H.R. 1105 FROM GOP.GOV

hello america! this comes from gop.gov & it breaks the bill down to where it is easier to read & understand. if you are happy with this bill & the last one, then, you deserve obama & his crew. obama has the chance to do some good for this country by rejecting this bill but, it ain't gonna happen. in fact, he wants to spend more. according to some sources, 40% of this bill, which passed the house, is for republicans, &, they should be shot as well as the dems.


H.R. 1105
Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009

Sponsor
Rep. Obey, David R. (Appropriations Committee)

Date
February 25, 2009111th Congress, 1st Session

FLOOR SITUATION
On February 25, 2009, H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, will be considered on the floor, likely under a closed rule. This legislation was introduced by Rep. Obey (D-WI) on February 23, 2009.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fiscal Year 2009 omnibus totals $410 billion spending bill and includes nine appropriation bills that were not passed by Congress last year (Agriculture, Commerce/State/Justice, Energy and Water, Financial Services, Department of Interior, Labor/HHS, Legislative Branch, Department of State/Foreign Ops, Transportation/HUD). Funding for these government agencies and programs would increase by $32 billion, or 8.3%, over Fiscal Year 2008 (not including the funds appropriated by the recent "stimulus"). These agencies are currently funded at Fiscal Year 2008 levels through March 6, 2009, by a continuing resolution. In addition to funding for these nine remaining appropriations bills, the bill also includes $100 million for salaries and expenses at the Department of Homeland Security, designated as an "emergency" to avoid budget restraints. Three appropriations bills-Defense, Homeland Security, and Military Construction-VA-were passed and signed into law last year.

Division FY 2008 H.R. 1105 $ Increase % Increase

Agriculture $18.093 $20.456 $2.363 13%

Commerce/State/
Justice $51.803 $57.652 $5.849 11%

Energy and Water $30.888 $33.261 $2.373 8%

Financial Services $20.599 $22.697 $2.098 10%

Interior $26.555 $27.579 $1.024 4%

Labor/HHS $144.841 $152.255 $7.414 5%

Legislative Branch $3.970 $4.402 $0.432 11%

Department of State
/ Foreign Ops $32.800 $36.620 $3.820 12%

Transportation
/HUD $48.821 $55.000 $6.179 13%

Total $378.370 $409.922 $31.552 8.3%

Note: 1) Dollars are in billions. 2) The table's dollar and percent increases do not account for the billions in funding provided by the recent "stimulus" (see below), thus the real increases over Fiscal Year 2008 are many times greater when that legislation is considered.
The $32 billion increase represents the largest one-year hike in annual appropriated spending percentage since the Carter administration, with the exception of funding immediately after September 11th. And since many of these programs and agencies received funding in the recent "stimulus," the combined increase is $301 billion or 80% over Fiscal Year 2008. The highlights of the legislation are as follows:

SELECTION OF POSSIBLE MEMBER CONCERNS

DC School Vouchers: Eliminates the District of Columbia (D.C.) school voucher program. H.R. 1105 prohibits any new students from receiving vouchers and sunsets the program after the 2009-2010 school year. While the bill eliminates $18 million for the successful school voucher program, it contains funding for countless other "priorities."

International Family Planning: Provides $545 million for State Department to fund foreign family planning programs, funds that will flow to abortion providers now that the Mexico City Policy has been repealed by the Obama Administration.

UNFPA: Contains language exempting federal funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) from the Kemp-Kasten provision, which denies federal funding to organizations or programs that support coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.

Healthcare Rationing: Provides an additional $50 million-on top of the $1.1 billion included in the "stimulus"-to conduct "comparative effectiveness research" to evaluate the effectiveness of different preventative healthcare interventions. Some Members may be concerned that the money for comparative effectiveness research could eventually be used for government rationing of health care goods and services, consistent with draft House Appropriations

Committee report on the "stimulus" noting that "more expensive [treatments] will no longer be prescribed" as a result of such research.

Fairness Doctrine: Removes a provision that prohibits funds from being used to implement the so-called "fairness doctrine," which requires the federal government to regulate and censor media content.

Nominal Drug Pricing: Allows already funded family planning clinics (such as Planned
Parenthood and university health clinics) to purchase drugs-including contraceptives-at a "nominal" price. In effect, this provision allows Planned Parenthood to make considerable profits from selling birth control (including Plan B, i.e. the "morning-after pill") they receive at a significantly discounted rate and undersell private pharmacies.

Abstinence Education: Reduces funding for the Community Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) program to $95 million, a decrease of $13 million. Conversely, the bill increases funding for Title X family planning programs by $7 million.

Benefits to Domestic Partnerships: Although the bill maintains a ban on federal domestic partnership benefits, report language urges Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to "consider" federal health benefits for same-sex domestic partners of federal employees.
Census: Provides $3.13 billion for the 2010 Census, which recently received $1 billion in additional "stimulus" money.

Cuba Travel Restrictions: Narrows existing travel restrictions to Cuba, including lifting the "family travel" limitation to immediate family members and the "once every three years" travel limit. In addition, the bill eliminates the "cash-in-advance" requirement for deliveries for agriculture or medical supplies.

Amtrak: Includes $1.45 billion for Amtrak, a program that fails to be competitive and continues to need federal subsidies to cover operating losses and capital costs.

ACORN: Provides $181 million for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for housing counseling. ACORN has been a past recipient of such funding.

NEA: Provides $155 million for the National Endowment for the Arts, in addition to the $50 million for the NEA provided in the "stimulus" bill.

Deficit Impact: With the passage of the $1 trillion Democrat "stimulus" bill, the federal deficit will rise well above the record $1.2 trillion (or 8.3% of GDP) that CBO predicted at the beginning of 2009. H.R. 1105 would unnecessarily add billions in deficit spending to the national debt.

SPENDING PROVISIONS

Agriculture, Rural Development, and FDA
Agriculture Department Buildings: Provides $244 million for USDA building repairs, an increase of $49 million. The "stimulus" also included $176 million for USDA building repairs.
Agriculture Research Service Buildings: Includes $47 million for ARS buildings and facilities. An additional $24 million was provided for this purpose in the recent "stimulus" bill.

Broadband Grants/Loan Subsidy: Provides $35 million for rural broadband grants/loan subsidies.

China Poultry: Prohibits USDA from moving forward with a rule to allow the import of poultry products from China.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): Provides $146 million, $34.7 million above 2008 level, for the CFTC to increase staff to regulate the commodity futures market.

Country of Origin Labeling: Implements a program requiring country of origin labeling for fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, and other products. $9.6 million is provided for the Agricultural
Marketing Service to administer these requirements.

Food and Drug Administration: Provides $2 billion for the FDA-an increase of $335 million.
Nutrition for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Provides $6.9 billion, an increase of $1.2
billion, for WIC.

Watershed Rehabilitation: Includes $40 million for watershed rehabilitation. The "stimulus" package provided $50 million for this purpose.

Commerce, Justice, and Science
Salmon Recovery: Provides $80 million for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery.

JAG Grants: Provides $546 million for Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants. This spending comes after receiving $373.9 million in FY2008, and an additional $2 billion in the stimulus.

Byrne Grants: Contains $30 million for Byrne Competitive Grants.

Inauguration: Provides $20 million to reimburse State and local governments for costs associated with the 2009 Presidential inauguration.

Federal Grant Assistance: Provides $75 million for a program that assists organizations who want to apply for federal grants and receive more federal grant money.

Criminal Re-entry: Provides $25 million for offender re-entry programs authorized under the
Second Chance Act.

Icebreakers: Provides $54 million for polar icebreaking services.

COPS: Provides $550.5 million for Community Oriented Policing Services. This spending comes after COPS received $1 billion in the "stimulus."

Energy and Water Development
Energy Efficiency: Provides $1.9 billion for Department of Energy (DOE) for energy efficiency initiatives, including the purchase of one or two passenger vehicles.

Technology Loans: Contains $19.8 billion in Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program, which is increased from $5.4 billion in Fiscal Year 2008.

Reliable Replacement Warhead: Prohibits funds from being used for the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW).

Regional Authorities: Includes $100 million for the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Delta Regional Authority, and Denali Commission, which receive federal funding for regional programs.
Loon Research: Provides $300,000 for Fish and Wildlife Service to monitor the ability of lakes in west central Nevada lakes to support migratory loons.

Financial Services
Inauguration: Provides $39 million to the District of Columbia to pay for the increased security for President Obama's Inauguration.

West Wing Computers: Includes $76 million for the White House West Wing Infrastructure Systems Replacement.

Department of Interior
Cattle Studies: Provides $1.1 billion for "necessary expenses of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service", including scientific and economic studies, maintenance of the herd of long-horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, general administration, etc.

Salmon River Habitat: Provides $5.1 million for the Idaho Salmon and Clearwater River Basins Habitat Account.

Migratory Bird Conservation: Provides $4.8 million to carry out the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act.

Species Conservation: Includes $10 million for the Multinational Species Conservative Fund.

Foot Bridge: Provides $3 million in funding to the St. Lois Metropolitan Park and Recreation Dept. for planning and constructing a foot bridge.

Greenhouse Gas Grants: Contains $10 million for grants to communities to develop plans and demonstrate and implement projects which reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Council on Environmental Quality: Contains $2.7 million for the Council on Environmental Quality.

Environmental Justice: Provides $7 million for "Environmental Justice" programs.

Labor and Health and Human Services
Workforce Spending: Provides $11.5 billion for workforce investment programs, including Employment Grants, spending from the Unemployment Trust Fund, and Job Corps.

Health Resources: Provides $7.24 billion for the Health Resources and Services Administration, including $1.89 billion under the Ryan White Act for AIDS treatment, and $815 million for state AIDS drug assistance programs;

CDC AIDS Prevention: Provides $6.28 billion for the Centers for Disease Control, for AIDS prevention and research.

NIH: Provides a total of $30.3 billion for the National Institutes of Health.

AmeriCorps: Contains $680 million for the Corporation for National and Community Service, including AmeriCorps.

Substance Abuse: Provides $3.33 billion for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA);

AHRQ: Provides $372 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), including $50 million for comparative effectiveness research.

Child Care Block Grants: Provides $2.76 billion for the Administration for Children and Families, as well as $2.13 billion for the Child Care Block Grant.

Head Start: Provides $7.11 billion for Head Start.
Administration on Aging: Provides $1.49 billion for the Administration on Aging.

Title I: Provides $15.76 billion for Title I elementary and secondary education funding.

School Improvement: Provides $5.36 billion for school improvement programs.

IDEA: Provides $12.58 billion for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Rehabilitation Research: Provides $3.39 billion for rehabilitation services and disability research.
Pell Grants: Includes $19.16 billion for higher education programs, including $17.29 billion for Pell Grants-on top of the $15.6 billion in "stimulus" funding for 2009 and 2010-creating a maximum Pell Grant of $5,350.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Provides $430 million in a Fiscal Year 2011 advance appropriation for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Migrant Housing: Includes $5.4 million for migrant and seasonal housing (of which not less than 70% shall be for permanent housing).

Mine Safety Trophies: Authorizes Mine Safety and Health Administration to use some of its $347 million allocation for "purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work."

National History Day Contest: Provides $500,000 for the National History Day contest.

Reading Rockets: Includes $737,000 for the "Reading Rockets" program produced by WETA television.

Erma Byrd Scholarship: Includes $1 million for the "Erma Byrd Scholarship" program for "increasing the skilled workforce for industrial health and safety occupations, including mine safety."

Legislative Branch
Capitol Visitor Center: Contains an additional $31 million for CVC construction.

Government Accountability Office: Provides $531 million for GAO to hire additional personnel. $25 million was also included in the recent "stimulus" bill for the GAO.

Greening the Capitol: Provides $1 million for making the Capitol more energy efficient.

Library of Congress: Contains $607 in funding for Library of Congress operations.

Tunnels: Provides $56 million to address "life safety hazards" in the Capitol complex tunnels.

State/Foreign Operations
Afghanistan: Provides a total of $1 billion for assistance to Afghanistan.

Ireland Fund: Provides $15 million for the International Fund for Ireland.

Andean Counterdrug Program: Contains $315 million for the Andean Counterdrug Program.

Educational and Cultural Exchange: Provides $538 million for educational and cultural exchange expenses.

Energy and Environment: Contains $424 million for international "clean energy" and biodiversity programs which seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as deal with park preservation and wildlife protection. Also, the International Panel on Climate Change/UN Framework on Climate Change is funded at $8 million, 46.7% above FY 2008 enacted level.

International Organizations: Provides $1.5 billion for membership fees for international organizations, including the United Nations.

Foreign Military Financing Program: Includes $2.38 billion in funding for Israel and $1.3 billion in for Egypt.

Millennium Challenge Corporation: Contains $875 million for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)-$1.35 billion below the President's request and $669 million below Fiscal Year 2008.

Peacekeeping: Provides $1.5 billion in contributions for international peacekeeping activities. The bill also raises the cap on contributions to UN peacekeeping from 25% to 27.1% for calendar years 2005 through 2009.

USAID: Provides $808.5 million, $178 million more than last year, for the U.S. Agency for International Development to hire 300 additional Foreign Service officers.
Transportation/HUD
Amtrak: Includes $1.45 billion for Amtrak, a program that fails to be competitive and continues to need federal subsidies to cover operating losses and capital costs.

Highways: Includes $40.7 billion for the federal-aid highways program, $483.9 million over Fiscal Year 2008.

Community Development: Provides $3.9 billion for the Community Development Fund, including $3.6 billion for Community Development Block Grants and $19.5 million for Neighborhood Initiatives Programs.

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation: Provides $181 million for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for housing counseling. ACORN has been a past recipient of such funding.

HUD: Provides $41.5 billion for the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs, an increase of $3.9 billon or 10.4% over Fiscal Year 2008.

EARMARKS
The Joint Explanatory Statements accompanying the bill contains thousands of earmarks, including:

Commerce, Justice, and Science
$1 million to research red snapper in Florida.
$100,000 for the Seals as Sentinels program in Maine.
$7.1 million for the recovery of Hawaiian sea turtle populations.
$445,000 to map the Hudson River to "build resiliency to climate change."
$900,000 for planetarium equipment in Chicago.
$2 million for the promotion of astronomy in Hawaii.
Energy and Water
$951,500 for an anti-idling lithium ion battery program in California.
$4.8 million for a Center of Nanoscale Energy in North Dakota.
$142,000 for a Las Vegas plug-in hybrid vehicle program.
$1.4 million for energy efficient street lighting in Detroit.
$475,750 for energy production through anaerobic digestion in New Jersey.
$713,000 for "intelligent facades for high performance green buildings" in New York.
$2.4 million for a National Wind Energy Center in Texas.
$951,000 for a sapphire algae to fuel demonstration project in New Mexico.
Financial Services
$122,000 for the Greater Toledo Arts Commission Creative Industry Development.
$285,000 for Native Hawaiians Organizations Association entrepreneurial development.
Interior/Environment:
$250,000 for Lahontan Cutthroat Trout management in Nevada.
$800,000 for a fish passage in Washington.
$500,000 for a Native Hawaiian Culture & Arts program.
$5 million for San Francisco Bay restoration grants.
$15 million for California emission reduction grants.
$300,000 for "Greenstreets" in Chicago.
$2.7 million for the Wood Education and Resource Center in West Virginia.
Transportation/HUD:
$332,500 for Bronx Zoo Intermodal Transportation Facility (Bronx, NY).
$475,000 for hybrid buses in Guam.
$190,000 for trolley purchase in Puerto Rico.
$45 million for Streetcar Loop grants in Portland, Oregon.
$760,000 for a "noise wall" along I-520 in Augusta, Georgia.
$712,500 for a "Package Delivery Demonstration Project" in NY.
$950,000 for a bike path in Wisconsin.
$950,000 for ballast water research in Wisconsin.
$1.9 million for the Pleasure Beach Water Taxi Service Project in Connecticut.
$380,000 for restoration and renovation of Maine lighthouse.
$475,000 for the "elimination of blight" in Highland Park, Michigan.
$142,500 for the purchase of foreclosed properties in Cleveland, Ohio.
$950,000 for a National Council of La Raza loan fund for "community development activities."
Labor/HHS
$143,000 for Nevada Humanities "to develop and expand a comprehensive online encyclopedia."
$381,000 to Utah Department of Health for "health education and screening for citizens exposed to uranium mill tailings.
$167,000 to the (Gene) Autry National Center for the American West.
$8.7 million to the Exchanges with Historic Whaling and Trading Partners program.
$5.8 million for a Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the Senate at the University of Massachusetts.

COST
A CBO cost estimate is not yet available, however, the legislation would appropriate $410 billion to fund nine appropriations bills from March 6, 2009, through September 30, 2009.

AMERICA, DO YOU REALLY KNOW JOE BIDEN?

hello america! when biden was selected by obama as the vp, i researched biden & the firm of simmons cooper because of an article i had just read. i was curious about how delaware was becoming the asbestos litagation capital which had always been illinios---thus, the obama (illinios)/biden (delaware) connection. what i found was disturbing &, you'll find it disturbing also. so, please, do yourself a favor & google 'how much money did joe biden get from the firm of simmons cooper'. this way you'll be able to connect the dots as i did.

obama has some very sneaky people in his cabinet &, as you know, he has bad judgement & no ethics at all. biden is a good fit because he's as crooked as the rest of them. &, in all this time, biden has been trying to pass himself off as one of the good ole boys.

also, in all this time, the big pro-obama biased media has been keeping this on the back burner. &, with all the obama talk about tranparency, you'd have thought he would have said something when he 'vetted' him. didn't hear crap. did you? yet the obama camp jumped all over mccain & his vetting sarah palin.

the bottom line is, there does not seem to be anybody in the obama crew that can stand up to a serious scrutiny---not even obama---

AGAIN, OBAMA HAS IT WRONG

hello america! more & more i'm finding people that were so supportive of obama slowly finding flaws with his plans for this country. on the other hand, there are still those die-hard supporters that would clap & praise him even if he crapped on their steak & eggs.

helping small businesses & middle-class america was a main cornerstone in obamas campaigning. well, if you've been following the news since his election, you now know that that help just 'ain't a-comin'. he no longer needs to woo you---he suckered you & now, he no longer needs you. his comments concerning small businesses & middle-class america are just fragments in his speeches.

he suckered you & now he's going to repay you for being his sucker by sticking it to you for the rest of your life, your childrens lifes &, your grandchildren's lifes.

this crap coming out of his mouth about 'spreading the wealth' just won't cut it. joe-the-plumber exposed him on it & he had his lifes history displayed for all to see just for questioning obama on it---very nice guy, this obama person...

anyway, obama says he will raise the tax on the wealthy & the businesses to pay for his programs. if you believe he can do that without it affecting you, you are just as ignorant now as you were when you voted for him. an increase on either of the two will result in washington being forced to raise everyones taxes.

the wealthy will respond by spending much less. who do you think runs &/or owns those companies that can lay off people by the hundreds? who do you think buys all those high end items & services? who do think supports all those charities (even if they do write it off)? figure it out for yourself---they have to pay tax on everything they buy, everywhere they go & now, you're going to raise their taxes so those less fortunate can recieve more government benifits? I think not. you wouldn't go for it & neither would i. why do you think so many of them live overseas already. obama is going to chase them out of the country with this foolish plan of his &, guess who'll be here to pay for his plans?

how can anyone in their right mind even think of raising the tax on any of the businesses at this time? the smaller businesses couldn't afford it & the bigger ones would just lay off more people or move out of the country. there would be no new hiring for years. &, when the businesses move or close up, guess who's left to pick up the tab?

however, i really think he is going to have big fight on his hands from both parties to get this passed. those elected officials still need the big bucks from the businesses & the wealthy.

another thing, if you think obama has more clout then nancy pelosi or harry reid, you're crazy &, they are the ones that will decide what will be in or out of the bills obama will sign. obama may piss off the republicans but, he can't afford to piss the democratic leadership off &, that's the truth.

i posted a simular writing 23 feb-WHY RAISE THE TAXES NOW?

BROTHER C P, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU

hello america! yesterday-feb 27-i went to walmart for printer ink replacements &, i went to home depot for a lock enhancer. both places were deserted. i mean there were people shopping but, not a lot of them. the food courts were totally empty &, you could park as close as you wanted to the main door.

now, the experts will say that this is a reflection of what obama is telling america but, i see it as a reflection of smart americans holding on to their dollars because they don't exactly know when our economy is going to turn around.

obama went around spreading his 'gloom & doom' crap & telling us that if his first bill wasn't passed that "we may never recover from this catastrophy". well, he signed that bill into law & nothing has changed for the better. in fact, our economy has continued to fall in spite of what he's been saying.

he stood in front of congress & gave his speech to america but, can you tell me what all he didn't say? if you saw it, read about it, were told about it or, just saw the news excerts on it, he sounded good. i'm a black american & if i wanted to join the KKK, i'd want obama as my voice---can't take that away from him no matter what--& guess what? i'd be marching with the grand wizard.

obama is a gifted talker & that helped propel him to the presidency---he is not a doer &, no where in his past records can you prove me to be wrong. he continues to bash george bush wrongly---in fact, he's been saying that he "inherited the war in iraq" &, you idiots go for it. how quickly you forget that he campaigned to be the HNIC of this war. that's just one thing, the other is, he blames bush for the war & yet, his number 2 & number 3 voted for the war. if both parties hadn't voted for the war, we would not be there---it's that simple but, you'll never hear obama say that:::::::NEVER:::::::he's not man enough to put the blame for the war where it should be & you don't hear any of the democrats saying they voted for the war either. &, THAT'S THE TRUTH.

another thing you continue to hear about from obama is george bush's failed economic policy & then he blames him for the mess we're presently in. not once has obama been honest with you about this subject. he knows bush tried to get stronger regulations & oversight for wall street & fannie & freddie but, he's not man enough to tell you that bush could not get it done because of girly boy barney franks, mr look-you-in-the-eyes harry ried, mr i-go-where-the-winds-blow- me chris dodd &, both parties. another thing punk obama won't won't tell you is that without bill clinton & CRA (look it up) he would never have been able to sue citigroup/bank to force them to make loans to people with less then good credit &, obama did this while working for ACORN.

&,CP, that is why we are in this mess now---bad loans to people that couldn't afford to repay them. you know about new yorkers flooding a-town to buy up the houses & live in them or rent them out. they did the same in bethlehem & easton. &, i know you saw them moving in one week & moving out within 2 months---let's keep it real.

america &, my buddy C. P. this is not new news---it is the news you refused to listen to when it first came up. & yes, it's going to bite you in the butt big-time.

anyway, back to obamas speech to america---it was masterfully delivered but, IT LACKED DETAIL. bro CP, you know i'm in the construction business & if i got on tv & told you about my wanting to come into your home & fix it up & paint it, you'd be happy. &, for you, I would do that---you're problems begin when you figure out how i'm going to be able to do it. i'm sorry that i didn't tell you that on tv but, you know it now & you voted me in to be the fixer-upper of bethlehem &, like it or not, you're stuck with me.

CP, america---obama is not good for this nation. it's that simple. many of you obamaholics are seeing that now but, i guess, better late then never is a good thing. oh, get your checkbooks out & ready (MAKE THEM OUT TO-I TOOK IT UP THE BUTT FOR NOT DOING MY HOMEWORK) because big businesses & the wealthy are not going to pay your way &, when obama signs his plans into law, everything in this country is going to cost you much more because, they will do less.

YOU WANTED CHANGE & YOU'VE NOW GOT CHANGE---OBAMA DOESN'T WANT YOU TO HAVE DOLLARS IN YOUR POCKET, HE LIKES THE JINGLE THAT CHANGE MAKES.

OBAMAS LOSING HIS MEDIA PULL?

hello america! even some of the pro-obama biased media are jumping off of the obama bandwagon. their eyes are slowly opening to see what they refused to look at prior to obama winning the whitehouse. i don't think they like the idea of being regulated & censored by obama & hiw crew. as long as obama was screwing with everybody but them, they were fine with him &, covered up a lot of nasty things that would have cost obama the election. now that they see he doesn't care about them either, they will begin pointing out obamas negativeness. whereas, once, obama could do no wrong in their blind eyes, they are now beginning to turn on him. personally, i don't know why it took them so long. when obama kicked that female reporter off his plane & shut her company out of his loop, the media was warned not to cross obama---(think she was from florida)---(&, this happened while he was still campaigning)---the biggest warning sign for them should have been when they couldn't gain access to most of obamas past records. obama closed that door & it has remained closed to this day.

better late then never &, i can only imagine that the media might start reporting honestly about & on obama.

hello america! one day we'll wake up & ask, "where did it all go wrong?". well, we can blame our reps in government for a lot of it but, the honest answer lies a lot deeper &, you are not going to like it.

somewhere in our past, we stopped 'buying america' &, in retrospect, it seems like it was just yesterday when all we bought was america. our cars, clothing, footwear & just about every other product you can name, was made & sold in america to americans. &, even though we had our ups & downs, we were doing okay. & bam! overnight we were reduced to a nation that couldn't help but buy something imported.

when was the last time you looked on a product to see where it was made? &, when was the last time you didn't buy it because it wasn't made here? (for a lot of you, if you did this tomorrow, it would be your first time.) no, our markets are flooded with foreign made products:::cell phones, computers, clothing, sneakers &, even the auto market. it would not surprise me to see "made in korea" on our flag staff.

OBAMA, BAILOUTS DON'T WORK & YOU WENT TO HARVARD

hello america! it's astonishing to know that our federal government has all this money of ours at their disposal &, they haven't even put a single bandaid on a single scratch. truely, astonishing!

from all of our money that was doled out under george bush to what obama is sitting on &, not one penny has helped slow this economic free-fall? any idiot that can almost add 1 plus 1 knows that there is something very wrong with this setting.

we have bailed out: the auto industry; the banking industry; the housing market; &, the wall street industry (fannie & freddie) & nothing was accomplished. now, we must bail them out again
&, more of nothing will be accomplished. when will those in charge learn? when will we learn & step up & let our voices be heard?

america, how many times will we bailout fannie mae before we understand that giving them money doesn't work? how much money will we continue to give to bank of america before we realize that giving them money doesn't work? how long will we continue to give money to the auto industry before we discover it doesn't work? how long people?

&, as soon as we give them some money, they're back for more. &, they know they're going to get it. look at american express trying to change so it can get some of our money. &, our experts in the federal government say they're too big for us to let them fall. we play the selective game of who we will help & who we won't. look at girly-boy barney franks ushering 12 million dollars of tarp money to a failing bank in his own state---one united bank in boston. then look at some of the other banks that we let go under because they didn't have a powerful congressperson standing up for them. it's not only a shame, it has to be a misuse of authority & should be investigated & punished. as is the case of harry reid's hi-speed rail service from las vegas to los angeles.

all that money & yet, foreclosures are stilling occuring daily; banks still aren't lending; the big 3 in the auto industry still can't sell their products. we gave citibank/group all that money & now we're getting ready to "nationalize" them.

america, it seems cruel to say this but, we need to keep the federal government out of the private sector-period. i realize that a lot more people will end up unemployed but, even after those industries got our money, they continue to lay-off workers. so, giving them money is not the answer. these companies, if left to fend for themselves, will figure out a way to survive. case in point, k-mart. another case in point, ford motor company.

yes, our unemployment lines will grow & that's where the federal dollars could be of good use. & yes, welfare & health. &, we as a people, would support those that deserved to be supported until the bad times turned to good ones. we already support a welfare system where everyone on it is not needy.

obama, bailout the country-not the businesses.