In an AP piece released today titled “The Recovery plan: Shock and Awe for a Nation”, staff writers Nancy Benac and Calvin Woodward in what is clearly an editorial once again masquerading as news extol in detail the virtues of the so called “stimulus bill.” According to them the plan is “fast cash, and lots of it, but with a strategic view to the future.” How much of this fast cash is going to reach the average consumer which will ostensibly rekindle our economic furnace, according to the dynamic duo “Lower- and middle-income taxpayers will get an extra $13 a week in their paychecks this year, and about $8 a week next year.” Is an anemic 624 dollars a year enough to kick start the consumer engine? Common sense, which these two demonstrate a total lack of, says no. Neither will it save families from foreclosure as they predict, and it is dubious that this 13 dollars a week will allow people to maintain “COBRA” once they’ve been laid off. Let’s assume for the moment though that they are correct and the disease that would otherwise not have been diagnosed in fact is. Then what? Will they be denied care if they are too old or require cutting edge treatment due to restrictions imposed by the Health Czar created in the bill?

Apparently neither the authors nor some of the individuals they interviewed know anymore about the bill then those who wrote and passed it when they make statements like the following “If there is no effect and in six months we are talking about the same economy or a worse economy, I think it would be a devastating blow to the president, Democrats, and to liberal claims about what government can do." The bulk of this bill doesn’t take effect for months and in some cases years, don’t they understand that the term “government quick fix” is an oxymoron? However if money for “green jobs”, broadband service for rural areas and billions for the expansion of free condom distribution are the keys to reversing the economic downturn, then I guess the Messiah has finally come.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/stimulus_stakes

After watching NBC political director Chuck Todd gush about the administration's abilty to get the so called stimulus bill out of congress "in only three weeks" I can't help but wonder what qualifications this network required for the post. Certainly a basic knowledge of history wasn't one of them. What the American people witnessed this past week was nothing less than the transformation of the Congress into a modern day "Politburo." Using Stalinist tactics the house leadership permitted no amendments, no debate, no input from the opposition party and none from the American people as they kept the final bill hidden until just before the floor vote in the "House of Representatives" which has become the latest oxymoron in the lexicon of government, right up there with "military intelligence."

How could anyone with even a modicum of intellectual honesty be amazed by such an "accomplishment." Is Mr. Todd also shocked that there is gambling and prostitution in Nevada? In addition to this nonsense we have leftist economist Paul Krugman crying like an unsatisfied lover that the "stimulus" isn't big enough, while Mr. Obama, the ringmaster of this "three ring circus" continues to maintain that he is acting in a bipartisan manner.

Here's the truth about Judd Gregg's decision to resign from the commerce dept. Hispanics and the Obama administration want to include illegal's and those with temporary visas in the new census which if allowed would dramatically shift the balance of power in many states including Florida and Ohio. Mr. Gregg is justifiably opposed to this which is why the administration removed the census from the Commerce Dept where it has always been. The next step no doubt and one that Democratic members of congress have been chomping at the bit for is to grant these illegals amnesty, giving them the right to vote. No doubt if in fact this does come to pass who they would vote for. Newt Gingrich said today that "If Republicans stand for this they are committing political suicide." If we as Americans allow this to stand we are committing national suicide. There are 47 million Americans who voted against this administration, it is past time for the "silent majority" to find it's voice.

For several weeks liberal talk show host Bill Press has had a number of like minded Senators on his program. Why? To encourage them to reintroduce the "Fairness Doctrine".  Senator Harkin: "'there you go, we gotta get the Fairness Doctrine back in law again." Press: "Alright, well good for you. You know, we gotta work on that, because they are just shutting down progressive talk from one city after another."

The one question Mr. Press doesn't answer is why. The reason is simple, they're losing money. That's how things work in a free market. If your successful you stay on the air, ratings in the toilet, off you go. Not to fear though Mr. Press "liberal" members of Congress are lining up to keep you on the air at the expense of programs that have an audience. Why is liberal talk failing? Camile Paglia supplies the answer: "To reach the radio audience (whether the topic is sports, politics or car repair), a host must have populist instincts and use the robust common voice. Too many Democrats have become arrogant elitists, speaking down in snide, condescending tones toward tradition-minded middle Americans whom they stereotype as rubes and buffoons."

As has been reported in many conservative outlets some of these representatives are looking to feather their own interests with the reintroduction of the doctrine. Paglia: "One of the nuggets I've gleaned from several radio sources is that Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who has been in the aggressive forefront of the campaign to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, is married to Tom Athans, who works extensively with left-wing radio organizations and was once the executive vice-president of Air America, the liberal radio syndicate that, despite massive publicity from major media, has failed miserably to win a national audience. Stabenow's outrageous conflict of interest has of course been largely ignored by the prestige press, which should have been demanding that she recuse herself from all political involvement with this issue."