Democrats, under direction from the Obama administration, tried to wrap a multibillion dollar international bailout in a war funding bill. This bill, which was originally meant to fund troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Unfortunately democrats loaded the bill up with so much pork it had to be pulled for lack of support from both democrats and republicans alike. Aside from the unrestricted loan to the IMF which would put billions of tax payer dollars up for grabs to countries such as Iran & Venezuela, some might remember that Obama promised 100 billion to the IMF while in Europe a few weeks ago. The bill also includes what amounts to another auto bailout, in the form of $4500 vouchers payable to consumers who trade in their current vehicle for one more fuel efficient. $4 billion was earmarked for swine flu, 1.2 billion for Pakistan and 3.1 billion which was secured by none other then the king of pork John Murtha for military transport planes which the Pentagon did not ask for. This is a very tangible issue that Republicans can grab on to, Americans are fed up with bailouts as it is let and would be twice as livid to know that Barack Obama is attempting to borrow billions of dollars from china, then turn around and lend that money to an international organization, using it to prop up despotic regimes that have anything but U.S. interest at heart. Republicans should be screaming from the roof tops and shining light on the democrat attempt to wrap this wreck less spending in patriotism.

Republicans should look to connect Obama’s desire to bailout the IMF with his naive approval seeking 3^rd grade conflict resolution style of foreign policy. This is evidenced by Obama’s failed attempt to reach out to the so called "Muslim world." President Obama, right before kicking off his latest mid east trip made the outrageous and statistically false claim that the United States is one of the world’s largest Muslim countries. While speaking in Turkey, Obama made the declaration that the United States was no longer a Christian nation. While cozying up to radical Islamists, Obama has taken a confrontational stance with our long time Allie Israel. What has this new stance actually gotten us? Nothing. The Iranians are still seeking nuclear weapons, and the genocidal rhetoric from the enemies of Israel has only grown bolder. The President also seems dumbfounded by North Korea. The Norks have recently sentenced two young American journalists to 12 years in a labor camp, as well as test detonating a nuke, and making outright threats toward rest of the world. Conservative leaders would be wise to offer up practical solutions to this issue, like initiating a parallel multilateral effort to augment the U.N.

President Obama’s domestic agenda is also losing steam on key fronts, namely health care. Health care reform has slipped a great deal among voter priorities taking a far backseat to issues such as the national debt and deficit spending. The fact is most Americans are satisfied with their health insurance plans and are not eager to pay higher taxes to support a government run system. Obama’s plan loses support as details leak out, voters don’t like the idea of penalizing people who do not enroll in some sort of health plan. They realize mandates are not choices regardless of how the government pitches the plan. Obama care will also saddle employers with extra cost by mandating that employers provide health care coverage or raising taxes overall, Either way the additional cost will only lead to a reduction in the workforce. It is also important to highlight that rationing is inevitable, without it there is no cost control, I don’t care how many preventive check ups you mandate. All socialized healthcare systems in the world ration care to some extent, It is disingenuous to advance the notion that it would be different here.

The Obama administration has presided over a three point increase in unemployment, nearly two million of the jobs lost have been since his highly touted stimulus was signed into law. As it stands right now, the stimulus will have to create 5.5 million jobs just to live up to expectations not to mention Obama’s promise that 90% of these jobs would be created in the private sector. Many Americans now feel the stimulus was completely ineffective and possibly harmful, They may be right, The buy American provision in the stimulus has angered many of our trading partners like Canada who has retaliated with protectionist legislation of their own. Many states are complaining about the bureaucratic maze involved in green lighting the simplest projects and even the casual observer is starting to wonder where all that money went, what’s worse not many people in the Obama administration seem to know. Also it is time someone called Obama on this notion of "creating or saving jobs," members of Obama’s own administration have admitted that there is no real way to measure "saved jobs." By this rational if the economy really tanks and there are only 3.5 million jobs left, Obama’s stimulus will have been a success.

If there was ever an issue that would make John Gotti green it would be cap & trade, and I mean green with envy. This is a debate that republicans desperately need to bring into the light of day. The Idea that transferring our wealth to developing countries with politicians reaping the monetary benefits by playing the middle man is the biggest steaming pile ever shoveled on the American people. This legislation if passed will only serve to raise the cost of production for everything. These additional costs will then be passed on to the consumer in the form of higher prices on everything from airline tickets to utility bills to a gallon of milk. It will also hog tie our economy and make us less competitive in the world, especially since emerging economic giants like China and India have made it clear that they will not sacrifice economic growth for environmental concerns.

The time is right for republicans to rediscover their conservative roots, these intrusive big government policies only serve to crush small business and promote corruption. The fact is that only the largest companies will have the means to either grease the palms of politicians for exemptions or have enough room in their profit margins to whether the coming storm of regulation and taxation. It is imperative that voters know the truth and that truth is that Obama and the democrats are not leveling the playing field for the everyday entrepreneur, but bulldozing a path so that only the wealthiest corporations and special interest can survive.

Anthony D Dolpies
conservativerepublic.org

This is not just an ugly attack on President Obama from Rush Limbaugh -- these are words from the man who is being held up as the face of the Republican Party. Virtually no Republican leaders have been willing to denounce his divisive rhetoric, or even disagree with him.² Instead, they say he's an important part of their party, and a friend.

When Republican leaders refuse to denounce this kind of race-baiting from someone they call a leader, the message they send is that they embrace it. It's time to force Republican officials to say where they stand. Please take a moment to help us publicly confront them:

Here's what Rush said about President Obama's economic policies:

"The objective is unemployment. The objective is more food stamp benefits. The objective is more unemployment benefits. The objective is an expanding welfare state. And the objective is to take the nation's wealth and return to it to the nation's quote, "rightful owners." Think reparations. Think forced reparations here if you want to understand what actually is going on."³

It's a direct appeal to racial fear and paranoia, and it's deeply insulting to the President, to Black people, and to anyone who cares about the future of this country. We've seen this kind of thing from Rush before.^4,5 But now, Republican politicians are refusing to denounce what he says, or even disagree with him. When they do, they usually take it back the next day, begging Rush to forgive them.⁶

Colin Powell is perhaps the only prominent Republican who has consistently stood up to Limbaugh and urged other Republicans to turn away from his divisive rhetoric. Powell recently said this: "I think what Rush does as an entertainer diminishes the party and intrudes or inserts into our public life a kind of nastiness that we would be better to do without."⁷

The response from Limbaugh and other Republicans? Rush repeated an old attack on Powell, accusing him of supporting Obama during the election solely based on race.⁸ Meanwhile, Dick Cheney took to the airwaves to attack Powell and make it clear that he stands with Rush Limbaugh when it comes to the future of the Republican Party.⁹

Rush speaks. Republicans in government do the work.

You might think Rush and Cheney merely represent the party's extremes, but that misses the larger context. The Republican Party has made it clear that they don't want Obama to succeed--even if it means further damage to the economy and to the lives of everyday Americans. It's evident in the 'no' votes Republican members of Congress cast against Obama's budget, the refusal of Republican governors to allow stimulus dollars to flow into their states, and their leadership's refusal to denounce the rhetoric coming from Rush and others. Rush has said clearly that he wants Obama to fail, and Republican elected officials have been clear in their actions.

Please join us in demanding that Republican leaders say publicly where they stand. Do they reject Rush Limbaugh's divisive fear-mongering, or do they stand with him? If they refuse to denounce what Rush said, they'll be making it perfectly clear what the Republican Party stands for. And we'll do our best to make sure the media know this
   May 22nd, 2009

Rush Limbaugh's is  to me a a KKK member and he has no positive energy for our world today.It  really do not matter, What he say or feel ,Because now there is President in the White House that cares for all people, no matter the color of there skin and that is a Black Man. Name Obama and the people of the United State's made that choice.Bush  the Ex President and Republican is why right now the Econmy is all messed up and he had 8 years to do all this damage.So Mr.Obama our President has to go and clean up the mess for the last 8 years that Bush and the Republican created for the United State.Rush go back to the woods you came out of(spititout1@yahoo.com)Essie Rerun Berry

References

1. "Rush Limbaugh: 'The Niggers Are Coming for Their Reparations!'" Jack and Jill Politics, 05-13-09