Tea Party Response to President's State of Union

...Tonight the American people are being given three visions for how to move this country forward. You've just heard the President's vision and the traditional response from the opposition Republican Party. Now, in this remarkable nation "of the people, by the people, and for the people" you are about to hear a third vision delivered by someone just like you…I'm a S.O.B. (son of a butcher)…a taxpayer…a successful small businessman…and a homeschool dad.

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Obama's Most Audacious SOTU Lie

It is difficult to say with certainly which of the many whoppers President Obama told tonight took the most crust to utter, but my money is going on this assertion, made a few minutes into the speech: “Already, the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of health care costs.” I know “Orwellian” has now become rather hackneyed, but there is simply no other adjective that better describes this statement. It is not merely a lie. It is the precise opposite of the truth. It is just as absurd as “war is peace” or “freedom is slavery.” Read more at American Spectator... Read More......

Beck: And the scariest Obama line of the night is...

GLENN BECK, 1/25/2012 - SOTU: Obama wants government power consolidated under Executive Branch - Last night [Tuesday], Obama said, “The executive branch also needs to change. Too often, it’s inefficient, outdated and remote. That’s why I’ve asked this Congress to grant me the authority to consolidate the federal bureaucracy so that our Government is leaner, quicker, and more responsive to the needs of the American people.” He sounded like someone trying to destroy the Constitution than someone who swore to uphold it. Read more at glennbeck.com...

More Executive Power? Imparitive... contact your Congressman and Senators to prevent them from neutering themselves (and us)! --bc Read More......

The President's comments about the Supreme Court decision

(Via email) 1/27/2010 by J. Sinclair - Last week the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional 2 U.S.C. Section 441a, which prohibited all corporate political spending. ∴ The Court did not touch 2 U.S.C. Section 441e - note the "e" - which prohibits foreign corporations from making contributions or donations of money or anything else of value to any federal, state, or local election or any political party, or any campaign ad. That part of the Code is still valid. ∴ But in the State of the Union address tonight, the president ridiculed the Supreme Court's decision, saying it "open[ed] the floodgates for special interests — including foreign corporations — to spend without limit in our elections. Well I don't think American elections should be bankrolled by America's most powerful interests, or worse, by foreign entities." ∴ That is NOT what the Supreme Court did, and the president surely knew better. When this *&!# happens, we must call it for what it is, or the people will continue to be deceived (as they were in yesterday's vote in Oregon). ∴ Here, then, is my response: if he didn't know, he's incompetent. If he did know, he's a liar. Read More......

SOTU

NEW YORK TIMES, 1/27/2010 - Text of President Obama's State of the Union address, as provided by the White House
CBS NEWS, 1/27/2010 - Bob McDonnell's GOP Response: Full Text
HERITAGE.ORG/FOUNDRY, 1/28/2010 - Morning Bell: A Speech Only Washington Could Love

Regarding the presidents' State of the Union message, Richard Fernandez at the Belmont Club offers an interesting take on parts of the speech by paraphrasing 'between the lines,' such as, "We live in hard times, but it’s Bush’s fault." Read More......

Sunday 1/24: Miscellaneous

Fox News: Week of Political Upheaval Expected to Shape Obama's State of the Union Speech - "As he prepares to speak on the state of the union after his first year in office, President Obama faces a political landscape that has shifted dramatically in just the past week."

Mort Zuckerman (Obama Supporter): He's Done Everything Wrong - "Obama punted on the economy and reversed the fortunes of the Democrats in 365 days. ∴ He’s misjudged the character of the country in his whole approach. There’s the saying, 'It’s the economy, stupid.' He didn’t get it. He was determined somehow or other to adopt a whole new agenda. He didn’t address the main issue."

Karl Rove: Obama Versus Bush on Spending: Very little is safe for Democrats this fall. - Rove refutes David Axelrod's contention that George W. Bush is responsible for Barack Obama's deficits.

What a week! First, Scott Brown wins in MA. Second, the Supreme Court supports free speech with reversal on campaign financing. Third, the toxic Air America bites the dust... again. Read More......