THINK ABOUT THIS HYPOTHETICAL..
 
LET’S SAY THAT ON SEPT.10, 2001 GW BUSH GOT INFORMATION OF THE IMPENDING AL QEADA  ATTACKS. LET’S SAY HE KNEW EXACTLY WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN, EXACTLY FROM WHERE THE PLANES WOULD TAKE OFF, EXACTLY WHO WAS IN THOSE PLANES AND EXACTLY WHAT THE TARGETS WERE.
 
AND LET’S SAY THAT AFTER HAVING THIS INFORMATION, PRESIDENT BUSH SENT THE FBI TO ARREST 3 HIJACKERS. LET’S SAY THE 3 THAT HE ARRESTED WERE THE 3 ON FLIGHT 93 THAT CRASHED IN SHANKSVILLE, PA. THE INTENDED TARGET OF THAT PLANE WAS EITHER THE CAPITOL BUILDING OR THE WHITE HOUSE.
 
AND LET’S SAY THAT THAT AFTER THE OTHER 3 HIT THEIR TARGETS, KILLING 3000+ AMERICANS, PRESIDENT BUSH HELD A NATIONALLY TELEVISED SPEECH FROM THE OVAL OFFICE AND HE TOLD US JUST HOW GREAT  OF A SUCCESS IT WAS TO HAVE ARRESTED 3 OF THE 12 TERRORISTS.
 
DOES ANYONE THINK THAT OSAMA BIN LADEN CONSIDERS THE 9/11 ATTACKS AS A FAILURE BECAUSE FLIGHT 93 DIDN’T HIT ITS INTENDED TARGET? NO, HE DOESN’T. TO HIM, 9/11 WAS A HUGE SUCCESS EVEN THOUGH ONLY 75 % OF THE INTENDED GOAL WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
 
AS WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE, HE PROBABLY THINKS, OK I GOT SOMETHING DONE THAT DAY, I MIGHT NOT HAVE GOTTEN ALL I WANTED BUT SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING.
 
WOULD WE, IN ANY WAY ACCEPT, AS A VICTORY, THE FACT THAT PRESIDENT BUSH STOPPED 25% OF THE CARNAGE THAT DAY? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
 
BILL CLINTON TOLD THE DEMOCRAT CONTROLLED CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP TO PASS HEALTHCARE IN ANY FORM. HE SAID TO PASS SOMETHING, YOU CAN AMEND IT FOREVER.
 
SO I ASK YOU THIS, WILL WE ACCPET THE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP TO STOP PARTS OF THIS AND ALLOW OTHER PARTS TO PASS? FOR EXAMPLE, WE KNOW THERE’S A PROVISION IN THE BILL THAT ALLOWS FOR TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO FUND ABORTIONS. WE ALSO KNOW THERE’S A PROVISION IN THE BILL THAT WILL FORCE EVERYONE TO “BUY” HEALTH INSURANCE OR FACE A HUGE FINE. AND IF THE FINE ISN’T PAID, WE FACE IMPRISONMENT. AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE’S A PROVISION IN THE BILL TO COVER ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
 
WELL, WE CANNOT ALLOW THE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP TO STOP TAXPAYER FUNDED ABORTIONS AND ALLOW THE REST OF THE BILL TO PASS. WE CANNOT ALLOW REPUBLICANS TO STOP ILLEGALS BEING COVERED AND HAVE THE REST OF THE BILL PASS.
 
STOPPING 25 % OF THE TERRORISTS ATTACKS ON 9/11 WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A SUCCESS AND STOPPING 25% OF THE SOCIALIZED MEDICINE BILL WILL NOT BE A SUCCESS EITHER.
 
WE, AS A NATION, GREW “WAR WEARY”. WILL WE GROW WEARY OF FIGHTING THIS WAR AS WELL?
 
IF WE OR OUR REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP GROW WEARY OF FIGHTING THIS WAR, WE WILL HAVE A CONSTANT, NEVER ENDING DEMOCRAT PARTY LED 9/11.
 
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS SEEK TO CAUSE MORE HARM TO AMERICANS THAN OSAMA BIN LADEN EVER IMAGINED. 9/11 WAS ONE DAY AND WE GOT OUT OF THE ECONOMIC DAMAGE IT CAUSED.  SOCIALIZED MEDICINE WILL BE FOREVER.
 
 
THINK ABOUT THAT!!!!

However, she did try to sell me a bill of goods about how pro-life she is by stating the following:

“As you may know, I voted to institute a ban on partial birth abortions as well as human cloning in the 108th Congress. In my role as Chair of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, I have worked hard to create a healthy, functional, and well-resourced adoption system that offers a viable alternative to women struggling with an unwanted pregnancy. […]  By concentrating our focus on reducing the number of unplanned pregnancies in America, we will in turn reduce the number of abortions.”

In April 2009, Senator Landrieu in a roll call vote, voted against the Coburn Amendment No. 828 which would “protect the freedom of conscience for patients and the right of health care providers to serve patients without violating their moral and religious convictions.”

As stated in my previous post, Senator Landrieu has a history of voting pro-abortion, and it is safe to say that voting to essentially force medical professionals to perform abortions is a blatant declaration of abortion-at-any-cost.

According to Landrieu’s record, not only must the pro-lifer’s tolerate that abortion is perpetrated in the United States, but that we must pay for it and we must commit the abortions against our will.  The only step left in the Canon at the Altar of Abortion is forced abortions and sterilizations, which aren’t far off, considering both are championed by President Barack Obama’s “Science Czar” (his words, not mine) John Holdren.

BREAKING: Senate GOP Folding Over Health Care Reform

I am told quite reliably that in a meeting today on Capitol Hill, Republican Senators began to rapidly move toward concessions on health care because they are afraid they cannot hold their members. Some Republicans are now thinking of supporting a government program.

Go to the action center and start calling.

Already, Senate Democrats are looking to pass healthcare by attaching it to unrelated legislation — the back door Brian Darling has repeatedly warned us about.

Republicans are starting to waver on this.

Call now. Tell the GOP to stand firm in opposition to the Democrats’ health care plans.

   [From CBN News…so sad that main stream U.S. media never covers atrocities committed against Christians in other parts of the world.]

“Sudan’s Christians are now urging for international help after seven believers were crucified by a rebel group close to the Ugandan border.

Villagers found the bodies of the Christians near the town of Nzara in south Sudan.

The Catholic Herald reported the prime suspects in the brutal murders are marauding soldiers from the Lord’s Resistance Army.

The guerrillas reportedly also stormed two churches, desecrating the buildings and kidnapping several young people.

In response, a local bishop called for a three-day prayer event for Christians of all denominations in the region.

It culminated in a silent protest by more than 20,000 people who walked two miles barefoot in sack cloth and ashes to ask the government for more protection.

Todd Nettleton is a spokesman for the Voice of the Martyrs, an organization that serves the persecuted church.

Click play for his comments to CBN News on these brutal attacks and the Lord’s Resistance Army.”

This morning was another one of those days when I exclaimed to my wife, “someday we’re gonna move out of this State to a place where the government isn’t comprised of idiots”.
From NOLA.com

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana has a “surplus” of college graduates getting traditional four-year degrees and needs to steer more people into community and technical college programs to meet future job demand, the state’s top labor official said Monday.

Curt Eysink, executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, cited occupational forecasts that show the state will produce 10,312 more four-year graduates than there are jobs to fill between 2008 and 2016, while at the same time there are 3,892 more jobs available requiring associates’ or technical degrees than there are people to fill them.

So it seems we have an interesting situation unfolding.  Earlier this year, it was reported that Gov. Jindal was changing the way colleges received State money, from enrollment based to performance based.

All state colleges are taking budget cuts, but Southern University would suffer the most when a new performance-based funding formula is phased in, higher education officials say.

The formula — championed by Gov. Bobby Jindal — will determine how much state money universities receive in the future. Some at Southern say the formula uses components that penalize Southern for following its mission.

“There’s a general concern about the survival of Southern University,” said Southern Chancellor Kofi Lomotey.

“This is a critical situation,” Lomotey said. “I think the state, in a sense, has to step up to the plate and decide where it wants to go with the future of higher education.”

The Louisiana Board of Regents, which oversees the state’s college systems, has worked on a new performance-based funding formula for almost two years.

Jindal campaigned on replacing the current system that funds colleges. Today’s funding is based on enrollment. The new system would measure performance, such as graduation rates, work force development and research.

Jindal complained that schools are rewarded too much just for attracting students and not for actually graduating them.

From Net Right Nation 

   In an outrageous and un-American attack on dissent aimed at Humana Inc., a major health insurer is being investigated for the crime of communicating its concerns about health care legislation to its enrollees.
Recently, Humana sent a mailing to seniors subscribed to the Medicare Advantage Program warning that “millions of seniors and disabled individuals could lose many … important benefits and services that make Medicare advantage health plans so valuable.” The letter urges enrollees to protest the proposed legislation to their members of Congress.

Insurance experts argue that the proposal to cut “$123 billion in payments to insurance companies that insure about 10 million Medicare recipients will result in cuts in benefits. Most would agree that is a likely outcome.
But now, congressional Democrats have issued their own official response to Humana, Inc. In short: “Shut up - or else!” Unhappy that an insurer disagrees with the impact of their legislative proposal, they have directed the Administration bureaucracy Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to go after Humana and any other insurance company that sends out letters that might alarm the elderly.

CMS has obliged by sending a warning to Humana. “CMS is concerned that, among other things, this information is misleading and confusing to beneficiaries, represents information to beneficiaries as official communications about the Medicare Advantage program, and is potentially contrary to federal regulations and guidance for the MA and Part D programs and other federal law, including HIPAA. As we continue our research into this issue, we are instructing you to end immediately all such mailings to beneficiaries and to remove any related materials directed to Medicare enrollees from your website…. Please be advised that we take this matter very seriously and, based upon the findings of our investigation, will pursue compliance and enforcement actions. ”

A similar letter also went to other Medicare Advantage insurers warning them not to follow Humana’s lead. There is no doubt that such communication from a federal regulatory agency with power over an industry’s destiny would have a very chilling impact on freedom of expression.
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) weighed in with its own attack on Humana. “The opponents of reform will stop at nothing to derail the process and protect their own vested interests, even if it means misleading older Americans.” This from an organization experiencing membership flight by seniors who no longer feel that AARP represents their best interests.

Ohio Congressman John Boehner asked “Would the Administration impose this sort of gag order if seniors were being given information promoting the Obama health care plan?” Great question! An amendment by Arizona Senator Jon Kyl aimed at protecting the First Amendment rights of insurers to criticize health care legislation was defeated on a strict party line vote with all Democrats in opposition.

Regardless of the merits of the Human letter, Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas said it best. “You have a right to be wrong.” At least in America, you used to have that right.
 

[From the Family Research Council]

Most people are unaware that adult stem cells are treating patients, and saving lives, all over the world. The latest story comes from Greece, where a team led by British surgeon Stephen Westaby combined adult stem cells with a mechanical heart to save a dying man. Ioannis Manolopoulos had been in the hospital for four months after at least two heart attacks; all other treatments had failed to improve his condition. Westaby’s team implanted a mechanical heart and then injected the patient’s own bone marrow adult stem cells to initiate repair of the heart. The mechanical heart takes over pumping blood, allowing the patient’s heart to rest and repair.

Adult stem cells have already helped several thousand heart patients, as well as patients with stroke, juvenile diabetes, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and dozens of other conditions. Despite all the evidence for adult stem cell successes, the Obama administration, including the National Institutes of Health, have focused on embryonic stem cells, ignoring science and patient health in favor of politics. We should be pouring our resources into adult stem cells, and putting the patients first.

  This week, Attorney General Buddy Caldwell (D) issued an opinion upholding the validity and enforceability of state law allowing employees and customers to transport and store lawfully-possessed firearms in their locked, private motor vehicles in parking areas controlled by employers or businesses.

In his opinion, Caldwell clearly states that “[T]here are no express, field, or conflict preemption issues involving La. R.S. 32:292.1, with regard to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, or any safety/security plans submitted pursuant to each.”  In other words, employers, companies and facilities that have been refusing to comply with the 2008 statute can no longer claim that current OSHA or Department of Homeland Security regulations supercede state law and allow them to completely ban firearms from vehicles in their parking lots.  (Note: state law does provide that firearms may be restricted IF the parking area is secure AND the property owner provides facilities for the temporary storage of firearms OR provides an alternative parking area where firearms are allowed to be stored in private vehicles.  You can read the opinion in its entirety by clicking here.

Evodna’s note:  [Louisiana Congressman Charlie Melancon is becoming something of an enigma.  He classifies himself as a Conservative Democrat, yet he supports the agenda of President Obama and liberal Democrats in Washington.  Melancon’s statements and more importantly his votes will be worthy of extra scrutiny in the coming months, as he appears to be positioning himself for a run against David Vitter for the United States Senate.  The Louisiana GOP is posting valuable information on Melancon’s record.]
    From the Republican Party of Louisiana:
New Jersey’s liberal Senator Bob Menendez has decided that he not only wants government-run health care (except probably not for himself), but also wants it to cover illegal aliens.

This is the same Bob Menendez who chairs the Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee, which recruited Charlie Melancon to run for U.S. Senate in 2010.  And it’s the same Bob Menendez who invited Charlie Melancon to the DSCC’s annual retreat with big money liberal lobbyists in Martha’s Vineyard back in July.

Now we know why.

For all of his “blue dog” rhetoric, Melancon seems to agree with his fundraiser Menendez on a lot about immigration.  In fact, Charlie Melancon voted in 2007 against funding an employment verification program that would ensure businesses wouldn’t be able to hire and pay illegal aliens.

Conversely, Sen. David Vitter secured unanimous support in the Senate for his amendment that put the critical “no-match” workplace enforcement provision back in place the same day President Obama’s administration tried to strip it out.  The “no match” rule notifies employers of any potential employees’ Social Security numbers that do not match, providing an important tool to prevent illegal immigrants from working fraudulently in the United States.

Sen. Vitter is also the chairman of the U.S. Senate Border Security Caucus and was a critical leader for Louisianians in derailing the bad 2007 amnesty bill.

So the question remains, why is “blue dog” Charlie Melancon putting the liberal amnesty agenda ahead of enforcement positions of Louisianians? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV7rrCMFq10

Dear Matt:

This is extremely important. I need you on the phone right now. Tomorrow, July 22nd, the Senate will vote on John Thune’s Concealed Carry Reciprocity Amendment.

The amendment will be filed as part of the hate crimes legislation.

The amendment, should it pass, would allow citizens with concealed carry permits in one state to continue carrying their guns into other states that also have concealed carry gun permit laws.

It looks like the hate crimes legislation is going to pass.

We should be working to make it better. Call now and ask Senator Mary Landrieu to support the Thune Concealed Carry Reciprocity Amendment.  Mary Landrieu’s phone number for her D.C. office is (202)224-5824
Call now. Time is of the essence.

Sincerely yours,

Erick Erickson

Editor, RedState.com

(phone number and name added for convenience.)