China now has the world’s second-largest defense budget

"China now has the world’s second-largest defense budget after the United States and the fastest growing military market."

"If the People’s Liberation Army went to war tomorrow, it would field an arsenal bristling with hardware from some of America’s closest allies: Germany, France and Britain."

Paid for by American consumers buying cheap Chinese products at their local Wal-mart.

http://www.reuters.com/investigates/china-military/#article/part5

China's Paltry Aid to the Philippines

The U.S. has promised $20 million in aid for victims of Supertyphoon Haiyan in the Philippines and has mobilized an aircraft carrier for the relief effort. Britain is also sending a warship and has pledged $16 million. The Vatican is dispatching $4 million, Japan $10 million and New Zealand $1.7 million. And China, the world’s most populous nation and second largest economy?

It’s handing over $100,000.

Read more: Haiyan: China's Paltry Aid to the Philippines | TIME.com http://world.time.com/2013/11/13/china-to-philippines-here-have-a-measly-100000-in-aid/#ixzz2kY6izmS7

Obama's Big Lie...

"All we've been hearing the last three years is if you like your policy you can keep it.... I'm infuriated because I was lied to," one woman told this newspaper, as part of a story on how some middle-class Californians have been stunned to learn the real costs of Obamacare.

And that lie looks like the biggest lie about domestic policy ever uttered by a U.S. president.

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/commentary/la-oe-goldberg-obamacare-failure-20131029,0,6727221.column#axzz2j925H52k

Another Lie...

Obama the Hypocrite

Remember this when president Obama says we must raise the debt ceiling.

Obama called Bush "irresponsible and unpatriotic" for raising the debt ceiling $4 trillion. Since Obama has become president he has raised it by almost $8 trillion (it was about $9 trillion when he took office, and now it is almost $17 trillion).

Americans Find Little to Like in Washington

"The AP-GfK poll finds few people approve of the way the president is handling most major issues and most people say he's not decisive, strong, honest, reasonable or inspiring."

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/poll-americans-find-little-washington

Illegal Aliens in LA County Cost Taxpayers Billions a Year

Just in LA County alone illegal aliens cost taxpayers almost $2 billion dollars a year, and $650 million of that goes to welfare benefits for anchor babies.

So much for the notion that they all just come here to work, and that they don't collect welfare benefits.

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/09/16/undocumented-la-county-parents-projected-to-receive-650m-in-welfare-benefits/

Is the Left Admitting That Clinton Played a Role in the Financial Crisis

But I thought the left blame Bush for the near collapse of Wall Street five years ago. According to this article the liberals did not want Obama's pick for the chair of the Federal Reserve because of his role during the Clinton administration that resulted in the bailout of AIG.

"And they were suspicious of his role in Clinton-era financial deregulation -- especially the decision barely to regulate financial derivatives at all. That loosed a monster called the credit-default swap that forced the $85 billion bailout of AIG five years ago this weekend, and nearly brought down all of Wall Street with it."

Is it a typo? Did they mean to say "Bush-era" financial deregulation, or are they admitting that the trouble on Wall Street was growing before Bush took office. Will they now admit that Freddie and Fannie, which contributed to the housing collapse, can also be linked to Democrats?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/09/15/summers-fed-bernanke-analysis/2817101/

President Obama to Aid Al Qaeda

Who would have guessed that 12 years after 9/11 our president would be helping Al Qaeda.  President Obama could possible be giving aid to terrorists who fought our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/does-obama-know-hes-fighting-on-alqaidas-side-8786680.html

Your smart phone would only cost about $4 more to make in the U.S.

Your smart phone would only cost about $4 more to make in the U.S.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/28/technology/mobile/moto-x-united-states/index.html?sr=fb082813googlephonecost5p

Why Border Security is Important

In case you are wondering why border security is so important.  Here is wake-up call from CBS News.

http://vimeo.com/57340567

Mainstream Media Ignores Race When the Attacker is a Minority

Remember how quickly the media was to point out the race of George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin. It is interesting how in the Florida school bus attack they would not mention that the three attackers were black, and that the younger boy they were beating was white.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/05/justice/florida-school-bus-beating/index.html

 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/08/jackson-sharpton-stay-silent-on-school-bus-beating/

Seattle City Officials Say the Word "Citizen" is Offensive

Another example of what happens when the left-wing nutjobs are in power. Seattle wants to ban the word "citizen" and "brown bag" because it might offend foreigners and Latinos. Washington state lawmakers have already banned the words freshman, journeymen, and penmanship from state business. I'm a bit surprised they didn't ban "woman" since it also includes "man" in it.

http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2013/08/02/seattle-city-officials-aim-to-ban-potentially-offensive-language/

She may as well be talking about the U.S.

“This is an organized replacement of our population. This threatens our very survival. We don’t have the means to integrate those who are already here. The result is endless cultural conflict.”
-Marine Le Pen

She is talking about the millions of immigrants pouring into France, but she may as well be speaking of the United States.

http://independentfilmnewsandmedia.com/gods-multiculturalism-crazy-france/

Mrs. Wiener Caught in a Conflict of Interest

Wow! Take home huge salaries working for the government, and at the same time sell inside information to corporations.

Ms. Abedin (Mrs. Wiener) earned approximately $135,000 a year from the State Department as a Federal employee and a trusted advisor to Secretary Clinton, while receiving $355,000 in consulting income for representing outside clients at the same company Bill Clinton consulted for.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57595659/weiners-wife-huma-abedin-under-scrutiny-over-two-jobs/

Left Wing Plant at Pro-Zimmerman Rally

A good sign that someone at a protest rally is a plant from the other side is if they are making statements that are radically different than everyone else.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/07/busted-left-wing-plant-at-houston-pro-zimmerman-rally-is-far-left-activist/

White House Reporters Laugh When Press Secretary Say Immigration Reform Will Increase Wages

White House reporters had a good laugh when President Obama's press secretary said immigration reform will raise wages.  Looks like they understand that adding 20 million uneducated low skilled workers into the workforce will only lower wages for the existing workers.

http://youtu.be/XgO2HBaGUYk

Federal Appeals Court Rules That Obama Violated the Constitution

A third federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that President Obama violated the Constitution last year when he made recess appointments.

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/17/third-court-overturns-obama-recess-appointments/#ixzz2ZPnvSDpP
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Black Floridians have made about a third of the “Stand Your Ground” claims in homicide cases

"African Americans benefit from Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law at a rate far out of proportion to their presence in the state’s population, despite an assertion by Attorney General Eric Holder that repealing “Stand Your Ground” would help African Americans."

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/07/16/blacks-benefit-from-florida-stand-your-ground-law-at-disproportionate-rate/#ixzz2ZHJ2eFAp

Obama: "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon"

The True Identity of the Zimmerman Judge

19 Fallen Firefighters Begin Their Journey Home

Phoenix Fire Department and Arizona residents pay tribute to the fallen Granite Mountain Hotshots as they begin their 125 mile journey from Phoenix to Prescott.

Secret move keeps bin Laden records out of sight

"Welcome to the shell game in place of open government," said Thomas Blanton, director of the National Security Archive, a private research institute at George Washington University. 

AP requested information about bin laden under the Freedom of Information Act... so the Pentagon sends the files to the CIA, and then deletes the files from their computers. Seems like pretty extreme steps to keep information hidden.

http://news.yahoo.com/secret-move-keeps-bin-laden-records-sight-152650366.html

Street Preachers Attacked at Pride Fest in Seattle

Looks like some in the NOH8 LGBT crowd aren't very tolerant of those who disagree with their lifestyle. Two street preachers were attacked at a Pride Fest in Seattle.

Looks like Obama backed the wrong horse in Egypt

In Memory of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots

Syrian Rebels Beheading Christians

Please remind me why the U.S. is giving weapons to the Syrian rebels? We worry about firearms getting into the wrong hands here in the U.S., yet we are giving them to murderers in Syria.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/01/world/meast/syria-unrest/index.html?sr=fb070213catholicgroupmonkbeheading10a

No More Clintons, Bushes, or Obamas!

Media Hypocrisy

Obama Supports Voter ID in Kenya, But Sues U.S. States for Doing the Same Thing

While in Africa president Obama is praising efforts to create a national voter ID in Kenya, yet his Justice Department sues any state in the U.S. that requires ID when registering to vote. After digging a little deeper I found out that the $53 million for the Kenyan voter ID program came from the U.S. government.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/wh-touts-kenyan-program-obtain-national-id-cards-voter-registration_737990.html

American Celebrities Pimping Themselves Out Around the World

Are American Celebrities Pimping Themselves Out Around the World?  Jennifer Lopez performed "Happy Birthday" for the leader of country known for human rights violations, and her show was paid for by China National Petroleum Corp.  So it seems she was helping the Chinese impress the leaders of one of the most repressive countries in the world.  Either nobody on her staff checked out the country beforehand, or the money was just too good to pass up.

http://news.yahoo.com/lopez-sings-happy-birthday-turkmenistan-head-132517872.html

NSA Bugging the EU

This would be like one of our allies bugging offices in the Capitol Building.  There needs to be a thorough housecleaning in Washington.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/06/30/nsa-surveillance-snowden-eu/2476543/

President Obama Spending $7 Billion to Provide Electricity to Africans

The U.S. government is broke, many Americans are unemployed, and our infrastructure is crumbling... so president Obama just announced he is going to spend $7 billion to provide electricity to Africa.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/30/us-usa-obama-southafrica-idUSBRE95T02120130630

Taxpayer Funds Used to Celebrate Gay Pride

St. Louis alderman Shane Cohn used $15,000 of taxpayer funds to light up a public war memorial for gay pride.

http://www.redstate.com/dloesch/2013/06/28/did-st-louis-spend-15k-to-make-public-building-light-up-for-gay-pride/

Hillary Clinton to be Awarded Medal

It seems that no matter how incompetent you are in DC, there is an award for you.  Hillary Clinton is receiving the Liberty Medal, and guess who is presenting it to her... Jeb Bush.

http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2013/06/hillary-rodham-clinton-to-receive-national-constitution-centers-2013-liberty-medal/

Mass Knife Murders in China

But I thought when guns are banned nobody has to worry about mass murders.

Report: 36 killed after knife gang attacks China police station
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/26/19149980-report-36-killed-after-knife-gang-attacks-china-police-station

"Terrorist attack" involving axes, knives kills 21 in China
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/24/17894638-terrorist-attack-involving-axes-knives-kills-21-in-china?lite

Alec Baldwin Lashes Out At Journalist With Homophobic Threats... Media Gives Him a Pass

I am a bit curious why the media is not all over Alec Baldwin for the homophobic slurs he used in a number of tweets today... considering how they treated Paula Deen for using a slur over 20 years ago. Will the companies he does commercials for now drop him?

In an attempt to delete the tweets he closed the Twitter account, but he should know by now that once you post online it is there to stay.

http://twitchy.com/2013/06/27/alec-baldwin-threatens-toxic-little-queen-reporter-in-epic-twitter-rant/

Senate Amnesty Bill Will Legalize Illegal Aliens Who Have 2 DUIs

Here illegally and have two DUIs?  No problem... welcome to America!

http://bit.ly/19zeSg9

Biometric Database of All Adult Americans Hidden in Immigration Reform

“The most worrying aspect is that this creates a principle of permission basically to do certain activities and it can be used to restrict activities,” he said. “It’s like a national ID system without the card.”

“It starts to change the relationship between the citizen and state, you do have to get permission to do things,” said Chris Calabrese, a congressional lobbyist with the American Civil Liberties Union. “More fundamentally, it could be the start of keeping a record of all things.”

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/05/immigration-reform-dossiers/

NRA... Made in China

CBO Immigration Study False

CBO's immigration study has been proven to be false by a Stanford researcher.

http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials-perspective/062113-660996-increased-immigration-wont-have-positive-effect-on-budget.htm

Senator McAmnesty

A few things I put together...

Immigration/Amnesty Bill Spends Billions Paying for Transportation For Young People

McCain's amnesty bill is loaded with pork, including spending $1.5 billion in just 15 months to buy cars for young people under 24.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/06/24/ObamaCar-handout-for-taxpayer-subsidized-vehicles-for-kids-built-into-immigration-bill-too

Massive Tax Fraud By Illegal Aliens

In 2011 the IRS sent 53,994 refunds to illegal aliens at 10 addresses totaling $86,352,307.00.  That means over $86 million sent to illegal aliens filing thousands of fraudulent tax returns from just 10 addresses.

And that is only the tip of the iceberg, with those being only the top 10 addresses.  There were 154 addresses around the country that had 1,000 or more claims filed from them by illegal aliens.  In Morganton, North Carolina the IRS issued 6,411 ITINs, the number the IRS gives illegal aliens so they can file for these tax refunds, to a single address.  However, according to the 2010 Census, there were only 16,681 people in Morganton.  That meant 38 percent of the town's population were illegal aliens living at a single address.

Illegal aliens should not be allowed to file tax returns or be issued refunds.  The IRS also needs to be abolished, and the U.S. should have a flat tax with no loopholes, exemptions, write-offs, deductions, credits, and refunds... just everyone paying the same percentage.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/irs-sent-46378040-refunds-23994-unauthorized-aliens-1-atlanta-address

The Thrill Is Gone...

Out of Control Political Correctness

Curious how far the left is taking this politically correct no profiling idea? The New York city council is working on a bill that will ban the police from identifying a suspect’s age, gender, color or disability. So when they are identifying or describing a suspect on the radio or to the public, they will basically only be able to describe the clothes the person is wearing. I am starting to believe more and more that liberalism is a disease which takes away all common sense or logic.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/cops_say_new_bill_will_blind_and_GPweD7fZD6q3MTmPtu6xfI

1 in 12 on Bloomberg’s gun victims list are crime suspects

Mayor Bloomberg's little "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" group is running around the country holding rallies where they read off names of people killed by guns.  It turns out that one in 12 people on their list are crime suspects killed by police or armed citizens acting in self-defense.  They even had Boston Marathon terrorist Tamerlan Tsarnaev listed as a victim of gun violence.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/1-in-12-on-bloombergs-gun-victims-list-are-crime-suspects/article/2532224

Anti-2nd Amendment Politicians Facing Recalls

Politicians seeking to restrict 2nd Amendment rights are now facing recall elections.

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23486124/organizers-submit-sufficient-signatures-recall-sen-john-morse

White House Spying On Average Americans, But Not Mosques

"...the government's sweeping surveillance of our most private communications excludes the jihad factories where homegrown terrorists are radicalized."

http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/061213-659753-all-intrusive-obama-terror-dragnet-excludes-mosques.htm

President Obama to Supply Weapons to Syrian Terrorists

I feel so much better knowing that included in the arms president Obama is providing the "rebels" will not be anti-aircraft weapons. According to a Wall Street Journal article, the fear is they might be used against civilian aircraft... you know, like something terrorists would do. Why do our leaders in Washington think the only solution to the conflicts in the middle-east is to send weapons to people who hate us?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324188604578543820387158806.html

White House Changes "Founding Fathers" to "Founding Founders"

Can this White House be any more politically correct. They posted a new archive where they called our nation's founding fathers the "Founding Founders."

Looks like someone decided to change the title back to "Founding Fathers."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/06/13/papers-founding-founders-are-now-online

Mass Spying on Americans Failed to Stop Terrorists

These two were probably more active online and on their smart phones than most terrorists, yet the government failed to notice or stop their plans.

Oh How Quickly He Changed His Tune

Amazing to see how quickly Obama changed his view on freedom.

U.S. Government Watching Your Every Move

Let's compare the current government spying on Americans to pre-internet and pre-cell phone days.  The government having unlimited access to your cell phone calls, text messages, email, social media and online activity would be like them opening and copying everyone's mail, putting a wiretap on all our home phone lines, and putting a microphone and camera in every car and home.

U.S. Government Spying On All Americans, But Not Catching Terrorists

Interesting how the wholesale spying on American citizens failed to stop the Boston bombers... two young guys who were probably more active online and on their smart phones than your average terrorist.

In the last two years, more Americans were spied on by the government than in the previous ten years.

In the last two years, more Americans were spied on by the U.S. government than in the previous ten years.

We can blame Bush for the Patriot Act, but Obama has taken it to an all new level.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/28/warrantless-electronic-surveillance-obama_n_1924508.html

All Americans Treated Like Suspected Terrorists

The revelations of wholesale spying on Americans by the U.S. government have shown us that we are all considered to be suspects.  The government no longer only investigates criminals and terrorists, but instead are watching all of us.  Big Brother is here.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-court-order

Internet Companies Spying on Americans for the Government

Zuckerberg: "Facebook is not and has never been part of any program to give the US or any other government direct access to our servers."

Google CEO Larry Page: "We have not joined any program that would give the US government – or any other government – direct access to our servers."

Yahoo: "We do not provide the government with direct access to our servers, systems, or network."

Why does it seem like all the denials were written by the same person.  They all repeat the same claim of not giving "direct access" to their servers.  Of course they never say anything about giving indirect access.

It is now being revealed that some employees of these internet companies were given national security clearance, and that NSA agents were allowed to install government developed software on the company servers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/08/technology/tech-companies-bristling-concede-to-government-surveillance-efforts.html?ref=global-home&_r=2&pagewanted=all&

China Steals U.S. Weapons Secrets

This is what you are paying for when you buy your cheap Chinese products. If you think China is our friend, then you are fooling yourself.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/china-steals-us-weapons-secrets/story-e6frg6so-1226652553231

Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware

http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/05/07/gun-homicide-rate-down-49-since-1993-peak-public-unaware/

Border Patrol Uniforms Made In Mexico

Why, when there are companies in the U.S. capable of making these uniforms, is our government buying them from Mexico?  How many Americans could be employed to make these uniforms?

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-border-patrol-uniforms-manufactured-mexico

Obama Going After Good Guys With Guns

A stinging indictment of the media...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/frankminiter/2013/03/26/proof-the-obama-administration-is-going-after-the-good-guys-with-guns/

China replaces Britain in world's top five arms exporters: report

China is drastically increasing purchases and production of weapons, and every time you buy a product made in China you are supporting this.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-china-arms-exportsbre92g0l1-20130317,0,6987058.story

President Obama Lied...

President Obama lied when he said, "...as many as 40 percent of all gun purchases are conducted without a background check."

http://news.yahoo.com/fact-check-gun-debate-deals-moldy-stats-071806883.html

Did Mark Kelly Commit a Felony?

Another aspect of the Mark Kelly AR-15 purchase , something the media will likely ignore, is that he may have committed a felony when making the purchase.

If Mr. Kelly did not intend to keep the AR-15, but instead give it to another person or group (he says he planned on giving it to the Tucson PD), he is committing a felony by being a “straw purchaser” under current law. Also, he must have stated on the ATF Form 4473 that he was buying it for himself, so he committed perjury on the BATF form, also a felony.

Mark Kelly and his wife Gabby Giffords bought and owned firearms before, so his argument that he bought a .45 semi-automatic handgun, an AR-15, and large capacity magazines to see what the process is like is bogus.

While the FBI background check is fairly quick, thanks to technology, he still was not able to leave with the rifle on the same day he purchased it. Furthermore, by making the purchase he is supporting the industry he is attacking.

Using his logic, if I'm trying to prevent prostitution or drugs, then I should hire a prostitute or try meth to better understand the problem.

Internment and Resettlement Camps on U.S. Soil?

This "Internment and Resettlement Operations" document, created in 2010, by the Army is interesting. One would think that it applies to military operations overseas where large numbers of war prisoners are detained, but on page 146 (7-16) it says to list the prisoner's social security number.

On page 24 (1-40) the document describes the agencies involved with internment and resettlement. Among them are the UN, Red Cross, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE), and FEMA.

On page 56 (3-56) it refers to "Psychological Operations" involving "indoctrination programs" to remove "antagonistic attitudes" and identify "political activists."

The document also gives blueprints for the facilities, with each one capable of holding 8,000 prisoners.

Even if this is designed for combat situations it is odd how it seems like it could also apply to U.S. citizens.

The document is posted online at http://info.publicintelligence.net/USArmy-InternmentResettlement.pdf

A Vindictive Administration

Do we have a vindictive president?  There are many things they can cut without touching salaries and jobs, not that some probably are too high or unnecessary   Much of the claims made by Obama were lies meant to create hysteria among workers.  It seems it is easier for this president to get his way by blaming others and using fear, then actually taking responsibility and leading.
Obama lied about the capitol janitors having to take pay cuts.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/sequester-spin-obamas-incorrect-claim-of-capitol-janitors-receiving-a-pay-cut/2013/03/01/3407535c-82a9-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_blog.html

A 7-year-old Maryland boy has been suspended from school after biting his breakfast pastry into a shape that his teacher thought looked like a gun

Has common sense gone out the window?  Suspended over a Pop Tart?

http://www.abc15.com//dpp/news/national/pop-tart-gun-josh-welch-school-suspends-7-year-old-for-biting-pop-tart-pastry-into-shape-of-gun?fb_action_ids=10200157121665432&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582

CBO: Federal Revenue to Set Record in 2013

President Obama has said we need a balanced approach, which includes more taxes. However, he has already gotten his tax increases in the "fiscal cliff" deal. In fact, the $2.7 trillion in revenue will be the most money the federal government has collected in history.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/cbo-federal-revenue-set-record-2013

The Royal Presidency

"...the presidential dog-walker is one of 226 White House staff earning over $100,000 a year."

Rather than be humble public servants who serve us, Washington politicians now demand we give more and more of our money to support their extravagant lifestyles. There is no reason we should be spending $1.4 billion a year on any president.

"Over the same period, the entire royal family cost British taxpayers about $57 million. There’s nothing “royal” about the current level of “presidential perks”: The Obama family costs taxpayers more than every European royal house put together."

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/335141/royal-presidency-mark-steyn

US govt deluded that it can control Muslim Brotherhood

And why is president Obama giving Egypt more advanced weapons (20 F-16 fighter jets and 200 Abrams tanks)?

Why Are We Giving Military Aid to Egypt

“I would hate to see American weapons, sophisticated F-16s, being used against Israel,” Vargas said in an interview. “We’ve seen historically, it could happen again, especially with the radicalization of Egypt.”

“We’re drowning in a sea of debt. Why are we spending so much money in a part of the world that doesn't like us?”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-lawmakers-question-military-aid-to-egypt-citing-concerns-about-israel/2013/03/02/2ddcfe9a-82b4-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html

U.S.D.A. May Approve Horse Slaughtering

"...consumption of horse meat is ill-advised because of the use of various kinds of drugs in horses."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/business/usda-may-approve-horse-slaughter-plant.html?_r=1&

Where to Make Cuts

Obama's golf weekend with Tiger cost as much as 341 federal workers furloughed.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/senator-obamas-golf-weekend-tiger-cost-much-341-federal-workers-furloughed_704915.html

Who is ICE Releasing?

Curious to know if any journalists are investigating who exactly ICE is releasing? Last year ICE said they were no longer going after illegal aliens who commit minor offenses. So who then were they holding in the jails, and now releasing?

ICE changed their policy last year to only go after illegal aliens who commit felonies or three or more misdemeanors.

"The serious criminals who are coming back into this country and committing more crimes, they're the ones who should be in jail, not the low-level offenders," spokesman Steve Whitmore said.

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/22/local/la-me-1222-immigration-detention-20121222

VP Biden: Buy a Shotgun

Ha! Biden's suggestion to women... buy a double-barreled shotgun.

Former Secret Service Agent: It's Not Gun Control... It's People Control

Obama's Former Secret Service Agent: It's Not Gun Control... It's People Control.

VP Biden: Fire Your Shotgun Through the Door

Vice President Biden now says to fire your shotgun "through the door." Isn't that what Oscar Pistorius did, which resulted in the death of his girlfriend?
http://washingtonexaminer.com/more-advice-from-joe-biden-just-fire-the-shotgun-through-the-door/article/2522791

Day of Resistance

Phoenix Day of Resistance - 2/23/2013
http://www.guns.com/2013/02/27/phoenix-day-of-resistance-27-photos/

Michelle Obama Like an Uninvited Guest at the Oscars

Perhaps we need a separation of government and entertainment.

Brace yourself for longer lines at the doctor's office

Florida doesn't have enough doctors for Medicaid expansion, lobby group says
And this does not include the 11-30 million illegal aliens who will be signing up once they are given amnesty.

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-02-22/news/fl-doctor-shortage-medicaid-expansion-if-florida-20130222_1_medicaid-expansion-new-medicaid-patients-florida-medical-association

Horse Meat Found in Ikea's Swedish Meatballs

"Other shipments of meatballs were not affected, including to the U.S., even though they all come from the same Swedish supplier"
http://news.yahoo.com/horse-meat-found-ikeas-swedish-102954026.html

Public benefits help unemployed mom care for her 11 kids, pet horse

Is the US headed in this direction? In England the government is building a custom-built, six-bedroom house on a piece of land worth around $300,000 for an unemployed mother of 11. She started have children when she was 14-years-old, and makes enough off of welfare to pay for the care and feeding of a pet horse (about $300 a month). She wants to have more children.

http://now.msn.com/heather-frost-welfare-recipient-and-mother-of-11-kids-has-a-horse