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As Jobless Rate Surpasses 10 Percent, Obama Pushes Health Insurance Reform

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:07:01 +0000

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this morning that the national unemployment rate jumped from 9.8 percent in September to 10.2 percent in October, its highest level in 26 years.

President Barack Obama, meanwhile, remains absurdly dismissive of these figures and continues to push his health care reform legislation. And why not? After all, he has a job. What does he care? The economy and job security may very well be the taxpayers' top priorities, but reforming health insurance and getting re-elected are his top priorities. And since he is the president, health insurance reform will continue to be the topic of discussion ... and so, instead of picturing the jobless numbers as jobs lost, the president and his administration will view them simply as lost policy holders.

The president is now on a Quixotic quest to fulfill a campaign promise, even if he has to break many others campaign promises along the way. The irony, of course, is that the whole reason he is pursuing health care reform so relentlessly and ignoring the unemployment situation so fastidiously is to secure his own job.

As Jobless Rate Surpasses 10 Percent, Obama Pushes Health Insurance Reform originally appeared on About.com Conservative Politics: U.S. on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 14:07:01.

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Obama's Arrogance on Election Day Angers Conservatives and Liberals

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:36:32 +0000

About.com Guide to US Liberal Politics, Deborah White, posts a refreshingly honest blog today, which summarizes the feelings of many conservatives regarding the behavior of their president last night while the returns came in.

Conservatives have had the feeling since February that President Barack Obama isn't interested in their wishes or concerns regarding health care or the economy. They should consider White's comments external validation, and they should take solace in the fact that they are not alone in their frustration.

From the post:

Democrats took a drubbing yesterday in two key governor's races in states which President Obama won just one year ago... and yet Press Secretary [Robert] Gibbs said the President was "not watching the returns."

Instead, top [adviser David] Axelrod haughtily sniffed to CNN that "Obama is more likely to watch Tuesday night's Chicago Bulls game."

(Question: Is Obama watching basketball rather than devastating election returns akin to Nero fiddling while Rome burned?)

A perfect symbolism of the whole problem for Democrats these days: the President isn't listening to the American people. Or apparently watching, either.

Obama's Arrogance on Election Day Angers Conservatives and Liberals originally appeared on About.com Conservative Politics: U.S. on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 16:36:32.

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Fear Grips Democrats in November 2009

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:55:46 +0000

When the polls close tonight, and the returns begin to show Republican and conservative dominance in New Jersey, Virginia and upstate New York, the Democrats will say it doesn't matter.

Rather than admit they're worried and acknowledge that perhaps they should be more inclusive in their legislative affairs -- as President Barack Obama promised they would a year ago -- they'll smugly tell you that the president's agenda wasn't on any of the ballots cast today, and that these elections were about local issues.

I beg to differ. While it may be true that not a single national race was on the ballot today, national politics was definitely on voters' minds.

Fear Grips Democrats in November 2009 originally appeared on About.com Conservative Politics: U.S. on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 20:55:46.

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What to Watch For In the 2009 Midterm Elections

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:04:36 +0000

Tomorrow's election will be about more than local issues, and the Democrats know it.

When voters go to the polls on Nov. 3, they'll be thinking about Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. There is truth in Tip O'Neill's famous line, "All politics is local," but in 2009, the bottom line is what matters. And here it is:

Since the Democrats have taken over, nothing has really changed. The recent good news that has been reported about the economy is the result of artificiality, and is only as solid as the next stimulus payment. In terms of generating recovery, there has been no real progress made, and despite Democrats' best efforts, the public knows it.

In all three major races -- the 23rd Congressional District race in upstate New York and the races for governor in New York and Virginia -- recent polling has shown the Republican or conservative candidate ahead.

What to Watch For In the 2009 Midterm Elections originally appeared on About.com Conservative Politics: U.S. on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 20:04:36.

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Principle or Party in New York's 23rd Congressional District?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:56:26 +0000

The three-way battle between Republican Dede Scozzafava, Independent Doug Hoffman and Democrat Bill Owens for New York's 23rd Congressional District seat will have ramifications far beyond who wins on Nov. 3.

The race has created deep divisions in both conservative and Republican camps. Depending on who is asked, the campaign is either about creating party unity or standing for conservative principles.

With former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin backing Hoffman, whose positions on wedge issues have endeared him to social conservatives, and former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich backing Scozzafava, whose 11-year fiscal conservative history as a state assemblywoman has been all but forgotten in the debate.

Principle or Party in New York's 23rd Congressional District? originally appeared on About.com Conservative Politics: U.S. on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 at 18:56:26.

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Obama's Medical Marijuana Policy: A Victory for States' Rights

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:41:41 +0000

Rarely does President Barack Obama do something which libertarian conservatives can appreciate, but last week's memo from Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden is one of those "somethings."

In a move that can only be seen as a victory for states' rights advocates, the Justice Department has announced it will no longer pursue federal prosecutions against anyone in the medical marijuana supply chain who operates in states where the drug is legal. The memo does, however, strongly emphasize the administration's commitment to enforcing existing federal drug laws, but recognizes the difficulty of developing "different guidelines for every possible variant of state and local law."

From the memo:

... [P]ursuit of these priorities should not focus federal resources in your States on individuals whose actions are in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state laws providing for the medical use of marijuana. For example, prosecution of individuals with cancer or other serious illnesses who use marijuana as part of a recommended treatment regimen consistent with applicable state law, or those caregivers in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state law who provide such individuals with marijuana, is unlikely to be an efficient use of limited federal resources.

Obama's Medical Marijuana Policy: A Victory for States' Rights originally appeared on About.com Conservative Politics: U.S. on Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 11:41:41.

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The War on FOX: Barack Obama's Police State

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:16:17 +0000

Close your figurative eyes for a few moments.

Imagine that in the fall of 2007, President George W. Bush declares that MSNBC is no longer a news organization.

One of his high-ranking officials claims the 13-year-old network channel is "opinion journalism masquerading as news." President Bush says he will only speak to like-minded journalists, whom he considers "legitimate," and follows this up over the next several weeks by granting interviews only to conservative-leaning journalists who ask him like-minded questions.

The War on FOX: Barack Obama's Police State originally appeared on About.com Conservative Politics: U.S. on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 at 15:16:17.

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Top Novels for Conservatives

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:36:44 +0000

With President Barack Obama leading the nation down a dark and dreary path, conservatives can't be blamed for occasionally wanting to escape the painful realities of his doomed administration.

Although television is often a source of comfort, it's like eating fast food -- it's takes care of the hunger, but isn't all that satisfying. Surfing the web is OK, but movies are better, and magazines are even better than that. But for pure escapism, nothing beats a good book.

For those who want to escape the present, but not veer too far from politics, non-fiction works well. For those who want to really escape, however, novels work best.

Top Novels for Conservatives originally appeared on About.com Conservative Politics: U.S. on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 at 13:36:44.

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Katy Abram: A Driven Conservative in a Jackass' Den

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:48:52 +0000

Regardless of how you feel about her, you can't say that stay-at-home mom Katy Abram hasn't got guts.

Not satisfied with her answer from Sen. Arlen Specter during a town hall meeting in August, Abram decided she would seek out the Senator on his own turf and on his own terms ... at a Democratic fund-raiser in his honor this weekend at a fire hall in Lebanon County, Pa.

Katy Abram: A Driven Conservative in a Jackass' Den originally appeared on About.com Conservative Politics: U.S. on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 at 01:48:52.

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A 2009 Stimulus Package Report Card

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:39:17 +0000

The federal deficit will hit a whopping $1.42 trillion, the highest it has been in the nation's 233-year history, thanks to plunging tax revenues and a high-speed spending spree undertaken by giddy Democrats who had just been given the keys to the Treasury.

The deficit is more than three times higher than it was in President George W. Bush's final -- and most expensive -- year in office.

And while it would seem inconceivable that President Barack Obama would continue to blame his predecessor for problems that are so clearly his, the president wasn't about to take responsibility for his own actions.

A 2009 Stimulus Package Report Card originally appeared on About.com Conservative Politics: U.S. on Friday, October 16th, 2009 at 17:39:17.

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