Monday, July 10, 2006

It's The Left, Not Liberman, Who Is Undermining The Democrat Party This is great.  Look how the George Soros, Al Franken-Air America, Moveon.org wing of the democrat party view Joe Lieberman, their VP candidate in the 2000 election.  The Al Frankens of the world view Lieberman as a threat, who is undermining their party.  I contend it is they who have undermined the Democrat Party, it is they who have moved so far left that they have left many Democrats behind.   Just look at the love from these liberals, below.   Joe Lieberman Undermines the Party. In Hour One, Al talked about some of the problems with Joe Lieberman and how he's undermining the Democratic Party.  Here's a quickie summary of how he's voted in office, and what he said recently on the war.  (Paragraphs are quoted from the source) ROVE-LIKE CRITICISM OF ANTI-WAR DEMOCRATS. "It is time for Democrats who distrust President Bush to acknowledge that he will be commander-in-chief for three more critical years, and that in matters of war we undermine Presidential credibility at our nation's peril."  [Speech, December 6, 2005] PROTECTION OF ENRON-STYLE ACCOUNTING Nervous regulators recognized early on that the profusion of stock options had the potential to deceive investors while cheating the tax system--illusions that could drive company stock prices to impossible heights. Tech startup firms, as well as established names like Microsoft, were issuing a growing volume of stock options as a substitute for wage compensation, especially for top executives. These companies did not have to report the billions in new options as an operating cost, thus making their earnings seem much greater than they were. Yet when employees eventually cashed in the options, the companies claimed them as tax deductions. This two-way mirror is symptomatic of the deceptive bookkeeping that permeated corporate affairs during the boom and the bubble. Back in 1993, when the Financial Accounting Standards Board proposed to stop it, Lieberman went to war. [...]  Accounting professor Itzhak Sharav of the Columbia University Business School describes Lieberman's intervention as the first step on "the slippery slope that got us mired in the Enron swamp."  [The Nation, September 2002] Lieberman and other New Dems joined with Gingrich and Republicans to pass securities "reform," a centerpiece of Gingrich's Contract With America, over President Clinton's veto. The measure, which the DLC touts to this day, made it harder for shareholders to hold executives and accountants liable for misleading reports. Clinton is surely right to now point to this measure as contributing directly to the current scandals.  [The Nation, July 2002] CONTRACEPTIVES FOR RAPE VICTIMS Lieberman said he believes hospitals that refuse to give contraceptives to rape victims for "principled reasons" shouldn't be forced to do so. "In Connecticut, it shouldn't take more than a short ride to get to another hospital," he said.  [The New Haven Register, March 2006] SCHIAVO Lieberman sided with Republicans interceding in Terri Schiavo's care, telling the AP at the time that he felt “very strongly that we ought to honor life and we ought not to create a system where people are being deprived of nutrition or hydration in a way that ends their lives.”   [Source] SUICIDAL GAY TEENS In August 1994, Lieberman voted in favor of a proposal by Republican Jesse Helms to cut off all federal money from schools that offer counseling to suicidal gay teens by referring them to gay support groups or in any way suggesting it's OK to be gay.  [Paul Bass, Hartford Courant, June 4, 2006] LOBBYISTS How many Connecticut Democrats remember that their senator was one of only two Democrats who voted with Republicans in 1995 to kill a lobbyist-gift ban?   [Paul Bass, Hartford Courant, June 4, 2006] LIBERAL PROFESSORS.  Lieberman helped Lynne Cheney found a McCarthy-style group called the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, which hounded liberal university professors for criticizing American foreign policy, including the president of Wesleyan University.  [Paul Bass, Hartford Courant, June 4, 2006] [The Al Franken Show | Air America Radio -] 4:47:48 PM    Google It! comment [] trackback []

Let The Investigation Continue For Rep. William Jefferson (D) La. Yes, and may the investigation begin.  Now will Speaker Hastert and the rest who thought this was illegal accept the judgement? Federal Judge Rules Members of Congress Not Above The Law. Good news in the bribery scandal of Rep. William Jefferson. An FBI raid on a Louisiana congressman's Capitol Hill office was legal, a federal judge ruled Monday. Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan said members of Congress are not above the law. He rejected requests from lawmakers and Democratic Rep. William Jefferson to return material seized by the FBI in a May 20-21 search of Jefferson's office. In a 28-page opinion, Hogan dismissed arguments that the first-ever raid on a congressman's office violated the Constitution's protections against intimidation of elected officials. PREVIOUS: When Democrats Get Caught Is Congress Above The Law? Hastert Still Clueless House Leaders Wake Up [GOP Bloggers] 4:34:45 PM    Google It! comment [] trackback []

World Cup 'Golden Ball' Goes To, Da Thug He still has a ways to go to top Ron Artest in the violence-in-sports category, but France captain Zinedine Zidane (the guy in white still standing) won the sport's Golden Ball award for the World Cup's best player.   The voting for this award came after the last game.  That is to say, after this assault and battery took place.  Video.  Way to go Italy!  4:13:38 PM    Google It! comment [] trackback []

WHAT OUR STATES ARE DOING TO COMBAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. Alabama Training 70 state troopers with the power to arrest illegal immigrants. Arizona Required U.S. citizenship or legal immigrant status to receive health benefits. Illegal immigrants can receive emergency care only. Sent troops to assist with vehicle inspections along Arizona's border with Mexico. Approved ballot initiatives to be decided by voters in November: Making English the official language of Arizona. Prohibiting undocumented immigrants from receiving state services such as adult education, child care and in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities. Prohibiting undocumented immigrants from receiving punitive damages in civil lawsuits. Requiring judges to deny bail to undocumented immigrants arrested for serious offenses. Arkansas Pledged to send troops to the Mexico border. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature agreed on a $131 billion state budget after dropping proposals to provide health care to children of undocumented immigrants. Sent National Guard troops to the Mexico border. Colorado Continued a special legislative session Sunday on illegal immigration. Made smuggling people into the USA a felony. Barred state agencies from awarding contracts to businesses that knowingly employ illegal immigrants. Required businesses seeking state contracts to verify immigration status of workers. Created a $50,000 civil fine for counterfeiting identification documents. Connecticut Pledged to send troops to the Mexico border. Delaware Pledged to send troops to the Mexico border. Florida Required proof of legal immigrant status for driver's license applicants. Georgia Required, in a phased-in program that will begin July 1, 2007, that contractors doing business with state or local governments verify citizenship status of new workers. Required adult applicants for public benefits to verify eligibility. Required all Georgia employers to verify the legal status of employees hired on or after Jan. 1, 2008, in order to claim a state income tax deduction on such employees' salaries. Required jails to determine the legal status of prisoners charged with a felony or driving under the influence. Idaho Limited unemployment benefits to citizens and legal immigrants. Illinois Required that people be citizens or legal immigrants to receive state health plan coverage. Kansas Limited unemployment benefits to citizens and legal immigrants. Kentucky Pledged to send troops to the Mexico border. Louisiana Authorized the state to investigate contractors suspected of hiring illegal immigrants. The state can order such workers fired and fine businesses that don't comply. Maine Tightened requirements for issuing driver's licenses to non-citizens. Maryland Required the governor to fund health care services for certain legal immigrant children and pregnant women. Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said he would seek federal authority to empower state police to detain illegal immigrants encountered during normal law enforcement activity. Minnesota Will send up to 200 National Guard troops to Mexico border. Missouri Denied unemployment benefits to workers who aren't citizens. Montana Pledged to send troops to the Mexico border. Nebraska In an effort to assist illegal immigrants, made unauthorized immigrant students eligible for in-state tuition at public universities. New Hampshire Required proof of citizenship to register to vote. New Jersey Pledged to send troops to the Mexico border. New Mexico Pledged to send troops to the Mexico border. New York A state appeals court ruled that the state Department of Motor Vehicles can require immigrants to prove they are in the USA legally before obtaining driver's licenses. Will send 150 National Guard troops to the Mexico border. North Carolina Pledged to send troops to the Mexico border. Oklahoma Denied unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants. Pennsylvania Prohibited use of illegal immigrants on state projects. Rhode Island Effective Jan. 1, children who are not U.S. citizens will not be added to the state's health care program for the poor, even if they are in the USA legally. Children who enroll by Dec. 31 will keep their benefits. South Dakota Required passport or another government-issued identification card when voting. Pledged to send troops to the Mexico border. Tennessee Barred state contracts for a year from businesses that knowingly employ illegal immigrants. Pledged to send troops to the Mexico border. Texas Prohibited businesses from deducting the costs of salaries and benefits for undocumented workers from their taxable revenue. Spent $20 million to expand Operation Rio Grande, a border security initiative. Will spend $5 million to put hundreds of surveillance cameras along the border at hot spots for criminal activity and routes frequently used to enter the USA. Virginia Pledged to send troops to the Mexico border. Wisconsin Pledged to send troops to the Mexico border. Wyoming Barred non-citizens from certain state-funded scholarships. *** Be proud our States are taking action against illegal immirgration. It is time this pro-illegal/pro-amnesty attitude be put to rest. [Freedom Watch] 11:59:36 AM     comment [] trackback []

Blues show set for takeoff. Area agencies say they are good to go for Friday and Saturday's Blue Angels air show. [PensacolaNewsJournal.com - Local News] 8:37:46 AM     comment [] trackback []

Comic for 10 Jul 2006. [Wizard of Id] 8:36:29 AM     comment [] trackback []

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