en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1164582 Comments by merrygale http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/02/29/gao-report-400-billion-wasted-annually-on-1500-duplicative-fragmented-inefficient-government-programs/#IDComment305650985 Somebody else already said this but I'm going to say it again anyway. Just wait. The Republicans will bring a bill to the floor to cut those programs. They will all vote for it, the liberals will all vote against it, but we have the House so the bill will pass. We pass it on to the Senate and Harry Reid sits on it and refuses to let it be voted up or down. And the programs stay, the employees stay, nothing gets cut, but those departments get their annual automatic increase. Thu, 1 Mar 2012 18:59:53 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/02/29/gao-report-400-billion-wasted-annually-on-1500-duplicative-fragmented-inefficient-government-programs/#IDComment305650985 http://biggovernment.com/lsolov/2012/03/01/draft/#IDComment305614884 Like everyone else, I'm deeply shocked and saddened. His bold leadership against the MSM, his love for his country, he was a truly great Patriot. Look down on us from above Andrew. We will be fighting the good fight so your children can still grow up in a free America. RIP. Prayers for you and your family. And lots of love being sent your way as well. Thu, 1 Mar 2012 18:05:40 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/lsolov/2012/03/01/draft/#IDComment305614884 http://biggovernment.com/cowens/2012/02/27/is-the-irs-attempting-to-intimidate-local-tea-parties/#IDComment303761843 I didn't even know they had to obtain permits in order to gather together and protest. I wonder where all that money comes from. I would hate to think that even one Tea Party organizer had to dip into his or her own pocket to come up with the money needed to meet expenses for all of us to get together to protest. Especially when groups like OWS didn't have to obtain permits and even ended up with donations to open a bank account. Sheesh, this sure is a messed up system we have here. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:22:31 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/cowens/2012/02/27/is-the-irs-attempting-to-intimidate-local-tea-parties/#IDComment303761843 http://biggovernment.com/uknowledge/2012/02/25/uncommon-knowledge-special-edition-newt-gingrich/#IDComment302865372 Very informative Washington76. Thanks for all the info. FYO, though, the actual saying is ..."cut off you nose to spite your face". Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:55:23 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/uknowledge/2012/02/25/uncommon-knowledge-special-edition-newt-gingrich/#IDComment302865372 http://biggovernment.com/sberry/2012/02/26/democratic-governors-get-thrill-up-their-legs-in-meeting-with-obama/#IDComment302842211 Here's the probable real agenda: "You should know, Gov. Shumlin, that Connecticut’s Gov. Malloy may have forgotten to tell his fellow Democratic governors- and perhaps the president- that he has led his state into a $161 million budget deficit, after giving the citizens of his state the highest tax increase in its history. The revenues from all those tax increases don’t seem to be doing the job." He's probably hoping for a bailout from BO for that $161 million deficit. Just a hunch. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:26:01 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/sberry/2012/02/26/democratic-governors-get-thrill-up-their-legs-in-meeting-with-obama/#IDComment302842211 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/02/24/harry-reid-and-senate-democrats-are-holding-up-24-jobs-bills-passed-by-the-house/#IDComment301382937 Who in their right mind (no pun intended) would believe anything this scumbag says? He's got his nose up in the air just like BO does all the time. He thinks he's so much smarter than us. Who got this man elected anyway? Look into his eyes. All I see there is evil and deceit just like I see looking into Pelosi's eyes, or BO's eyes. Evil and deceit. Oh, I remember now how he got elected. The unions did all they could by fixing the voting machines and hauling their workers to the polls in buses and telling them, ..."don't forget now. Vote the Democrats all the way." Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:57:47 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/02/24/harry-reid-and-senate-democrats-are-holding-up-24-jobs-bills-passed-by-the-house/#IDComment301382937 http://biggovernment.com/sberry/2012/02/24/obama-targets-gingrich-in-energy-speech/#IDComment301379426 This is what I like about Newt. He has specific solutions, a path to get there, and the expected results of getting there. It all sounds reasonable, unlike the words of BO, which sounds more like BS to me. Plus, there is sound accounting principles in the background of his plans. Put more people back to work, what happens? Government gets more money. Fact of life. Then what happens to that 49. 5%? Goes down, down, down. I want Newt. I want Newt. Etc., etc. Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:50:03 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/sberry/2012/02/24/obama-targets-gingrich-in-energy-speech/#IDComment301379426 http://biggovernment.com/bshapiro/2012/02/24/breaking-obama-campaign-attacks-koch-brothers-blames-them-for-gas-prices/#IDComment301352005 They've always demonized the rich corporations and the rich Republicans, meanwhile giving billions of hard-earned taxpayer money to the union bosses so they could get rich and filter some of their mandated dues back to DemonRats to get them re-elected. I never could understand what the difference was between affluent Republican corporations and affluent unions. Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:58:50 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/bshapiro/2012/02/24/breaking-obama-campaign-attacks-koch-brothers-blames-them-for-gas-prices/#IDComment301352005 http://biggovernment.com/bshapiro/2012/02/24/breaking-obama-campaign-attacks-koch-brothers-blames-them-for-gas-prices/#IDComment301348128 BO is actually quite the experienced and accomplished community organizer. You should read the book by Saul Alinsky, "Rules For Radicals". The whole description of BO is exactly what a community organizer is and does. It's absolutely frightening. Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:51:47 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/bshapiro/2012/02/24/breaking-obama-campaign-attacks-koch-brothers-blames-them-for-gas-prices/#IDComment301348128 http://tv.breitbart.com/newt-hammers-cnn-on-birth-control-question-you-never-asked-obama-why-he-voted-for-infanticide/#IDComment299820611 That's the same story of every debate. Someone hammering the leader-of-the-moment. And it doesn't matter how many times they hear the advice of all, which is to drop the back and forth bickering and stay on message. How does this relate to BO and what would you do differently? The only one who hears it and does it is Newt. Personally, I love Newt when he does it. I hated it when he joined the fray against Romney. Romney hurt Newt a lot so it is understandable but now it's coming out that this is the way Romney always wins elections. By using his wealth to spread dirt and half-truths around about the opponent. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:44:20 +0000 http://tv.breitbart.com/newt-hammers-cnn-on-birth-control-question-you-never-asked-obama-why-he-voted-for-infanticide/#IDComment299820611 http://tv.breitbart.com/atheists-less-patriotic-family-sues-to-have-under-god-removed-from-pledge/#IDComment293899160 Let's take a vote. The majority wins. Not everyone gets to have their own way. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:29:01 +0000 http://tv.breitbart.com/atheists-less-patriotic-family-sues-to-have-under-god-removed-from-pledge/#IDComment293899160 http://tv.breitbart.com/geithner-its-fair-top-3-pay-as-much-tax-as-other-97/#IDComment293897110 What is really fair is if everyone pays the same tax rate on consumption. Why do we only target wage earners? What about people making money under the table like drug dealers, prostitutes, illegal aliens, etc, etc.? When and where do we get a fair share from them? Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:24:57 +0000 http://tv.breitbart.com/geithner-its-fair-top-3-pay-as-much-tax-as-other-97/#IDComment293897110 http://biggovernment.com/kschlichter/2012/02/04/political-moneyball-the-conservative-strategy-for-winning-the-fight-thats-coming-after-the-election/#IDComment284569290 Wonderful article. It confirms my hope/belief that long term, we are still there. Even if we do get Mitt, we will be able to control him to some extent and we may win the super majority we need in the Senate and hopefully, we will get even more of a majority in the House. Then, at least we can serious about the budget and the debt. Get them started on the right path at least. Thanks Mr. Schlichter, I needed that. Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:47:46 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/kschlichter/2012/02/04/political-moneyball-the-conservative-strategy-for-winning-the-fight-thats-coming-after-the-election/#IDComment284569290 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2012/02/02/trump-endorsement-did-i-say-newt-i-meant-romney/#IDComment282868223 I feel the same way about Trump now as I do about BO. When he comes on Fox to bloviate, I turn off the sound. I can't stand listening to the same old, same old, everytime. I wouldn't even want his endorsement. It only confirms to me that we are weakening and will end up with the same old Republican establishment candidate like we do every year, year after year. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:01:44 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2012/02/02/trump-endorsement-did-i-say-newt-i-meant-romney/#IDComment282868223 http://biggovernment.com/jsshapiro/2012/01/27/exclusive-former-clinton-accuser-kathleen-willey-whistleblowing-foreclosure-fraud/#IDComment276933030 Oh, yes. He knew about it and started the loan program that encouraged unqualified minorities to work with this group that will get you the money and the financing that you need to buy this house that you cannot now, nor will you ever by able to, afford it. One of the groups is none other than ACORN. There are numerous groups started and financed by Soros and I can't right now remember the one that I'm referring to. But Soros is there, in the background, financing a lot of these democratic sounding groups. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:02:43 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/jsshapiro/2012/01/27/exclusive-former-clinton-accuser-kathleen-willey-whistleblowing-foreclosure-fraud/#IDComment276933030 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/01/23/rep-allen-west-there-is-no-race-code-its-a-fact-that-obama-is-the-food-stamp-president/#IDComment273153387 I remember hearing a speech by BO when he was running for President. My take away was "OMGosh, this man absolutely hates white people and most especially white women. I'm in trouble." Things have been going down, down, down for me ever since. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:47:28 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/01/23/rep-allen-west-there-is-no-race-code-its-a-fact-that-obama-is-the-food-stamp-president/#IDComment273153387 http://biggovernment.com/awrhawkins/2012/01/23/gingrich-v-romney-the-people-v-the-machine/#IDComment273143057 Hey, WOW! Here I thought (according to MSM and most radical left talking pundits) that the Tea Party was dead. You know, just a one time quirk. Won't happen again. They're dead and dying. No one's heard from them in ages. Not one to toot my own horn usually, but I do recall one dissenter (namely ME) saying don't you believe it. They may be lying low right now (this was about a year ago) but watch for them to come back in 2012. Right now they are working behind the scenes, learning the political ropes and learning how to install their people in first at the local level, then the state, then the federal level. We're here all right. We won't quit till we win this fight. This is for our adult children and our grandchildren, who deserve so much better than we WERE offering them. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:33:54 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/awrhawkins/2012/01/23/gingrich-v-romney-the-people-v-the-machine/#IDComment273143057 http://biggovernment.com/awrhawkins/2012/01/23/gingrich-v-romney-the-people-v-the-machine/#IDComment273136571 Hmmm, scared huh? You could be right about that. I was saying yesterday, before the debate, that it seemed like he was in desparation mode. But I'll have to look closer and see if I can see fear as well. I just thought this was his last chance to become POTUS but maybe there's something even deeper than that there. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:25:12 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/awrhawkins/2012/01/23/gingrich-v-romney-the-people-v-the-machine/#IDComment273136571 http://biggovernment.com/awrhawkins/2012/01/23/gingrich-v-romney-the-people-v-the-machine/#IDComment273134532 Exactly, mamapjs. That's what I came in here to say in reply to kathryn21. She sounds like a talking point for the establishment RINO's. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:22:21 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/awrhawkins/2012/01/23/gingrich-v-romney-the-people-v-the-machine/#IDComment273134532 http://biggovernment.com/dwohl/2012/01/03/gang-injunctions-may-prevent-further-occupywallstreet-crime/#IDComment253840776 Meanwhile, if you're a Tea Party group, you pay money to get permission to organize. And I bet they come after them if they don't clean up after themselves. They make a profit on Tea Party "free" speech. Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:23:01 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/dwohl/2012/01/03/gang-injunctions-may-prevent-further-occupywallstreet-crime/#IDComment253840776