http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/business-bloggers/ en-us Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:01:45 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415238/posts Ilya Somin writing at Volohk Conspiracy fleshes out what is sure to be a court challenge against the constitutionality of individual or business mandates to purchase health insurance. His point - there is no "consensus" among constitutional scholars on the issue "In an important recent speech, Senator Max Baucus claims that there is a broad consensus among legal scholars (that the individual mandate is constitutional. He claims that 'those who study constitutional law as a line of work have drawn th[e] same conclusion' as congressional Democrats. Similar assertions have been made in parts of the liberal blogosphere. For example, Think... The American Thinker Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415238/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:01:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415123/posts One year ago this month, I opined about taxpayers footing the bill for several college football bowl games. Today, I decided to revisit the college football bowl scene and find out who's sponsoring this year's post-season gridiron clashes. [Note: I brought this back to the front page of this blog after it was cross-posted Christmas Day at BigGovernment.com. Enjoy!] Bob McCarty Writes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415123/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:11:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415082/posts Meanwhile, one Amy Wilkinson holds hope for the left that this disillusionment is a mirage in "Will Santa Obama Deliver?" 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the land We hoped Santa Obama would bring fortune in hand... Small businesses hung stockings by the chimney with care, In hopes that stimulus funding soon would be there. With unemployment at 10 percent, we're awake in our beds While visions of sugar-jobs dance in our heads. And, lately we wonder if Santa Obama is real Will he deliver on promises; hold up his end of the deal? Svelte and skinny we... Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415082/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:59:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415080/posts AKIE BERMISS: For me, Going Rogue was easily the most anticipated book of the year. Why? Because the book, like its subject, is a game changer. After reading it, I’m not yet sure if it classified as an auto-biography, historical fiction, or just a YA follow-up to Jack London’s Call Of The Wild. I can say this for certain, however: I enjoyed the hell out of this book. And you can too! There are few things you’ll have to contend with before you can enjoy this here book, though. First, let go of your preconceived notions of all things Palin.... The Perpetual Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415080/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:49:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415009/posts Here's one of the reasons I hate Hollywood so much, a fan who payed to see Cameron's movie gets repeatedly cussed at for asking for an autograph. Hot AirPundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415009/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:33:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414993/posts Peter Schiff is predicting that the next decade 2010-2020 will REALLY be the decade from hell. Liberal Time Magazine has labeled THIS decade "the decade from hell," (2000-2010), but Republican gnius, Peter Schiff says they're wrong. Watch the YouTube link. Seriously, don't skip this stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScejX-7DAto&feature=sub http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414993/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:56:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414882/posts TPM reports: "With Democratic senators united on the health care bill today, their campaign arm has settled on an attack plan for 2010: Republicans would "repeal" it if they win control. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, aggressively challenging incumbent GOP senators and vying for open seats, will paint the Republicans as only interested in obstructing." So, the Democrats' attack plan is to tell voters that the GOP will repeal the budget-busting, tax-hiking, Medicare-cutting, abortion-funding, big insurance and big pharma giveaway that only has the support of 35% of voters. Brilliant! Conservatives have been saying that if Obamacare passes Republicans should... The Weekly Standard Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414882/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:50:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414845/posts I posted a 1981 video of Ronald Reagan reassuring America he is there for us and what he sees as the true meaning of Christmas. HOW BADLY DO WE NEED REAGAN!?!? You will not see any Christmas Tree Ornaments of Mao, transvestites nor with the face of the disgrace & disaster Obama on Mount Rushmore. I added it to The Palins Christmas message posting. Governor Palin 4 President http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414845/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:09:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414817/posts What do firearms and this blessed holiday have in common? Well, for one, liberals don't like to talk about either. Christmas is coming. And for many Americans, that means opening gifts around the tree, big family dinners and Midnight Mass. No disrespect to Norman Rockwell - but Christmas always reminds me of shooting. Sure, I love seeing my family, gorging on the kind of food and drink that are usually impermissible during the other 11 months of the year and finding some fabulous little trinket under the tree. And every year I bring a batch of 'Cupp-cakes' to my local... Glock Talk / Townhall Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414817/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:51:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414807/posts Peter Schiff is predicting that Obama's policies will send us further into another financial crisis. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uo_wE85JKk&feature=sub http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414807/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:26:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414801/posts Todd and I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! The Palin family is blessed to all be together among family and friends this Holiday – and that is one of the greatest gifts of all. But while this is a beautiful time of the year for families and friends around the world, we recognize that it is a difficult time of the year for so many others – especially this year. May we remember all those who are lonely or in need on this blessed night, and please join us in saying a special prayer for those away... Governor Palin 4 President http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414801/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:15:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414798/posts We're undergoing "a fundamental economic reset," Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer told House Democrats, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi in February. Our consumption patterns are "structurally broken," Eamonn Kelly, CEO of San Francisco's Global Business Network, told a group of Bay Area chief executives in March. Henceforth, Wall Street "just won't be half of our economy," President Obama said in May. "We don't want every single college grad with mathematical aptitude to become a derivatives trader. Part of the post-bubble economy that I'm describing is one in which we are restoring a balance between making things and providing services." In other... The San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414798/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:56:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414669/posts There is that old complaint that says if Moses had only made a right turn after he led the Israelites across the Reed Sea, the Jews would have the Oil, the Arabs would have the desert and the world would be much better off. Well that might be changing a bit. Last January a major supply of natural gas was found off the coast of Haifa, Israel's major port city. Yesterday A significant quantity of oil was discovered near Rosh HaAyin, a city located east of Tel Aviv on the western edge of Samaria Arutz Sheva/The lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414669/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:06:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414577/posts In their greedy desire to steal even more money from employers one union has even gone so far as to block Red Cross blood donations from getting to a hospital as well as picketing blood drives from private companies. In other words, these union thugs have put money and their quest for power above the health, welfare, and medical needs of real people. As BigGovernment.com reported a few days ago, union workers for Red Cross have been picketing locations in an attempt to disrupt Red Cross Blood Services operations. In one case, the Red Cross was blocked from delivering blood... Publius Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414577/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:14:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414571/posts Interesting how the nonexistent or “Lie of the Year” death panels are popping up all over the place, even the non-nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. I posted a link to the CBOs letter to Harry Reid. “It is unclear whether such a reduction in the growth rate could be achieved, and if so, whether it would be accomplished through greater efficiencies in the delivery of health care or would reduce access to care or diminish the quality of care.” Citizen Palin 4 President http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414571/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:11:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414525/posts There is a right way to cover Sarah Palin and her PR strategy. Greg Sargent, Ben Smith and Matt Gertz double-check Palin’s claim (made on Facebook) that her infamous “death panel” post was a “metaphor” for how health care would be denied to the old or infirm. In the original post, it was pretty clear that Palin was talking about end-of-life counseling, not rationing. Obama himself acknowledged at an August 11 townhall that the "underlying argument" made by Palin was that his health care bill would "mean rationing of care": Governor Palin 4 President http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414525/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:37:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414506/posts Goodness, what an absurd year it has been! And it’s been an even tougher year to rate news-wise. Below, I humbly offer my choices for the top stories of the year. The choices are based on a number of things… most were inspired by actual events, some by friends with unique perspectives, and one is from a viral e-mail we’ve probably all received by now. They are listed in ascending order of importance in terms of their impact to our American way of life. And I reserve the right to ridicule where appropriate. Grand Rants http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414506/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:03:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414496/posts “Jersey girl” Jacquelyn Jablonski is the young, beautiful muse showcasing the Ralph Lauren collection in Muse #20, photographed by Jason Nocito. And voilà, we are presented with the standard Lauren feel, look and classic lines, all hearkening us back to the stylish memes of early 20th century elegance in fashion. The Fashion Time Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414496/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:46:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414427/posts Remember how the media would use this number as a baton to blast George W. Bush Just 29% of U.S. voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, the lowest level measured since early February, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.The percentage of voters who felt the country is heading in the right direction remained in the narrow range of 31% to 35% from July to early November. For the previous three weeks, however, confidence in the country’s current course has held steady at 30%. The majority of voters (65%) continue to believe the... Hot AirPundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414427/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:08:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414421/posts It is not too late to kill this Health Reform bill at Conference. As I have said repeatedly: it’s not the Republicans that have the power, it’s the liberal ‘single payer-public plan-pro-abortion’ progressives (liberals) that do. If you have been following my posts they are hopping mad about being sold out by Obama and the Democrat leadership (and we know how that feels with Republicans.) The bill just about to be passed in the Senate dropped both the public plan and Medicare expansion and has some restrictions on publicly paid abortions opposed by the pro-choice/abortion group. It was passed by... Progressive's (liberal's) Demoralization Watch blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414421/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:03:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414405/posts Why does It’s a Wonderful Life now only air twice during the holidays — and only on NBC? Growing up in the 1980s, I saw It’s a Wonderful Life several times each year. It was a staple of hundreds of networks. It was on the Family Channel, on the local independent TV station, and on innumerable other venues.The great mystery revolves around our nation’s copyright laws, established in the copyright clause of the Constitution. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8 explains the purpose of the copyright power [1] given to Congress: To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts,... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414405/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:17:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414376/posts University of Chicago Law Professor Richard A Epstein has brilliantly argued that the Reid bill unconstitutionally turns private health insurers into public utilities. Luckily for those who haven't time to study his detailed argument, he's now summarized it nicely in the Wall Street Journal: "As Harry Reid's 2,000 page health-care bill is being rammed through the Senate, most of the public debate has been focused on its expanded coverage, its now defunct public option, and its high taxes. Lost in the shuffle has been its intensely coercive requirements on health insurance issuers, especially in the individual and small group markets.... The American Thinker Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414376/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:45:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414323/posts USA Today reported the results of a study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University, published in the American Journal of Public Health. The Yale University study divided diners into three groups. • One was given menus with the calories listed for the dinner entrees. • Another group was given menus that cited the calories plus a reference number that showed the recommended daily caloric intake for the average adult: about 2,000. • A third group had menus with no calories listed. Beyond Koreanfornian Cooking http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414323/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:15:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414264/posts Many Democrats, including people in the administration, blame poor marketing for their difficulties in passing health reform. They say they haven't gotten the message out. And the lousy polls reflect that poor communication. They believe that once the bill is passed and people see Obamacare in all of its splendor, American Voters will come running back to the President and the Democratic Congress. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has been telling Democrats a win on the health issue will reverse the slide in public opinion, just as passage of another controversial proposal, the North American Free Trade Agreement,... Huffington Post/The Lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414264/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:07:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414199/posts Here is interesting video of Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters trying to help constituents with calling their banks to work out "loan modifications." The video is from an ABC News report, and shows Waters calling Bank of America among others, where she got into a two-hour ordeal of automated messages and eventually getting cut off. In the three cases featured in this piece, she was unable to get anything done for them. I almost never agree with Maxine Waters, but this report does show how difficult it can be to get anything done over the phone with virtually any business entity... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414199/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:13:38 GMT