http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/delay/ en-us Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:47:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413107/posts <p>WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama won't leave Washington for his Hawaii vacation until the Senate finishes work on the health care overhaul, even if that means staying in town for Christmas Eve.</p> <p>"My attitude is that if they're making these sacrifices to provide health care to all Americans then the least I can do is to be around and provide them any encouragement and last-minute help where necessary," Obama said Tuesday.</p> news.yahoo.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413107/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:47:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389975/posts Health bill could get 34-hour reading in Senate Joseph Curl The 2,074-page Senate health care bill would take 34 hours to read cover to cover -- and that's just what Sen. Tom Coburn wants done on the Senate floor. The Oklahoma Republican has threatened to invoke parliamentary rules to force the Senate clerk (or more likely, a team of clerks) to read the massive bill before the full Senate begins formal debate on the legislation. The move is strictly according to Senate rules, which say any senator can demand a bill be read in its entirety before debate begins. While... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389975/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:07:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365978/posts Reporting from El Centro, Calif. - Across the desert flatlands of southeastern California, dozens of companies have flooded federal offices with applications to place solar mirrors on more than a million acres of public land. But just as some of those projects appear headed toward fruition, environmental hurdles threaten to jeopardize efforts to further tap the region's renewable energy potential. The development of solar-power facilities in the desert has been a top priority of the Obama administration as it seeks to ease the nation's dependence on fossil fuels and curb global warming. In addition, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has urged that... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365978/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:57:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363421/posts Legislators are growing increasingly frustrated with President Barack Obama's seeming unwillingness to pull the trigger on an Iran sanctions package that is already locked and loaded. The American public should be frustrated, too. The Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act (IRPSA), if enacted, would put the squeeze on foreign oil companies that currently help the Mullahs refine petroleum, as well as the insurance companies that underwrite this trade. If the sanctions work, they could stem the flow of 30 to 40 percent of Iranian oil, since the Mullahs don't actually have sufficient refining capacity to meet their domestic needs. In short,... Jewish Policy Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363421/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:13:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357476/posts Former House majority leader Tom Delay, who last night dropped out of ABC's "Dancing With The Stars," has once again expressed skepticism that President Obama is a citizen of the United States. That aligns DeLay, a Republican once known as "The Hammer," with the so-called "birther" movement. The birthers' claims have repeatedly been shown to be illegitimate. Newsweek noted in an interview with DeLay that he "got into some trouble for saying on TV that you weren't sure President Obama was born in the United States." "What I said was, to answer a question from Chris Matthews, I said:... CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357476/posts#comment Thu, 8 Oct 2009 12:41:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357250/posts Asked by Newsweek's Ramin Setoodeh about statements he previously made with regard to Obama's eligibility, he stated: 'Why wouldn't the president of the United States show the American people his birth certificate?' You have to show a birth certificate to play little league baseball. It's a question that should be answered. It's in the Constitution that you have to be a natural-born citizen of the United States to be president." Asked whether be believed Obama was a citizen, DeLay responded: "I have no idea." World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357250/posts#comment Thu, 8 Oct 2009 02:25:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351149/posts Is this any way to run a war? Critics are lambasting President Obama for hitting the pause button on the war in Afghanistan, making U.S. commanders seeking thousands more troops there wait for a decision as he tries to get the "strategy right first." "The commander in chief is the commander in chief, period," said retired Army Lt. Col. James Carafano, a senior fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation. "You can't fight a war from Washington D.C. There's only one way this works: You have trust and confidence in the leaders on the ground, or you don't." Some critics are... Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351149/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:10:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2320209/posts Former Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said Wednesday that he loves watching the White House and Democrats in Congress struggle to control the health care debate. “I love their arrogance. They just keep digging the hole deeper and deeper and deeper,” DeLay said of Democratic leaders during an interview on conservative host Sean Hannity’s radio show. “I love what the American people are doing to the Democrats,” he said in reference to the recent raucous town halls. “I’m sitting back and watching, and it’s just amazing.” DeLay insisted that Republicans are winning the health care debate and urged GOP... NBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2320209/posts#comment Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:59:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2320032/posts <p>'Constitution specifically says you have to be natural born citizen'</p> <p>WASHINGTON – Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay pulled no punches on Chris Matthews "Hardball"show on MSNBC today when asked if he is a "birther."</p> <p>"Well, I’d like the president to produce his birth certificate," said DeLay. "I can. Most illegal aliens here in America can. Why can't the president of the United States produce his birth certificate? ...</p> WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2320032/posts#comment Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:33:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2318703/posts "The main issue for us hasn't changed," Stephen Bassett tells Inside the Beltway. The executive director of D.C.-based Paradigm Research Group and X-PPAC -- the Extraterrestrial Phenomena Political Action Committee -- is calling for the White House to release all classified materials about UFOs, alien encounters, unusual technology and additional otherworldly fare....(fourth item) - "I thought Mr. DeLay was a Baptist. And I thought Baptists weren't supposed to dance," she said. The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2318703/posts#comment Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:35:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2318106/posts Indicted Former Republican Congressman Named one of the 'Stars' To the amazement of many in Washington, Tom DeLay, the former Republican Congressional leader who became a poster boy for cronyism and ethical lapses, was named one of the 16 celebrity contestants today by the producers of the ABC program "Dancing with the Stars." It is not known if DeLay will wear spandex and sequins. "It would be interesting to see if Mr. DeLay can do the Perp Walk. Does he know that step," said Andrew Wheat, the research director of Texans for Public Justice, the watchdog group whose work helped... ABC News Internet Ventures http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2318106/posts#comment Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:41:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058391/posts Now that Congress has recessed, and since the conventions aren’t for a couple of weeks, Thursday’s The Situation Room turned back to the "hot" issue of what many liberals are calling on congressional Democrats to do: arrest and lock-up Karl Rove for his failure to testify on the issue of the firing of U.S. attorneys in late 2006. CNN correspondent Jim Acosta, as part of a report on this possible move by the Democrats, conducted a search for the supposed jail inside the U.S. Capitol. He also addressed the little-used power of the legislature to arrest and try government officials... NewsBusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058391/posts#comment Fri, 8 Aug 2008 02:50:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258489/posts It seemed among the easiest of his transparency pledges and is entirely under his control, but President Obama is finagling his promise to post bills on the White House Web site for comment for five days before he signs them. Mr. Obama last week signed four bills, each just a day or two after Congress passed and sent it over to him. Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258489/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 18:17:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255527/posts Beijing stimulus plan held up By Jamil Anderlini in Beijing Published: May 19 2009 03:00 | Last updated: May 19 2009 03:00 China's much vaunted Rmb4,000bn economic stimulus package is being delayed by local governments unable to raise their share of financing, according to a report from the state auditor. The survey, published yesterday, is the first official indication that China's stimulus measures have not been as effective as the government claims. The auditor said that, in some cases, local governments had stumped up less than half the funds they had promised for projects in their jurisdictions, even though Beijing... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255527/posts#comment Thu, 21 May 2009 15:45:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243609/posts You're hired—next year Apr 30th 2009 | NEW YORK From The Economist print edition The recession is changing the way American firms recruit people IT SOUNDS like something for a racing driver, rather than a company in a recession. But Allan McKisson of Manpower, an employment-services company, insists that companies should be adopting a “ramp-up plan” and hiring new talent now, to ensure that they are firing on all cylinders when the economy rebounds. According to a survey carried out by Watson Wyatt, a consulting firm, three-quarters of American companies have implemented a hiring freeze. But that means around a... Economist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243609/posts#comment Mon, 4 May 2009 06:32:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2230997/posts Here is video of former House Majority Leader Tom Delay talking with MSNBC's Chris Matthews tonight about Texas Gov. Rick Perry's comments supporting Texas Sovereignty. Matthews is hysterical about Perry's comments being threats to secede, and Delay makes it clear that Perry is simply standing for the sovereign rights of the state of Texas. Matthews also plays a clip of what Rush Limbaugh had to say about Perry's comments. . . . . . (Watch Video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2230997/posts#comment Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:35:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2215284/posts In a previous article we gave you a taste of how grossly incompetent and inefficient government programs are and that they are far too expensive. Programs that are designed not to uplift the poor and promote self sufficiency, but actually do more to leave people dependant and keep them poor. Its not just the taxpayers that suffer, it is those who are forced to depend on them who suffer and who suffer the most. Consider the story of Sebastian Peters, born and raised in Manchester NH, from earliest moment of his childhood, Sebastian had suffered terrible cruelty under a father... MAINESTATEGOP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2215284/posts#comment Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:37:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2189492/posts More than 100 members of Congress—past and present—as well as congressional campaign committees and the national parties benefited from political donations from the political action committee or employees of Stanford Financial Group since 2000, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The Securities and Exchange Commission charged the firm’s head, R. Allen Stanford, on Tuesday with orchestrating a $8 billion fraud. Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal reported on Stanford’s status as an “international cricket sponsor, Washington political donor and private banker to Latin America’s wealthy.” President Barack Obama was the third-ranking recipient among lawmakers, with $31,750 collected from company employees during... The Wall Street Journal - Washington Wire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2189492/posts#comment Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:43:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2172415/posts WASHINGTON – The Senate on Monday voted unanimously to postpone the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting by four months to June 12 — setting the stage for Congress to pass the proposal as early as Tuesday. Monday's Senate vote is a big victory for the Obama administration and Democrats in Congress, who have been pushing for a delay amid growing concerns that too many Americans won't be ready for the currently scheduled Feb. 17 changeover. The Nielsen Co. estimates that more than 6.5 million U.S. households that rely on analog television sets to pick up over-the-air broadcast... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2172415/posts#comment Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:30:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2172243/posts Barack Obama is putting together a “frightening” social program rather than a package that will stimulate the economy, says Tom DeLay, the former House majority leader. “The proposal is full of welfare — welfare for local governments, welfare for people, subsidies for health insurance, expanding the federal government’s involvement in our educational system,” DeLay tells Newsmax. What the estimated $820 billion plan amounts to is “just complete, out-and-out writing of checks to people that don’t pay taxes,” DeLay observes. “These are welfare checks that are called tax cuts.” In general, “I’m very frightened of what I see. What I see... Newsmax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2172243/posts#comment Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:31:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2170375/posts <p>WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, arguing that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels won't be ready.</p> Associated Press via Comcast.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2170375/posts#comment Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:41:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157995/posts Ronnie Earle's legacy as Travis County district attorney If Ronnie Earle were a fisherman, he might spend time talking about the ones that got away. Others certainly do. Earle, who officially vacated his post as Travis County district attorney on Thursday, might be remembered most for the failed prosecutions of some of the biggest names in Texas politics. Indeed, his short-term legacy will be influenced heavily by unfinished business. Yet to be resolved are indictments that caused former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay — the no-compromise conservative firebrand — to step down. Then, of course, there are the unresolved Yogurt Shop... Austin American-Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157995/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jan 2009 07:23:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126913/posts In this election night interview with Chris Matthews, Tom speaks about Pete Olson beating Nick “SorosBoy” Lampson in his old House district (Texas CD-22). He also states that Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats will further destroy the economy with their increased seats and power in the U.S. House of Representatives. - FlA VIDEO - - 11.04.08-SFG: Will Pelosi "run circles" around Obama? - So says one expert on congressional power, former Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas, a.k.a. "The Hammer." DeLay told MSNBC tonight that, with Democrats expected double-digit gains in the House, “Pelosi will be the most... MSNBC Hardball http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126913/posts#comment Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:47:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121980/posts FReep this Digg by a fellow FReeper!!! FReep the Vote! Bypass the MSM, and FReep this Digg on the new Media!!! If you're confused, just sign up on Digg, and vote for this link by clicking the Digg icon (prevents the libtards from burying this). After that, feel free to post articles and videos that expose ObamaNation for what he really is yourself. Then come back here and post your Digg link on FR so we can FReep your Digg!!! Digg http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121980/posts#comment Sat, 1 Nov 2008 21:07:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113846/posts Lampson, Olson stake claims on Political Spectrum Houston Chronicle (Endorses both Lampson and Obama - FlA) by Alan Berstein October 22, 2008 Abstract: Rascally liberal Jim Hightower, the former Texas agriculture commissioner, gets credit for the phrase, "There's nothing in the middle of the road but yellow stripes and dead armadillos." Key questions in the Houston-area race between Democratic U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson and Republican former Senate aide Pete Olson are whether Lampson has earned his middle-of-the-road stripes — and whether his political career will die there Nov. 4. Lampson has tried to relieve the odd fit ever since, saying... Various/FlA FR “Straight Talk” TX-22 Race http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113846/posts#comment Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:20:20 GMT