Views on the News - 6/21/2008

Carolyn Hileman - The Voice* | June 21, 2008

The Democrat Congress has sided with the environmentalists to become an American fifth column by not allowing any energy exploration, no drilling, and no new oil refining. The Democratic plan includes seven investigations of price-gouging, four investigations of speculators, suing OPEC, $20 billion in new taxes against the oil companies, while none of these would reduce the cost of gasoline. 91% of House Republicans voted to develop oil at ANWR while 86% of Democrats opposed drilling there. 97% of House Republicans supported the conversion of coal to gas while 78% of Democrats opposed. 90% of House Republicans supported development of oil shale in Colorado and Utah while 86% of Democrats opposed. 81% of House Republicans supported oil exploration for the outer Continental Shelf while 83% of Democrats said no. 97% of House Republicans want to increase refinery capacity while 96 percent of Democrats said no way. 91% of Republicans have favored development of oil and gas reserves while 86% of Democrats have been against oil and gas exploration and development. The final insult was delivered by Maxine Waters when she revealed the liberal intent to nationalize the oil refineries as a means to insert government control intot he energy free market.

This Democrat Congress has exposed their liberal agenda to expand government and increase taxes, as a step towards Socialism by gradually nationalizing health care and the energy industry. Democrat leadership has ignored the will of the people in their manipulation of the congressional process, prohibiting Republican amendments, debates, and legislation. The Democrat Senate has been the worst at judicial nominations, confirming only 6 circuit court judges and voting on only 5 of the more than 1500 nominees to life-tenured judicial positions. Despite the housing and financial sector problems the phantom recession never arrived based on continued slow growth, positive industrial production and strong consumer spending, but this has not stopped the Democrats from “crying wolf” and calling for more government intervention. The Boxer Climate Tax Bill was the largest tax bill in U.S. history and did nothing to address the energy crisis or global warming and was thoroughly disavowed by Democrat leadership. The Democrat Socialists are following the Marxist playbook by obstructing legislation to create and maintain an energy crisis thereby building a need for government intervention.

Obama may not like being called a Marxist but all his proposals add up to leftist totalitarian collectivism (socialism) and blame America deferral to global governance called Marxism. Obama is very sensitive to the criticism that he is “all talk and no resume,” so his reaction is to rigorously control the press to stage manage his image to create an inflated persona. He has perfected the art of political doublespeak, spinning negatives into non–issues or deflecting criticism, while rewriting and embellishing history to support his weak resume. The candidate who was “selected, not elected” has decided to try to buy the election, passing up federal funds, by raising unlimited campaign funds and spending on whatever he wants. Obama has vowed to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and to support expanded abortion rights including partial birth abortion. Obama endorses the liberal energy policy of throwing money at alternative energy investments while offering nothing to address the current energy cost problems. Obama not only has promised to let the Bush tax cuts expire (biggest tax increase in history) but to increase dividend taxes, reinstate death taxes and new retirement account taxes. Meanwhile Obama has promised numerous unfunded infrastructure spending programs on highways, railways, energy grids, and a gradual government takeover of health care. Obama has also embraced the failed leftist approach of Presidents Carter and Clinton to treat terrorists as criminals to be prosecuted and not enemies to be defeated on the battleground. Attacking McCain as standing with President Bush 95% of the time, Obama neglects to mention that he stood with the liberal Congressional leadership himself 100% of the time! Surrounding himself with former Clinton and Carter era retread advisors, the only Change Obama can deliver is a return to the failed policies of the past.

McCain agrees with President Bush on some issues, but differs on execution of many of his programs, and has opposed the President on a number of other issues. McCain has supported making the Bush tax cuts permanent despite opposing them when first proposed in 2002. McCain has been a strong supporter of the military and an early proponent of a military surge in Iraq as a path to victory, but has been a verbal critic of the execution of the war. McCain has reversed his prior opinions to embrace energy independence proposing offshore drilling and the building of 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030 to address energy needs. McCain as a maverick has advantages, but also disadvantages since his conservative support is not strong and comparative decisions are based on importance of individual voter issues. McCain has defined his platform as ‘Reform, Prosperity, and Peace” rejecting failed Bush programs, improving poorly performing Bush policies, and vowing to continue Bush successes.

If you are sick and tired of government and politics as usual, read my web site with its individual issue analysis and recommendations at: http://www.returntocommonsensesite.com Remember this site is updated every Saturday. Individual issue updates this week include:

Civil Rights at http://www.returntocommonsensesite.com/dp/civilrights.html
Economy at http://www.returntocommonsensesite.com/dp/economy.html
Energy at http://www.returntocommonsensesite.com/dp/energy.html

This Week’s Best Articles:

· “38 of Obama’s ‘Not Exactly’ Statements” by Douglas C. Branham dated May 29, 2008 published by Rense at http://www.rense.com/general82/notex.htm .

· “Change We Can Believe In” by Tom Brewton dated June 14, 2008 published by American Daily at http://www.americandaily.com/article/22354 .

· “Fight the Smears.com – or Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.com?” by Jack L. Key dated June 14, 2008 published by American Daily at http://www.americandaily.com/article/22353 .

· “Faced with first major black candidate, black conservatives consider voting for Barack Obama” dated June 14, 2008 published by Intellectual Conservative at http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/article.html?mi=D91A55380&apc=9 008 .

· “McCain and the Bitter Conservatives” by Andrew Sumereau dated June 15, 2008 published by American Thinker at http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/06/mccain_and_the_bitter_conserva. html .

· “Democratic leadership is undemocratic” by Henry Lamb dated June 15, 2008 published by American Daily at http://www.americandaily.com/article/22359 .

· “A World Afloat on an Ocean of Oil” by Alan Caruba dated June 15, 2008 published by American Daily at http://www.americandaily.com/article/22364 .

· “Top 10 reasons to blame Democrats for soaring gasoline prices” by William Tate dated June 16, 2008 published by American Thinker at http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/06/top_10_reasons_to_blame_democr_ 1.html .

· “Dems Running on Empty” by Jame Inhofe dated June 16, 2008 published by Human Events Online at http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27000 .

· “Two sliding sectors do not a recession make” by Anatole Kaletsky dated June 16, 2008 published by Times Online at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky/a rticle4144100.ece .

· “Not the Campaign of the Ages” by John L. Perry dated June 16, 2008 published by News Max at http://www.newsmax.com/john_perry/barack_obama_john_mccain/2008/06/16/ 104846.html .

· “Obama Doesn’t Pass the ‘Unity” Test” by David Limbaugh dated June 16, 2008 published by News Max at http://www.newsmax.com/limbaugh/barack_obama_john_mccain/2008/06/16/10 4823.html .

· “7 Ways McCain Can Use Energy to Beat Obama” by James Pethokoukis dated June 16, 2008 published by US News & World Report at http://www.usnews.com/blogs/capital-commerce/2008/06/16/7-ways-mccain- can-use-energy-to-beat-obama.html .
· “The Phantom Recession is Already Over” by Brian S. Wesbury dated June 16, 2008 published by First trust at http://www.ftportfolios.com/Commentary/EconomicResearch/2008/6/16/the_ phantom_recession_is_already_over .
· “The Media, Ahab Leven and Moby Bush: Part 2” by Jed Babbin dated June 17, 2008 published by Human Event Online at http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27033 .
· “Obama Tax Policies Penalize, McCain Reward” by Terry Easton dated June 17, 2008 published by Human Events Online at http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27025 .
· “Obama Plans Spending Boost, Possible Cut in Business Tax” by Bob Davis and Amy Chozick dated June 17, 2008 published by The Wall Street Journal at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121366164848479237.html .
· “McCain Seeks to End Offshore Drilling Ban” by Michael D. Shear and Julient Eilperin dated June 17, 2008 published by Washington Post at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/16/AR2008 061602731.html .
· “Is McCain Like Bush? It Depends on the Issue” by Elisabeth Bumiller dated June 17, 2008 published by The New York Times at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/us/politics/17policy.html?_r=1&adxnn l=1&oref=slogin&ref=politics&pagewanted=print&adxnnlx=1213723534-ewV+C UN3KMUP0i0N3q0z4w .
· “Leahy Throws Down the Gauntlet on Judicial Nominees” by Kevin Roeten dated June 17, 2008 published by American Daily at http://www.americandaily.com/article/22380 .
· “Economic outlook “subprime,” no recession: report” by Jim Christie dated June 18, 2008 published by Reuters at http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN1737272620080618 .
· “Why We’re Gloomier Than The Economy” by Neil Irwin dated June 18, 2008 published by Washington Post at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/17/AR2008 061702463.html?hpid=topnews .

· “Stark Party Differences in Domestic Oil Development” by Paul M. Weyrich dated June 18, 2008 published by News Max at http://www.newsmax.com/weyrich/domestic_oil/2008/06/18/105513.html .
· “Democrats Continue to Make Fools of Themselves” by JB Williams dated June 18, 2008 published by American Daily at http://www.americandaily.com/article/22391 .
· “The Unity Weapon” by David Bucche dated June 18, 2008 published by American Thinker at http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/06/the_unity_weapon_1.html .
· “The Post-Post 9/11 Candidate” by Phillip Klein dated June 18, 2008 published by The American Spectator at http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=13393 .
· “Bush Will Seek to Drop a Drilling Ban” by Sheryl Gay Stolberg dated June 18, 2008 published by The New York Times at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/washington/18drill.html?ref=politics .
· “Obama’s Campaign Tightens Control of Image and Access” by Jim Rutenberg and Jeff Zeleny dated June 19, 2008 published by The New York Times at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/us/politics/19campaign.html?_r=2&hp= &adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1213870255-CnEUZs/aZOaQ1kPMoil8VQ&oref=s login .
· “Obama Change” by Victor Davis Hanson dated June 19, 2008 published by National review Online at http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Mzk0ZjRmZWUyZGE1NzlmM2RmNzBkMzBlM 2Y4MjgzYWU= .
· “Obama’s Health Reform Needs Medicine” by James R. Edwards, Jr. dated June 19, 2008 published by Human Events Online at http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27077 .
· “Obama and The Don’t Drill Democrats to America: Don’t Drive. Just Shut Up and Sweat In Your Dark House” by Hugh Hewitt dated June 19, 2008 published at Town Hall at http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HughHewitt/2008/06/19/obama_and_the _dont_drill_democrats_to_america__dont_drive_just_shut_up_and_sweat_in _your_dark_house .
· “McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal” by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann dated June 19, 2008 published by Front Page Magazine at http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=EF6C25D6-1091 -4E3E-A87B-F4062D4B07CD .
· “McCain proposes building 45 new nuclear reactors to help reduce reliance on foreign oil” dated June 19, 2008 published by Conservative Voice at http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/article.html?mi=D91D1OSO0&apc=9 008 .
· “Nationalize This” dated June 19, 2008 published by Investor’s Business Daily at http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=298769322101019 .
· “Obama Campaign Packed with Clinton Cohorts” by Charles R. Smith dated June 19, 2008 published by News Max at http://www.newsmax.com/smith/barack_obama_clinton/2008/06/19/105924.ht ml .
· “McCain Needs To Add ANWR to Energy Plan” by Charles Krauthammer dated June 19, 2008 published by Investor’s Business Daily at http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=298769393944005 .
· “John McCain Goes Nuclear” dated June 19, 2008 published Investor’s Business Daily at http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=298769393944005 .
· “The Two Obamas” by David Brooks dated June 20, 2008 published by The New York Times at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/opinion/20brooks.html?ref=opinion&pa gewanted=print .
· “Farewell, New Democrats” by Kimberly A. Strassel dated June 20, 2008 published by The Wall Street Journal at http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB121391937825890363.html .
· “Know your enemy” by Raymond Ibrahim dated June 20, 2008 published by American Thinker at http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/06/to_know_an_enemy_one_must_firs. html .
· “Terror Firma” by Jonathan Chait dated June 20, 2008 published by The New Republic at http://tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=b1d1c274-a59b-475f-9703-2e26d02c e650 .
· “Why Do We Call Them ‘Democrats’?” by Lance Fairchok dated June 21, 2008 published by American Thinker at http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/06/why_do_we_call_them_democrats.h tml .
· “High Gas Prices and the Marxist tactic of Crisis revolution” by AWR Hawkins dated June 21, 2008 published by American Thinker at http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/06/high_gas_prices_and_the_marxis. html .

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