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While it sounds harsh, Harry Reid should never have allowed himself to be turned into an unreasonable senior who is stamping his feet like a child and saying I won't negotiate, etc, etc, He should have retired before the fight and left without all the soil this fight has brought... He has done his job for years, why not become the elder statesman....there is great satisfaction in such a roll.... He will be remembered as the guy who turned down deals good for the country, time and again...... And this is the way he has allowed himself to be seen.........

Step back for a moment and consider the political implications of a US govt default vs. 0bama's standing among the media and in turn, the low-info voters. Consider that everything 0bama has ever done is always political. The advancement of his party and ideology of a state that "requires" people being told what is in their best interest. There is absolutely NO RISK for 0bama (politically) to preside over a US default. Do you think he is going to fold ? Why should he ? Do you think he actually cares about America ? Do you think he cares about...

We had the Tarp deal, then the stimulus, then Dodd-Frank. All supposed emergencies. Then when the republicans took over the House we had the FY 2011 continuing resolution/shutdown threat. Then we had the August 2011 debt ceiling/FY 2012 continuing resolution shutdown/default threat Then we had the 2012/2013 Fiscal Cliff threat Then we had the Sequester threat Then we had the Shutdown threat Now we have the Default threat again, tied into the Shutdown threat. End of the world didn't happen after the Sequester, it didn't happen after the Shutdown, and it won't after the supposed Default. Let's go over the...

Does anyone know which contractor supplied the black fences around the monuments? I would like to contact whichever company that supplied the barricades at the monuments and ask it to come and pick them up. A boycott and bad publicity is what they deserve for this.

Philippine quake: All is now OK on the island of Cebu. The power just came back on. It was shake, rattle, and roll for about 30 seconds, as my porter, delivering beer, and I made a dash for the door. Fallen book case was only damage. Thanks to FReepers who mailed their concerns.

A airman, leaving the air-force, attempted to signup for Obamacare. They asked for his Social Security Number and Birthdate (an ID Thieves Dream) on the website. But then it also asked for the complete bank Routing and Account number like at the bottom of a check (a real thieves dream). Luckily, he stopped just in time when he realized how vulnerable he would have been.

In the debt limit/government shutdown debacle, the Republicans have yet to make the somewhat obvious argument that when trying to avoid a default, it is contra-intuitive to make the debt even bigger. It is like paying the minimum payment on one credit card off with another credit card with a higher credit limit. Since when does going deeper into debt avoid a default? To me that logic is compelling. It may be that our mass population is incapable of understanding such a basic concept, or it may be just a built in assumption that the feds have to borrow more...

The Flaw Known as ObamaCare I read an online article from the New York Times Sunday morning and not surprisingly, in the user comment section, the liberal ObamaCare supporters are putting the blame for this ObamaCare website fiasco on Republicans and 'extremists', "obstructionists', the govt shutdown, 'teabaggers' and other not nice GOP people and groups. When I took a contary position and shifted blame back to the liberal base and politicians in a couple of posts to the Times comment section, my comments were summarily executed and deleted within 60 seconds. Censorship is alive and well at the Times. Truth...

First of all, nobody believes the government does not have enough money to pay down its debt. We would just have to stop doing things like feeding lazy losers. But what if we DID default? What if there was a cash-flow problem that caused FedZilla to miss a bond payment or two? Well, that would be a GOOD thing for us small-government conservatives. FedZilla loses its credit rating and cannot BORROW anymore. What could be better? We should all be WISHING for that!

CNN, that eternal paragon of unbiased news, has quietly tried a new way to get website traffic, and hence revenue. Online Games. http://games.cnn.com/?hpt=hp_bn20

It's incredible that 42% of Americans think that this unqualified, incompetent, dishonorable, ego-driven President is doing a good job. Take a moment. Admit it to yourself. You know who his supporters are. They are the people that YOU support -financially. Did you notice who Obama threatened when he wasn't getting his way on raising the debt ceiling? He threatened to not pay: Social Security retirees Military retirees Social security Disability Federal retirees Now let this sink in really good. He did not threaten to stop payments to illegal aliens He did not threatened to take frivolous benefits such as internet...

On the Chuck Brooks Law-Call hour, 12:00-1:00 pm, Saturday October 10, on the Baltimore station WCBM, two separate callers stated that the "Food Stamp System" was not working at several Baltimore grocery stores. The second caller mentioned that folks in the store were blaming Republicans. I cannot personally confirm these reports. Are other Freepers noticing this in their locations?

As opposed to what the Left believes, the purpose of government is not to impose social justice. As often happens, that was forgotten in Scotus’ 1964 Reynolds v. Sims ruling. Citing a non-existent “one man one vote” principle, eight Warren Court black-robes ruled that state legislative districts must be of approximately equal populations. Through a rogue interpretation of the equal protection clause, these masterminds imposed a democratic republic form of government on all fifty states! Never mind the constitution simply guaranteed a republican form of government, Scotus illegally overruled centuries of wisdom and imposed democracy. Republics demand consent of the...

IHas Harry's Pet BBQ been shut down YET??

Poll Who is more to blame for the federal government shutdown? Thank you for your vote. Republicans 28% Democrats 29% They're both equally to blame 41% Read more: http://www.sj-r.com/#ixzz2hOCQZQ4Q

Once again cry baby boehner is ambushed by a communist agitator who enjoys watching America sweat under massive government abuse of power... Welcome to TARP ONE...Boehner allowed 19 republicans to meet with Obama today UNDERMINING the power the speaker had...Obama now knows the Republican's who want to retreat such as Cantor, the man with a super liberal wife... Smart people know that Obama would never accept what Barbag Boehner offered... In Tarp One, the republicans refused to pass the BUMBRAIN BUSH plan and the stock market crashed...

And what of the windmills? Why aren't the waters located in the Golden Gate National park closed? Why are lumber mills allowed to operate until further notice? Why isn't Moffet Field closed? Why are they still pumping Helium out of our reserves?

Will they confiscate if I fly into BWI (lower airfare) and safer if I fly into Dulles?? This whole thing is so messed up ...

The White House is part of 'President's Park' and as such is administered by the National Park Service. If restaurateurs are being evicted from their location in Park Service facilities, shouldn't that be consistently applied to those who live and work in other Park Service facilities? Shut it down!

WASHINGTON (AP) — Starting in about a decade, Kingston, Jamaica, will probably be off-the-charts hot — permanently. Other places will soon follow. Singapore in 2028. Mexico City in 2031. Cairo in 2036. Phoenix and Honolulu in 2043. And eventually the whole world in 2047. A new study on global warming pinpoints the probable dates for when cities and ecosystems around the world will regularly experience hotter environments the likes of which they have never seen before. And for dozens of cities, mostly in the tropics, those dates are a generation or less away. "This paper is both innovative and sobering,"...

President Obama Explains the Shutdown Yesterday, eight days into the Republican government shutdown, President Obama spoke from the White House about the need for Republicans in Congress to stop threatening another recession just to sabotage Obamacare, stop demanding ransom just for doing their jobs, and just vote to reopen the government. He talked about the toll this shutdown is already taking on our country and the economy, and warned against the dire consequences of a default if Congress doesn’t act to prevent an economic shutdown. Keeping the government running and paying the nation’s bills aren’t bargaining chips or a matter...

A number of us freepers have been posting stories about the over reach by the regime on the National Parks closures. This is a populist issue that along with all the others associated with this shutdown has, according to a recent poll, driven O`Bozo`s approval ratings down to 37%. I believe we need to jump on this and hammer it home to the "low info voters". A simple and petty example of the vindictiveness of the "Spite House" such as this parks issue illustrates it for even the blind.

If these State & Local legal entities in any way help; Fund, operate, manage, maintain or otherwise handle or control; National Parks, Forests, Memorials, Beaches, Seashores, Monuments then they have the legal and Constitutional right to continue to operate them. Enough of this bullshit!! Take them over! Let's see Obama try & send the Army to stop them. The Feds can have D.C. and that's all they get. The rest is ours!

I just heard my Conservative radio hosts discussing what is being put on the table by the Republicans in the House. They said Ryan is pushing means testing for SS benefits.

There are a lot of good comments on various news stories around the web blaming Obama for the issues of National Parks and monuments denying access to citizens. That's all well and good but the public must be educated as to WHY Obama is at fault. If they're not educated many will dismiss the Obama blame as just more politics. A simple statement on the comments of news stores can do wonders. For example: "The National Park system is under control of the Secretary of Interior. The Secretary of the Interior is part of Obama's cabinet. These types of orders...

Since Halloween, the holiday that best represents the culture of death, is coming up, I wanted to post something about this side of it. These articles argue that Halloween was made an adult holiday by the homosexual culture, which seems to be partly true. But the subjects of Satan, death, evil and the demonic were actually adult concerns to begin with. How tragic that the Satanic has been so embraced that people wear around skeletons on their clothes, and that includes little children as well. We can pray as Christians that their spiritual eyes would be opened to the evil...

Megan Kelly is off to a rocky start, pulling Fox hard to left, challenging Senator Ted Cruz in much the same way Candy Crowley did at CNN. So far she has quoted polls by Politico and PPP.

Based on the thuggish Federal closings of open air monuments and National Parks, is it feasible the feds could TRY shut down the Interstate Highway system?

Near-silently, I padded through the grasslands, crouching down low, the chill air frosting my breath with every exhale. I hoped -- nay, prayed -- I would be unseen by the hastily-deployed military and civilian martial-law enforcement squads. Following the roads was simply not an option. The checkpoints were placed every few miles leading out of Atlanta, and every one of them had armed personnel with ballistic armor. Some even had lightly-armored vehicles. No matter if you went by back roads or expressway, there they were - and all of them had a school bus or two to ferry you to...

Democrats say we must accept ObamaCare, because it was legally passed by the Legislative branchand signed into law by the country's leader. Well, so was Russia's law against homosexual propaganda. So, does the Obama Administration also think all Americans should accept that law as settled too? Will we see Obama tell all protesters, in the run-up to the Olympics, that they must accept that "settled law" too, and should stop their childish protests against it?

In the days leading up to the 'Fiscal Cliff' in 2012, just a month after the national elections, President Obama made a statement about the stalemate over the lack of negotiations: "With their votes, the American people have determined that governing is a shared responsibility between both parties. In this Congress, laws can only pass with support from Democrats and Republicans. And that means nobody gets 100 percent of what they want. Everybody gotta give a little bit in a sensible way. We move forward together, or we do not move forward and all....We’re gonna have to find some common...

We need to join the chorus of Americans who are proudly defying the O`Bozo assclown circus and it`s Barrycades. If you know of a park that was closed but has been "liberated" by peaceful citizen`s action such as tape or snow fencing cut down, Barrycades moved, or cones removed, please post a thread about it.

Arise, Children's Community Health Plan, Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative, Molina, United, Unity, WEA Insurance Corp The above health insurance plans include Planned Parenthood as an in-network provider.

OK, what are the best shutdown/Obamacare talking points out there? Seems like it would be good to make a list. Feel free to post or link to your favorites, as appropriate.

I posted a thread the other day about people in Ohio not letting the Barrycades stop them from enjoying the Cuyahoga Valley Ohio and Erie Canal Tow-Path bike trail. Well the people of Ohio have not given up, the plastic snow fence "Barrycades" are still downed and a limited number of people are enjoying their trail. Which begs asking: should more people in more states use such peaceful "citizens guerrilla" tactics as cutting and downing their local park`s Barrycades? I can`t answer that for you but this morning, I had a really nice early autumn hike along a lovely trail.

I think that anywhere cones have been used to block off or shut down a memorial that there should be a million cone march. We the people paid for these cones so I think everyone should adopt a cone and make sure they write on it that it was part of the Barry-cade million cone march of 2013. I would suggest one of the metal Barry-cades but one would need a truck and help to lift it in to a truck. God Bless Our Troops and God Bless America

On today's CNN State of the Union, Sen.Ted Cruz was simply "Intellect on Display" as he seemlessly won every debate point with host Candy Crowley. I say we support Ted Cruz all the way to the Presidency.

At work today and listening to Conservative Talk Radio, I have heard 4 PSA ads in one half hour. One is using children to give voice to garbage and encourage the public to recycle. That number will work out to 8 PSAs an hour. All promoting the Obama's (Barry and Moochelle) agenda wasting taxpayer monies.

The difference is dramatic – it all depends upon the ground you're standing on. The founders had it right. Their biggest problem was taxation, and who and how it could be done. So that put that authority solely in the hands of the House of Representative. Because the house had to face the people every two years and reflected a balanced view of the population, they would be the best barometer of the people’s current feelings. And – hundreds of years later – they still are. So when the Republicans in the house say, “no”, there’s no need to shoot....

No Jonathan your Obama/DC beltline dreamworld is over.

WHAT’S THIS WORLD COMING TO? Words like OUTRAGEOUS, ABSURD, DISGUSTING, seem petty, when you consider the gravity of the crimes being committed, in the light of day, under our very noses.. This is happening, not just to us as citizens of this great Nation, but to the Nation itself.. When you ponder on the list of offenses being perpetrated, at rate is so mind-bogglingly that one hasn't the time to respond, let alone recover, before another has reared its ugly head.. For the sake of brevity, I’ll spare you the litany of the assaults that our Constitution has absorbed.. Dating...

Over the past week, when arguing with liberals (extreme left wingers) over the shutdown, I hear the same talking point time and time again; "the ACA is law"....I respond with the same answer, pointing out the hypocrisy of left wingers/liberals, and encourage Freepers to do the same...

I was watching the Sox continue on the road to their next World Series rings, and it struck me that a large crowds of fans chanting "Defund Obamacare!"(or something more humorous and snarky), would be quite impossible for the media to ignore. The chanting would have to occur while the game was in progress, not during a pause in the action that would allow the network to cut away. Imagine this occurring at every baseball playoff, college and pro-football game. Anyone here got any juice on twitter or other social networking venues? Imagine this going viral....

Last May I started a business and I checked on Health Insurance for myself. 1. I live in New Jersey 2. 56 yr male non-tobacco user In May 2013 - Basic & Essential $108.00 per month (Not Bad) In Oct 2013 - Basic & Essential $436.88 per month (Disgusting) Now is fairness I went to the estimation page to check out Federal Subsidies’. Based on a $40,000 a year income the subsidies will lower that down to approx. $223.00 per month. Let's review, A. Federal Government Does Nothing..................My Cost $108.00 B. Federal Government Does Something..............My Cost $436.00 C. Federal Government...

I would invite comments on Hannity's Forum here.

This story highlights the extent of the revulsion this regime has for the people. Well we need to highlight the spirit of peaceful resistance to tyrany.

Wondering how much of the military families' hardships are directly caused by the government shutdown, and how much is Obama unleashing his hatred on his fellow American.

How has the government shutdown affected you?” That's the question posted Thursday at 7:50 p.m. on the White House blog by Nathaniel Lubin, acting director of digital strategy for the Obama administration. Don’t forget that at the top of the blog, a handy little disclaimer notes that “due to Congress’s failure to pass legislation to fund the government, the information on this web site may not be up to date.” Looks like it’s perfectly up to date. Also remember that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., won't bring up any resolutions that would fund government programs such as national parks...

I placed a very polite call to SONCO at their 800 number on the fencing. I was bumped up to a Vice President, it might have been the President, of the company. The Barrycades were PURCHASED by the Park service years ago. They are NOT BEING RENTED from SONCO. They are not happy with the situation and have been getting calls and emails. I would have to say SONCO gets a pass on this one. They are not involved and not happy.