After receiving no answer from emails requesting a town hall health care meeting, I took up Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann’s call to make a house call on our congressional representative.
Despite less than a week’s notice, up to 50,000 Americans from across the country gathered at the steps of the Capitol Building yesterday to send a message to Congress - ’kill the bill’. Pelosicare is not health care reform, it is a power grab. Read the rest of this entry »
My friend Jean emailed this request to me and I am asking for your help in bringing Sage safely home. Please donate what you can to help Sage .
I’d like to introduce you to Sage , a photo is attached to this email:
Lance Corporal Alex Werner lives in Milford, PA. He is the 2nd of four children. He joined the Marine Corps right out of high school, and chose to be a combat engineer since he’d always enjoyed construction, as well as destruction – ie bombs and blowing things up with them. One night while on a mission with his platoon in Iraq, Lcpl Werner’s vehicle rounded a corner and a dog ran out in front of them. The dog was killed, leaving behind a puppy who was on the side of the road. Lcpl Werner heard her crying and caught her (not an easy task he says). From that moment on, she has been with Lcpl Werner and the rest of the Marines of his platoon, being loved on by them and, according to Major Kleber’s telling, carried everywhere by them. The men have named the dog Sage. She is being showered with love and affection and toys that have been sent in care packages.
SPCA International has agreed to assist with transporting Sage back to the US from Iraq. Due to operational movements, it may be necessary to bring her home very soon. The cost of bring a dog from Iraq is over $7,000. SPCA International covers the majority of the costs, but requires the service member to provide at least $1,000 towards the cost of his own pup’s transport. Read the rest of this entry »
In 2007, Sebelius said she was for a single payer system “eventually.” Mind you, this is the same person who will be establishing the “level playing field” between the government plan and private coverage.
What a great bit of double talk from the director of HHS. How can the citizens of the US trust her to appropriately run the proposed health care scheme? Yes, it is looking more likely that it will take a conservative to clean up this mess in 2012.
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Peter Heck, a public high school teacher, penned an articulate case of the mainstream media’s obsessive Palin bashing. Quite frankly, the writing is on the wall and it what it says scares the MSM.
Since the moment she burst onto the national scene, there has been an unparalleled effort amongst the so-called sophisticated elites to destroy Sarah Palin. Unparalleled, but not unprecedented.
In the 1970s, the dominant left feared the rise of another radical right-wing governor of a western state — you might remember his name: Ronald Reagan — and they utilized a full arsenal of tactics to try to slow his meteoric rise. Comparing their words and actions then to their current anti-Palin crusade now is stunning.
Of course the tone and actions of today’s Democrats are off the charts. I’m sure Reagan was not hung in effigy, nor was his personal contact information made public. But that was then, this is now. Hopefully, in the end, the result will be the same: Read the rest of this entry »
Every so often, we need to take a moment to appreciate the simple beauty of this world. Below are a collection of photos from my trip to Costa Rica, the jewel of Central America:
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Relaxed?
Good.
Now back to business:
The new CBO report on the cost of the Baucaus healthcare plan does not add up according to Megan McArdle.
Domestic terrorist, Bill Ayers, admits to blogger, Anne Leary, to ghost writing Obama’s autobiography “Dreams of My Father”.
Seriously, I believe FLOTUS was channeling Marie Antoinette, Queen of France with this quote:
In her speech in Copenhagen today, First Lady Michelle Obama said her trip to Denmark, along with the travel of her “dear friend” and “chit-chat buddy” Oprah Winfrey, as well as tomorrow’s visit by President Obama, is a “sacrifice” on behalf of the children of Chicago and the United States.
Yes, traveling to Denmark in Airforce One, staying at posh 10 star hotels if not shacking up at Frederik VIII’s Palace in Amalienborg and having tea with Queen Margarethe is truly a hardship. I wonder if Michelle’s 26 attendants accompanied her on this sacrificial outing?
The White House is ramping up its message machine to ram government health care through Congress. While Obama diddles in Denmark, two trial lawyers for Obama have concocted a response to a bi-weekly show (Senate Doctors Show) hosted by Repulican Senators Coburn and Barrasso – both are physicians. Politico reports Secretary Sebelius and Senator Whitehouse – both are trial lawyers, not physicians – have crafted their own internet show to respond to Senators Coburn and Barrasso informative health care show.
Does America want or need another Washington takeover, or do we want commonsense,free-market health care reform?
Check out Senate Doctors Show: Read the rest of this entry »
Sarah Palin has completed her memoir - Going Rogue: An American Life.
Coming to a bookstore near you on November 17th.
You can pre-order the future New York Times Bestseller at Amazon.com
While Iran smolders, Afghanistan burns, Obama heads to...Denmark
H/T: SoCal Chris:
Kevin Ferris – the only sane journalist left at the Philadelphia Inquirer writes a weekly column titled ‘Back Channels’. This column is consistent jolt of reality in the wake of a steady stream of hopey-changey bylines produced by this newspaper.
In truth, Kevin is not only a talented writer, but a genuinely likable fellow that I call a friend. This particular piece needs to be spread far and wide as it highlights the good capitalism brings to society.
This week on Back Channels: Helping Fighters Thrive Read the rest of this entry »
I just spent this lovely Sunday organizing and editing close to 500 photos from yesterday’s historic march in DC. I am still inspired by the sheer joy expressed by the million marchers in DC.Can we say this is the Woodstock for conservatives? Absolutely. I’d even say if MLK were alive, he would be out marching to the Capitol with the people and give a rocking speech.
Several impressions I took home from the Rally:
A million plus attendees is my estimate of the crowd size. Compare the official crowd estimator from the 2009 Inauguration (fig. 1) to the screen cap taken of the crowds (fig. 2) yesterday. I will say there were more patriots yesterday than fans at the January 20th inauguration. Metro police say 1.2 million and they would know a thing or two about crowd counts.
El Marco posted some great photos that speak to the size of this crowd.
I traveled to DC via a chartered bus from West Chester – I have to give kudos to Paula Stiles for taking the initiative to organize this bus trip. I must admit that it was good to be on the bus instead of being thrown under the bus. Our group arrived at Union Station and Dee and myself made our way to Freedom Square where we came upon a massive amount of people:
For a moment or two, I didn’t know where to start photographing. I got over that real quick and shot almost 500 photos on Saturday, not including video.
More of the story below the fold:
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Discussions on the state of health care in the United States are frequent on this blog, but one author is lacing up her running shoes to support the work of ALSF (Alex Lemonade Stand Fund) in bringing needed attention and funding to childhood cancer research. I will be participating in the 1st Annual Lemon Run, which will be held on October 25 at Ridley Creek State Park in Media, Pennsylvania.
A great way to celebrate Labor Day is to run a 5K. With this run, I’ve completed over 30 miles of tracked runs with a Nike+ training kit, moving me to the training color level of Orange. I feel great, have more energy and it did not require the restructuring of one seventh of the US economy to make this happen.
Why am I doing this? The answer can be found by clicking on this LINK. It will take you to my page created for the upcoming Alex Lemonade Stand Fund -1st Annual Lemon Run.
Grossly mismanaged and 2 billion over budget, the results of the Cash for Clunkers has been released by the Dept of Transportation. The top 10 new vehicles purchased:
1. Toyota Corolla
2. Honda Civic
3. Toyota Camry
4. Ford Focus FWD
5. Hyundai Elantra
6. Nissan Versa
7. Toyota Prius
8. Honda Accord
9. Honda Fit
10. Ford Escape FWD
Note: Government Motors (GM) did not make the cut. We spent billions to bail out the company and we can’t pay people to buy the car? This is the same government asking Americans to trust them with their health care.
AOL Auto notes that in the same period charities that provide a tax rebate for used cars saw a dramatic decrease in donated cars. This downturn made it more difficult for families that could have benefited from an inexpensive car.
Thursday night I had the opportunity to spend time photographing a spectacular fountain show held during spring and summer months at Longwood Garden. The show is part of the price of admission and if you are visiting the area, I highly recommend a visit to this garden.
For the shutter bugs – I shot the fountains with a Canon 40d and 12-24mm Tokina lens. Feel free to review the EXIF data provided with the photos. A tripod is essential, a monopod can also be used, but not where I shot these photos. If you are really nice and did not vote for Obama, I’ll share the location with you.
For those unfamiliar with Longwood Garden, it is the former private estate of Pierre S. DuPont and his wife Alice. Upon his death in 1954, the estate was opened to the public. Today, Pierre would have been vilified as an ‘evil capitalist’ and his estate and gardens would have been shown as proof of excessive extravagance. Why would one man need all this land to grow flowers and put on shows for a select group of friends? The cow pasture alone could grow enough food for the poor of Kennett Square! Oh, that cow pasture better have an environmental impact statement, or else! The environazi’s would have had a field day – back in the day.
More photos under the fold.
A few weeks ago I posted the above photo on Flickr. It was taken at a recent healthcare forum in Philly and I titled it: “A Paid Protester – Note Who Sponsored the Sign”. The title ruffled the feathers of a Philly photographer who left a series of comments on my Flickr account trying to disclaim the idea of a paid protester. When I steered him back to common sense with my replies, he lamely tried to paint my Sheepdogs as paid hacks. If I had a dime for every time that false accusation was laid down, I would be a well paid hack – at their expense!
Lo and behold, PJTV’s Steve Crowder went on a job interview with California’s premier liberal activist organization – much like HCAN (see photo above) – where he found he would be paid handsomely for being a grass root activist (see photo above). That’s not all he discovered, you have to watch the video to see what a professional astroturfing organization looks like.
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The chickens have come home to roost!
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