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USA Today: 1 in 6 Are Dependent on Government

2010-09-03T06:04:23Z

From USA Today : Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of recession victims now serve a record one in six Americans and are continuing to expand. Here are some hard numbers: More than 50 million Americans are on Medicaid Medicaid is expected to add another 16 million in 2014 thanks to ObamaCare More than 40 million people get food stamps, an increase of nearly 50% during the economic downturn Close to 10 million receive unemployment insurance, nearly four times the number...(read more)

Sam Adams Quote of the Day

2010-09-03T06:01:42Z

" Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote...that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country." —Samuel Adams...(read more)

Wash. Examiner: Down with Big Government, Big Business, Big Labor

2010-09-03T06:00:46Z

From the Washington Examiner : Liberals gleefully predicted that the financial crisis and deep recession would destroy Americans' faith in markets and increase their confidence in Big Government. Many conservatives gloomily feared they were right. Hasn't happened. If anything, public opinion has moved in the other direction, with most Americans rejecting the stimulus package and the health care bill, denying that government action is needed to address global warming, and expressing negative...(read more)

Wash. Examiner: Obama Tells the UN How Great He Is

2010-09-03T05:59:44Z

From the Washington Examiner : President Obama's administration recently submitted a report to the United Nations on human rights in America. The 29-page report shows the nation badly flawed but fortunate to have a Nobel Prize winner as its leader. The report is billed as "a partial snapshot of the current human rights situation in the United States, including some of the areas where problems persist in our society." Among the nation's shortcomings listed in the report: Arizona...(read more)

The Tea Party Is About More than Government

2010-09-03T05:58:03Z

The Tea Party movement, like the original Tea Party over two centuries ago, is a rebellion against overweening government and a call for the restoration of individual liberty, individual responsibility, and limited constitutional government. That there should be a religious element in this should not surprise. After all, America’s three great revolutions — the first whereby we declared ourselves free and independent, the second that ended slavery, and the third that ended legal segregation...(read more)

Idaho Reporter: Idaho GOP attacks Allred on unions – again

2010-09-03T05:56:11Z

From the Idaho Reporter : The Idaho Republican Party is again trying to tie Democrat Keith Allred, the man challenging Republican Butch Otter’s hold on the governor’s mansion, to labor unions. In a press release sent out by the GOP Monday, chairman Norm Semanko accused Allred of doublespeak on his promises to union leaders. Allred has consistently said that though he has met with union leaders, he has made no promises to them. The release by the GOP cites an Aug. 27 article in the Lewiston...(read more)

Gallup: Americans Give GOP Edge on Most Election Issues

2010-09-03T05:41:12Z

Recent polls of interest from the Gallup Organization : Americans Give GOP Edge on Most Election Issues : Americans say the Republicans in Congress would do a better job than the Democrats of handling seven of nine key election issues. This includes a 49% to 38% advantage on the economy, which 62% of Americans rate as extremely important to their vote....(read more)

Gallup: Generic Ballot Continues to Suggest Major Losses for Dems

2010-09-03T05:40:46Z

Recent polls of interest from the Gallup Organization : Generic Ballot Continues to Suggest Major Losses for Dems : Gallup Editor in Chief Frank Newport updates Gallup's 2010 generic ballot for Congress and explains why the measure points to significant seat losses for the Democrats this November....(read more)

Gallup: Religiosity Highest in World's Poorest Nations

2010-09-03T05:39:22Z

Recent polls of interest from the Gallup Organization : Religiosity Highest in World's Poorest Nations : Religiosity is strongly related to per-capita income worldwide. In the poorest countries Gallup surveyed in 2009, a median of 95% of adults say religion is an important part of their daily lives, compared with 47% who say the same in the world's richest countries. Mark 10:25 — “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom...(read more)

Gallup: GOP Takes Unprecedented 10-Point Lead on Generic Ballot

2010-09-03T05:37:56Z

Recent polls of interest from the Gallup Organization : GOP Takes Unprecedented 10-Point Lead on Generic Ballot : Republicans lead by 51% to 41% among registered voters in Aug. 23-29 Gallup weekly tracking of 2010 congressional voting preferences. The 10-percentage-point lead is the GOP's largest of the year and is its largest in Gallup's history of tracking the midterm generic ballot....(read more)

Gallup: U.S. Consumers Pulling Back on Spending in August

2010-09-03T05:37:30Z

Recent polls of interest from the Gallup Organization : U.S. Consumers Pulling Back on Spending in August : Americans' self-reported spending averaged $61 per day during the week ending Aug. 29 -- down from the prior week's $66 average. So far, August and back-to-school 2010 spending appear no better than last year's disappointing results....(read more)

Gallup: Republicans Hold Wide Lead in Key Voter Turnout Measure

2010-09-03T05:36:30Z

Recent polls of interest from the Gallup Organization : Republicans Hold Wide Lead in Key Voter Turnout Measure : Gallup finds 54% of Republicans, compared with 30% of Democrats, already saying they have given "quite a lot of" or "some" thought to the upcoming congressional elections. That 24-point gap on this key indicator of voter turnout is much larger than Gallup has found in the final days before past midterm elections....(read more)

Gallup: U.S. Underemployment up to 18.6% in August

2010-09-03T05:36:04Z

Recent polls of interest from the Gallup Organization : U.S. Underemployment at 18.6% in August : Underemployment, as measured by Gallup, was 18.6% in August, up from 18.4% at the end of July. Although Gallup's unemployment rate component increased to 9.3% from 8.9% during that time, hope among the underemployed of finding a job in the next month hit a new high of 47% in August....(read more)

Seven Things for Christians to Not Sip at the Tea Party

2010-09-03T05:32:00Z

Blog and Mablog has a list of Seven Things for Christians to Not Sip at the Tea Party . Well worth reading and heeding....(read more)

Club for Growth: 104 Democratic House Seats Now in Play

2010-09-03T04:21:52Z

Via the Club for Growth . Check out #34 below! Rank 2010 Incumbent District GOP Candidate 1 Gordon TN6 Dianne Black 2 Melancon LA3 TBD 3 Snyder AR2 Tim Griffin 4 Massa NY29 Tom Reed (likely) 5 Kratovil MD1 TBD 6 Kilroy OH15 Steve Stivers 7 Teague NM2 Steve Pearce 8 Driehaus OH1 Steve Chabot 9 Moore, D. KS3 Kevin Yoder 10 Ellsworth IN8 Larry Bucshon 11 Markey CO4 Cory Gardner 12 Shea-Porter NH1 TBD 13 Hodes NH2 TBD 14 Pomeroy ND99 Richard Berg 15 Tanner TN8 Stephen Fincher 16 Kosmas FL24 TBD 17 Childers...(read more)

World Mag: More Democrats push to extend tax cuts

2010-09-03T04:02:39Z

From WorldMagBlog : Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans. Worried about the fragile economy and the upcoming elections, a growing number of Democrats are joining the rock-solid Republican opposition to President Barack Obama’s plans to let some of the Bush administration’s tax cuts expire. The most sweeping tax cuts in a generation are due to expire in January, and lawmakers will act on the cuts later this month, just before congressional...(read more)

World Mag: Feds sue Arizona sheriff

2010-09-03T04:01:18Z

From WorldMagBlog : The Justice Department sued Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, calling the sheriff’s defiance of an investigation into his office’s alleged discrimination against Hispanics “unprecedented.” The Arizona sheriff had been given until Aug. 17 to hand over documents the federal government first asked for 15 months ago when it started investigating alleged discrimination, unconstitutional searches and seizures, and jail policies that discriminate against...(read more)

LMT: $3.85 million to Research the link between climate, wildfires

2010-09-03T00:41:25Z

$3.85 million ? There's big bucks in the anthropogenic climate change business. I wonder what the financial incentive is to research anything contrary to the commonly received conclusion? The following article ran in the Lewiston Tribune . BILLINGS, Mont. - Scientists from universities in Montana, Colorado and Idaho announced Wednesday the start of a 5-year, $3.85 million research project into how a changing climate will influence wildfires. The project is being pursued in partnership with the...(read more)

AP -- Iraq: U.S. still in fight

2010-09-03T00:28:09Z

If combat is over, why are the troops still receiving combat pay? From the Associated Press : HAWIJA, Iraq - Even as President Barack Obama was announcing the end of combat in Iraq, American soldiers were sealing off a northern village early Wednesday as their Iraqi partners raided houses and arrested dozens of suspected insurgents. While the Obama administration has dramatically reduced the number of troops and rebranded the mission, the operation in Hawija was a reminder that U.S. forces are still...(read more)

This is sure to get the conspiracy theorists going

2010-09-03T00:21:34Z

Prior to the last six months, when is the last time you heard of a Gulf of Mexico oil rig exploding? And now, two explosions in short order. This is sure to get the conspiracy theorists going: did the Obama Administration not get enough mileage out of the Deepwater Horizon incident? Etc. From the Washington Post : Gulf oil rig explodes off La. coast GRAND ISLE, La. -- An offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill...(read more)

Enough

2010-09-02T17:08:46Z

Time: Evidence of a New "Reverse Gender Wage Gap"

2010-09-02T12:27:21Z

From Time Magazine : According to a new analysis of 2,000 communities by a market research company, in 147 out of 150 of the biggest cities in the U.S., young women's median full-time salaries are 8% higher than those of the guys in their peer group . In two cities, Atlanta and Memphis, those women are making around 20% more . This squares with earlier research from Queens College, New York, that had suggested that this was happening in major metropoles. But the new study suggests that the gap...(read more)

Gallup: Republicans Remain Disproportionately White and Religious

2010-09-02T12:20:28Z

Recent polls of interest from the Gallup Organization : Republicans Remain Disproportionately White and Religious : American political parties remain sharply differentiated by race and religion. Republicans are disproportionately likely to be white and highly religious. Democrats are more racially and ethnically diverse, with proportionately fewer highly religious whites....(read more)

Poll: R's Poised To Regain U.S. House

2010-09-02T12:20:03Z

From NJ.com : Democrats are scrambling after a recent Gallup poll indicated that if midterm elections were held today, Republicans are favored to take control of the House in November, according to a report by the Washington Post. The poll, which simply asked the generic ballot question, 'which party's candidate would you vote for in Congress elections?' showed Republicans hold a commanding lead over Democrats with 51 percent compared to 41 percent, the report said. The 10-point poll...(read more)

VAT

2010-09-02T12:17:58Z

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AP: Accusations fly over 'secret' Idaho Dem fundraiser

2010-09-02T12:10:32Z

From the Associated Press : The Idaho Republican Party criticized a private fundraiser for Democratic U.S. Rep. Walt Minnick, though the GOP has also barred reporters from events. Idaho Republican leader Norm Semanko says Minnick smuggled in House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland for "secret meetings" with supporters — and barred media. In January 2009, reporters were kept out of a GOP fundraiser for newly-appointed Lt. Gov. Brad Little. GOP activists were upset at the time...(read more)

World Mag: Number of illegal immigrants in U.S. declines

2010-09-02T12:05:10Z

All the indications are that it's because of the economic depression and not because of greater border enforcement. From WorldMagBlog : The number of illegal immigrants living in the United States has dropped for the first time in two decades, decreasing by 8 percent, a new study finds. Much of the decline comes from a sharp drop-off in illegal immigrants from the Caribbean, Central America, and South America attempting to cross the southern border of the United States, according to the Pew Hispanic...(read more)

Idaho Reporter: AAA says Idaho's high gas prices 'difficult to comprehend'

2010-09-02T12:03:44Z

I was traveling in L.A. this summer. I couldn't believe that gas was cheaper down there than in Moscow. From the Idaho Reporter : Idaho's average gas price is now $2.99 per gallon, up four cents in the past three weeks and 31 cents above the national average of $2.68, according to AAA of Idaho. But the AAA is forecasting a 10 percent increase in auto travel over the Labor Day holiday weekend in Idaho and the region, compared to last year, despite the pricier gas. "We do not expect Idaho's...(read more)

World Mag: Colorado to consider ‘personhood’

2010-09-02T11:55:41Z

From WorldMagBlog : A ballot measure that would bar abortions in every circumstance and ban emergency contraception is back before Colorado voters this fall, but the campaigns for and against it are toned down from two years ago. Colorado voters roundly rejected the measure to give citizenship rights to fertilized embryos in 2008, defeating the “personhood” amendment by a 3-to-1 margin. This year, pro-life supporters petitioned the idea onto ballots again in a slightly different form...(read more)

Mission Accomplished

2010-09-02T11:47:53Z

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