We are barely out of the midterm elections and there is already talk of Jim DeMint, the Club for Growth, and Republican Senatorial Committee endorsing Sarah Steelman even before a challenger comes forward in the Republican primary. What we are seeing here is a deal of who's next in line for the Republican nod once again. This is one thing that I get tired of in Republican politics--the chosen next. It's what gave us Bob Dole in 1996, John McCain in 2008, and apparently it's going to give us Sarah Steelman for Senate in 2012.
Obviously, there has been a deal made that kept Sarah Steelman out of the 2010 Senate race against Roy Blunt, and now those favors are being quickly repaid as even good name conservatives like Jim DeMint is embracing the Missouri blonde bimbo. Surely it's not the mini skirt barely covering the 52 year old legs of Steelman is it Mr. DeMint? Cause it surely can't be her brains. She has a masters degree in Economics and can barely have a conversation on free trade.
Sarah Steelman, who is trying to sell herself as the anti-establishment candidate is already having meetings in Washington DC. She met with Jim DeMint recently.
"I was really impressed," DeMint told the Ballot Box of his meeting with Steelman, who recently jumped into the race against Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.). "She seems to be right down the line of where we are. She gets the need to roll back government spending and debt, so I was impressed."
Yeah, she's real good with talking points, but as Mark Reardon pointed out on KMOX there is just no substance calling her "not the sharpest knife in the drawer."
So basically, it's becoming easier to sum up the Steelman US Senate candidacy. It appears she was promised her chance by backing out of the 2010 US Senate Missouri primary against Roy Blunt. Now she is being coached by the establishment as to their expectations as it took her no time to get to Washington DC, furthering this belief Steelman is being promoted for playing the political games of the Republican party. It's not your turn, but in 2012... So she ends her challenge against Blunt before officially committing to the 2010 Senate race, only to announce one month later after the race. She is the party-picked candidate, and it's going to be hard for her to run as the anti-establishment outsider considering how this appears to be playing out.
It appears the powers that be are putting pressure on Jim Talent to stay out of the race to ensure Steelman has an easy primary, despite she is the only candidate who is polling under the current Senator Claire McCaskill. Now how bad do you have to be to be polling under Claire McCaskill in this anti-Democrat incumbent environment? Considering the Republicans willingness to wheel and deal for the Bush tax cuts in exchange for Obama's bride of stimulus, the Republicans might not have an easy road in 2012 like they expect. They better consider Sarah Steelman is the only major Republican underneath McCaskill in early polls.
Apparently there was a not so nice piece written by the Club for Growth on Jim Talent. Since the story was released, sources close to Mr. Talent are saying that the chances of him entering the race in January are now down to 50/50.
I am telling you, the powers that are be are pushing Steelman upon Missourians and working to remove any choice in the 2012 Republican primary. It's all a return of favors for Steelman not running in 2010.
Bo Duke Talks 9/11 Truth: From the General Lee to the World Trade Center
John Schneider, who played Bo Duke in the Dukes of Hazzard, is speaking up about 9/11. He shares his theories about 9/11 going as far as asking why Las Vegas's New York, New York was built without the Twin Towers when they were built before 9/11/2001. Not a very convincing argument.
Jill-Anne Adds Pole Dancing to Bring New Customers to Her NYC Greeting Card Store
An Allen Street greeting card store in New York City is using the art of pole dancing to lure customers in to buy a greeting card in this tough economy. Take a look:
If you buy $50 in greeting cards, you get your own personal pole dance... Geeze! I hope you aren't buying cards for your wife.
If you buy $50 in greeting cards, you get your own personal pole dance... Geeze! I hope you aren't buying cards for your wife.
The Daily Show Exposes Ben Bernanke's Lies About Printing Money
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PELLEY Is that tax money that the Fed is spending?
BERNANKE It's not tax money. the banks have-- accounts with the Fed, much the same way that you have an account in a commercial bank. So, to lend to a bank, we simply use the computer to mark up the size of the account that they have with the Fed. so it's much more akin to printing money than it is to borrowing.
PELLEY You've been printing money?
BERNANKE Well, effectively. And we need to do that, because our economy is very weak and inflation is very low. when the economy begins to recover, that will be the time that we need to unwind those programs, raise interest rates, reduce the money supply, and make sure that we have a recovery that does not involve inflation.
OK, let's fast forward to Decmeber 2010:
Bernanke: "One myth that's out there is that what we're doing is printing money. We're not printing money. The amount of currency in circulation is not changing. The money supply is not changing in any significant way. What we're doing is lowing interest rates by buying Treasury securities. And by lowering interest rates, we hope to stimulate the economy to grow faster. So, the trick is to find the appropriate moment when to begin to unwind this policy. And that's what we're gonna do."
This is why we need Ron Paul chairing the monetary committee in the House, but as you may know by now, John Boehner is trying to keep that from happening so we can continue down this path and give Bernanke free reign to lie to the American people.
Food Stamps Use Up 16.2% in 2010: Economy Improving
Who is the economy improving for? Everyday, we hear the Obama administration spin things are getting better. The signs are there. Really? Who is it getting better for?
With all this talk of the economy getting better, the federal food stamp program has seen a huge increase in 2010. Since January 1, food stamp use has risen nationally by 16.2%. In Washington DC, Tennessee, and Mississippi, nearly 20% of the residents use food stamps. As well last month food stamp usage was up 1.2% over the month before.
Really? The economy is getting better?
With all this talk of the economy getting better, the federal food stamp program has seen a huge increase in 2010. Since January 1, food stamp use has risen nationally by 16.2%. In Washington DC, Tennessee, and Mississippi, nearly 20% of the residents use food stamps. As well last month food stamp usage was up 1.2% over the month before.
Really? The economy is getting better?
Food Stamp Use, by State
Click on the top of any column to resort the chart.
| State | Number of people on food stamps Sept. 2010 | Year-over-year change | Month-over-month change | Percent of population on food stamps |
| U.S. total | 42,911,042 | 16.2% | 1.2% | 14% |
| Alabama | 849,785 | 12.8% | 1.2% | 18% |
| Alaska | 81,196 | 15.4% | -0.1% | 11.6% |
| Arizona | 1,044,410 | 10.9% | -0.3% | 15.8% |
| Arkansas | 483,309 | 8.4% | 0.7% | 16.7% |
| California | 3,466,974 | 17.7% | 1.2% | 9.4% |
| Colorado | 424,878 | 16.8% | 0.1% | 8.5% |
| Connecticut | 364,341 | 22.8% | 1.4% | 10.4% |
| Delaware | 124,755 | 21.9% | 2.6% | 14.1% |
| District of Columbia | 128,759 | 16.4% | 1.7% | 21.5% |
| Florida | 2,881,019 | 25.8% | 2.5% | 15.5% |
| Georgia | 1,693,976 | 16.4% | 0.7% | 17.2% |
| Hawaii | 147,250 | 15.7% | 1.2% | 11.4% |
| Idaho | 214,378 | 39.1% | 1.2% | 13.9% |
| Illinois | 1,839,051 | 18.6% | 8.5% | 14.2% |
| Indiana | 857,992 | 13.3% | 0.6% | 13.4% |
| Iowa | 352,164 | 10.9% | 0% | 11.7% |
| Kansas | 291,126 | 18% | 0.6% | 10.3% |
| Kentucky | 804,538 | 8.7% | -0.1% | 18.6% |
| Louisiana | 864,112 | 10.3% | 0.9% | 19.2% |
| Maine | 237,530 | 9.6% | 0.1% | 18% |
| Maryland | 616,102 | 20.4% | 1.5% | 10.8% |
| Massachusetts | 785,435 | 12.2% | 1% | 11.9% |
| Michigan | 1,884,751 | 15.2% | 0.4% | 18.9% |
| Minnesota | 455,852 | 17.2% | 0.7% | 8.7% |
| Mississippi | 601,432 | 8.7% | 1.1% | 20.4% |
| Missouri | 928,183 | 7.9% | 0.1% | 15.5% |
| Montana | 119,039 | 15.8% | 0.1% | 12.2% |
| Nebraska | 169,385 | 14.5%td> | 0% | 9.4% |
| Nevada | 314,253 | 28.7% | 1.5% | 11.9% |
| New Hampshire | 110,576 | 20.4% | 0.6% | 8.3% |
| New Jersey | 690,075 | 27.2% | 1.9% | 7.9% |
| New Mexico | 390,154 | 20.1% | 0.6% | 19.4% |
| New York | 2,895,995 | 13.3% | 0.8% | 14.8% |
| North Carolina | 1,476,207 | 18.2% | 2.3% | 15.7% |
| North Dakota | 61,229 | 7.1% | 0.3% | 9.5% |
| Ohio | 1,683,877 | 11.9% | 0.8% | 14.6% |
| Oklahoma | 613,531 | 14% | 0.9% | 16.6% |
| Oregon | 738,702 | 13.2% | 0.7% | 19.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,644,259 | 13.2% | 0.3% | 13% |
| Rhode Island | 150,450 | 26% | 1.3% | 14.3% |
| South Carolina | 832,651 | 11.3% | 0.3% | 18.3% |
| South Dakota | 99,504 | 14.9% | 0% | 12.2% |
| Tennessee | 1,267,478 | 8% | 0.5% | 20.1% |
| Texas | 3,837,839 | 24.6% | 0.9% | 15.5% |
| Utah | 269,819 | 25.9% | 3.8% | 9.7% |
| Vermont | 87,838 | 7.7% | 1% | 14.1% |
| Virginia | 826,277 | 13.8% | 0.7% | 10.5% |
| Washington | 1,006,518 | 16.4% | 0.8% | 15.1% |
| West Virginia | 343,764 | 5.1% | -0.6% | 18.9% |
| Wisconsin | 762,287 | 21.3% | 0.6% | 13.5% |
| Wyoming | 35,615 | 17.2% | 0.2% | 6.5% |
Sources: USDA, WSJ Research
Wisconsin Governor-elect Scott Walker Proposes Ending Service Unions in Wisconsin
Scott Walker is making proposals that will save Wisconsin taxpayers from large amounts of debt. Let's hope he gets support and carries them out.
One of his most impressive proposals is ending public service unions in Illinois. These unions have created large amounts of debt for every state through mismanaged pension plans, and it's time for them to go.
Governor-elect Scott Walker raised the possibility of essentially abolishing state employee unions on Tuesday as one option to control rising employee benefits costs and eliminate the state's budget deficit.
Walker, a Republican, said he's looking at a range of options that would weaken unions, including eliminating their ability to negotiate with the state.
"Anything from the decertify all the way through modifications of the current laws in place," Walker said at a luncheon sponsored by the Milwaukee Press Club at the Newsroom Pub.
"The bottom line is that we are going to look at every legal means we have to try to put that balance more on the side of taxpayers and the people who care about services."
Walker's comments were an escalation of an aggressive posture he's taken with state unions as he prepares to take office on Jan. 3.
Walker said the state's red ink and his pledge to focus on economic recovery require cuts in workers' health and pension benefits.
"You are not going to hear me degrade state and local employees in the public sector," Walker said. "But we can no longer live in a society where the public employees are the haves and taxpayers who foot the bills are the have-nots."
As a short-term measure, Walker wants to require workers to make a 5% contribution to their pensions. State union workers have traditionally not contributed to their plans. He also wants to increase employees' share of health costs to 12% - up from 4% to 6%, depending on the bargaining unit. Those changes would save $154 million from January to June 30 alone.
One of his most impressive proposals is ending public service unions in Illinois. These unions have created large amounts of debt for every state through mismanaged pension plans, and it's time for them to go.
Governor-elect Scott Walker raised the possibility of essentially abolishing state employee unions on Tuesday as one option to control rising employee benefits costs and eliminate the state's budget deficit.
Walker, a Republican, said he's looking at a range of options that would weaken unions, including eliminating their ability to negotiate with the state.
"Anything from the decertify all the way through modifications of the current laws in place," Walker said at a luncheon sponsored by the Milwaukee Press Club at the Newsroom Pub.
"The bottom line is that we are going to look at every legal means we have to try to put that balance more on the side of taxpayers and the people who care about services."
Walker's comments were an escalation of an aggressive posture he's taken with state unions as he prepares to take office on Jan. 3.
Walker said the state's red ink and his pledge to focus on economic recovery require cuts in workers' health and pension benefits.
"You are not going to hear me degrade state and local employees in the public sector," Walker said. "But we can no longer live in a society where the public employees are the haves and taxpayers who foot the bills are the have-nots."
As a short-term measure, Walker wants to require workers to make a 5% contribution to their pensions. State union workers have traditionally not contributed to their plans. He also wants to increase employees' share of health costs to 12% - up from 4% to 6%, depending on the bargaining unit. Those changes would save $154 million from January to June 30 alone.
Republican Joe Barton Begins his Fight Against Michael Copps and the FCC
Michael Copps has big plans for broadcasters around the United States. He will used his pulpit in the federal government to push what he believes in values in broadcasting. These aren't the values most of us consider values like less cussing. These are politically motivated values that attack the First Amendment at its core.
Copps introduced plans last week to have radio and television stations pass a "public values test" every four years to receive their licenses. The test is based on a government format of what the FCC believes to be values and robs the free market from working in broadcasting. In other words, it's the Fairness Doctrine on steroids designed to control content and limit talk that doesn't comply with the direction of the current administration.
Republican Representative Joe Barton is ready to fight the FCC. He has written a letter to Copps asking if this is his way to revive the Fairness Doctrine. Barton writes:
"I hope … that you do not mean to suggest that it is the job of the federal government, through the [FCC], to determine the content that is available for Americans to consume.”
Copps introduced plans last week to have radio and television stations pass a "public values test" every four years to receive their licenses. The test is based on a government format of what the FCC believes to be values and robs the free market from working in broadcasting. In other words, it's the Fairness Doctrine on steroids designed to control content and limit talk that doesn't comply with the direction of the current administration.
Republican Representative Joe Barton is ready to fight the FCC. He has written a letter to Copps asking if this is his way to revive the Fairness Doctrine. Barton writes:
"I hope … that you do not mean to suggest that it is the job of the federal government, through the [FCC], to determine the content that is available for Americans to consume.”
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