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The Treatment You Receive Five Years From Now: HewittTwo shadowy back-room deals are being struck right now in Congress as part of the Obama-Reid-Pelosi push to advance socialized healthcare before the August "recess."In the House, Blue Dog Democrats are reviewing a private "compromise" that would advance ObamaCare to the House floor as soon as this Friday. Meanwhile in the Senate, six Senators are working behind closed doors on a bill that would allow the Senate to move ObamaCare through committee in the next few days.
THAT MEANS TWO CLOSED-DOOR, BACK-ROOM
DEALS ARE BEING STRUCK RIGHT NOW TO PUSH
US TO THE BRINK OF OBAMACARE THIS WEEK!
In both cases, details have not been released. We are simply told to trust members of Congress with the future of our health care and then accept their final vote.
If they get ObamaCare passed through the House and through the Senate Finance Committee this week, most of their work will be done. The Democrats will then simply iron out the differences (i.e. revert to the full ObamaCare blueprint).Next 48 hours crucial
The next 48 hours are crucial and we must now fight this battle on two fronts -- the House and the Senate.
That's why we have just expanded our FaxFire campaign to include the six Senators who are striking the back-room deal.
Even if you have done so already, please go here right now to send your faxes opposing socialized health care to key members of this House committee along with the six Senate negotiators, your two Senators and Representative:http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=20543&CID=122&RID=21768021
(As always, if you want to send your own faxes, we have provided the fax numbers and sample text for you. Just click here to access that information:http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=20544&CID=122&RID=21768021 Action #2 -- Call your Representative and the "Senate Six"!
Also, call the "Senate Six" and tell them you do NOT want any government mandate program that further burdens our economy, undermines the private sector and creates a federal healthcare mandate on businesses or individuals. The "Senate Six":
Max Baucus: 202-224-2651
Chuck Grassley: 202-224-3744
Kent Conrad: 202-224-2043
Jeff Bingaman: 202-224-5521
Olympia Snowe: 202-224-5344
Mike Enzi: 202--224-3424
Talking Points:
#1 -- I am outraged that the House and Senate are fast-tracking the President's socialized healthcare plan this week.
#2 -- I do not want the government to have more control and influence over my health care. That is why I reject House health care bill (H.R. 3200) and the soon-to-be-released Senate "compromise" plan that still creates a federal mandate.
#3 -- America cannot afford the $1.5 trillion price tag of socialized health care during these difficult economic times. I flatly reject any health care proposal that increases costs or imposes new taxes on any American.
Again, we are now fighting a two-front battle THIS WEEK that could determine whether socialized ObamaCare becomes a reality this year.
Please... schedule your faxes right now:http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=20545&CID=122&RID=21768021
And please alert your friends. Thanks for taking action.
What mad, misbegotten miscreants could have launched such a vicious, coldblooded attack?I took a drive this evening from 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm and shot over 200 pictures of Florida real estate in crisis. What is really amazing if you notice the time and date on each picture.I was able to shoot a picture about every 45 seconds while all alone driving in traffic including stopping for traffic lights and gas and parking in a safe place each time for each shot.
Everywhere you turn something is for lease or rent.
All these headlines in the media don't seem to have any effect on people so here is one road in one town ( out of thousands ) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida up to Pompano Beach ( about 8 miles ). I pretty much only shot the right side of the street because I did not want to do any U-turns. Some pics I shot across the street. This does not even include office buildings.
There is something for lease or rent in almost every single plaza or strip mall without exception. I also missed a lot more because of traffic and buildings set back from the street. This does not even include offices, homes, condos etc, this is just stuff abandoned or had a sign in front of it and I missed a LOT of signs.
This is not even all the empty lots that sit because the developer abandoned the project after buying up the whole neighborhood .
This is Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Gold Coast, The Venice of America, the Yachting capital of the world, folks.
The pictures start at the Fort lauderdale Beach on Sunrise Blvd. and go west to Federal Highway ( rte 1 ) north to Pompano Beach about 8 miles and finish in a random warehouse district off the main road. After that it got dark and I had to stop.
You will see Exotic car dealerships Burger King, Wendys, Fuddruckers, Hooters, Pier One, furniture stores, restaurants, clubs, boat dealers, businesses that have been there 20+ years, supermarkets, Saks 5th avenue (big white building in beginning), Macks Groves, Flaming Pit, the old 50's diner, a Ford dealer and a Dodge dealer...
...A golf course in beginning of slideshow. All GONE in just one 8 mile strip. Folks, this is the good side of town with the money...
I did not even go to the other side of the tracks or to other streets just one!
In June 2009, the delinquent unpaid balance for CMBS [Ed: Commercial mortgage-backed securities] increased by a substantial $9.87 billion, up to a trailing 12-month high of $28.65 billion. Overall, the delinquent unpaid balance grew for the 10th straight month, up an astounding 585% from one-year ago......Overall, we now expect the delinquent unpaid CMBS balance to continue along its current trend and grow in excess of $50 to $60 billion before the end of 2009. Based upon an updated trend analysis, we expect the delinquency percentage to grow in excess of 6% before year-end 2009 (potentially approaching and surpassing 8% under our heavily stressed scenarios)...
...Throughout 2009, we expect to see continued high delinquency by unpaid balance for these three vintages due to aggressive lending practices prevalent in such years...
...our investigation reveals [that] [d]eals seasoned at least a year have a total unpaid balance of $814.4 billion, with $28.65 billion delinquent – a 3.52% rate (up from only 1.0% six months prior)... [and] [b]alloon default risk from highly seasoned transactions for both performing and non-performing loans coming due in the next 12 months that may be unable to secure adequate refinancing due to current credit market conditions, lack of financing availability, or further distressed collateral performance... Refinance and balloon default risk concerns from floating rate transactions, as many large loans secured by un-stabilized or transitional properties reach their final maturity extensions, or fail to meet debt service or cash flow covenants necessary to exercise such extensions... Further stress on partial-term interest-only loans...
We've Figured Him Out: Stein
Open Borders and Easy Access to Welfare: as the stack graph shows, California accounts for 12% of the nation's population but 32% of welfare recipients. Only California and Texas registered high enough to include the state name on the Y-axis. Texas has 8% of the U.S. population and is equally burdened by border issues but has only 1/10th of California's welfare rolls.
More Open Borders, More Welfare: This pie will give you indigestion; California represents 32% of America's welfare caseload. Chuck Devore explains, "California's share of the nation's welfare recipients has been soaring since Democrat legislators severely relaxed welfare rules and eligibility while hiking benefits around 2001. The result was as predictable for welfare as California's high taxes and heavy regulations have been for jobs and business."
Even More Open Borders and More Relaxed Welfare Policies: While the Blue State of New York has its own bragging rights (highest per capita spending on welfare rolls), the distance between New York and the other states compared to California is like the distance between the Earth (other states), the Moon (New York), and the Sun (California). California is the only state that refuses to "seriously enforce the federal lifetime limit of 5 years of welfare for able-bodied adults."
California faces the biggest financial crisis in its history due in no small part to the waste, fraud, and abuse related to its outrageous entitlement programs. Devore calls them "a honey pot for many in America who find it easier to accept a taxpayer handout than to work."
The facts bear out that experienced Sgt. James Crowley acted totally within the bounds of proper police action. Here's what occurred. Sgt. Crowley responded to a call from Lucia Whalen reporting that a break-in was in progress in a neighborhood in Cambridge that had experienced several daytime burglaries. In fact the very house where the suspected burglary was taking place had a defective front door due to a forced entry a month earlier. When he arrived at the house rented from Harvard University by Professor Gates, Sgt. Crowley asked Lucia Whalen, the citizen who had reported that two men were trying to break into the house, to wait outside while he approached the house. [Ed: Updated per police tape]
At this point, Sgt Crowley was prepared to leave and walked out to the porch. Professor Gates hollered at Sgt. Gates to identify himself yet again, saying arrogantly, "You don't know who you're messing with!" He also called Sgt. Crowley a "racist" police officer. Sgt. Crowley advised Professor Gates that he had already identified himself and that if Professor Gates wished to speak further, he should come outside. Professor Gates continued to scream at Sgt. Crowley, repeatedly calling him a "racist cop," and then rudely yelled a demeaning invective: "I'll speak with your momma outside." (By this time another Cambridge policeman, Officer Carlos Figuerosa, was on the porch listening to Professor Gates' tirade and confirmed what Sgt. Crowley later reported.)
Police Officers have a duty to investigate calls from citizens suspicious of a crime in progress. They have a sworn duty to determine if a crime is being committed, if the area where a crime is alleged to be in progress is safe for themselves and citizens. Police work is a dangerous profession, often thankless and unrewarding. We should all give thanks that we have citizens like Sgt Crowley who accept their jobs and do their heroic duties day in and day out without regard for their own safety. ...Halep wants surgery to reduce the size of her breasts....the 5-foot-5-inch Romanian tennis star said she thinks her 34DD bust is holding her back.
"This fall I'll have a breast reduction operation,” Halep said. “The breasts make me uncomfortable when I play."




Not that there's anything wrong with that.