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<title><![CDATA[Ann Coulter: Fast and Furious is not a D.C. law firm]]></title>
<link>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/ann-coulter-fast-and-furious-is-not-a-d-c-law-firm/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/ann-coulter-fast-and-furious-is-not-a-d-c-law-firm/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ann Coulter: Fast and Furious is not a D.C. law firm. Not to beat a dead horse but&#8230;]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.humanevents.com/2012/07/11/ann-coulter-fast-and-furious-is-not-a-d-c-law-firm/">Ann Coulter: Fast and Furious is not a D.C. law firm</a>.</p>
<p>Not to beat a dead horse but&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Camp Has Same Response on Jobs Reports 30 Months in a Row]]></title>
<link>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/obama-camp-has-same-response-on-jobs-reports-30-months-in-a-row/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 22:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/obama-camp-has-same-response-on-jobs-reports-30-months-in-a-row/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Obama Camp Has Same Response on Jobs Reports 30 Months in a Row. Keep repeating the same lies and so]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/jobs-response-thirty-months/2012/07/07/id/444671">Obama Camp Has Same Response on Jobs Reports 30 Months in a Row</a>.</p>
<p>Keep repeating the same lies and someone is bound to believe you.  The sad truth is that quite a few Americans seem still to believe him.  Un-be-freaking-lievable, eh?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Reuters Poll: More on Wall Street Expect QE3 from Fed]]></title>
<link>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/reuters-poll-more-on-wall-street-expect-qe3-from-fed/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 22:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/reuters-poll-more-on-wall-street-expect-qe3-from-fed/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Reuters Poll: More on Wall Street Expect QE3 from Fed. That&#8217;s right, throw more $ into the sin]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.moneynews.com/StreetTalk/reuters-poll-QE3-fed/2012/07/06/id/444642?s=al&#38;promo_code=F696-1">Reuters Poll: More on Wall Street Expect QE3 from Fed</a>.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s right, throw more $ into the sinking ship.  Forest&#8217;s mom WAS right.</p>
<blockquote><p><em><strong>&#8220;Stupid is as stupid does.&#8221;</strong></em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[‘No Child Left Behind’ Whittled Down Under Obama - NYTimes.com]]></title>
<link>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/no-child-left-behind-whittled-down-under-obama-nytimes-com/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 19:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/no-child-left-behind-whittled-down-under-obama-nytimes-com/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[‘No Child Left Behind’ Whittled Down Under Obama &#8211; NYTimes.com. I guess stupid kids are better]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/06/education/no-child-left-behind-whittled-down-under-obama.html?nl=todaysheadlines&#38;emc=edit_th_20120707">‘No Child Left Behind’ Whittled Down Under Obama &#8211; NYTimes.com</a>.</p>
<p>I guess stupid kids are better for Obama.</p>
<p>Lets teach them to grow flowers and veggies. Oh wait&#8230;what if they have to count the seeds?  What if they have to read how much water/soil to use or how much sun they need?</p>
<p>Hmmmmm&#8230;let&#8217;s teach them to watch Obama pontificating about how awesome he is on TV instead.  Yeah, that&#8217;s it.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Urges Voters to Look Ahead on Economy - NYTimes.com]]></title>
<link>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/obama-urges-voters-to-look-ahead-on-economy-nytimes-com/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 19:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/obama-urges-voters-to-look-ahead-on-economy-nytimes-com/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Obama Urges Voters to Look Ahead on Economy &#8211; NYTimes.com. That&#8217;s right&#8230;look ahead]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/07/us/politics/obama-urges-voters-to-look-ahead-on-economy.html?nl=todaysheadlines&#38;emc=edit_th_20120707">Obama Urges Voters to Look Ahead on Economy &#8211; NYTimes.com</a>.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s right&#8230;look ahead, cuz if you look at today you&#8217;ll be sick to your stomach and vote for Romney in November since it aint gonna get better as long as Obummer is running the show.  Looking at today confirms that.</p>
<p>Revolt with your vote!</p>
<p>Go fish Mr. Baby President.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Unemployment Report for June - NYTimes.com]]></title>
<link>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/unemployment-report-for-june-nytimes-com/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 19:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/unemployment-report-for-june-nytimes-com/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Unemployment Report for June &#8211; NYTimes.com. For just a minute I thought they would actually ge]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/07/business/economy/unemployment-report-for-june.html?_r=1&#38;nl=todaysheadlines&#38;emc=edit_th_20120707">Unemployment Report for June &#8211; NYTimes.com</a>.</p>
<p>For just a minute I thought they would actually get through Obama&#8217;s mess without blaming Bush.  NOT!</p>
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<p style="margin:0 0 1em;font-size:1.5em;line-height:1.467em;color:#000000;font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-style:normal;text-align:left;background-color:#ffffff;">At a<a style="color:#666699;" title="Dispatch about President Obama’s campaign swing." href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/06/obama-promotes-a-long-view-on-jobs/?hp">campaign stop in Poland, Ohio</a>, on Friday, Mr. Obama urged voters to take the long view, and to be mindful of the economic state he inherited.</p>
<p style="margin:0 0 1em;font-size:1.5em;line-height:1.467em;color:#000000;font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-style:normal;text-align:left;background-color:#ffffff;">“I want to get back to a time when middle-class families and those working to get into the middle class have some basic security,” he said. “We’ve got to deal with what’s been happening over the last decade, the last 15 years.”<span style="color:#000000;font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:1.5em;line-height:1.467em;"> </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0 0 1em;font-size:1.5em;line-height:1.467em;color:#000000;font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-style:normal;text-align:left;background-color:#ffffff;">Just incredible that this coward cannot accept how f&#8217;d up he and his policies are and how HE is responsible.  What a baby.  Can you imagine having to say that about the President of the United States of America?  3 cheers for that,eh?</p>
<p style="margin:0 0 1em;font-size:1.5em;line-height:1.467em;color:#000000;font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-style:normal;text-align:left;background-color:#ffffff;">Revolt with your vote America. Remove this cancer from office in November.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[No taxes on the middle class...right?]]></title>
<link>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/no-taxes-on-the-middle-class-right/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/no-taxes-on-the-middle-class-right/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I got all of this from a freind.  Couldn&#8217;t imagine retyping it all without an excessive amount]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">I got all of this from a freind.  Couldn&#8217;t imagine retyping it all without an excessive amount of vomit, so I copied and pasted. Hold on to your supper&#8230;this sucks.  And of course the great one wont be taxing the middle class now will he?  </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><span style="line-height:15.6pt;">Can you say pathetic liar? You suck Obama!  I just wish the </span><span style="line-height:20px;">butt-head</span><span style="line-height:15.6pt;"> was reading this.  Comments in red are my friends and directly correlate to mine own.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">1. <strong></strong><strong>Excise Tax on Charitable Hospitals</strong> (Min$/immediate): $50,000 per hospital if they fail to meet new &#8220;community health assessment needs,&#8221; &#8220;financial assistance,&#8221; and &#8220;billing and collection&#8221; rules set by HHS. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,961-1,971<br />
</span></span><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;">So, if the hospital is not giving away enough &#8220;free&#8221; services they will be fined. Which means more people without insurance can walk into the hospital and get even more free services. (illegal&#8217;s who are already taking this advantage will increase and you get pushed to the back of the line&#8230;.again.)</span></span></p>
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2. <strong></strong><strong>Codification of the “economic substance doctrine”</strong> (Tax hike of $4.5 billion). This provision allows the IRS to disallow completely-legal tax deductions and other legal tax-minimizing plans just because the IRS deems that the action lacks “substance” and is merely intended to reduce taxes owed. Bill: Reconciliation Act; Page: 108-113</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;">This allows the IRS to rewrite the tax code to eliminate write offs as they deem fit and necessary to penalize you and bring in more money. Not even related to healthcare.<br />
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3. <strong></strong><strong>“Black liquor” tax hike</strong> (Tax hike of $23.6 billion). This is a tax increase on a type of bio-fuel. Bill: Reconciliation Act; Page: 105</p>
<p>4. <strong></strong><strong>Tax on Innovator Drug Companies</strong> ($22.2 bill/Jan 2010): $2.3 billion annual tax on the industry imposed relative to share of sales made that year. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,971-1,980</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;">Means companies trying to solve diseases with drugs will be taxed higher, which means they will probably have to lay off people and reduce spending to lessen their tax liability. Which means it will take a lot longer to solve disease issues with new drugs.</span></span><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"></p>
<p>5.<strong></strong><strong> Blue Cross/Blue Shield Tax Hike</strong> ($0.4 bil/Jan 2010): The special tax deduction in current law for Blue Cross/Blue Shield companies would only be allowed if 85 percent or more of premium revenues are spent on clinical services. Bill: PPACA; Page: 2,004</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;">So this is good. It means they have to spend more time and money fixing people in order to reach that magical 85% number. Which shouldn&#8217;t be too hard being that there will be millions more people who can&#8217;t afford healthcare and will rely on the government handouts.<br />
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6. <strong></strong><strong>Tax on Indoor Tanning Services</strong> ($2.7 billion/July 1, 2010): New 10 percent excise tax on Americans using indoor tanning salons. Bill: PPACA; Page: 2,397-2,399</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;">And what about drinkers and smokers, and drug abusers, and those people laying in the sun on the beach (tax them to get onto the beach). What about taxing people who work outside all day and get all that sun? </span></span><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"></p>
<p><strong></strong><strong>Taxes that took effect in 2011</strong></p>
<p>7. <strong></strong><strong>Medicine Cabinet Tax </strong>($5 bil/Jan 2011): Americans no longer able to use health savings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), or health reimbursement (HRA) pre-tax dollars to purchase non-prescription, over-the-counter medicines (except insulin). Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,957-1,959</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;">It&#8217;s your money why can&#8217;t you spend it on what is necessary, like when your child gets sick and needs over the counter cough syrup, or aspirin. The reason people have these accounts is for a forced savings, which in this day and age, a lot of people need and use.<br />
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8. <strong></strong><strong>HSA Withdrawal Tax Hike</strong> ($1.4 bil/Jan 2011): Increases additional tax on non-medical early withdrawals from an HSA from 10 to 20 percent, disadvantaging them relative to IRAs and other tax-advantaged accounts, which remain at 10 percent. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,959</p>
<p><strong></strong><strong>Tax that took effect in 2012</strong></p>
<p>9. <strong></strong><strong>Employer Reporting of Insurance on W-2</strong> (Min$/Jan 2012): Preamble to taxing health benefits on individual tax returns. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,957</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;">Bet you didn&#8217;t know your employer has to report your &#8220;cost of insurance on your tax forms&#8221;? This is how they will determine if you need to pay a &#8220;Cadillac tax&#8221; on health insurance, and to see if you are even paying for health insurance so they can fine you if you are not.<br />
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<strong></strong><strong>Taxes that take effect in 2013</strong></p>
<p>10.<strong></strong><strong> Surtax on Investment Income</strong> ($123 billion/Jan. 2013): Creation of a new, 3.8 percent surtax on investment income earned in households making at least $250,000 ($200,000 single). This would result in the following top tax rates on investment income: Bill: Reconciliation Act; Page: 87-93</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;text-align:center;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;" align="center"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT28" class="Object" style="color:#00008b;cursor:pointer;"><a style="color:#00008b;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;" href="http://s847.photobucket.com/albums/ab40/katiepavlich/?action=view&#38;current=Screenshot2012-06-29at115111AM.png" target="_blank"><strong><img src="http://sz0167.ev.mail.comcast.net/service/home/~/?auth=co&#38;id=312720&#38;part=1.2" alt="Photobucket" width="409" height="87" border="0" /></strong></a></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;text-align:center;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;" align="center"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">*Other unearned income includes (for surtax purposes) gross income from interest, annuities, royalties, net rents, and passive income in partnerships and Subchapter-S corporations. It does not include municipal bond interest or life insurance proceeds, since those do not add to gross income. It does not include active trade or business income, fair market value sales of ownership in pass-through entities, or distributions from retirement plans. The 3.8% surtax does not apply to non-resident aliens.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;">Note: for you rental property owners, it just went up 3.8% (above $250K).</span></span></p>
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<strong>11. Hike in Medicare Payroll Tax ($86.8 bil/Jan 2013): Current law and changes:<br />
</strong><span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT29" class="Object" style="color:#00008b;cursor:pointer;"><a style="color:#00008b;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;" href="http://s847.photobucket.com/albums/ab40/katiepavlich/?action=view&#38;current=Screenshot2012-06-29at115356AM.png" target="_blank"><strong><img style="height:135px;width:662px;" src="http://sz0167.ev.mail.comcast.net/service/home/~/?auth=co&#38;id=312720&#38;part=1.3" alt="Photobucket" width="886" height="181" border="0" /></strong></a></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">12.<strong></strong><strong> Tax on Medical Device Manufacturers</strong> ($20 bil/Jan 2013): Medical device manufacturers employ 360,000 people in 6000 plants across the country. This law imposes a new 2.3% excise tax. Exempts items retailing for &#60;$100. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,980-1,986</p>
<p>13. <strong></strong><strong>Raise &#8220;Haircut&#8221; for Medical Itemized Deduction from 7.5% to 10% of AGI </strong>($15.2 bil/Jan 2013): Currently, those facing high medical expenses are allowed a deduction for medical expenses to the extent that those expenses exceed 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income (AGI). The new provision imposes a threshold of 10 percent of AGI. Waived for 65+ taxpayers in 2013-2016 only. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,994-1,995</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;">After 2016 those above 65 years of age will pay an additional 2.5% out of pocket before you get any write offs. And writes offs are not one to one. Meaning you only get to write off a percentage of what you laid out. So, this is a lot more than a 2.5% increase in taxes <strong><em>after you&#8217;ve retired when you need your money and healthcare the most! Way to go Obama!</em></strong><br />
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14.<strong></strong><strong> Flexible Spending Account Cap – aka “Special Needs Kids Tax”</strong> ($13 bil/Jan 2013): Imposes cap on FSAs of $2500 (now unlimited). Indexed to inflation after 2013. <strong>There is one group of FSA owners for whom this new cap will be particularly cruel and onerous: parents of special needs children.</strong> There are thousands of families with special needs children in the United States, and many of them use FSAs to pay for special needs education. Tuition rates at one leading school that teaches special needs children in Washington, D.C. (National Child Research Center) can easily exceed $14,000 per year. Under tax rules, FSA dollars can be used to pay for this type of special needs education. Bill: PPACA; Page: 2,388-2,389</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;">Real smart! This would be a particularly rough hardship on people who are trying to raise children with special needs. Because a special needs child require around the clock care which means in most households one parent stays home to provide that care and so is not in the workforce. So, what does Obama do&#8230;&#8230;..limit their savings and tax right offs to help fund Obama care for the 30 million people (mostly illegal&#8217;s) who can&#8217;t or refuse to pay for it.<br />
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15. <strong></strong><strong>Elimination of tax deduction for employer-provided retirement Rx drug coverage in coordination with Medicare Part D</strong> ($4.5 bil/Jan 2013) Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,994</p>
<p>16. <strong></strong><strong>$500,000 Annual Executive Compensation Limit for Health Insurance Executives </strong>($0.6 bil/Jan 2013). Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,995-2,000</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;">They&#8217;ll get around that with bonuses.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><strong></strong><strong><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">Taxes that take effect in 2014</span></span></strong><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"></p>
<p>17. <strong></strong><strong>Individual Mandate Excise Tax </strong>(Jan 2014): Starting in 2014, anyone not buying “qualifying” health insurance must pay an income surtax according to the higher of the following</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><em></em><em><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">Exemptions for religious objectors, undocumented immigrants, prisoners, those earning less than the poverty line, members of Indian tribes, and hardship cases (determined by HHS). Bill: PPACA; Page: 317-337</span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><em></em><em><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;font-style:normal;">So, everyone will pay into the Obama care system with the exceptions listed. Your taxes just went up 1% AGI. This will be monitored and collected by the IRS at tax time. I think I will have to start going to church and be an objector. I bet a lot more people will be heading to church! Qualified insurance is a wide open door!</span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><em><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;"> </span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">18. <strong></strong><strong>Employer Mandate Tax</strong> (Jan 2014): If an employer does not offer health coverage, and at least one employee qualifies for a health tax credit, the employer must pay an additional non-deductible tax of $2000 for all full-time employees. Applies to all employers with 50 or more employees. If any employee actually receives coverage through the exchange, the penalty on the employer for that employee rises to $3000. If the employer requires a waiting period to enroll in coverage of 30-60 days, there is a $400 tax per employee ($600 if the period is 60 days or longer). Bill: PPACA; Page: 345-346</p>
<p>Combined score of individual and employer mandate tax penalty: $65 billion/10 years</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;">They plan on a lot of employers to drop coverage. It&#8217;s cheaper for them to drop coverage than to provide health care. The gov&#8217;t is counting on this. This is one of the many ways that Obama care needs in order to survive. This throws employees into the gov&#8217;t hands which is exactly what they want and are trying to do&#8230;&#8230;..of the system doesn&#8217;t work. This is what will drive insurance companies out of business. We will eventually have &#8220;DMV&#8221; style hospitals and doctors run only by the gov&#8217;t. Private insurances companies will slowly disappear. Private insurance companies will either have to lower their rates to keep people on board or disappear. Maybe that is a good thing?<br />
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<p>19.<strong></strong><strong> Tax on Health Insurers</strong> ($60.1 bil/Jan 2014): Annual tax on the industry imposed relative to health insurance premiums collected that year. Phases in gradually until 2018. Fully-imposed on firms with $50 million in profits. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,986-1,993</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;">Why aren&#8217;t they taxing all companies and not just health insurance&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;well the gov&#8217;t doesn&#8217;t want the Health Insurance industry to survive. They want that business so they can control you and expenses paid out on your behalf. This is when they will decide if the 70 year old man get a knee replacement or not depending on his usefulness to society. $50 million a year profits is nothing for an insurance company. They will easily exceed this and pay the penalty.<br />
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<strong></strong><strong>Taxes that take effect in 2018</strong></p>
<p>20. Excise Tax on Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans ($32 bil/Jan 2018): Starting in 2018, new 40 percent excise tax on “Cadillac” health insurance plans ($10,200 single/$27,500 family). Higher threshold ($11,500 single/$29,450 family) for early retirees and high-risk professions. CPI +1 percentage point indexed. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,941-1,956</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:white;"><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;">Also,</span></span><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"> <span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT31" class="Object" style="color:#00008b;cursor:pointer;"><a style="color:#00008b;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;" href="http://www.atr.org/six-months-taxmageddon-a7005" target="_blank"><strong>ATR is warning</strong></a></span> </span></span><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;">Americans of Taxmageddon, which will happen on January 1, 2013. This will be the largest tax hike in American history and will come in three waves.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><strong></strong><strong><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">First Wave: Expiration of 2001 and 2003 Tax Relief</span></span></strong><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"></p>
<p>In 2001 and 2003, the GOP Congress enacted several tax cuts for small business owners, families, and investors (later re-upped by President Obama and Democrat Congress in 2010). The following tax hikes will occur on January 1, 2013:</p>
<p>Personal income tax rates will rise on January 1, 2013. The top income tax rate will rise from <strong>35 to 39.6</strong> percent (this is also the rate at which the majority of small business profits are taxed). The lowest rate will rise from <strong>10 to 15</strong> percent. All the rates in between will also rise. <strong>Itemized deductions and personal exemptions will again phase out</strong>, which has the same mathematical effect as higher marginal tax rates. The full list of marginal rate hikes is below:</p>
<p>- The 10% bracket rises to a new and expanded 15%</p>
<p>- The 25% bracket rises to 28%</p>
<p>- The 28% bracket rises to 31%</p>
<p>- The 33% bracket rises to 36%</p>
<p>- The 35% bracket rises to 39.6%</p>
<p>Higher taxes on marriage and family coming on January 1, 2013. The “marriage penalty” (narrower tax brackets for married couples) will return from the first dollar of taxable income. The <strong>child tax credit will be cut in half from $1000 to $500 per child</strong>. The standard deduction will no longer be doubled for married couples relative to the single level.</p>
<p>Middle Class Death Tax returns on January 1, 2013. The death tax is currently 35% with an exemption of $5 million ($10 million for married couples). For those dying on or after January 1 2013, there is a<strong>55 percent top death tax rate on estates over $1 million</strong>. A person leaving behind two homes and a retirement account could easily pass along a death tax bill to their loved ones.</p>
<p>Higher tax rates on savers and investors on January 1, 2013. <strong>The capital gains tax will rise from 15 percent this year to 23.8 percent in 2013</strong>. <strong>The top dividends tax will rise from <span style="text-decoration:underline;">15 percent this year to 43.4</span> percent in 2013.</strong> This is because of scheduled rate hikes plus Obamacare’s investment surtax.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><strong></strong><strong><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">Second Wave: Obamacare Tax Hikes</span></span></strong><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"></p>
<p>There are twenty new or higher taxes in Obamacare. Some have already gone into effect (the tanning tax, the medicine cabinet tax, the HSA withdrawal tax, W-2 health insurance reporting, and the “economic substance doctrine”). Several more will go into effect on January 1, 2013. They include:</p>
<p>Medicare Payroll Tax Hike takes effect on January 1, 2013. The Medicare payroll tax is currently 2.9 percent on all wages and self-employment profits. Starting in 2013, wages and profits exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 in the case of married couples) will face a 3.8 percent rate.</p>
<p>“Special Needs Kids Tax” comes online on January 1, 2013 Imposes a cap on FSAs of $2500 (now unlimited). Indexed to inflation after 2013. There is one group of FSA owners for whom this new cap will be particularly cruel and onerous: parents of special needs children. There are thousands of families with special needs children in the United States, and many of them use FSAs to pay for special needs education. Tuition rates at one leading school that teaches special needs children in Washington, D.C. (National Child Research Center) can easily exceed $14,000 per year. Under tax rules, FSA dollars can be used to pay for this type of special needs education. This Obamacare cap harms these families.</p>
<p>Medical Device Tax begins to be assessed on January 1, 2013. Medical device manufacturers employ 360,000 people in 6000 plants across the country. This law imposes a new 2.3% excise tax. Exempts items retailing for &#60;$100.</p>
<p>“Haircut” for Medical Itemized Deductions goes into force on January 1, 2013. Currently, those facing high medical expenses are allowed a deduction for medical expenses to the extent that those expenses exceed 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income (AGI). The new provision imposes a threshold of 10 percent of AGI. Waived for 65+ taxpayers in 2013-2016 only.</p>
<p><strong></strong><strong>Third Wave: The Alternative Minimum Tax and Employer Tax Hikes</strong></p>
<p>When Americans prepare to file their tax returns in January of 2013, they’ll be in for a nasty surprise—the AMT won’t be held harmless, and many tax relief provisions will have expired. These tax increases will be in force for BOTH 2012 and 2013. The major items include:</p>
<p><strong>The AMT will ensnare over 31 million families, <em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">up from 4 million</span></em> last year</strong>. According to the left-leaning Tax Policy Center, Congress’ failure to index the AMT will lead to an explosion of AMT taxpaying families—rising from 4 million last year to 31 million. These families will have to calculate their tax burdens twice, and pay taxes at the higher level. The AMT was created in 1969 to ensnare a handful of taxpayers.</p>
<p>Full business expensing will disappear. In 2011, businesses can expense half of their purchases of equipment. Starting on 2013 tax returns, all of it will have to be “depreciated” (slowly deducted over many years).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 7.5pt;font-size:medium;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;line-height:15.6pt;background-color:#f3f3f3;"><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;">This is going to really slow the economy down and any recovery in the near future, because companies will reduce spending and growing the company which means suppliers will dwindle and close doors, laying off thousands.<br />
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Taxes will be raised on all types of businesses. There are literally scores of tax hikes on business that will take place. The biggest is the loss of the “research and experimentation tax credit,” but there are many, many others. Combining high marginal tax rates with <strong>the loss of this tax relief will cost jobs</strong>.</p>
<p>Tax Benefits for Education and Teaching Reduced. The deduction for tuition and fees will not be available. Tax credits for education will be limited. Teachers will no longer be able to deduct classroom expenses. Coverdell Education Savings Accounts will be cut. Employer-provided educational assistance is curtailed. <strong>The student loan interest deduction will be disallowed for hundreds of thousands of families</strong>.</p>
<p>Charitable Contributions from IRAs no longer allowed. Under current law, a retired person with an IRA can contribute up to $100,000 per year directly to a charity from their IRA. This contribution also counts toward an annual “required minimum distribution.” This ability will no longer be there.</span></span></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ann Coulter: The biggest scandal in U.S. history. Lies and the liars who lay them. Might as well be]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.humanevents.com/2012/06/27/ann-coulter-the-biggest-scandal-in-u-s-history/">Ann Coulter: The biggest scandal in U.S. history</a>.</p>
<p>Lies and the liars who lay them.  Might as well be a who&#8217;s who of Democrats for the last 50 or so years.</p>
<p>In this one case I agree with the terrible call to &#8220;OFF THE PIGS&#8221; &#8216;cuz they are all Democrats and they should all be turned off.</p>
<p>And the a-hole-in-chief dares to have his drones try to dump this &#8220;Fast and Furious&#8221; fiasco off on Bush too?  My God, if the hopeless, helpless, useless idiots continue to buy this bullshit artist&#8217;s crap, we are well and truly fucked.</p>
<p>Is Antarctica taken?</p>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 02:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Adults Heckle Kids for Singing God Bless the USA. &nbsp; What kind of trash does this?  Obama trash.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.reagancoalition.com/articles/2012/20120619005-usa-song.html">Adults Heckle Kids for Singing God Bless the USA</a>.</p>
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<p>What kind of trash does this?  Obama trash.  That&#8217;s what kind.  Throw &#8216;em out along with the a-hole-in-chief.</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Obama Gives $5.9 Million Contract to Friend Who Offered Bribe to Silence Rev. Jeremiah Wright | Visi]]></description>
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<p>This is leadership?  This is ethical?  This is presidential?</p>
<p>Go fish Mr. President.</p>
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<link>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/obama-hits-romney-on-bain-as-he-raises-wall-street-money/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 22:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Obama Hits Romney on Bain as He Raises Wall Street Money. &nbsp; So Obama goes after Romney for his]]></description>
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<p>So Obama goes after Romney for his $ connections while he&#8217;s raping Hollywood and Wall Street for $ himself.  What an ignorant shit!</p>
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<link>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/the-pj-tatler-bombshell-al-qaeda-infiltrator-was-working-for-brits-not-cia-cover-blown-for-election-year-politics/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 22:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The PJ Tatler » BOMBSHELL: Al-Qaeda Infiltrator was Working for Brits not CIA, Cover Blown for Elect]]></description>
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<p>Lordy, I cannot believe this man and his minions.  Anything for a vote, eh?  Well, I truly hope this one comes back and bites you in your overly inflated egotistical ass Mr. President.  And if the Brits blow us off from now on, it&#8217;s on YOU.  You can&#8217;t blame Bush for this fuck-up.  This is ALL YOU Obama.</p>
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<link>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/obama-offered-former-pastor-150000-to-stay-quiet-during-2008-campaign-independent-journal-review/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Obama Offered Former Pastor $150,000 To Stay Quiet During 2008 Campaign &#8211; Independent Journal]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.ijreview.com/2012/05/5448-obama-offered-former-pastor-150000-to-stay-quiet-during-2008-campaign/">Obama Offered Former Pastor $150,000 To Stay Quiet During 2008 Campaign &#8211; Independent Journal Review</a>.</p>
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<p>But the Rev wasn&#8217;t really all that influential now was he?</p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Video: Obama Forgot To Cut The Deficit In Half By End of First Term &#8211; Independent Journal Revi]]></description>
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<p>Uh-huh!  Remind me why this idiot gets a pass for lying again.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Offers Mother’s Day Tweet In Exchange For Campaign Funds - Independent Journal Review]]></title>
<link>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/obama-offers-mothers-day-tweet-in-exchange-for-campaign-funds-independent-journal-review/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 23:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Obama Offers Mother’s Day Tweet In Exchange For Campaign Funds &#8211; Independent Journal Review.]]></description>
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<p>Are you shitting me?  GRRRRRRRRR!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Cracks in the Washington Post story on Romney’s ‘pranks’ emerge | The Daily Caller]]></title>
<link>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/cracks-in-the-washington-post-story-on-romneys-pranks-emerge-the-daily-caller/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Cracks in the Washington Post story on Romney’s ‘pranks’ emerge | The Daily Caller. &nbsp; So, effec]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://dailycaller.com/2012/05/10/cracks-in-the-washington-post-story-on-romneys-pranks-emerge/">Cracks in the Washington Post story on Romney’s ‘pranks’ emerge &#124; The Daily Caller</a>.</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>So, effectively, this was all a bullshit play by the Oblamer crowd to make Oblamer look good (for his flip-flop stance on Gay marriage) while making Romney look bad for something that allegedly happened 40 years ago.  And as it turns out, the Post&#8217;s chief witness to said pranks wasn&#8217;t even there?</p>
<p>The economy is in the tank, there are no jobs, foreclosures are at an historic rate, the market is on another 6-day slide, women are being dropped from the workforce like they had the plague, college grads are looking to a job at McDonald&#8217;s to repay their loans, returning soldiers are struggling desperately to make the transition to civilian life smoothly and are getting little if any help from DC&#8230;yet these clowns want to point at something that probably didn&#8217;t even happen 40 years ago?</p>
<p>GO FISH YOU A-HOLES!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[324,000 Women Dropped Out of Labor Force in Last Two Months--As Number of Women Not in Labor Force Hits Historic High | CNSNews.com]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[324,000 Women Dropped Out of Labor Force in Last Two Months&#8211;As Number of Women Not in Labor Fo]]></description>
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<p>Please do tell me who exactly is at war with women?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Reuters Poll | Over-Samples Democrats | Barack Obama | The Daily Caller]]></title>
<link>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/reuters-poll-over-samples-democrats-barack-obama-the-daily-caller/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 17:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://dailycaller.com/2012/05/09/reuters-poll-over-samples-democrats-by-9-percent-finds-7-point-obama-edge/">Reuters Poll &#124; Over-Samples Democrats &#124; Barack Obama &#124; The Daily Caller</a>.</p>
<p>So they now think we are stupid enough to NOT catch this?  I am ever more horrified by this administration&#8217;s opinion of the American voter and I pray they are not right about them.  And, YES, I do believe the Obama machine is controlling this crap 100%.  They and the lame-stream media are terrified we are going to win in November.</p>
<p>Keep it up and we will for sure.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://dailycaller.com/2012/05/09/reuters-poll-over-samples-democrats-by-9-percent-finds-7-point-obama-edge/"><img src='https://mikeisasking.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/obama-fool.jpg' alt='Reuters Poll &#124; Over-Samples Democrats &#124; Barack Obama &#124; The Daily Caller' /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Indianapolis News Video | Weather Video Forecast | Sports - 13 WTHR Indianapolis]]></title>
<link>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/05/06/indianapolis-news-video-weather-video-forecast-sports-13-wthr-indianapolis/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 02:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Indianapolis News Video | Weather Video Forecast | Sports &#8211; 13 WTHR Indianapolis. &nbsp; WTF,]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.wthr.com/video?clipId=7054149&#38;topVideoCatNo=103348&#38;autoStart=true">Indianapolis News Video &#124; Weather Video Forecast &#124; Sports &#8211; 13 WTHR Indianapolis</a>.</p>
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<p>WTF, over?  And people want us to be nice to illegals?  This is horrendous!  Arizona has it right and DC can go to hell for all I care now.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Our Troops Deserve The Credit For Killing Bin Laden. Not Obama - Independent Journal Review]]></title>
<link>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/our-troops-deserve-the-credit-for-killing-bin-laden-not-obama-independent-journal-review/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 22:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Our Troops Deserve The Credit For Killing Bin Laden. Not Obama &#8211; Independent Journal Review. T]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='http://www.ijreview.com/2012/05/4711-its-the-guy-cooking-the-burger-that-should-get-the-credit-not-the-clown/'>Our Troops Deserve The Credit For Killing Bin Laden. Not Obama &#8211; Independent Journal Review</a>.</p>
<p>The clown talks, but the SEALs did the walkin&#8217;.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama and Romney Spar Over Invoking of Bin Laden’s Raid - NYTimes.com]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 13:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Obama and Romney Spar Over Invoking of Bin Laden’s Raid &#8211; NYTimes.com. So the Prez would love]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/01/us/politics/obama-and-romney-spar-over-invoking-of-bin-ladens-raid.html?_r=1&#38;nl=todaysheadlines&#38;emc=edit_th_20120501'>Obama and Romney Spar Over Invoking of Bin Laden’s Raid &#8211; NYTimes.com</a>.</p>
<p>So the Prez would love to paint Romney a chicken, while portraying himself as the &#8220;fearless leader&#8221;. I really just don&#8217;t see it Mr President.</p>
<p>First of all, Obama inherited a robust special forces from his predecessor who set in motion the operation that eventually took Bin Laden out.  Second, Obama knew where to find Bin laden in October of 2010.  Obama hesitated to take him out then but finally HAD to give the &#8220;go&#8221; sign last year or risk losing him.  Now Obama wants to play this like he&#8217;s some big hero type.  What?</p>
<p>Add the fact that he&#8217;s made this into a campaign ad, publicizing the activities of a very secretive Seal Team 6. and what you have here is a narcissistic dolt with visions of canonization for himself.  &#8220;All hail the chief&#8221;.</p>
<p>Romney&#8217;s comments about it not being worth spending billions to hunt Osama down have nothing at all to do with &#8220;pulling the trigger&#8221; when we had credible intel as to Bin Laden&#8217;s location.  As Romney said, even Carter would have given the go on that one.  You get no special prize for doing the only right thing there was to do Mr. President.</p>
<p>I like this man less and less every day.  </p>
<p>Go fish Mr. President.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Ex-CIA counterterror chief says Pelosi ‘reinventing the truth’ about waterboarding - The Washington Post]]></title>
<link>http://mikeisasking.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/ex-cia-counterterror-chief-says-pelosi-reinventing-the-truth-about-waterboarding-the-washington-post/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Ex-CIA counterterror chief says Pelosi ‘reinventing the truth’ about waterboarding &#8211; The Washi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ex-cia-counterterror-chief-pelosi-lied-about-waterboarding/2012/04/30/gIQAQFGtrT_story.html'>Ex-CIA counterterror chief says Pelosi ‘reinventing the truth’ about waterboarding &#8211; The Washington Post</a>.</p>
<p>Liar, liar pants on fire.  &#8220;Read&#8221; this Pelosi.  Too bad we can&#8217;t make this cretin pay for her lies.  Maybe California will wake up finally&#8230;NOT!  The illiterati prevail in this state.  Reading about their leaders would take too much effort and cut into their latte time.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Economic Growth Slows to 2.2% Rate, Report Says - NYTimes.com]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[U.S. Economic Growth Slows to 2.2% Rate, Report Says &#8211; NYTimes.com. Growth slows but referred]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/28/business/economy/us-economic-growth-slows-to-2-2-rate-report-says.html?_r=1&#38;emc=na'>U.S. Economic Growth Slows to 2.2% Rate, Report Says &#8211; NYTimes.com</a>.</p>
<p>Growth slows but referred to as sustainable?  Is that the new buzz word for failing?</p>
<p>IT&#8217;S STILL THE ECONOMY, STUPID!</p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Obama: Ryan Budget Will Make Weather Forecasts &#8216;Less Accurate&#8217; | CNSNews.com. Mr Preside]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-ryan-budget-will-make-weather-forecasts-less-accurate'>Obama: Ryan Budget Will Make Weather Forecasts &#8216;Less Accurate&#8217; &#124; CNSNews.com</a>.</p>
<p>Mr President, you&#8217;re a liar!</p>
<p>Ryan&#8217;s budget, though flawed, is a guide and suggests no cuts from any particular programs.  It merely sets funding levels for various parts of government.  But how much would you be willing to bet that Joe dimbulb sitting in front of the tube is pissing his pants right now ready to go to war against the GOP.</p>
<p>This isn&#8217;t politics anymore.  This is plain old fashioned garbage-in-garbage-out and from the Oval Office no less.</p>
<p>Right now, I&#8217;d vote for Jimmy Carter and feel great if he won.  Imagine that!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Geithner: U.S. Fiscal Situation 'Unsustainable'--But We Can't 'Just Cut Things' | CNSNews.com]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>calihurder</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='http://cnsnews.com/news/article/geithner-us-fiscal-situation-unsustainable-we-cant-just-cut-things'>Geithner: U.S. Fiscal Situation &#8216;Unsustainable&#8217;&#8211;But We Can&#8217;t &#8216;Just Cut Things&#8217; &#124; CNSNews.com</a>.</p>
<p>Someone please tell me how these people get away with this crap?  Why haven&#8217;t they been lynched yet?</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;“Our fiscal commitments are unsustainable over the long run, but we cannot put our long-run fiscal challenges above all others,” Geithner told the Economic Club of Chicago on Wednesday. “We have to be willing to do things, not just cut things.”</strong><em></p>
<p>Okay Tim, DO WHAT?</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;In his speech, Geithner said that the government must take a balanced approach of raising taxes and cutting spending in order to preserve the president’s spending priorities.&#8221;</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>&#8220;Preserve the President&#8217;s spending&#8221;</strong><em>  OMG! So, your plan is to continue with the status quo?  If The president gets to spend any more trillions, how many more generations into the future will be broke before they are born?</p>
<p>Tell me Tim, when does it stop?  No, never mind, I don&#8217;t want to know what other hair-brained ideas you have swimming around in that empty, unconcerned head of yours.</p>
<p>Please America, stand up in November and send these wackos packing.</em></p>
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