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Transparency and accountability have been a focus in the long battle to defeat liberal control of healthcare in the United States. While the antiseptic qualities apply, described in the phrase, sunshine is the best disinfectant, public demand to review healthcare reform legislation and have input is key. President Obama’s release of his budget proposal for 2011 which begins in October requires the same scrutiny and public focus.

Are you kidding me? A three point eight trillion dollar budget ($3.8 trillion) is not what the doctor ordered. Just as the Democratic party and their agenda is on life support so is the US economy. Given that the vast majority of federal budgets are entitlements and discretionary spending this budget number is preposterous. Like the stark reality being experienced by the unemployed and under-employed the White House and Congress need a wake up call.

The plan includes big increases in personal and business taxes, modest spending cuts and increased outlays for education, defense and jobs initiatives.

First of all, tax increases are nonsense in this economy. Second, modest spending cuts are equally ignorant. As for education, sure, it is important. But the simple fact that everyone will have to suffer includes education. So your college plans are postponed for a year or two. Join the Peace Corps or something. And why do we think education can only be improved by spending money. That hasn’t improved student or teacher performance yet.

Cutting more entitlements would certainly help paying for any defense needs. And who the hell needs a jobs bill now that needs to be paid for over ten years? $80 to $100 billion over ten years for government make work jobs? That’s ridiculous.

And enough with the future timelines for reducing spending, deficits and the national debt. Do it now. Right now, in this budget in this year turn the corner and halt the damage being done by government malfeasance. As an ending note to this post Lamar Alexander put it best in describing current politics in Washington.

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R., Tenn.), appearing on the same program, praised Mr. Obama for talking about spending and tax cuts, but said his ideas were flawed. “I’ll give the president some credit,” he said. “He’s in the right church but the wrong pew.”

Stanford Matthews
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BTW, following links to the WSJ articles is worth the trip.  And so is the following link.

Debt deluge: Here comes the $1.6 trillion flood of red ink (Michelle Malkin) 

Financial types have provided reports in recent months suggesting the greenback may be replaced by another standard-bearer for the world. Comparisons have been made to our nation’s oversized government, political climate and economic woes leading us to the status of a banana republic. Major crisis is also present within both major political parties demonstrating ‘the cultural divide’ and ‘polarized’ constituencies they court. This continues to fuel the respective and opposite arguments from the left and the right. Conservatism and liberalism are the underlying philosophies competing for the hearts and minds of the American public. That which until recently was the strategy for bringing democracy to failing states around the world.

What has liberalism given us so far? One can cite the popular topic of FDRs New Deal and Social Security as well as other socialist mechanisms it represents. Like its current grandchild, healthcare reform, gargantuan quantities of available wealth are targeted for a losing proposition that fails over time. Liberalism is nothing if not patient.

Then there is the Great Society of LBJ that gave us Medicare and Medicaid. No real need to express the folly of this similar liberal dream. A subtle coup from the liberal ranks is given by the example of the Community Reinvestment Act of the Carter years. Recent examples feature retiring Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) who was fully vested in this fiasco as were other liberals contributing to the financial crisis the left blames entirely on Bush 43.

A sneak preview of what can happen to America is found in California these days. A column by George F Will emphasizes this with a recurring phrase ‘it took years’ referring to the long siege of a liberal agenda and its consequences.

It took years for liberalism’s redistributive itch to create an income tax so steeply progressive that it prompts the flight from the state of wealth-creators.

It took years for liberalism’s mania for micromanaging life with entangling regulations to make California’s once-creative economy resemble Gulliver immobilized by the Lilliputians’ many threads.

It took years for compassionate liberalism to make California’s welfare menu contribute to the state becoming an importer of Mexico’s poverty. It took years for servile liberalism to turn the state into what Voegeli calls a “unionocracy,” run by and for unionized public employees, such as public safety employees who can retire at 50 and receive 90 percent of the final year’s pay for life

In less than a quarter century California has lost a quarter of its factory jobs and a third of its high tech ones. Union perks and welfare state imports in conjunction with tax, regulation and government over=control have crippled a former leader of American innovation. That’s because those in the private sector who create the jobs and the wealth have left the land of fruits and nuts en masse. Only New York can claim a higher failure rate in this regard. Something often stated by conservative talk radio which is often criticized by the left for giving liberalism a bad name.

Another current story on the liberal fable is featured on MichelleMalkin dot com. As much as the left enjoys promoting education they have a strange way of showing it. Perhaps, like the rest of their ideology, those who should benefit reside on a selective list.

Liberal racism in Berkeley: Cut h.s. science labs for “diversity’s” sake
Stanford Matthews
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The Dems were giddy in a news confernence this week on their healthcare scam. The GOP is giddy about their chances in 2010. Pundit claims are all over the map. But all POLS should be concerned about what would make American citizens giddy. Those who do may actually win in the next election cycle. Scott Brown is hopefully one of those who will win.

As the piece below explains with some authority even sources in the MSM are taking notice and perhaps offering some reasonable coverage on the topic. (don’t get excited yet)

Some Folks Are Strangely Enjoying the Boston Globe These Days

One of the recurring questions from Massachusetts readers is why the Boston Globe’s coverage of the Senate race in that state is so . . . good, and reasonable, and fair, and perhaps even laudatory to Republican Scott Brown lately. It defies their expectations; here’s the beginning of a profile of Brown from today:

Taxachusetts is a blue state no doubt. The Kennedy clan has dominated the political machine there for years as the letter to the editor below points out. But maybe not all residents are dyed-in-the-wool liberals. And even some on the left may see value in Scott Brown winning the special election to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Ted Kennedy.

Vote for real change Jan. 19
To the Editor:

The special election on Jan. 19 will mark a historic political moment here in the commonwealth of Massachusetts.

For the first time since 1953, it will actually be OK if the fellow named Kennedy doesn’t win.

So now is the perfect opportunity to actually bring some long overdue change to that Senate seat. And it is past time to take a hard look at the same old corrupt political maneuvering that has been the ongoing story of Democrat Party politics here in the Bay State.

The majority of the MSM attention to this special election focused on endorsements for Martha Coakley of course featuring that of Vicki Kennedy. But it may be the other endorsements that Coakley has received that should bothersome? Or do liberals in the blue state of MA support the corruption of ACORN as well?

Coakley’s skeletons…..

The Democratic candidate, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, was one of only six attorneys general to receive a grade of A+ from ACORN in 2008. In her news release, Ms. Coakley said, “I am honored to have received this recognition from ACORN.”

Stanford Matthews
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update:

Earlier this week polls showed Scott Brown only trailing Coakley by nine points.  That was good news.  Here’s some even better news….

Bombshell: Brown leads Coakley in MA Senate race; Update: Globe poll shows Coakley up 15 (Michelle Malkin)

Tea Party: The Documentary Film

“Tea Party Movie” Gives Comprehensive End-of-Year Review of the Largest Political Movement of 2009

Cutting through the manufactured Obama mystique, presenting a signature historic comparison as well as a succinct review of the politics in Washington and a telling GOP victory in Kentucky state politics George F Will presents a scenario to warm the hearts of conservatives everywhere this Christmas season.

Today there are more independents than Democrats, more independents than Republicans, and according to a recent Gallup poll, independents’ approval of the Democratic-controlled Congress (14 percent) is lower than Republicans’ approval (17 percent). This is partly a function of the majority party’s health-care monomania. Consider what happened recently in Kentucky.

There a Republican candidate succeeded in nationalizing a state Senate race. Hugely outspent in a district in which Democrats have a lopsided registration advantage, the Republican, by 12 points, won a seat in Frankfort by running against Washington — against Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and their health-care legislation.

Make no mistake. Independents are the fastest growing and some reports suggest the largest voter group currently in the US. Of course the public is overwhelmingly annoyed by Congress and the White House. Both major political parties have angered citizens for years. But the tide may be turning for the GOP and that opinion has been discussed widely. George Will’s column referenced above supports the notion. His current contribution on the topic and others may serve as evidence on a related topic.

An underlying debate on politics in the US includes the renewal of an old idea. We need a third party. The rebuttal to that notion in conservative circles suggests it is a mistake. Following references to Reagan it is suggested that would be folly and it is wiser to fix the current GOP. Given the rise in those identifying themselves as independent voters the third party may already be here.

Swing states and the increasing significance of independent voters in recent elections suggest neither ‘major’ political party in the US has the strength they once did. If the independent voter trends are in fact true in an age of digital everything and instant information the need for the traditional idea of a third party may be dead. For voters have new weapons and may be awakening to the idea of the power of their vote. POLS will ignore this phenomena at their own peril. Witness the tea parties many choose to dismiss. The third party is here.

Stanford Matthews
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A regular feature on MoreWhat.com is the Forum section that currently lists various stories referred to as Upbeat Conservative News. Frequently a list of those stories are posted on the blog. A few stories from the last couple of days merit some additional emphasis. This post begins with Navy SEALs accused by a terrorist of punching him and the subsequent court martial.

This story has not been carefully researched on this blog. So correct me if I’m wrong but reports read thus far suggest the decision to proceed with a court martial is based solely on the accusation from a terrorist. If any evidence to support the accusation has been presented, please advise in the comment section. Given other similar stories since the election of Barack Obama as President of the US a trend seems to be growing. Not only did the Messiah launch his administration with a World Apology Tour and appeasing sources of threat to our national security but he has made every effort to diminish the defense and security of our nation. The SEALs’ story rises as just another target of his agenda.

From the Upbeat Conservative News listing in the forum the following link is provided for this story. Upbeat Conservative News, 40 Congressmen: Dismiss SEALs Case It is also interesting to note that a simple Google search on this topic returns results from sources not generally regarded as the MSM. So the mainstream media apparently deems this story unworthy of their attention.

On a related topic it is suggested the Obama administration is holding back intel on the recent Ft Hood tragedy and its ‘alleged’ perp. Here’s a link to the story from Upbeat Conservative News. From the intent to close Gitmo and send terrorists to civilian prisons around the country to the Afghanistan ‘exit strategy’ and doing nothing about other foreign threats to the US, like Iran and North Korea, these two stories highlight the continuing reckless policies of Barack Obama.

Although not as serious but equally troubling are several other stories from the UCN listings in the forum. BTW, while the feature is named Upbeat Conservative News you may think some of the stories are not so upbeat. Understand that troubles caused by liberals are still upbeat since they improve the chances the public as well as elected representation will move to the right as a result of damage caused by the left. Back to the UCN stories.

Much of the climate change fracas is centered on left versus right, real science versus fake science and the like. But a story in UCN suggests the real push behind the AGW fiasco. It mirrors the agenda of Al Gore and making billions off this scam. How about an organized effort to essentially steal money and technology from the most successful countries in the world and GIVING it to others in the name of combating climate change? More redistribution of wealth for Obama and his socialist buddies.

Last but certainly not least is the comic relief of the Obama administration’s economics’ crew. Summers says the recession is over and Romer says its not. These are the people advising Obama on matters economic. Could this be one indication Obamanation has no clue? Oh, you say that’s not fair? C’mon! If for no other reason members of the ‘administration’ should be able to present information without looking like idiots. But the primary reason this is bad points to the idea that on fundamental financial data Obama’s top two money dudes are polar opposites. Ain’t it great?

So that’s it for Moan-day December 14, 2009. You’ve been briefed. Okay you’ve been boxer/briefed.

Stanford Matthews
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Free the SEALs (Michelle Malkin)

I’ll get back to you on this one….

Stanford Matthews
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