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Obama by the Numbers in His First Six Months in Office

Posted by Defend America on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 7:03:14 AM

Hoven's Index: Obama's First Six Months

By Randall Hoven

Provided below, in a "Harper's Index" type of format, is the progress made under President Obama so far.  In some cases, data from other time periods are given to provide context.

The 2008 deficit under Bush, the largest in history at the time: $459 B.  CBO's estimate of Obama's 2009 deficit: $1,845 B.

The total cumulative deficit in Bush's first seven years (2001-2007): $1.5 trillion.  CBO's estimate of Obama's first seven deficits (2009-2015): $7.1 trillion.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/07/hovens_index_obamas_first_six.html

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Obama's Chicago Style Bullying

Posted by Defend America on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:51:55 AM
Bully Boys: A Brief History of White House Thuggery
by Michelle Malkin

Six months into the Obama administration, it should now be clear to all Americans: Hope and Change came to the White House wrapped in brass knuckles.

Ask the Congressional Budget Office. Last week, President Obama spilled the beans on the "Today Show" that he had met with CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf -- just as the number crunchers were casting ruinous doubt on White House cost-saving claims. Yes, question the timing.

The CBO is supposed to be a neutral scorekeeper -- not a water boy for the White House. But when the meeting failed to stop the CBO from issuing more analysis undercutting the health care savings claims, Obama's budget director Peter Orszag played the heavy.

http://townhall.com/columnists/MichelleMalkin/2009/07/29/bully_boys_a_brief_history_of_white_house_thuggery


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July 28th in American History

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:48:29 PM

July 28, 1868

14th Amendment adopted

Following its ratification by the necessary three-quarters of U.S. states, the 14th Amendment, guaranteeing to African Americans citizenship and all its privileges, is officially adopted into the U.S. Constitution.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&id=5214

July 28, 1945

U.S. Senate approves United Nations charter

In a ringing declaration indicating that America's pre-World War II isolation was truly at an end, the U.S. Senate approves the charter establishing the United Nations. In the years to come, the United Nations would be the scene of some of the most memorable Cold War confrontations between the United States and the Soviet Union.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2742

1998 - Monica Lewinsky received blanket immunity from prosecution to testify before a grand jury about her relationship with U.S. President Clinton.

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Fox News Dominates CNN and MSNBC in July

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:35:33 PM

July Ratings: Fox News Beats MSNBC & CNN Combined in Total Day and Prime

Fox News Channel continued its cable news dominance in July not only beating CNN and MSNBC combined, but showing the most growth in the younger demo. In A25-54 viewers, FNC is up 48% in total day, and up 70% in primetime, compared to July '08.

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No House Vote on Health Care Before Recess

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:30:16 PM

No House floor vote before recess

By GLENN THRUSH | 7/28/09 5:39 PM
Dem leaders tell their GOP counterparts that there will be no health vote in the House before recess.
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Conyers Doesn't See the Point in Reading Long Bills

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:42:37 PM
Conyers Sees No Point in Members Reading 1,000-Page Health Care Bill--Unless They Have 2 Lawyers to Interpret It for Them
Monday, July 27, 2009
By Nicholas Ballasy, Video Reporter
(CNSNews.com) - During his speech at a National Press Club luncheon, House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.), questioned the point of lawmakers reading the health care bill.
 
“I love these members, they get up and say, ‘Read the bill,’” said Conyers.
 
“What good is reading the bill if it’s a thousand pages and you don’t have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you read the bill?

http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=51610

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Senate Judiciary Committee Has Voted on Sotomayor

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:49:34 AM
Sotomayor was just approved by committee by a vote of 13-6. All Democrats voted for Sotomayor, while every Republican except Senator Graham voted no.
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Vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee Today on Sotomayor

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:07:46 AM

Panel to vote on Sotomayor, confirmation likely



By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Associated Press Writer – Tue Jul 28, 3:05 am ET

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor appears headed to quick confirmation as the first Hispanic justice in spite of opposition from a growing chorus of conservative Republican senators who say she would bring liberal bias to the high court.

A Senate Judiciary Committee vote Tuesday was expected to advance Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's first Supreme Court nominee, to the full Senate, where she's all but guaranteed to be confirmed in a bipartisan vote next week.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090728/ap_on_go_su_co/us_sotomayor_senate_6


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Actually Senator Voinovich the Problem is You Not Senators Coburn and DeMint and I'm Counting Down the Days Until Your Term Concludes

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:03:55 AM
-The GOP’s biggest problem? “We got too many Jim DeMints (R-S.C.) and Tom Coburns (R-Ok.). It’s the southerners. They get on TV and go 'errrr, errrrr.' People hear them and say, ‘These people, they’re southerners. The party’s being taken over by southerners. What they hell they got to do with Ohio?’ ”

http://blog.dispatch.com/dailybriefing/2009/07/look_out_gov_the_exgov_is_comi.shtml
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It Seems Like it is Getting Hotter Doesn't It?

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 8:31:16 AM

Chicago Sees Coldest July In 66 Years

Average Temperature Only 68.9 Degrees

CHICAGO (CBS) ?Have you left your air conditioner in the closet this summer, and worn long pants more often than shorts? If so, you may not be surprised to find out that Chicago is seeing its coldest July in more than 65 years.

The National Weather Service says 2009 has seen the coldest July since the official recording station was moved away from the lakefront in 1942. The average temperature this month in Chicago has been a mere 68.9 degrees.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/chicago.coldest.july.2.1103959.html
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Anytime a Gang of Senators are Involved, the American People Get Screwed

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 8:30:00 AM

AP sources: Senators near bipartisan health deal




By DAVID ESPO and ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writers David Espo And Erica Werner, Associated Press Writers – 33 mins ago

WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators is closing in on a health care compromise that omits key Democratic priorities but seeks to hold down costs, as lawmakers on both sides of the Capitol labor to deliver sweeping health legislation to President Barack Obama.

After weeks of secretive talks, three Democrats and three Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee were edging closer to a compromise that excludes a requirement many congressional Democrats seek for large businesses to offer coverage to their workers. Nor would there be a provision for a government insurance option, despite Obama's support for such a plan, officials said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090728/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul


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Everybody Knew This was Coming

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:34:51 AM

  • Wall St. Pay Limits Sought

    Proposal by Rep. Barney Frank seeks unprecedented power in how private financial executives are rewarded

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