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This Executive Order was posted on the WhiteHouse.gov web site on Friday, March 16, 2012, under the name National Defense Resources Preparedness. In a nutshell, it's the blueprint for Peacetime Martial Law and it gives the president the power to take just about anything deemed necessary for "National Defense", whatever they decide that is. It's peacetime, because as the title of the order says, it's for "Preparedness". A copy of the entire order follows the end of this story. Under this order the heads of these cabinet level positions; Agriculture, Energy, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Defense and Commerce can...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday criticized President Obama for opposing the GOP effort to repeal a key portion of the 2010 healthcare law. McConnell noted in his criticism on the Senate floor that the Obama administration itself decided the program is not financially viable. The House today is expected to vote to repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, a voluntary, long-term health program that the Department of Health and Human Services said in October had no viable path forward. “Yet for some reason, the president is unwilling to follow through on that conclusion...

With Obama ruling against the Keystone XL pipeline, he continues a direction which he has maintained from the very beginning, and will only accelerate should he win again in November. Think about some of the major actions of this administration: 1. A huge “stimulus” bill, most of which went to his supporters. If you look at where most of the money from the bill went, it went to businesses which supported his campaign, it went to businesses with union employees, it went to businesses which were ideologically aligned to his vision – during the auto bailouts, there were underreported reports...

On September 2, 2011, the government’s official unemployment statistics revealed that the U.S. economy had created zero jobs in August, and the unemployment rate stood at 9.1 percent. A few days later, on Sept. 8, President Barack Obama addressed a special joint session of Congress to announce his “jobs bill”--the American Jobs Act. Obama warned that “doing nothing is not an option,” and called upon Americans to join him in pressuring Congress. But Congress “did nothing”--or, rather, the Senate did nothing. House Republicans did pass parts of Obama’s jobs bill, but rejected the majority of its provisions, which largely reprised...

There’s a little lovers quarrel between President Obama and some labor unions over his decision to kill the Keystone XL pipeline and the thousands of jobs that would have come with it. Terry O’Sullivan, president of the Laborers’ union issued the following statement, vowing that blue collar workers will not forget this betrayal. The score is Job-Killers, two; American workers, zero. We are completely and totally disappointed. This is politics at its worst,” LIUNA General President Terry O’Sullivan said. “Once again the President has sided with environmentalists instead of blue collar construction workers – even though environmental concerns were more...

I have to ask this question. Has anyone ever seen anthything like this in the White House? Does this evoke a feeling of dignity and leadership for the Presidency of the United States? Does this express concern for the rest of the Country as people are dying economically? You be the judge:

The economic slump continues. Now that the holidays are over, jobless claims are back up.In a separate report, the Labor Department said initial unemployment claims jumped to 399,000 in the first week of 2012, the highest in six weeks, from an upwardly revised 375,000 in the prior week. The four-week average of claims also marched higher to 381,750 from 374,000. The U.S. unemployment rate has fallen sharply in recent months and was 8.5 percent December, but some economists worry the drop has been due in part to discouraged workers dropping out of the labor force. (Read More)Discouraged workers dropping out...

The stimulus was the very first order of business in the obama white house. As Rahm Emanuel famously said. "never let a crisis go to waste." They didn't. The stimulus was the biggest most wasteful most larded up boondoggles in us history - and it failed miserably to achieve its stated goals. Emphasis on "stated" - because the real goals were not the stated ones. the real goal was to funnel taxpayer money to the machine - and then lock it in for years to come. How would they lock it in? simple: just don't pass a real budget. Run...

I'm 34 years old. Young people today are smart and capable. That being said this clip suggests maybe we oughta raise the minimum age for certain major offices. The country is being run by children! GOD help us.

US Kidd sailor and Iranian sailor hug Amid growing tension between the US and Iran, the US Navy vessel U.S.S. Kidd rescued 13 Iranian sailors who were held captive by Somali pirates for more than 40 days. The dramatic rescue occurred just days after Iranian commanders ordered US navy ships not to return to the North Arabian Sea. The extraordinary rescue also follows President Obama’s signing of tough new sanctions against Iran, making it harder for Iran to sell its oil. The irony is not lost on the fact that in the midst of such an international crisis with...

President Obama’s recent decision to drastically cut future military spending puts the United States in a weakened position vis-a-vis despot regimes and terrorist organizations who are always looking for gratuitous opportunities to attack U.S. interests, according to Congressman Allen West. West says that “there is a sense of weakness that we are conveying, and there is a window of opportunity that people like Iran are seeing.” According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, Obama’s proposed cuts to the military budget “could shrink by over 30%” in the next decade- The Administration projects outlays at 2.7% of GDP in 2021,...

President Obama’s “We Can’t Wait” power grab continues. He’s going ahead and creating a summer youth jobs program that was previously rejected by Congress. The man thinks he’s a king. “America’s young people face record unemployment, and we need to do everything we can to make sure they’ve got the opportunity to earn the skills and a work ethic that come with a job. It’s important for their future, and for America’s. That’s why I proposed a summer jobs program for youth in the American Jobs Act — a plan that Congress failed to pass. America’s youth can’t wait for...

To understand how the Environmental Protection Agency operates, one must first understand that it lies all the time. Its “estimates” are bogus. Its claims of lives saved are bogus. It thrives on scare-mongering to a public that is science-challenged, but the science remains and the EPA must be challenged to save the nation from the loss of the energy it needs to function. It must be challenged to unleash the huge economic benefits of energy resources—coal, oil, and natural gas—that can reverse our present economic decline. The latest outrage is the MACT rule—an acronym for “maximum achievable control technology” intended...

“You can’t win a ballgame being on defense all the time,” former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin tonight said in a two-segment interview on Sean Hannity’s TV show from her home in Wasilla, Alaska. Gov. Palin’s quote was in reference to Newt Gingrich’s counter-attacks against Mitt Romney who he today accused of lying in political ads. Her words were also applicable to whichever candidate becomes the GOP nominee and goes on to fight the Obama machine. Gov. Palin said the Iowa Caucus “was such an exciting night. It felt like it was as it should be.” She praised Santorum’s performance saying,...

As I was watching and listening to all of the political hype occurring with the Iowa caucuses, I caught an interview with Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) who just happens to be the chairperson of the state’s Democratic Party. During her interview with a major news network, she repeatedly mentioned how much President Obama has done to help the middle working class. She described him as being the president of the middle class and she said it as if she really believed he is. So let’s take a brief moment to see just how friendly Obama has been to middle...

The Obama administration has agreed to release Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for the Taliban opening an office in Qatar to engage in peace talks. A Taliban spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, announced on Tuesday morning that the insurgent leadership had reached an agreement with the Qatar government and other “relevant parties” about the opening of the office but did not say when it would happen. Secret discussions between American and Taliban officials have been under way for months about taking confidence-building measures including the establishment of a political office outside the immediate region and the release of Taliban prisoners.

The agenda for a North American Union is underway and a new security perimeter deal will blur the lines at the border and further erode the sovereignty of Canadians and Americans. On November 13th Stephen Harper, Barack Obama and Felipe Calderon will meet for the North American Leaders Summit to discuss their plans for the NAU. Meanwhile CETA the Canadian-European Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement presents itself as a major step towards a New World Order and the centralization of power.

UPDATE: November 6, 2011. “Freedom's Highway. The Road to Socialism." ZUCCOTTI PARK. (aka Liberty Park) A cooperative "planned economy", one that could meet people’s needs directly and foster meaningful social, economic, and racial equality. They're here to show us 'how it's done'. Need a bogeyman, that evil corporate WAR machine aka AMERIKA to STAND together as ONE. JOIN THE REVOLUTION YET, all is not well in Who-ville. It's devolving. The 'People' do not ALL get along.

UPDATE: November 6, 2011. “Freedom's Highway. The Road to Socialism." ZUCCOTTI PARK. (aka Liberty Park) A cooperative "planned economy", one that could meet people’s needs directly and foster meaningful social, economic, and racial equality. They're here to show us 'how it's done'. Need a bogeyman, that evil corporate WAR machine aka AMERIKA to STAND together as ONE. JOIN THE REVOLUTION YET, all is not well in Who-ville. It's devolving. The 'People' do not ALL get along.

Is the EU and the euro in crisis? The EU is planning a new fundamental law, the Treaty for the establishment of the so called European Stability Mechanism. (ESM), the Debt Union. The draft for the ESM is now to be examined by the representatives in Parliament. Art. 8 The founding capital is 700 billion euros. Where does this amount come from? Who has calculated it and on which basis? Art. 9.3 ESM Members hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertake to pay on demand any capital call made on them ... to be paid within 7 days of receipt. When the...