemental war funding designated to support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. They’ve halted the process while they try to add $10 billion in payoffs to California and New York so they can keep paying their public employees instead of making budgets cuts. Every penny of that $10 billion will go to unionized Public Employees.

Because they are wholly owned by the Public Employee Unions in each state, Democrats want to buy union support with our money and couldn’t care less about putting our troops at risk.

The main beneficiaries of this swindle will be the teachers unions whose toxic influence has these states frozen in a meltdown no one has the will to stop.

No more bailout/bribes

With bailout legislation becoming increasingly more unpopular, Big Labor’s Democrat messenger boys and girls in Congress know they don’t have the votes to pass another so they are stooping to this selfish stunt.

Trying to sneak this by and help the so called Blue Dog Democrats who still believe they have a chance of surviving in November, Chairman David Obey has even cut the double-cross from $23 billion.

Republicans fighting back

The Republican members of the Committee have made their intensions to fight this underhanded move so clear they have the Democrats in a panic. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has stopped deliberation and consideration because the Republicans have vowed to vote “present” on this measure thereby killing it if the $10 billion tack on remains. That puts Hoyer in a bind because he would have to rely on liberal (read anti American) anti-war Democrats who won’t vote to support our troops PERIOD.

“..scaling back defense operations.”

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is very worried about what will happen if this infusion of cash is not given to his Department. He told The Hill “If Congress does not approve the funding by July 4, he warned, the Pentagon would have to start scaling back defense operations.” Gates continued by adding, “[W]e could have a situation where we are furloughing civilians and where we have active-duty military we cannot pay…”

Unfortunately the odds of seeing the Democrats stand with America instead of their Big Labor masters are not very great.

Learn what has to be done and get busy

“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds.”-Samuel Adams…

Our nation has been taken over by people who hate our America and it’s time to recognize this fact.
Each American has to pick a side. Will you stand and fight with other patriots?

What did you do to defend American freedoms yesterday? What will you do today and what do you plan to do tomorrow? Let’s stand fight back and regain our country and our lives.

Use this site to contact your Congressional Representative.

https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

To read more on this issue go to these Collins Report sources:

http://69.84.25.250/blogger/post/Troopse28099-Funding-Held-Hostage-by-Public-Sector-Union-Politics.aspx

http://nevadanewsandviews.com/2010/06/29/troops-funding-held-hostage-by-public-sector-union-politics/

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/103511-gates-urges-approval-of-war-funding-by-july-4-

Yesterday’s Rasmussen Presidential Index had Obama at –12

This day in history June 30
1971: Ohio ratifies the 26th Amendment to the Constitution lowering the voting age to 18. Just think of all the damage this has done.

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By Kevin “Coach” Collins

The 1994 election delivered a 53 seat pickup to House Republicans and gave us an understanding of the value of generic ballot surveys. This is a measure of whether Americans will vote for a Democrat or Republican in the next Congressional election.

Since Democrats ALWAY have a “generic” edge in expressed voter preference both sides agree that if the Democrats are at +2 the Parties are essentially tied. The 1994 election saw the Republicans at +6 which it led to their landslide victory. Over the years, the generic index has been a fairly accurate predictor of election results.

Nevertheless the “enthusiasm gap” a new measurement of voter sentiment measuring the percentage of Republicans and Democrats who are enthusiastic about voting has emerged.

Enthusiasm drives voters to the polls, and “generic” preference could end up being merely wishful thinking absent any motivation to actually vote.

Enthusiasm sliding to the right

A March Washington Post/ABC News poll showed Democrats with a 76/75 enthusiasm edge compared to Republicans as they looked forward to voting in November.

That edge is long gone. Gallup now reports Republican enthusiasm 28 points higher than Democrat enthusiasm. This is the highest spread they’ve recorded since the +17 Republicans enjoyed in1994.

An NPR poll completed by Democrat stalwart Stan Greenberg used only Likely Voters to derive his 71/44 enthusiasm lead for Republicans looking to November.

Gallup spoke directly to 1014 “adults” who would respond to its telephone survey to get its 27 point gap. This spread is real.

Generic index measure

The very careful Scott Rasmussen is reporting an 8 point (44/36) Republican advantage in his generic index.

The Harris Poll heard from 2,227 adults during its recent on line survey and reports a 34/30 generic lead for Democrats.

NPR’s Likely Voters generically prefer Republicans 49/41.

The numbers suggest it makes no difference what preference Democrat voting Americans have because there is no indication they plan to vote.

The election of 2010 may prove the generic ballot index, standing alone, is no longer relevant in the absence of meaningful enthusiasm to actually vote.

Face the truth

Our nation has been taken over by people who hate our America, the one that has been the beacon of unmatched personal freedom and economic power.

The time has now come for each American to pick a side. Will you stand and fight with other patriots? Will you watch while the worst attack on our freedoms drags us into permanent slavery to a government that feeds on our dreams?

Get educated. Learn the truth. Understand that the only governance that guarantees personal freedom is conservative governance. Teach your family friends and coworkers the differences between conservatism and tyranny.

Right now unless we, each and every one of us, do something and do it quickly, the future belongs to the Marxists who will enslave us.
What did you do to defend American freedoms yesterday? What will you do today and what do you plan to do tomorrow?

Use this site to contact your Congressional Representative. Let him or her know you will work to defeat anyone who votes for amnesty for illegal aliens or against any effort to kick them out. Use this link to make your voice heard.

https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

To learn more about this story go to these Collins Report sources:

http://themoderatevoice.com/67556/poll-no-more-enthusiasm-gap-between-political-parties/

http://www.gallup.com/poll/140819/Republicans-Midterm-Voting-Enthusiasm-Tops-Prior-Years.aspx

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/generic_congressional_ballot

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127845693

http://markets.chron.com/chron/?GUID=13627650&Page=MediaViewer&ChannelID=3197

Yesterday’s Rasmussen Presidential Index had Obama at –9

This day in history June 29
1940 – Alien Registration Act requiring Aliens to register is passed.

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By Kevin “Coach” Collins

The new “ Restoring American Financial Stability Act (RAFSA) of 2010″ is a fraudulent slush fund designed to aid the Marxist Democrats’ shock troops of destruction. It will rob our banking system of billions of dollars and redirect them to “civil rights” groups like ACORN, so says an analysis completed by Investors.com.

We knew this was coming and here it is. This extortionist’s dream looks like Van Jones might have written it. RAFSA gives the lying tax cheat Timmie Geithner the power to liquidate banks owned by Middle Americans while exempting minority owned Obama approved banks.

The decision to drop the hammer will be based on how much an institution had done to promote politically correct “affordable housing.”

When Alabama Republican Senator Richard Shelby tried to strike the exceptions for minorities, Dodd accused him of not wanting to extend credit to minorities. This is THAT type of bill.

Marxists’ dream

RAFSA requires a “Diversity Czar” in each federal financial agency and regional bank.
On demands of Maxine Waters each institution will have an “Office of Minority and Women.”
The captive institutions will be forced to recruit from “historically black colleges and Hispanic-serving institutions,” and “urban areas.” Moreover these captive banks WILL place want ads in Black and Hispanic newspapers.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

The CFPB is a new bureaucracy created in this monstrous bill whose mission is to see that “traditionally underserved consumers and communities have access to lending, investment and financial services.”

RAFSA will give us another monster, “The Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity”, designed to maintain “nondiscriminatory access to credit.” Now what could THAT mean?

This entire 2000 pages of unread cruel and oppressive tyranny plunges our banking system into a nightmare where professionals with years of experience will be forced to knuckle under to squads of “Diversity” police every day.

This bill is Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on steroids. It will kill whatever is left of our economy unless we take back our country and repeal it.

Face the truth

Our nation has been taken over by people who hate our America, the one that has been the beacon of unmatched personal freedom and economic power.

The time has now come for each American to pick a side. Will you stand and fight with other patriots? Will you watch while the worst attack on our freedoms drags us into permanent slavery to a government that feeds on our dreams?

Get educated. Learn the truth. Understand that the only governance that guarantees personal freedom is conservative governance. Teach your family friends and coworkers the differences between conservatism and tyranny.

What did you do to defend American freedoms yesterday? What will you do today and what do you plan to do tomorrow?

Use this site to contact your Congressional Representative. Let him or her know you will work to defeat anyone who votes for amnesty for illegal aliens or against any effort to kick them out. Use this link to make your voice heard.

https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

To read more about the points in this essay go to this Collins Report sources

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/538158/201006221911/Finance-Bills-Devilish-Details.aspx

Yesterday’s Rasmussen Presidential Index had Obama at –15
This day in history June 28

2000: Elian Gonzalez was forcibly returned to his father so both could live in the prison camp known as Cuba.

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By Suzanne Eovaldi, staff writer

President Obama took up one third of last week’s prime time speech about the Oil Spill to politicize America’s worst environmental disaster. Using our misery to campaign for his leftist Cap-and-Trade legislation infuriates many who want to hear what he’s doing to plug the “damn” hole. “Never let a good crisis go to waste,” says Obama’s top aide, Rahm Emanuel.

Renamed “The Power Bill,” this Cap and Trade scheme has reemerged in the Senate with only Democrat support. Lindsey Graham dropped out of sponsorship in a snit over Harry Reid’s attempt to re-introduce Amnesty in time for this year’s elections.
Obama, said, “Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.” And estimates say for every green job created, our economy will lose more than two jobs!
In anticipation of being able to fool Americans, a gang of Chicago thieves formed Chicago Climate Exchange (CCEx) which has now merged with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) which is run by Europeans who think THEY can fool Americans into believing THEIR “Climate Change” lies. Nevertheless, Americans want no part this fraud.

Obama’s dream

CCEx crooks sold out to the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) conning its European suckers out of $600 million. At the center of this decades old plan to trade residential air, according to Glenn Beck is our President. “Barack Obama was the one on the board of the Joyce Foundation that secured the initial funding for this project.”
CCEx’s April decision to sell out was apparently was fueled by CCEx’s inability to gain U.S. traction. “This has been a rough five years,” he said. European carbon traders miscalculated the United State’s willingness to hand over their meter boxes to a government full of insiders standing to reap HUGE personal and business profits.
The ICE CCEx merger revealed Congressional squeamishness about forcing any more big socialist government down the gas tanks and into the electric currents of private U.S. citizens already polling way away from such Obamanation initiatives.
An reporter who concentrates on energy issues said the “concern about fraud in the system” is also a major concern of Americans who fear this bold socialist one world energy bill.
In an ironic sort of way, is the Oil Spill the only thing able to stop Obama’s march of the U.S. toward his global socialist tyranny?

Pledge your allegiance to America. Our country needs each of us now more than ever.

Did you convert a friend, co worker, or family member to conservatism yesterday? If not what did you do to defend American freedoms yesterday? What will you do today and what do you plan to do tomorrow?

Earn the name American today. Stand and fight for me as I will fight for you because there really is no one to depend on but each other.
Use this site to contact your Congressional Representative. Let him or her know you will work to defeat anyone who votes for Cap and Trade. Use this link to make your voice heard.

https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

To read more about the points in this essay go to these Collins Report sources:

http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/39670

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/Fannie-Mae-owns-patent-on-reside

http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/9629

http://www.eenews.net/public/climatewire/2010/05/03/2

Yesterday’s Rasmussen Presidential Index had Obama at –14

This day in history June 27
1924: Democrats offer Mrs. Leroy Springs the vice presidential nomination, the first woman considered for the job.

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By Walter Olson, staff writer

The Country has an urgent need for Republicans to take back the House
and Senate in the mid-term elections. “Take Back America” is the
compelling theme echoed by passionate Tea Party members, Independents
and disillusioned Democrats.

The time is Now – before the Obama administration spends us into oblivion,
destroys free market capitalism, seriously endangers national security,
refuses to address our energy (oil) independence and ignores the pressing
demands to overhaul the immigration system.

1) Government spending

Present the GOP as faithful to the Constitution
and fiscal responsibility with great concern for national
debt reduction and spending cuts. Follow Paul Ryan’s economic
model.

2) The Economy

Stress Free Market Capitalism as The Best Path to Prosperity.
Less government intervention and lower taxes will create
jobs in the private sector. No more “stimulus” packages, no bailouts and
Earmarks. Be guided by Larry Kudlow’s economic advice.

3) Health Care Reform

Vow to examine and scrutinize the current bill and pledge to repeal or reshape Obamacare
Look to Mitch Danielsʼ Indiana plan as your guide.

4) Immigration

70% of the country supports the Arizona immigration law.
Endorse this policy and stand with Gov. Jan Brewer as she fights illegal immigration.

5) Energy

Do not abandon off-shore drilling. It is also exceedingly
important to restart the existing rigs in the Gulf locations before they
depart (never to return). We need the oil and want to get the 40,000
workers back on the job. Utilize Lindsey Graham’s plan as your model.

6) National Security

The time has come to rebuild relationships with our
allies and eliminate the Obama appeasement policies toward our
enemies. Keep a strong Defense Department, support our brave troops
and recognize we are in a war on terror.

Republican candidates Stay on Message, Listen to Tea Party
Organizations, pay attention to public opinion, Bring forth your ideas.

Draw your line in the sand. Resolve that today will be the day you start to fight back, because the number of tomorrows America has is dwindling down to a precious few.
Did you convert a friend, co worker, or family member to conservatism yesterday? If not what did you do to defend American freedoms yesterday? What will you do today and what do you plan to do tomorrow?

Earn the name American today. Stand and fight for me as I will fight for you because there really is no one to depend on but each other. Pledge your allegiance to America. Our country needs each of us now more than ever.

Use this site to contact your Congressional Representative. Let him or her know you will work to defeat anyone who votes for amnesty for illegal aliens or against any effort to kick them out. Use this link to make your voice heard.

https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

To read more about the points in this essay go to these Collins Report sources:

http://johnbrodigan.com/2010/06/18/paul-ryan-even-europe-rejects-obamanomics-europe/

http://www.cnbc.com/id/37500074/CNBC_TRANSCRIPT_CNBC_S_LARRY_KUDLOW_SPEAKS_WITH_CARLY_FIORINA_FORMER_HP_CEO_AND_SENATOR_JOHN_McCAIN_TODAY_ON_CNBC_S_THE_KUDLOW_REPORT

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704231304575091600470293066.html

http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1070s.pdf

http://dailycaller.com/2010/05/07/sen-lindsey-graham-calls-for-pause-on-energy-legislation-due-to-politics-of-immigration-and-oil-spill/

Yesterday’s Rasmussen Presidential Index had Obama at –14

This day in history June 27
1950: President Harry Truman decides to send troops to defend South Korea against the invading North Korean Communists.

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By Bruce Karlson

A snifter clink to Michael Cembalest of JP Morgan for his study of Cabinet Secretaries: State; Commerce; Treasury; Agriculture; Interior; Labor; Transportation; Energy and Housing & Urban Development. It puts flesh on that which we all know: Barak “Chicago” Obama sees business as a cash cow to keep the corruption machine oiled. After all, how could Michelle have been paid north of 300k a year for a part time gig at a hospital without some help? And this was before she was proud to be an American!!!! Sinatra could have been singing “Chicago, Chicago, My Kind of Town,” to the Obamas.

Since the Wilson (and wife) administration, roughly half of Cabinet appointees have come from the business world. Republicans tended to have more but even FDR had fifty per cent. Three Democrats stand out with JFK having 28%, Carter 31% and Clinton 37% (along with the most millionaires). Obama comes in at less than 10%. That is change that does not offer much hope.

JFK, like Obama, was a feckless dilettante who never had a real job, aside from PT 109…and he managed to allow that to be cut in half. One cannot easily characterize Carter (peanut farms are regulated and subsidized – it is IMPOSSIBLE to lose money). Clinton’s history does not include military service or gainful employment. Ergo, since we tend to hire those whom we know, they appointed others who, like them, had made careers of slopping at the public trough.

Even given that, prior to the Obamites, Democrat presidents recognized that the nation’s prosperity depended on a robust business climate. In consideration of that, they appointed some Cabinet Secretaries with business experience to keep the engine purring. It simply made sense to have a mix of perspectives.

Here comes the “hopey/changey” president who promised to focus “like a laser beam” on “fixing the economy.” Insofar as less than 90% of his cabinet appointees have ever had a real job (lemonade stands, paper routes, and private law practices excepted), Obama’s laser needs adjustment. Perhaps he plans on doing it himself. Nevertheless, that, would be problematic as his private sector experience is quite limited. Perhaps he considers threatening bankers and their families who did not pay tribute business experience. After all, he did have to locate these recalcitrant bankers’ homes, pay some professional demonstrators and get them there – Clearly an entrepreneurial effort. It must be gratifying to see wives and children peek out the window in fear.

Obama has prospered in the fetid world of Chicago politics. In that world, the private sector need only call to find out the required bribe. To Obamites, actually producing a product is somehow dirty, as compared to their selling our children’s future in order to buy votes.

Indifference or contempt for those who create the things that keep us employed and living well is now his norm. To BHO and Consigliore Rahm, for example, publicly scorning BP and other evil providers of crude while taking their money (BP contributed $1 million to Obama’s 2008 campaign) and privately promising that it will all blow over, is simply business as usual.

Hope and change, anyone?

Draw your line in the sand. Resolve that today will be the day you start to fight back, because the number of tomorrows America has is dwindling down to a precious few.

Did you convert a friend, co worker, or family member to conservatism yesterday? If not what did you do to defend American freedoms yesterday? What will you do today and what do you plan to do tomorrow?

Earn the name American today. Stand and fight for me as I will fight for you because there really is no one to depend on but each other. Pledge your allegiance to America. Our country needs each of us now more than ever.

Use this site to contact your Congressional Representative. Let him or her know you will work to defeat anyone who votes for amnesty for illegal aliens or against any effort to kick them out. Use this link to make your voice heard.

https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

To read more about this story go to this Collins Report source:

http://thebarbwire.blogspot.com/2010/04/investors-business-daily-on-healthcare.html

Yesterday’s Rasmussen Presidential Index had Obama at –15

This day in history June 26
2008: In District of Columbia v. Heller the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to bear arms and DC’s law was unconstitutional.

Have you read this week’s “Betcha didn’t know this..” page? It’s loaded with interesting little “bite size” items you’re bound to enjoy.

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