http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/2010/ en-us Tue, 5 Jan 2010 06:12:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421159/posts Many are puzzled that Democrats persist in ramming unpopular and destructive legislation down our collective throats while seemingly unconcerned by their plummeting poll numbers. A widespread belief is that the Democrats are committing political suicide and will be swept from one or both houses of Congress with unprecedented electoral losses next November. But since Democrat politicians rarely do things that will not ultimately benefit themselves, this column asked two weeks ago: "what do they know that we don't?" We may have found out. It's called universal voter registration. The Wall Street Journal's John Fund described the Democrat plan recently at... DC Independent Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421159/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 06:12:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421321/posts President Obama has yet again summoned Democrats from House and Senate leadership to the White House to determine their final strategy to pass some bill that reconciles the disparate healthcare “reform” measures passed by each congressional body. Republicans were not invited to today’s meeting. Among those expected at the White House either in person or by teleconference are Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). If the majority leadership cannot agree to try to strong-arm the Senate-passed bill through the House without changes... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421321/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 14:14:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421169/posts The nation's most important New Year's resolution is to remove the Marxist majority in Washington. The most important question facing the nation is how to do it. There can be little doubt that the national sentiment opposes the Marxist policies being imposed by the current majority in Washington. Poll after poll, after parade, after Tea Party vividly demonstrates the nation's frustration with Obama's "fundamental transformation of America." Removal of this majority will take an extraordinary effort from people who are willing to put the nation ahead of ego, and work together to achieve the common goal. An objective analysis of... Enter Stage Right http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421169/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 06:46:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421070/posts Under Hawaii law a Special Election may be held no earlier than 60 days after a vacancy occurs. That would be Thursday, April 29, 2010. There is no outside limit on when the Special Election can be held. Trailing in the polls, Senate President Colleen Hanabusa (D-Koolina) has suggested that Hawaii "cannot afford" a Special Election. Republican Honolulu councilman Charles Djou is leading in the fund race. The other candidate is the widely hated Democrat Ed Case whose failed challenge against Dan Akaka in 2006 still rankles many Hawaii Democrats. Case, who calls Hanabusa "clueless", has already indicated he would... Hawaii Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421070/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 02:50:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421069/posts FRANKFORT – Former presidential candidate Steve Forbes is to endorse Rand Paul’s Republican campaign for U.S. Senate, Paul’s campaign manager, David Adams, said Monday. Adams said the campaign will issue a news release Tuesday about Forbes’ endorsement. Forbes was a Republican candidate in the presidential primaries in 1996 and 2000. He primarily ran on a campaign to establish a flat income tax. Forbes also is editor-in-chief of business magazine Forbes. Bluegrass Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421069/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 02:49:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2420819/posts Tracy Republican Richard Pombo said today he will seek the congressional seat of George Radanovich, who announced last week that he would not seek re-election. Pombo said he will make an official announcement Tuesday afternoon on KMJ radio in Fresno. The decision by Pombo is a potential game-changer, political analysts said. State Sen. Jeff Denham of Atwater and former Fresno Mayor Jim Patterson already have announced their intentions to replace Radanovich, but Pombo has Washington experience and the backing of some influential San Joaquin Valley agricultural interests. Pombo served seven terms in the 11th Congressional District before being ousted in... Fresno Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2420819/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:58:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420840/posts GOP group targets vulnerable Dems with 'Pelosi Index' Posted: January 4th, 2010 03:55 PM ET From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby Washington (CNN) – A conservative group that attacked Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign for his association with Rev. Jeremiah Wright is launching a new campaign against vulnerable Democratic members of Congress with the goal of linking them to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her "leftist agenda." The National Republican Trust PAC announced Monday the creation of "The Pelosi Index," an online database that rates members of Congress according to how often they side with Pelosi on votes... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420840/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 21:28:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420817/posts January 04, 2010, 0:00 a.m. Will the American People Finally Revolt?Federal indulgence and incompetence are too vast to catalogue. By Deroy Murdock Where is Nelson Mandela when we need him? In an especially memorable moment in Clint Eastwood’s fine new film Invictus, South Africa’s first black president (exquisitely portrayed by Morgan Freeman) inspects his first official paycheck. “This is terrible,” Mandela says. He decides he earns too much money and subsequently donates a third of his salary to charity. Thus was born the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund. Mandela’s humility and fiscal restraint would be as exotic in the nation’s... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420817/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:51:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420584/posts Half of all Americans expect the US to still be in recession by the mid-term elections, foreshadowing heavy losses for the Democrats. According to a Friday, national telephone survey by Rasmussen, 50% of Americans were convinced that the recession will still be in full force by the end of 2010 and not recovering, as Barack Obama continually likes to spin things by making the economic data look more promising than it really is. Associated Content (AC) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420584/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 15:42:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420753/posts The new year often brings resolutions from people to improve themselves and their lot in life. Unforunately, few people ever follow through on their resolutions. Taking my cue from Karl Rove, here are my resolutions, if I were one of these political bigwigs, for 2010. Let us hope they keep them: Barack Obama: I would resolve to.... The Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420753/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 19:12:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420771/posts Welcome to 2010: The final year of the Obama administration. Not literally. For all I know, by 2012 the economy will be hotter than a terrorist’s underpants, Afghanistan will be no more unruly than Indianapolis Colts fans after their coach decided to throw away a perfect season and President Obama will resoundingly win re-election after Diane Sawyer gets Republican nominee Sarah Palin to confess she thought going rogue meant adding some pink makeup to her cheeks. But a Democrat strategist told Bryon York of the Washington Examiner that House empress Nancy Pelosi was comfortable with losing “20 to 40” seats... Soda Head http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420771/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 19:36:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420769/posts It wouldn't be the start of a new year without a few predictions for the months ahead. While it's always a tricky proposition, it's a fair bet that what happened last year is seldom to be repeated, particularly on Wall Street. So here are my top 10 predictions and surprises for 2010: #1 Goldman Sachs has a blow-out quarter, but not the kind we're used to seeing. Instead, the firm's trading operation loses billions of dollars on some esoteric trades, prompting an outcry about why the firm, which is now a commercial bank, is allowed to make such risky bets.... New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420769/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 19:32:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420397/posts Once believed to be the front runner in the New Orleans mayoral election, Senator Edward Murray has dropped out! Sources tell THE DEAD PELICAN that Murray's exit has made Lt. Governor Mitch Landerieu the new front runner, and it will he will be difficult to beat. This is partly because the National Democratic party plans to provide massive amounts of Cash in support of Landrieu's mayoral bid, THE DEAD PELICAN has learned. Mitch's backing by the national Democratic party comes as part of a deal his sister Senator Mary Landrieu struck with the Obama white house. It is widely known... Dead Pelican http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420397/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 06:06:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420520/posts Over the past few weeks -- as I traveled abroad, attended holiday parties, and went through my appointed rounds -- I kept encountering people who posed the same question: "What's happened with Obama?" These were liberal Democrats, and they feel, depending on the person, somewhat, partially, or fully betrayed by the president whom they helped elect with their small donations and/or volunteer sweat. These people were truly troubled, some by the expansion of the Afghanistan war, some by the emasculation of the health care reform legislation, some by President Obama's embrace of corporate-world advisers. (This means you, Larry Summers.) I... Politics Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420520/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 13:48:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420350/posts Rubio beats Crist in what has become a major nationalized election. The Frank Rich crowd will insist that this time it’s really, really, for honest, true that Rubio’s win spells the doom of the GOP as a mainstream party. Chris Dodd loses his election. Capital police need to use a crowbar to loosen his grip on his office desk. Harry Reid loses re-election bid, calls results an “evil lie, bought and paid for by the insurance companies.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg will retire for health reasons. This will create enormous problems for Obama, as the base will demand someone even more... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420350/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 03:30:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420328/posts With the Republican Party on the cusp of major gains in the House next year — and with the dream of retaking the House appearing to be a real, if improbable, possibility — one major obstacle remains: tightfisted Republican incumbents. The National Republican Congressional Committee, the key cog in helping to finance GOP campaigns, has banked less than a third as much money as its Democratic counterpart and is ending the year with barely enough money to fully finance a single House race — no less the dozens that will be in play come 2010. A big part of the... The Politicio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420328/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 02:45:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420317/posts State Sen. Robert Hurt has proposed the 5th District GOP host five debates before the June primary for the seven candidates hoping to challenge Democratic incumbent Rep. Tom Perriello in November. In a news release sent Thursday, Hurt called on all 21 Republican unit chairs in the district to work together to sponsor, schedule and plan the debates across the district in the coming months. “I believe that by having the local Republican committees develop the plan for these five debates, Republican voters across the 5th District will be well served by increased debate attendance, greater participation by smaller units... Danville News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420317/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 02:24:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420118/posts We elected you on a promise of hope and change. You've disappointed us. In 2010, we are taking the country back. Blue collar democrats, independents, and conservatives. We love our country. We are proud of our founders. And we will fight to protect our traditions. We don't want your revolution. Youtube video 3:11 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420118/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 19:27:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420078/posts As we enter a new year and a new decade, let us make some predictions as to what we can expect in 2010. Under the Obama administration, unemployment will remain high, despite the so-called jobs bill that the Senate will take up in January or February. The official figures will show a rate of 10 percent, but hidden from public consumption will be those who have given up looking for work, or those whose unemployment benefits have run out. The government will put us billions of dollars into debt with this 'son-of-the-stimulus' plan, with little or no tangible results. The... America Talks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420078/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 18:20:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420065/posts BOSTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain has endorsed Massachusetts Senate candidate Scott Brown, saying the Republican offers the best solutions to overcome the recession and face down threats to national security. The 2008 Republican nominee for president said Sunday that Brown has worked to cut spending and keep taxes low. Arizona’s senior senator says Brown’s experience as an officer in the Army National Guard also helps him understand the need for a strong military and protecting U.S. interests around the world. AP via Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420065/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 18:00:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420024/posts JANUARY: No primaries scheduled. FEBRUARY: Illinois [February 2] MARCH: Texas [March 2] APRIL: No primaries scheduled. MAY: Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio [May 4]; Nebraska, West Virginia [May 11]; Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon, Pennsylvania [May 18]; Idaho [May 25]. JUNE: Alabama, Mississippi, New Mexico [June 1]; California, Iowa, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia [June 8]; Utah [June 22] JULY: Georgia [July 20]; Oklahoma [July 27] AUGUST: Kansas, Michigan, Missouri [August 3]; Tennessee [August 5]; Colorado, Connecticut [August 10]; Washington, Wyoming [August 17]; Alaska, Arizona, Florida [August 24]; Louisiana [August 28 (1st Party Congressional)] SEPTEMBER: Delaware,... America Chooses http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420024/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 16:40:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419886/posts Link only, per FR copyright rules The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419886/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 10:32:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419849/posts Charles Darwin once famously wrote of his gradual loss of ability to enjoy music or any of the other simple joys of life, post-Theory; and I must say that at times I understand what he meant. For entirely different reasons (chemical, not spiritual), I, too, often feel incapable of discerning the bright joys of quotidian life as I used to. Yet even though the smell of life's roses goes sometimes undetected by my nose, I have faith that roses still smell sweet — and that faith is enough. So it was in 2009. Though in many ways a cherry pit... The Bitpig Rant http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419849/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 05:34:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419816/posts During last summer's fiscal crisis, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger borrowed the title of a film classic to describe California's budget, saying it contained "the good, the bad and the ugly." He was referring to welfare reforms and the streamlining of state boards that he was able to broker, along with deep spending cuts for schools, health care programs for the poor and AIDS-prevention efforts. All that's left in 2010 is the ugly. The nation's most populous state faces a nearly $21 billion shortfall over the next 18 months, a deficit that comes after years of making deep cuts in core state... ap on Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419816/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 03:42:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419748/posts NBC News political analyst Charlie Cook, the editor and publisher of “The Cook Political Report", appeared recently on MSNBC's "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, and shared his outlook for the upcoming 2010 elections in November. Along with Cook were other political talking heads who basically confirmed Cook's assumption that 2010 is shaping up to be a very tough year for Democrats and a potential banner year for the minority party, the Republicans. Things could change, obviously, but the excerpts of the conversation between Matthews and Cook are a bit of an eye-opener if you're a Democrat, and encouraging if you're a... THE FREEDOM POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419748/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 00:35:07 GMT