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After sending a subtantial volume of email in last few weeks to Sens. Chambliss and Isakson, I was unable to get through on any of their phone comment/contact lines this morning. And I will keep trying. I hope this means we are frying the phone lines in opposition to the cloture vote on S.B. 744 early this afternoon. Today is the day when your activism and loud(er) voice can make the difference. Please take a moment... Spend a dime.

The now-retired general counsel and chief of staff of the House Judiciary Committee, who supervised Hillary when she worked on the Watergate investigation, says Hillary’s history of lies and unethical behavior goes back farther – and goes much deeper – than anyone realizes. [Emphasis added] ************** Jerry Zeifman, a lifelong Democrat, supervised the work of 27-year-old Hillary Rodham on the committee. Hillary got a job working on the investigation at the behest of her former law professor, Burke Marshall, who was also Sen. Ted Kennedy’s chief counsel in the Chappaquiddick affair. When the investigation was over, Zeifman fired Hillary from...

FREEPER HELP PLEASE: Asking our FR legal-beagles.... ...attorneys, investigators, claims adjusters... (stand-up comics, kibbitzers, and crackpots also welcome to chime in...) I am researching a person who has demanded an extroardinary insurance settlement-- ...for a very minor collision several years ago. Spidey-sense says possible fraud in the works; perhaps an experienced scammer. SOoo... ... homework required on personal/criminal/prior claims background??!!? What is the BEST background check research engine? (1) Most thorough? (2) Most reliable? (3) Secure inquiry & transaction? (4) Bang for the buck?

THEN--KATRINA: Due to the topography and the extent of the flood damage to the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans-- rescue and aid delivery was painstakingly slow. Days went by before the rescues were completed and meaningful aid arrived in the Lower Ninth Ward.... The DEMS and the press loudly castigated the President and his administration for not waving some magic wand over this situation. NOW -- SANDY: The death and widespread destruction on Staten Island is getting very little exposure press through the recovery stages of the SANDY storm disaster. ....YES---there are similar limitations hindering the delivery of basic...

Paul Ryan pulled no punches! When the lone heckler tried his craft--- He was shouted down "USA USA USA" and escorted out. Our next VP is a very intelligent and well-spoken young man...

Yesterday, we reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was responsible under the law for the “security policies and programs that provide for the protection of all US government personnel … on official duty abroad.” Clinton herself seemed bewildered by the attacks on the Libyan consulate, asking, “How could this happen in a country we helped liberate, in a city we helped save from destruction?” --SNIP-- But according to the Independent, she had no reason to be puzzled. Quoting senior diplomatic sources, the paper reports, “the US State Department had credible information 48 hours before mobs charged the consulate in...

Hillary from the US-DOS: SOS is basically repackaging the original Cairo Embassy apology. Via a weak attempt to explain the US First Amendment to "offended muslims"... ...As she loudly disdains "the film" that caused the riots. Contributor/analyst comments: "The two-parts pandering... ...one-part outrage (at the film-makers)"

Israel has long faced the scorn of Islamists. Iran's Ahmadinejad has sworn over and again to wipe them off the map, supporter's of Egypt's new president have talked of conquering Israel and making Jerusalem the capital of Egypt, and Palestinians have taken opportunity after opportunity to fire a rocket into the Jewish state and stir things up. But it looks like Israel is going to have share the Islamist's scorn with Christians, at least for a time. For a group with ties to the United Muslim Nations International has released a 23 page booklet titled, "The Global Islamic Civilization: The...

I suspect the essentials of Keynesian economic theory were scribbled as a faculty prank on a monogrammed napkin in the Harvard Business School cafeteria. After a few laughs, the discarded joke was left on the table with empty coffee cups and a half-eaten bagel; only to be discovered minutes later by an opportunistic work-study sophomore clearing the table. The crumpled napkin was auctioned as the hottest & newest economic pop-theory to a fast-talking tabloid freelancer (who had been to Vegas with his columnist-buddy at The Globe, and had the goods on him). After some hard-nosed and expensive negotiations, the freelancer...

The week leading up to Memorial Day found an article circulating about President Obama's possible "Jimmy Carter Moment". The UK Telegraph opined that even with many polls suggesting a close race leading up to the conventions-- ...The American people ousted Jimmy Carter by a landslide vote.... electing Ronald Reagan in 1980. Earlier in the year, Lt. Col Oliver North (USMC ret) penned a simlar thought... About Obama's possible "Jimmy Carter Moment"; though much more about foreign policy and national security issues. My comparison here is the same theme of "deja vu all over again" -- from my point of view......

For the first time, this morning in Georgia, the question of Obama’s eligibility to serve, became official. No longer the stuff of speculation, no longer dismissible by liberals as something which will never be heard in court, Obama’s eligibility became a matter of an official court record.[Emphasis added] [SNIP] Also entered into evidence were documents, discs and expert testimony calling into question the legitimacy of Obama’s birth certificate, his Social Security number, his father’s immigration status, his real name and indeed Obama’s own citizenship status. All of this in the effort to have Obama’s name kept off the Georgia ballot...

CBS anchor Katie Couric believes a “Muslim version of ‘The Cosby Show’” could open the eyes of Americans and perhaps put an end to all the ”seething hatred many people feel towards all Muslims.” Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/12/31/katie-couric-maybe-we-need-a-muslim-version-of-the-cosby-show/#ixzz19o7IhLi2

(1) In light of the now-admitted FAILURE of the US air travel security system on Christmas Day -- permitting a known/watch-listed WOT suspect to board an inbound international flight and actually attempt to down the aircraft.... AND.... (2) In light of the BOLD-FACED LIE spoken on a nationally televised media appearance (12/27/09); words to the effect: "I'd like to point out that the (aviation security) system worked"... AND... (3) In light of today's POLITICAL SPIN-CONTROL (aka blatant damage control) ....By a media interview / statement (12/28/09) that is SOOOOoooo... far beyond the borders of the absurd -- THAT IT (--To...

Dem cops cuff, stuff Christian girls Sidewalk chalk messages challenged Obama's moral positions ****************** Posted: August 29, 2008 12:30 am Eastern By Bob Unruh © 2008 WorldNetDaily DENVER – Two teenagers who had been given city permission to write their messages protesting Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama's support for abortion on public sidewalks during the Democratic National Convention this week were shoved to the sidewalk, cuffed and arrested for doing just that. [SNIP] "I was peacefully sidewalk chalking when I was forcefully pushed to ground by a police officer from behind," Jayne White, 17, described. "As I was being...

Family fracture, unwed births cost us dearly By Leah Ward Sears For the Journal-Constitution Published on: 04/24/08 This year, nearly four of every 10 babies will be born outside of marriage. We know statistically and intuitively that, overall, children do not fare as well when their parents are divorced or never married. As a judge, I know that 65 percent of all civil cases heard in Georgia's superior courts involve issues regarding children and families. We also know that in 2005, more than 14,000 children were in the care of the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services; more than...

This is the letter GA Senators sent to POTUS this week.. We were "pretty loud" down here... I think they at least heard some faint noise emanating outside the beltway. DISCLAIMER: I still don't trust 'em... a'Tall ************* Dear Mr. President: Although the Senate's effort to reform our nation's immigration laws through the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007 is stalled, illegal immigration remains our nation's number one domestic issue. We therefore believe it is incumbent upon us and our colleagues to tackle this issue and not leave this problem for future generations to solve. As...

I promised I would ask of the wisdom well that abides on this FR forum... (The Moderator's indulgence is begged... herewith for a brief vanity post!) Is anyone on the forum aware of resources or possess the personal expertise that might help a newbie commentator/author jump through all the legal hoops for publishing & copyrighting (articles & short books) while using a pen name (Nom de Plume/Nom de Guerre) The initial works are several articles that will knock the stuffings out of the premises of the left... ...AND... ...Awaken/enlighten right-thinking Americans and the community of faith, as this election cycle...

Caption the Speakertress in dhimmitude... Practicing for her grand vision of post-surrender USA. Dim-Dhimmi-Dems....

These are the proposed weapons systems adjustments to be made should the DEMS' Congressional majority successfully hamstring our troops in the WOT theatre: ****** ******{M.O.P} Maritime Overwater Patrol: ****** ****** {B.I.K.E. Patrols} Baghdad Interactive Killer Eliminator Patrols: ****** ******[S.P.A.A.D.S.] Special Anti-personnel Area Denial System: ****** ******[S.A.D.] Surefire Antitank Deadbang ****** ******[L.I.Z.R.D.] Light Insurgent Zapper/Remover & Disposal ****** ****** ****** ****** These additional systems will be authorized by the DIMS to assist the "re-deployment" of US forces: ****** ****** ****** ****** LASTLY: please observe the only homeland security system we can afford after the DHIMMI's get their way: Have a nice...