Political Digest July 11, 2009

Probably be off line traveling for a few days. ~Bob

Ginsburg: I thought Roe was to rid undesirablesJustice discusses 'growth in populations that we don't want to have too many of'
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=103457
Ginsburg: “Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don't want to have too many of. So that Roe was going to be then set up for Medicaid funding for abortion.” (Ja, ve vill get rid of the undesirables!)

Congress Targets Wealthiest Earners for Health Reform Funds
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/09/AR2009070902907.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter
in 2006, according to the IRS, the top 5% of wage earners—those making over $153,000—paid 60% of the income taxes. The bottom 50% paid 3% of the total tax bill. Maryland put in a special tax on millionaires—and discovered the next year that a lot of millionaires were no longer paying taxes in Maryland! The more the “rich” pay in taxes, the less the spend in the economy, the less they invest in companies that create jobs.

The Most Important Number in Politics Today
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/most-important-number/the-most-important-number-in-p-9.html?wprss=thefix
Excerpt: 45: That's the percentage of voters who believe that President Obama lacks a "clear plan for solving this country's problems" in a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll. (Ah, give the guy a break. He’s got a plan. Change & Hope. Hope & Change. Who could want a better plan than that?)

HEALTH CARE: COMPETITION, NOT GOVERNMENT CONTROL
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=18185
But government is all wise, efficient and non-political!

WHAT'S THE USE OF A SECOND STIMULUS WHEN SO LITTLE IS BEING SPENT FROM THE FIRST?
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=18187
Why, to buy votes, of course!

The Expanding Fed Role
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=10337
Excerpt: Once excess inventories are worked off and global commodity prices begin to rise again, inflation fears will come back quickly and people will rush to get rid of their dollars by buying "stuff." Unless the Fed can quickly extinguish all of the new money it has created, inflation will come roaring back. (Why we just bought a condo. Being debt-free isn’t good if there is inflation making your money worth less.)

Billions in Stimulus Aid Went to Obama-Supporting Counties
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/07/shocker-billions-in-stimulus-aid-went.html
The reports show the 872 counties that supported Obama received about $69 per person, on average. The 2,234 that supported McCain received about $34. Buying votes with our money—who would have guessed?

Obama’s White House is Falling Down
http://www.thecanadianpress.com/about_cp.aspx?id=104
The view from Canada.

Marines' beasts of burden are again leading the pack
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-donkeys7-2009jul07,0,3448109.story
Democrats may not be much on joining the military to defend the values they talk about, but at least they are contributing their party’s symbol to the fight.

Obamanomics Supporters - Cracks in the Dike
http://townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2009/07/09/obamanomics_supporters_-_cracks_in_the_dike?page=full&comments=true
Cool-Aid starting to taste bad to a few.

What if Palin Were President?
http://townhall.com/columnists/DavidHarsanyi/2009/07/10/what_if_palin_were_president
Funny stuff

Administration Considers Bailout Funds for Small Businesses
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/10/AR2009071003206.html
Free money for everyone! No wonder my step-daughter voted for BO. If you make mistakes, someone else should have to pay for them, not you!

Top Corps Recruiter Getting More Selective
http://www.military.com/news/article/June-2009/top-corps-recruiter-getting-more-selective.html
Check out the general. Here’s an Hispanic female I’d support for the Court!

Nice story from a Marine buddy
Last night I was flipping channels (it's a guy thing, ya know?) and came across a program about what happens to people who win big in lotteries. One section of it, of which I had previously heard, caught my attention.

8 workers at a plant in Nebraska went in together on a lottery ticket. They won $22.1MM each. They quickly got themselves an attorney to help them figure out how to best handle the money and their fame, etc. Very common sense, oldfashioned Yankee pragmatism.

But past that.... 3 of them were refugees in this country, 2 from Viet Nam, 1 from some other place not identified. When one of the VN men was asked if he would now go back to Viet Nam where he would be rich beyond measure, he said no, he would stay here, where he is free. He then bought a new car, not too flashy, and a bigger house in the town where he already lived. He and the other VN sent money back for their families still there, and to refurbish the graves of their grandparents.

All 3 of them subsequently visited the homeless shelter of their town and contributed an unknown but apparently significant amount of money to help people there.

Meanwhile, several of the 8 continued to clock in at work, not because they particularly wanted to keep working, but because if they all quit at once it would have hurt the company's operations and made life more difficult for those still working.

These people represent the best of American traditions, both for native and foreign born Americans, and I think we can all be proud of them. It is people like them who are the bedrock of this nation, not the super-rich bank execs or the Hollywood hotshots or the intellectual elite. Thank God for them. –Del

Good e-mail going around:
Dear Folks:

This will probably not come across as politically correct, but please indulge this reflection from a grateful Blue Star Mom.....

June 25- Michael Jackson, gifted musician and songwriter, died in Los Angeles, California

June 25- 1st Lt. Brian Bradshaw, 501st Army Airborne Regiment, died in Afghanistan

June 26- Pvt. 1st Class Peter K. Cross, US Army 10th Mountain Division, died in Afghanistan

June 28- Pvt. Steven T. Drees, US Army 4th Infantry Division, died in Afghanistan

June 28- Staff Sgt. Timothy A. David, US Army 1st Cavalry Division, died in Iraq

June 29- Sgt. Edward C. Kramer, 120th Combined Arms, North Carolina National Guard, died in Iraq

June 29- Sgt. Roger L Adams, Jr., 120th Combined Arms, North Carolina National Guard, died in Iraq

June 29- Sgt. Juan Baldeosingh, 120th Combined Arms, North Carolina National Guard, died in Iraq

June 29- Spc. Robert L. Bittiker, 120th Combined Arms, North Carolina National Guard, died in Iraq

June 29- Sgt. Terry Lynch, US Army 10th Mountain Division, died in Afghanistan

July 1- Trooper Joshua Hammond, 2nd Royal Tank Division, British Army

July 1- Lt. Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, 1st Batal\lion Welsh Guards

July 2- Lance Corporal Charles S. Sharp, 2nd Battalion/2nd Division US Marines, died in Afghanistan

July 3- Corporal Nicholas Bulger, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Army, died in Afghanistan

July 4- Pvt. 1st Class Justin A. Casillas, 509th Army Airborne Regiment, died in Afghanistan

July 4- Pvt. 1st Class Aaron Fairbairn, 509th Army Airborne Regiment, died in Afghanistan

July 4- Master Corporal Charles-Phillipe Michaud, 2nd Battalion, Canadian Army, died in Afghanistan

July 5- Lance Corporal Dennis David, The Light Dragoons, British Army, died in Afghanistan

July 5- Private Robert Laws, 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment, British Army, died in Afghanistan

July 5- Lance Corporal Dane Elson, 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards, died in Afghanistan

July 6- Petty Officer 2nd Class, Tony Michael Randolph, CSTC, US Navy, died in Afghanistan

July 6- Pvt. 1st Class Nicholas Gideon, US Army, died in Afghanistan

July 6- unidentified soldier, pending notification of next of kin, US Army, died in Afghanistan

July 6- Spec. Issac L. Johnson, US Army National Guard, died in Afghanistan

July 6- Spec. Chester Hosford, US Army National Guard, 33rd Infantry Brigade, died in Afghanistan

July 6- 2nd Lt. Derwin Williams, US Army National Guard, 33rd Infantry Brigade, died in Afghanistan

July 6- Captain Ben Babington-Browne, 22nd Engineering Regiment, British Army, died in Afghanistan

July 6- Master Corporal Martin Joannette, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Army, died in Afghanistan

July 6- Spec. Christopher Talbert, US Army National Guard, died in Afghanistan

July 7- , unidentified soldier, pending notification of next of kin, The Light Dragoons, British Army, died in Afghanistan

July 8- unidentified soldier, pending notification of next of kin, US Army, died in Afghanistan

This list is accurate as of 8 p.m. CST, July 8, 2009.

I just wanted to share their names and units with you. These guys probably will not get a world wide televised memorial service. But, we can take a moment to remember them. Please join me in a prayer for comfort and peace for their grieving families. Feel free to pass this on.

Mary Duty, President
Heart of Texas Chapter
Blue Star Mothers of America