en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/686925 Comments by MerryJ1 http://epaabuse.com/5953/news/inhofe-opening-statement-hearing-on-environmental-protection-agency-fiscal-year-2013-budget-hearing/#IDComment324992174 Thanks, Jetstream - it's hard to believe that every elected and appointed official has sworn a solemn oath to "defend, support and protect" the U.S. Constitution. Perhaps there should be mandatory course-work (say, the Hillsdale College Constitution 101 course) with a high grade required, before any bureaucrat can be sworn in? Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:41:56 +0000 http://epaabuse.com/5953/news/inhofe-opening-statement-hearing-on-environmental-protection-agency-fiscal-year-2013-budget-hearing/#IDComment324992174 http://epaabuse.com/5953/news/inhofe-opening-statement-hearing-on-environmental-protection-agency-fiscal-year-2013-budget-hearing/#IDComment324520022 I think it's time to take the wraps off of the old HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) and turn it loose on every bureau and agency in the U.S. Government. Meanwhile, just start slashing budget amounts, some of them to $0 (zip), beginning with the EPA. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 02:52:17 +0000 http://epaabuse.com/5953/news/inhofe-opening-statement-hearing-on-environmental-protection-agency-fiscal-year-2013-budget-hearing/#IDComment324520022 http://bigjournalism.com/mchastain/2012/03/01/tolerant-huffington-post-publishes-bigoted-attack-on-catholics/#IDComment305992282 Thank you, DefCon1, that one jumped out at me, too. Fri, 2 Mar 2012 04:49:04 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/mchastain/2012/03/01/tolerant-huffington-post-publishes-bigoted-attack-on-catholics/#IDComment305992282 http://tv.breitbart.com/in-memoriam-andrew-breitbart-1969-2012/#IDComment305614832 RIP, Andrew. This is a great loss to every thinking American, and to every freedom-loving person on earth. Thu, 1 Mar 2012 18:05:36 +0000 http://tv.breitbart.com/in-memoriam-andrew-breitbart-1969-2012/#IDComment305614832 http://epaabuse.com/5454/news/house-energy-committee-questions-lisa-jackson/#IDComment305184823 I second Whitetop's sentiments, in spades. For starters, slash the 2013 budget by the amount so generously squandered on foreign handouts that are "outside of (the EPA's) core mission;" add to that reduction by slashing the amount Ms. Jackson wants to fund a "kinesthetic learning dance theater" (along with an admonition for her to use her personal assets to assuage her charitable impulses). Then, get down to some serious budget reduction, say 40% or 50%. As far as the very, very politicized EPA handing US taxpayer's money to China, Thailand and Indonesia, you can bet dollars to Tic Tacs that a good chunk of that "helpful cash" will find its way into the Obama 2012 election campaign war chest. Follow that money trail and, if and when you find a loose thread, appoint a Special Prosecutor to unravel it. Take the cost for whatever number of orange jumpsuits are called for out of the EPA's slush fund. Thu, 1 Mar 2012 05:39:54 +0000 http://epaabuse.com/5454/news/house-energy-committee-questions-lisa-jackson/#IDComment305184823 http://bigjournalism.com/dloesch/2012/02/29/romney-camp-blames-confusing-blunt-amendment-answer-on-confusing-question/#IDComment305016345 Welcome to my rant, JeffdotCooper! Republican "leaders" repeatedly jump off the same tower into a bucket of sand, while the Dems walk away snickering because they've established THEIR narrative. Insurance policies should be private contracts between the insurance carrier(s) and whoever pays the premiums. In group coverage, an employee or other group member who wants additional coverage is free to negotiate a change and/or to purchase a second policy or rider. Government tinkering and mandates just pushes insurance prices to the stratosphere. Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:35:11 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/dloesch/2012/02/29/romney-camp-blames-confusing-blunt-amendment-answer-on-confusing-question/#IDComment305016345 http://biggovernment.com/fsalvato/2012/02/26/santorum-is-absolutely-correct-on-the-media-debates/#IDComment302257822 Now, this is a great rant! I couldn't agree more. Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:27:49 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/fsalvato/2012/02/26/santorum-is-absolutely-correct-on-the-media-debates/#IDComment302257822 http://bigpeace.com/sfr/2012/02/25/muslim-judge-the-first-amendment-does-not-allow-a-person-to-piss-off-another-person-or-culture/#IDComment301991272 Herman Cain had a good point, about not nominating (anyone) who wouldn't or couldn't put the US Constitution ahead of any other allegiance. Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:16:45 +0000 http://bigpeace.com/sfr/2012/02/25/muslim-judge-the-first-amendment-does-not-allow-a-person-to-piss-off-another-person-or-culture/#IDComment301991272 http://biggovernment.com/uknowledge/2012/02/25/uncommon-knowledge-special-edition-newt-gingrich/#IDComment301707740 Most of that "personal baggage" was manufactured by his political detractors, both Democratic and Republican. According to his daughter, Jackie, her mother (wife #1) never had cancer, is still alive and in good health, and it was she --- not Newt --- who initiated their divorce. She and Newt, together, sat down with their daughters to explain the coming changes and to prevent as much as possible the negative impact on their daughters. Marriage #2 to Marianne: Probably one of those "rebound" things, and apparently rocky for some time - she called him on his birthday to tell him she was divorcing him, and he arrived home to find the house cleaned out and empty. They reconciled, but this was not a picture of perfect harmony, and likely they both owned a share of the blame; that said, however, her determination to "destroy his career" a dozen years after the dust had supposedly settled should have qualified him for a sainthood nomination in having simply divorced her without sending a hit man to deliver the papers. He made a lot of political enemies on both sides of the aisle, but many if not most of those 'enemies' are the corruptocrats who just do not like having their gravy train derailed. That fact --- and it is a fact --- should be enough in and of itself to persuade ALL of us that he is the best candidate on the horizon. Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:38:13 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/uknowledge/2012/02/25/uncommon-knowledge-special-edition-newt-gingrich/#IDComment301707740 http://tv.breitbart.com/flotus-makes-candy-makers-shrink-bar-sizes/#IDComment295081672 Naw, that isn't it: She heard that candy makers are running out of chocolate, and she intends to buy up every ounce in existence in January, 2013; she just wants to make sure no one else in the world gets a fair share in the meantime. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:58:07 +0000 http://tv.breitbart.com/flotus-makes-candy-makers-shrink-bar-sizes/#IDComment295081672 http://tv.breitbart.com/flotus-makes-candy-makers-shrink-bar-sizes/#IDComment295077047 She had a patronage job in a Chicago hospital, made her think she's another Schweitzer. :) Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:51:57 +0000 http://tv.breitbart.com/flotus-makes-candy-makers-shrink-bar-sizes/#IDComment295077047 http://biggovernment.com/kolson/2012/02/16/yet-another-taxpayer-funded-university-study-smears-fox-news/#IDComment294225673 Whether this (or any) privately-conducted study is "a valid use of money" or a frivolous squandering of resources is really irrelevant, IF that entity uses its own resources. Taxpayer-funded "research" to create what amounts to partisan propaganda is, per se, a malicious and frivolous squandering of resources. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:02:30 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/kolson/2012/02/16/yet-another-taxpayer-funded-university-study-smears-fox-news/#IDComment294225673 http://tv.breitbart.com/planned-parenthood-releases-graphic-content-to-10-year-olds-for-national-condom-week/#IDComment292348814 I don't see any possible motive or explanation for this, other than to turn schoolyards and playgrounds into fishing ponds for pedophiles. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:25:31 +0000 http://tv.breitbart.com/planned-parenthood-releases-graphic-content-to-10-year-olds-for-national-condom-week/#IDComment292348814 http://tv.breitbart.com/dem-schakowsky-americans-dont-actually-follow-christian-faith/#IDComment292326425 Jan Schakowsky's husband wrote the gist of the Obama "health care" bill while he was sitting in jail for financial crimes. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:51:05 +0000 http://tv.breitbart.com/dem-schakowsky-americans-dont-actually-follow-christian-faith/#IDComment292326425 http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2012/02/13/alan-dershowitz-media-matters-could-cost-obama-the-election/#IDComment292054090 I'm stunned that Alan Dershowitz is expressing anger that something "will cost Obama the election" when his concern should be, "What can I do to make sure Obama loses the election?" Promoting classical liberalism is one thing, but rooting for tyranny and central planning is a whole different breed of cat --- and historically, that "cat" usually targets the Jewish community first and foremost.. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:00:28 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2012/02/13/alan-dershowitz-media-matters-could-cost-obama-the-election/#IDComment292054090 http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2012/02/13/alan-dershowitz-media-matters-could-cost-obama-the-election/#IDComment292050717 "Denial isn't just a river in Egypt?" Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:54:06 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2012/02/13/alan-dershowitz-media-matters-could-cost-obama-the-election/#IDComment292050717 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/02/13/16-members-of-congress-funneled-millions-to-their-relatives-employers-study-finds/#IDComment291746959 Different scam, although that doesn't necessarily mean she doesn't also use the earmark version of "stuff falling off a truck." She was reportedly highlighted in the "Throw Them All Out" book for insider trading - she and her husband apparently cleaned up on Visa IPOs, this when there was relevant legislation on the burner. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:32:37 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/02/13/16-members-of-congress-funneled-millions-to-their-relatives-employers-study-finds/#IDComment291746959 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/02/13/16-members-of-congress-funneled-millions-to-their-relatives-employers-study-finds/#IDComment291743134 Now, be fair --- just because they steal, doesn't mean they lie. :) Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:26:48 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/02/13/16-members-of-congress-funneled-millions-to-their-relatives-employers-study-finds/#IDComment291743134 http://bigjournalism.com/bshapiro/2012/02/08/obama-weaponizes-doj-against-murdoch/#IDComment289162967 "The progressives are trying to commit political suicide..." Well, yes, I guess there is a silver lining :) Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:55:53 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/bshapiro/2012/02/08/obama-weaponizes-doj-against-murdoch/#IDComment289162967 http://bigjournalism.com/bshapiro/2012/02/08/obama-weaponizes-doj-against-murdoch/#IDComment288559203 Scary, and incomprehensible that "they" could've pulled this off without having lobotomized a majority of the voting population --- unless that's actually what "they" did do? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:07:59 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/bshapiro/2012/02/08/obama-weaponizes-doj-against-murdoch/#IDComment288559203