Obama Blamed For Gay Marriage Defeat

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U.S. President Barack Obama has been blamed for the defeat of a gay marriage law in Maine. How you ask? Gay rights activists claim Obama, who recently signed legislation into law to protect homosexuals, didn't do enough. Are they serious.

One would think the currently prevailing liberal theme in political circles in Washington, would have helped, but the people, also known as the voters, have spoken and they do not want gay marriage.

U.S. President Barack Obama

The Judiciary Report is not in favor of gay marriage anywhere. Gay marriage is a bid at turning society upside down to suit someone's personal sexual choices. The Bible clearly notes marriage is between a man and a woman. Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.

Furthermore, why do gays want to marry each other. The rate of domestic violence, dysfunction, suicide and depression is highest in gay relationships.

Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for loss in Maine

SAN FRANCISCO — Stunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads — and President Barack Obama's lack of engagement — for a bitter election setback in Maine that could alter the dynamics for both sides in the gay-marriage debate.

Conservatives, in contrast, celebrated Maine voters' rejection of a law that would have allowed gay couples to wed, depicting it as a warning shot that should deter politicians in other states from pushing for same-sex marriage.

"Every time the citizens have voted on marriage, they have always sided with natural marriage," said Mathew Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, a Florida-based Christian legal group. "Maine dramatically illustrates the will of the people, and politicians should wake up and listen."

Gay activists were frustrated that Obama, who insists he staunchly supports their overall civil rights agenda, didn't speak out forcefully in defense of Maine's marriage law before Tuesday's referendum. The law was repealed in a vote of 53 percent to 47 percent.

"President Obama missed an opportunity to state his position against these discriminatory attacks with the clarity and moral imperative that would have helped in this close fight," said Evan Wolfson of the national advocacy group Freedom to Marry. "The anti-gay forces are throwing millions of dollars into various unsubtle ads aimed at scaring people, so subtle statements from the White House are not enough."

The White House, asked about the criticism, had no immediate comment...

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Maine voters overturn state’s new same-sex marriage law

November 4, 2009 - PORTLAND, Maine - Maine voters overturned the state’s same-sex marriage law yesterday, delivering a potentially crushing blow to gay-rights advocates after a year when their cause seemed to be gaining momentum with legislative and legal victories in four states...

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Is Obama’s Health Care Plan Constitutional?

U.S. President Obama

Many are questioning the Constitutionality of Obama’s healthcare plan, which is an interesting premise. Is it Constitutional to compel citizens to obtain health insurance?

It can be argued, people are compelled to obtain car insurance, lest they be ticketed and fined. Therefore, the same principle would apply. In short, it probably is Constitutional, due to established case law in other areas of commerce regulated by the government.

Gibbs Says He Doesn’t Know if White House Has Reviewed Constitutionality of Forcing People to Buy Health Insurance

Monday, November 02, 2009 - (CNSNews.com) - White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs said today that he does not know if White House lawyers have reviewed whether it is constitutional for the federal government to order individuals to buy health insurance and said that the White House is not seriously considering the concerns of people such as Sen. Orrin Hatch (R.-Utah) who believe the mandate is not constitutionally justified.

This was the second time in two weeks that Gibbs had dismissed concerns that the Constitution does not give the federal government the power to force individuals to purchase items the government wants them to purchase.

Hatch told CNSNews.com last week that forcing people to buy health insurance cannot be justified under the Constitution’s Commerce Clause.

http://www.cnsnews.com

Republicans Gaining On Democrats

From the November 3. 2009 Judiciary Report article

U.S. President Obama

The U.S. gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, the latter already decided, with Republican Bob McDonnell emerging as the winner, and the former state holding a GOP lead, has made it clear, Obama’s presidential initiatives are hurting the Democratic Party, as stated two months ago. Obama also needs to think about the 2012 elections.

Yes, one wants to act with integrity and take the road one feels is the best course of action, but the public has been speaking and the White House has not been listening. Neither has Congress, which currently holds a Democratic majority. The current senatorial races is a rebuke from the American people.

Did Washington learn nothing from George W. Bush’s bad decisions as a politician. If you fail to listen to the people, you are going to have problems. This holds true in any world democracy.

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Republican Christie captures NJ governor's seat

Posted: 11/03/2009 02:01:23 PM MST - TRENTON, N.J.—Chris Christie, an aggressive former prosecutor who racked up a perfect conviction rate in public corruption cases and became the darling of New Jersey's Republican Party establishment, has unseated the deep-pocketed but unpopular Gov. Jon Corzine.

Christie, 47, on Tuesday became the first member of his party in a dozen years to win a statewide contest in heavily Democratic New Jersey. President Barack Obama invested heavily in the race, campaigning with Corzine five times on three separate visits...

Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina, who was sharply criticized when he yelled, "You lie," during Obama's health care speech to a joint session of Congress, stumped for Christie in the campaign's final weekend.

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Obama On U.S. Trade And Jobs

U.S. President Obama is stressing job creation by the public and private sector as the way out of the current economic recession-turned depression.

U.S. President Obama

In a public address given this past weekend, the President stated, the United States is willing to trade with anyone. Does “anyone” as we know the term to mean, include Cuba and Iran?

In other news, Obama's job numbers are still being scrutinized by the press and economists as inaccurate and costly to the taxpayers. The housing and job markets are still very bad, as is the deficit and budget.

Obama: Private, public sectors must create jobs

President Barack Obama said Monday the public and private sectors must find more ways to create jobs to continue the nation's climb out of an economic recession...

The president said job losses would continue for weeks and months to come and called for bold, innovative action by his administration, Congress and the private sector to create more good-paying jobs.

He also said the U.S. must break out of a "debilitating gridlock on trade policy," by ending the false choice between a wide-open, free wheeling import policy or fearful, protectionist approach to trade. He called for a more balanced policy of letting the world know America wants to compete and trade — fairly — with anyone. He gave no specifics...

We've got a long way to go. We are still seeing production levels that are significantly below peak levels and most distressing is the fact that job growth continues to lag.

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Obama tempers economic news with caution on jobs

WASHINGTON — ...The good news of the week: The economy is on the rise for the first time in more than a year. Fro m July through September the economy grew by 3.5 percent, the strongest uptick in two years. Obama called the development no cause for celebration, but a welcome sign after so many months of distressing news.

"While we have a long way to go before we return to prosperity, and there will undoubtedly be ups and downs along the road, it's also true that we've come a long way," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address. "It is easy to forget that it was only several months ago that the economy was shrinking rapidly and many economists feared another Great Depression."

Yet the economic indicator that matters most to the majority of families — stable, solid employment — is still lagging.

Unemployment hit a 26-year high of 9.8 percent in September, and the October report due in the coming week could show it topping 10 percent.

"Economic growth is no substitute for job growth," Obama said. "And we will likely see further job losses in the coming days, a fact that is both troubling for our economy and heartbreaking for the men and women who suddenly find themselves out of work. But we will not create the jobs we need unless the economy is growing."

He added, "Positive news today does not mean there won't be difficult days ahead."...

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Dollar Homes Lack Buyers

Sat, Oct 31, 2009 - The housing market is so bad you can't even give away homes these days. Officials in suburban Barrington put three homes up for a sale at just a dollar a piece - a dollar! - and didn't get a single bidder...

http://www.nbcchicago.com

Obama Agrees With Bush On Wiretapping

President Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama is reneging on a campaign promise he made regarding transparency in government and honoring the Constitution, by asserting State Secrets Privilege, in having an Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) lawsuit thrown out of court, which was brought on behalf of a group of people, alleging they have been wrongfully, unlawfully and unethically wiretapped.

The mere fact the government is moving to have the lawsuit tossed out of court, lends credence to the EFF's claims. Clearly, something very egregious is going on and this is indeed a cover-up.

Thanks to the New York Times, the public has learned the White House, under George W. Bush, had been engaging in warantless wiretapping. The public learned the U.S. FBI has been reading citizens emails, scanning bank accounts and engaging in warantless wiretapping thanks to the Sound Off Column.

We've learned through Fox News the FBI routinely uses roving cell phone bugs (mobile phones), even when one's cell phone is turned off, to surreptitiously listen into conversations being held in the same room the phone is located. Other items hit the news such as the FBI's spyware program CIPAV.

The public also learned over a decade ago that the NSA routinely spies on select U.S. citizens via Echelon in England, as a technical, but unethical way to sidestep U.S. law, regarding spying on domestic citizens.

As many surveillance tools have now been uncovered, one can deduce, as there are only a number left that remain hidden, this case is based on covering ongoing behavior the government told the nation and the world it denounced and discontinued, but clearly have not, much to the chagrin of the Constitution. Such conduct erodes the nation's name.

I agree with the EFF regarding the current administration's about face, as it is indeed, "Incredibly disappointing." The public expected more.

Obama administration: Toss wiretap lawsuit

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder says a lawsuit in San Francisco over warrantless wiretapping threatens to expose ongoing intelligence work and must be thrown out.

In making the argument, the Obama administration agreed with the Bush administration's position on the case but insists it came to the decision differently. A civil liberties group criticized the move Friday as a retreat from promises President Barack Obama made as a candidate...

The Bush administration invoked the privilege numerous times in lawsuits over various post-9/11 programs, but the Obama administration recently announced that only a limited number of senior Justice Department officials would be able to make such decisions...

The lawsuit was filed by a group of individuals who claimed the government illegally monitored their communications. To proceed with the case, Holder said, would expose intelligence sources and methods...

Kevin Bankston, a lawyer for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil liberties group in San Francisco that is pursuing a similar lawsuit against the government, called Holder's decision "incredibly disappointing."

"The Obama administration has essentially adopted the position of the Bush administration in these cases, even though candidate Obama was incredibly critical of both the warrantless wiretapping program and the Bush administration's abuse of the state secrets privilege," said Bankston.

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Obama Job Creation Numbers Disputed

CBS News, the Wall Street Journal, Politico and a number of other news sources are refuting the White House’s job creation numbers as grossly inaccurate and overstated. The fact of the matter is the U.S. economy is still in very bad shape and sugarcoating the problem is not going to solve it.

$160,000 Per Stimulus Job? White House Calls That 'Calculator Abuse'

October 30, 2009 7:12 PM - Posting its results late this afternoon at Recovery.gov, the White House claimed 640,329 jobs have been created or saved because of the $159 billion in stimulus funds allocated as of Sept. 30.

Officials acknowledged the numbers were not exact, saying that states and localities that reported the numbers have made mistakes...

Brian Schmidt, director of planning and programming for the commission said that his staff originally reported to the Obama administration that the stimulus money saved 250 jobs. Then, realizing they had mistakenly double credited, they later changed that to 125 jobs. Tuesday, they updated it again to 74 jobs...

So let's see. Assuming their number is right -- 160 billion divided by 1 million. Does that mean the stimulus costs taxpayers $160,000 per job?

Jared Bernstein, chief economist and senior economic advisor to the vice president, called that "calculator abuse."

He said the cost per job was actually $92,000 -- but acknowledged that estimate is for the whole stimulus package as of the end of 2010...

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‘Jobs Created or Saved’ Is White House Fantasy: Caroline Baum

Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- ...But the government has no money of its own to spend; only what it borrows or confiscates from us via taxation. Oops.

“Government job creation is an oxymoron,” said Bill Dunkelberg, chief economist at the National Federation of Independent Business. It is only by depriving the private sector of funds that government can hire or subsidize hiring.

That’s why “jobs created or saved” is such pure fiction. It ignores what’s unseen, as our old friend Frederic Bastiat explained so eloquently 160 years ago in an essay...

Fiction Lags Reality...

Only 30,383 jobs were created or saved by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to Recovery.gov, the government’s once-transparent Web site that has become a complex blur of numbers, graphs and pie charts. These are only the jobs reported by federal contract recipients. The Obama administration will report the larger universe of ARRA-related jobs on Oct. 30...

http://www.bloomberg.com

Consumers Aren't Buying Stimulus Jobs "Success"

I'm getting sick and tired of everyone talking about how much worse shape we would be in, but for (fill in the blank: TARP, stimulus, auto bail outs...) Even if it's true, it doesn't make anyone feel better. That's what I keep thinking when Obama Administration officials sound like cheerleaders claiming victory over job creation that occurred as a result of the $787 billion stimulus...

http://www.cbsnews.com

Stimulus Jobs Check: Are They for Real?

Oct. 30, 2009 - Where are all the jobs the White House is talking about? California got $18.5 billion in stimulus money, producing more than 110,000 jobs. Illinois got nearly $6.5 billion, and turned that into more than 24,000 jobs. CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy brings us the story from California, and CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds reports from Illinois.

At Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, classrooms and budgets are tight despite the influx of stimulus dollars.

California received $7 billion for education. The government says that created or saved 62,000 jobs. But the teacher's union says California also made $6 billion in cuts to education resulting in 20,000 jobs lost. Friday, California's governor said that number could have been much worse...

http://www.cbsnews.com

Flat incomes, weak consumer spending raise concern

MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer Martin Crutsinger, Ap Economics Writer – Fri Oct 30, 4:42 pm ET

WASHINGTON – Flat incomes suggest more weakness ahead in consumer spending, reinforcing concerns about a ho-hum holiday shopping season and a sluggish economic recovery.

"This recovery is going to be very weak. Consumers are in no position or mood to spend. Their wages are down and they can't get credit," said Sung Won Sohn, an economics professor at California State University's Smith School of Business...

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Sheree Whitfield Wants To Style Mrs. Obama

Shameless Publicity...Or Did Somebody Really Lose Their Mind

The Obamas

"Real Housewives of Atlanta" reality TV star, Sheree Whitfield, wants the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, to wear clothes from her "She by Sheree" line.

First Lady Michelle Obama

I hope it’s not the see-through blouse you were trying to hock as fashion, during the show that was featured in the papers and online. If so, for the First Lady, it would be a no go - "Nay by Sheree" (kidding).

The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Sheree Whitfield is second from the right)

While, President Obama would probably like that on his wife at home, it is certainly questionable, attempting to outfit the First Lady of any nation, in items from a clothing line that has such skimpy, see-through pieces included in its runway showing.

BRAVO HOST WANTS FIRST LADY IN 'SHE BY SHEREE'

October 28, 2009 - Andy Cohen, the network's Senior Vice President of Original Programming and Development and host of every Bravo reunion show, says he is pushing for Michelle Obama to wear an item from "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Sheree's clothing line...

“I had Michelle Obama’s hairdresser Johnny Wright on last week,” he tells People.com. “And I said, ‘What is it going to take to get the First Lady into a She by Sheree frock?’ And he said that he’s anxiously awaiting what the line presents to see. He said if Sheree creates something great, maybe it will happen. So tonight,” Cohen said. “I’m really pushing for the first lady to wear She by Sheree!’”...

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Artificial Growth

The Obama Administration used today's GDP numbers, which reflect small growth, to proclaim the "recession" over, but is it. The administration is in danger of falling into a false sense of security.

Unemployment continues to skyrocket, foreclosures still soar, corporate revenue declines are still massive and consumer spending is way down. The crisis continues to surpass the Great Depression in the areas of foreclosures and revenue declines, among other things.

The aforementioned growth is actually the many billions in stimulus money, the government doled out that certain businesses are claiming as revenue. Therefore, said growth is not the real deal. It is artificial growth.

The government cannot sustain this form of growth by spending one to two trillion per year, as it will wreak havoc on the national deficit. Corporate America needs to start cutting back on waste and creating actual products and real services again. No more ponzi schemes, rip-offs or gouging.

With big government boost, U.S. economy grew in 3rd quarter

The U.S. economy roared to life this summer, as an array of government actions led to the strongest quarter of growth in two years.

The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the nation's gross domestic product rose at a 3.5 percent annual rate in the July-through-September quarter, the clearest evidence yet that the country has begun to emerge from the deepest downturn in decades.

But there were few signs in the new data that the private sector will be able to sustain that growth once the government pulls back, or that the rise will soon translate into an improving job market.

The unemployment rate has continued rising in recent months, to 9.8 percent in September, as businesses remained reluctant to hire...

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Obama Salutes During "Dignified Transfer"

Video: Obama Salutes Fallen Troops - CBS U.S. President Barack Obama woke up early this morning to salute 18 fallen American soldiers that died in combat in Afghanistan. "Dignified Transfer" The President was present at the U.S. airbase for what is known in military circles as the "Dignified Transfer." Some stated in print and online the move was a PR stunt, while others proclaimed it an effort by the Commander-in-Chief to show the public he is conscious of the sacrifice being made by the troops serving in the military. U.S. President Barack Obama War is a bloody business and most people want it to end, as no one is winning in this futile battle. My condolences to the bereaved. Obama, you owe it to the American people to stop this madness George W. Bush and Dick Cheney started under false pretenses.

Obama Accused Of Playing Political Favorites

A politician playing favorites with donors and top fundraisers, giving them special perks, if you know what I mean! Nooo! This is unheard of! Who knew such a thing existed! If you can't tell by now, I'm being sarcastic.

However, the head of the Republican Party, Michael Steele, is as serious as a heart attack, in accusing U.S. President, Barack Obama, of impropriety, in playing political favorites, lavishing favors and special treatment on his top donors, fundraisers and political benefactors.

Michael Steele

Presidents are not to do certain things, but let's be honest here, they do. I don't agree with it, but they do. However, it appears, President Obama just happened to get caught, as did Clinton.

And as crooked as former President George W. Bush was and particularly former Vice President, Dick Cheney, two men that called a very bloody war to steal oil, who you know were throwing around favors behind the scenes like Madonna and Demi Moore at a plastic surgeon's office, several Commanders-in-Chief are guilty of this.

EXCLUSIVE: Democratic donors rewarded with W.H. perks

During his first nine months in office, President Obama has quietly rewarded scores of top Democratic donors with VIP access to the White House, private briefings with administration advisers and invitations to important speeches and town-hall meetings.

High-dollar fundraisers have been promised access to senior White House officials in exchange for pledges to donate $30,400 personally or to bundle $300,000 in contributions ahead of the 2010 midterm elections, according to internal Democratic National Committee documents obtained by The Washington Times.

One top donor described in an interview with The Times being given a birthday visit to the Oval Office. Another was allowed use of a White House-complex bowling alley for his family. Bundlers closest to the president were invited to watch a movie in the red-walled theater in the basement of the presidential mansion.

Mr. Obama invited his top New York bundler, UBS Americas CEO Robert Wolf, to golf with him during the president's Martha's Vineyard vacation in August. At least 39 donors and fundraisers also were treated to a lavish White House reception on St. Patrick's Day, where the fountains on the North and South Lawns were dyed green, photos and video reviewed by The Times and CBS News also show...

http://washingtontimes.com

Steele demands investigation into alleged WH perks for top Dem donors

10/28/09 09:40 AM ET - Republicans called for an investigation into allegations that President Barack Obama gave top donors special access to the White House on Wednesday.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) demanded an investigation into a report published in The Washington Times that top donors to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) had been rewarded with access to privileged White House tours, behind-the-scenes briefings and other perks.

RNC Chairman Michael Steele said that the White House had effectively become a "full-service resort" during Obama's tenure, likening the alleged access to the benefits former President Bill Clinton had offered to some friends and top donors during his time in office.

"The seriousness of this issue requires an immediate investigation looking into the degree and details of fundraising efforts between the White House and DNC, whether there was any quid pro quo offered to donors, and the names of White House officials who were involved in such activities," Steele said Wednesday in a statement...

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Member Of U.S. Military Resigns Over Futile War

U.S. President Barack Obama spoke to troops yesterday, telling them he would not risk their lives unless it was absolutely necessary, after a bloody day of combat that left American soldiers dead.

The wars in the Middle East have come at a very high price to the people of the region and soldiers as well, who have lost their lives for reasons unsure.

A high profile member of the U.S. Military, Matthew Hoh, recently resigned, as he deems the war futile, much like the rest of the American and British population, who’ve had to burry their loved ones.

It is easy to speak of sacrifice, when it is not one’s child. When you are required to “Take one for the team” as the phrase goes, the indescribable pain, anguish and sorrow, is not worth it.

These deceitful wars, where people do not even know what they are fighting for anymore, need to end.

October deadliest month for US in Afghan war

KABUL – Roadside bombs — the biggest killer of U.S. soldiers — claimed eight more American lives Tuesday, driving the U.S. death toll to a record level for the third time in four months as President Barack Obama nears a decision on a new strategy for the troubled war.

The homemade bombs, also called improvised explosive devices or IEDs, are responsible for between 70 percent and 80 percent of the casualties among U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan and have become a weapon of "strategic influence," said Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz in Washington...

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US official resigns over Afghan war

Tuesday 27 October 2009 14.33 GMT - Matthew Hoh of the state department becomes the first US official to resign in protest of the war in Afghanistan.

A former US marine who fought in Iraq, joined the state department after leaving the military and was a diplomat in a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan has become the first US official to resign in protest of the Afghan war, the Washington Post reported today.

Matthew Hoh said he believes the war is simply fuelling the insurgency.

"I have lost understanding of and confidence in the strategic purposes of the United States' presence in Afghanistan," Hoh wrote in his resignation letter, dated 10 September but published today. "I have doubts and reservations about our current strategy and planned future strategy, but my resignation is based not upon how we are pursuing this war, but why and to what end."...

http://www.guardian.co.uk

Obama's Plea To Banks

"Video: Obama: Banks Need to Help Small Businesses"

After flooding banks with more cash than is safe for the economy, U.S. President Barack Obama, is now imploring said financial institutions to lend to creditworthy small businesses, in a bid to unclog the revenue block that has gripped the corporate sector.

As mentioned previously, a handful of corporate conglomerates gobbled up many smaller companies, then collapsed due to crooked business practices.

Yes, sometimes mergers and acquisitions are a bad thing, as smaller companies become soulless and bland.

The Obamas Family Portrait

The First Family of the United States of America, sat for an official photo in the White House. Left to right, U.S. President Barack Obama, daughter Sasha Obama, wife and First Lady, Michelle Obama and daughter Malia Obama.

Obama's Approval Numbers Hit New Low

According to polls, U.S. President Barack Obama's approval ratings have sustained their biggest decline, since he has taken office this year, hitting a new low.

President Barack Obama's team appears to be suffering from shortsightedness, not thinking ahead or correctly anticipating public reaction to many of their initiatives.

Former President George W. Bush, left the country in a very bad way, dragging the nation to unprecedented lows. However, Obama must not look at the Presidency as a situation where he can do no wrong and he cannot allow the job to warp his mind.

President Obama needs to listen to the will of the people. At the end of the day, it is all that will matter in any political climate. Collectively and politically, the people can make or break you.

Effectiveness Of Stimulus Questioned

U.S. President Barack Obama

The effectiveness of the stimulus bills by former President George W. Bush and White House incumbent, Barack Obama, is being questioned, as the numbers are not adding up and equaling growth.

Certain companies such as AIG and a few automakers needed the assistance, to save a multitude of jobs, but the government lost its way in throwing billions at banks and numerous other financial entities and business enterprises, some of which have misused the funds, not producing anything of value for the American people. Some banks, such as Northern Trust, received massive sums of money they didn't even need.

I question the logic of having done this, rather than focusing on a few U.S. corporations that anchor the American economy.

Additionally, bailout money, by law, should have been stipulated as funds that must be repaid, as corporations improved their financial outlook.

As it stands, many business recipients have no intention of repaying a dime, as they are not legally compelled to do so. Christmas came early for the corporate sector courtesy of the American taxpayer.

1 In 6 Americans Live In Poverty

U.S. President Barack Obama

America is often referred to as the land of plenty, but a shocking study discovered, 1 in 6 Americans live in poverty. The National Academy of Science stated in a recently released report this week, 47.4 million Americans lived in poverty last year. The U.S. population currently sits at 305 million people.

This dangerous shift, indicates something the Judiciary Report published two years ago. Due to the financial corruption transpiring in America's corporate sector and government's complicity in this regard, the U.S. is heading in the direction of becoming the new India, no disrespect intended to either nation.

Two years ago, on September 27, 2007, in the How George Bush Destroyed The U.S. Economy article, the Judiciary Report stated, "What is forming is a similar situation to what happened in India, respectfully, with a small group of rich and a large group of poor. Unemployment is going to skyrocket if the government is not careful."

As time has now shown, that is just what has happened with unemployment, which skyrocketed this year and now the poverty rate is beginning to head in that direction as well, as predicted.

When the gulf between the rich and the poor grows in leaps and bounds, poverty will increase in very demonstrable ways.

The war in Iraq was ordered by the Bush administration to help a handful of rich people get very rich and it inadvertently made many people poor as well, eroding America's overall wealth and standing in the world.

Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney opened a real Pandora's box via said corruption and now they can't shut it. Excessive spending by the new administration is only going to make things worse.

Revised formula puts 1 in 6 Americans in poverty

WASHINGTON — The level of poverty in America is even worse than first believed. A revised formula for calculating medical costs and geographic variations show that approximately 47.4 million Americans last year lived in poverty, 7 million more than the government's official figure.

The disparity occurs because of differing formulas the Census Bureau and the National Academy of Science use for calculating the poverty rate. The NAS formula shows the poverty rate to be at 15.8 percent, or nearly 1 in 6 Americans, according to calculations released this week. That's higher than the 13.2 percent, or 39.8 million, figure made available recently under the original government formula...

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4-Year-Old Claims $8,000 Housing Credit

U.S. President Obama and some people (joking)

President Obama's $8,000 tax credit for first time homebuyers, is being abused according to published reports. Thus far, the IRS has uncovered 19,000 cases of fraud, including a 4-year-old claiming the $8,000 tax credit, after allegedly purchasing his own home.

People should desist abusing the tax credit, as there are people in America that have legitimately benefited from the program, aiding them in purchasing their first home.

If there is too much abuse, the program maybe scrapped altogether. Therefore, think of others who genuinely need it, before you misuse the program.

Homebuyer's tax credit: A hotbed of fraud?

Posted Oct 22nd 2009 2:30PM - Lately, the residential real estate market has been perking up. A key driver has been a juicy tax break: the first-time home buyer's tax credit, which comes to $8,000. No doubt, this can make a big difference when making the decision to purchase a home.

In fact, about 1.4 million taxpayers have filed returns to take advantage of the benefit.

This should be a good thing, right? Well, whenever there is a significant tax break, expect a good amount of cheats to get a piece of the action (especially during hard economic times).

According to a report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, it looks like 19,000 people filed tax returns -- claiming the credit -- even though they did not purchase a home. Some of the cases are actually comical, such as a four-year old who purchased his first home.

Interestingly enough, there is evidence that 74,000 other returns could be shams...

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New York Times Slams Obama Praise For FBI

Hear Hear! U.S. President Barack Obama and FBI Director Robert S. Mueller The New York Times slammed President Obama's decision to praise corrupt FBI Director Robert S. Mueller and co. yesterday. Mr. Obama should be careful in his dealings with Mr. Mueller. He and others routinely provided former President George W. Bush with illegally obtained information and a very false sense of security, whilst engaging in wrongdoing and telling the world, "Trust me, I'm the President." Where did that get George W. Bush? He is now ensconced in the anus, excuse me, annals of world history as the worst president ever. When you stand with criminals, you will fall with them as well. In Praise of Help That Hurts Published: October 20, 2009 - Give a president — any president — seven minutes in the office of a law enforcement agency, and you are bound to be splattered by the praise words flying everywhere. You are not, of course, in any danger of being clubbed with candor. So on Tuesday, when President Obama stopped by the F.B.I.’s offices in Lower Manhattan on his way to a political fund-raiser, the accolades were lavished on all present, like a middle-school soccer league awards ceremony where everyone is a winner. Just a few weeks ago, a team of F.B.I. agents and New York police investigators arrested a man who they said was planning a bomb attack. Others were charged with lying to investigators. This was an example, Mr. Obama said, of cooperation among federal and local authorities, a state of grace much discussed and rarely achieved, given the enduring attachment to turf. “You’re showing us what focused and integrated counterterrorism work really looks like,” Mr. Obama said. Well. Actually, there are serious, unsettled questions about whether “integrated counterterrorism work” is really all that we saw with those arrests last month... So was the city’s intelligence division working with the F.B.I., and did it just happen that a reasonable decision to question the imam turned out badly? Or did the division simply jump into another agency’s investigation? That depends on whom you ask. In Congressional briefings, two competing narratives have emerged, according to an official who was present and, because of the elephantine institutional egos involved in the dispute, did not want to be named. The police department said that it was working all along with the F.B.I., through a joint terrorism task force that includes both F.B.I. agents and city police officers, according to the official. But some federal agents were outraged, the official said... For now, the full facts about the questioning of the imam also remain unanswered. Even so, the gloss of unambiguous success was laid on by the presidential visit on Tuesday. “Your collaboration earned the respect and gratitude not just of New Yorkers but of Americans everywhere,” Mr. Obama said. Well, maybe not everywhere. http://www.nytimes.com

Obama To Address U.S. Deficit

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According to published reports, President Barack Obama, stated he is going to address the ever increasing, U.S. deficit. There are way too many zeros in the deficit.

In light of the massive spending that has transpired in the White House and Congress over the past few months, the Judiciary Report does not fathom how that is financially feasible at this particular juncture. The laws of mathematics say it is not. Cut back on the spending.

Obama Lays Plans to Tackle Deficit

OCTOBER 20, 2009 - This has been the year of coping with the economic mess. Next year will be the year of coping with the deficit mess that follows the economic mess.

The Obama White House has come to that conclusion, and is already starting to plan how to go about tackling the job. The effort is likely to start early next year and will include plenty of direct presidential engagement, with equal parts psychology and substance...

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Oprah Winfrey To Interview Sarah Pailin

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U.S. talk show host, Oprah Winfrey, is finally going to interview former Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin. Winfrey caught a lot of flak for refusing to interview Palin during the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, opting to only do shows with now President, Barack Obama and his Democratic contingent.

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There is much she can discuss with Palin, such as the 2008 campaign (which would have been a more timely discussion in 2008), items that have been reported in the press about her marriage, the dad of her grandchild selling stories on the family and why she resigned as the Governor of Alaska.

Sarah Palin To Finally Appear On Oprah

Posted on Oct 20, 2009 @ 05:00PM - Sarah Palin is taking the TV plunge: she has finally agreed to appear on Oprah. On November 16, she and Oprah Winfrey will meet for the first time during the already much-hyped episode...

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