Monday, January 23, 2012
WANT TO HEAR A MYTH? "OBAMA CREATED 2.7 MILLION JOBS!" - GOOD ENOUGH? STOP LAUGHING YET?
Obama kills Keystone while defending energy recordWithin 24 hours of rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline project—angering unions, industry, and Republicans, President Obama released his first campaign ad touting his record on energy. The ad cites a study from the Brookings Institute and implies that President Obama has created 2.7 million jobs in green energy, a number that is “expanding rapidly.” Next the ad brags about the fact that for the first time in 13 years, America is now less than 50% dependent on foreign oil. Both numbers have some truth—but both have little to do with the President’s efforts. First, the jobs number. 2.7 million green jobs ...Read More
SUPPORT GINGRICH AND WIN BACK AMERICA
Dear Fellow American:
Newt Gingrich is winning — because millions of Americans like you are standing up
to the liberal media and the moderate Republican establishment.
Newt Gingrich — and you — won BIG in South Carolina on Saturday.
It was a huge victory!
Just 2 weeks ago Mitt Romney was leading Newt with a double-digit lead.
But Newt came from behind — and won!
He can do the same in Florida and all across the nation.
We were able to win in South Carolina because Winning Our Future PAC took the lead in running TV and radio ads across the state.
Please remember that South Carolina was the FIRST primary in which supporters of Newt were able to get their message out to primary voters by running ads countering Mitt Romney's distortions and lies.
We were outspent by Romney and his allies by more than 4 to 1 in South Carolina.
And we still won! We won because we have the truth on our side.
Once we were able to expose Romney for the liberal establishment Republican he really is, support for him quickly evaporated.
We want to do continue to do this in Florida and across the nation.
Please help us expose Mitt Romney — Donate Here Now
We want to warn voters that Mitt Romney's healthcare plan — Romneycare — which he pushed through in liberal Massachusetts, was used as the model by Barack Obama for his Obamacare program.
Mitt still refuses to apologize for his mandated healthcare program, one that has caused insurance and health costs to skyrocket in Massachusetts.
And Romneycare — shockingly — even offered free, taxpayer-funded healthcare to illegal immigrants.
Newt Gingrich is promising he will completely dismantle Obamacare.
And Newt is promising to cut taxes by creating a simple flat tax of just 15 percent for all Americans.
Amazingly, Mitt Romney wants a 25 percent minimum tax plan — even though, according to his own admission, he personally pays about 15 percent on all his multimillion-dollar income!
Newt wants every American — rich and poor — to benefit from the same low flat tax that Mitt Romney benefits from today!
Newt wants to offer America a bold vision, one in keeping with Ronald Reagan's conservatism, to renew America's economic prosperity by cutting taxes, cutting spending and balancing the budget once and for all.
He wants a strong America, one that recognizes our exceptionalism on the world stage.
Newt is the only candidate with the proven track record of implementing a conservative agenda.
As Speaker of the House, Newt pushed through his Contract with America that cut taxes, restrained spending . . . and forced Democrat Bill Clinton to come to the table. They even reformed welfare and led the nation to four successive balanced budgets.
The voters in South Carolina saw right through Mitt Romney's negative attacks and the desperate liberal media efforts to torpedo his candidacy with personal attacks.
Michael Reagan recently endorsed Speaker Gingrich, saying Newt alone is the Republican candidate that will continue Ronald Reagan's legacy.
Sarah Palin urged South Carolina voters to vote for Newt Gingrich, saying he was a true conservative.
And the Reverend Donald Wildmon, president of the American Family Association, has strongly endorsed Newt for President.
In Florida, the former attorney general Bill McCollum, who sued to have Obamacare ruled unconstitutional, has endorsed Newt Gingrich.
In the days and weeks ahead, millions of Americans will follow the lead of these conservative leaders and support Newt Gingrich.
Now is your moment to join with our crusade — Go Here Now and Help Us .
Winning Our Future urgently needs your help for the battle in Florida and across the United States.
This battle won't be easy.
It will require your efforts, your financial support, your votes. At the end of this process I have no doubt Republican voters will back Newt Gingrich for President.
Republicans want their party's nominee to challenge the Washington insiders.
They want a candidate who will confront "politics as usual."
They want a candidate who will stand up to the liberal media and the Democrats in Congress.
They want a candidate who can articulate a vision for America, one that contrasts with Obama's socialist agenda.
They want a candidate who can debate Barack Obama and win.
They want a candidate who will defeat Obama this November.
The voters in South Carolina just told us who that candidate is.
Michael Reagan recently said: "So I ask my fellow Republicans and conservatives to join me in supporting Newt Gingrich for president."
If you agree with Michael Reagan, please Go Here Now
In just over a week, Republican voters will go to the polls in Florida.
It's a critical state for Newt. Newt can win Florida.
Just in the last election, Florida voters elected Marco Rubio to the Senate, defeating the moderate establishment Republican Charlie Crist.
Once again, Florida will have a choice — between a Marco Rubio conservative like Newt and a moderate "Charlie Crist" Republican like Mitt Romney.
We believe Florida voters will choose Newt.
Right now Winning Our Future has to raise millions of dollars to buy TV and radio ads across Florida.
Mitt Romney has already spent millions in Florida attacking Newt.
We urgently need to fight back. We urgently need your help.
Please help us fight for Newt and a winning agenda to defeat Barack Obama — Donate Here Now
Thank you.
Becky Burkett
President, Winning Our Future
P.S. Mitt Romney is running scared. He thought that with all the establishment endorsements — he'd waltz to the nomination. But poll after poll shows that Republican voters overwhelmingly don't want Romney. Let's not elect a candidate Republican voters don't like!
Newt Gingrich is winning — because millions of Americans like you are standing up
to the liberal media and the moderate Republican establishment.
Newt Gingrich — and you — won BIG in South Carolina on Saturday.
It was a huge victory!
Just 2 weeks ago Mitt Romney was leading Newt with a double-digit lead.
But Newt came from behind — and won!
He can do the same in Florida and all across the nation.
We were able to win in South Carolina because Winning Our Future PAC took the lead in running TV and radio ads across the state.
Please remember that South Carolina was the FIRST primary in which supporters of Newt were able to get their message out to primary voters by running ads countering Mitt Romney's distortions and lies.
We were outspent by Romney and his allies by more than 4 to 1 in South Carolina.
And we still won! We won because we have the truth on our side.
Once we were able to expose Romney for the liberal establishment Republican he really is, support for him quickly evaporated.
We want to do continue to do this in Florida and across the nation.
Please help us expose Mitt Romney — Donate Here Now
We want to warn voters that Mitt Romney's healthcare plan — Romneycare — which he pushed through in liberal Massachusetts, was used as the model by Barack Obama for his Obamacare program.
Mitt still refuses to apologize for his mandated healthcare program, one that has caused insurance and health costs to skyrocket in Massachusetts.
And Romneycare — shockingly — even offered free, taxpayer-funded healthcare to illegal immigrants.
Newt Gingrich is promising he will completely dismantle Obamacare.
And Newt is promising to cut taxes by creating a simple flat tax of just 15 percent for all Americans.
Amazingly, Mitt Romney wants a 25 percent minimum tax plan — even though, according to his own admission, he personally pays about 15 percent on all his multimillion-dollar income!
Newt wants every American — rich and poor — to benefit from the same low flat tax that Mitt Romney benefits from today!
Newt wants to offer America a bold vision, one in keeping with Ronald Reagan's conservatism, to renew America's economic prosperity by cutting taxes, cutting spending and balancing the budget once and for all.
He wants a strong America, one that recognizes our exceptionalism on the world stage.
Newt is the only candidate with the proven track record of implementing a conservative agenda.
As Speaker of the House, Newt pushed through his Contract with America that cut taxes, restrained spending . . . and forced Democrat Bill Clinton to come to the table. They even reformed welfare and led the nation to four successive balanced budgets.
The voters in South Carolina saw right through Mitt Romney's negative attacks and the desperate liberal media efforts to torpedo his candidacy with personal attacks.
Michael Reagan recently endorsed Speaker Gingrich, saying Newt alone is the Republican candidate that will continue Ronald Reagan's legacy.
Sarah Palin urged South Carolina voters to vote for Newt Gingrich, saying he was a true conservative.
And the Reverend Donald Wildmon, president of the American Family Association, has strongly endorsed Newt for President.
In Florida, the former attorney general Bill McCollum, who sued to have Obamacare ruled unconstitutional, has endorsed Newt Gingrich.
In the days and weeks ahead, millions of Americans will follow the lead of these conservative leaders and support Newt Gingrich.
Now is your moment to join with our crusade — Go Here Now and Help Us .
Winning Our Future urgently needs your help for the battle in Florida and across the United States.
This battle won't be easy.
It will require your efforts, your financial support, your votes. At the end of this process I have no doubt Republican voters will back Newt Gingrich for President.
Republicans want their party's nominee to challenge the Washington insiders.
They want a candidate who will confront "politics as usual."
They want a candidate who will stand up to the liberal media and the Democrats in Congress.
They want a candidate who can articulate a vision for America, one that contrasts with Obama's socialist agenda.
They want a candidate who can debate Barack Obama and win.
They want a candidate who will defeat Obama this November.
The voters in South Carolina just told us who that candidate is.
Michael Reagan recently said: "So I ask my fellow Republicans and conservatives to join me in supporting Newt Gingrich for president."
If you agree with Michael Reagan, please Go Here Now
In just over a week, Republican voters will go to the polls in Florida.
It's a critical state for Newt. Newt can win Florida.
Just in the last election, Florida voters elected Marco Rubio to the Senate, defeating the moderate establishment Republican Charlie Crist.
Once again, Florida will have a choice — between a Marco Rubio conservative like Newt and a moderate "Charlie Crist" Republican like Mitt Romney.
We believe Florida voters will choose Newt.
Right now Winning Our Future has to raise millions of dollars to buy TV and radio ads across Florida.
Mitt Romney has already spent millions in Florida attacking Newt.
We urgently need to fight back. We urgently need your help.
Please help us fight for Newt and a winning agenda to defeat Barack Obama — Donate Here Now
Thank you.
Becky Burkett
President, Winning Our Future
P.S. Mitt Romney is running scared. He thought that with all the establishment endorsements — he'd waltz to the nomination. But poll after poll shows that Republican voters overwhelmingly don't want Romney. Let's not elect a candidate Republican voters don't like!
ALLIANCE ALERTS 01/23/2012
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- Minn. appellate court revives challenge to marriage laws January 23, 2012
- Michael Stokes Paulsen on Roe: SCOTUS has forfeited entitlement to have decisions respected January 23, 2012
- Sen. Rand Paul, on way to March for Life rally, detained by TSA in Nashville January 23, 2012
- Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class: “Made in the USA” no longer viable January 23, 2012
MSM LIES NOT SELLING! OBAMA IS CONTINUING HIS LIES
Americans' satisfaction with the nation's economy has dropped by 23 percentage points since January 2008 to 13% today. This is the lowest rating by far that Americans give to a list of 24 issues related to the state of the nation. |
Read more at GALLUP.com. |
The Mainstream Media conhtinues to tell us, "Things are improving." That is the OBAMA LIE they choose to foist off on America!
TELL CONGRESS - PASS HR 3778 IMMEDIATELY
Right now, if Barack Hussein Obama wants to INCREASE the Debt Limit, it's almost impossible to stop him! But NOW a new bill has been introduced that would PREVENT any debt limit hikes without Congress passing an actual budget -- which they haven't done in THREE YEARS!
YOU READ THAT RIGHT -- our Congress has not passed a concurrent budget resolution in nearly THREE YEARS.
But they passed Obama's Debt Ceiling Hikes -- EVERY TIME!
Now, Obama is asking for additional borrowing power of $1.2 trillion. This will bring our national debt to $16.4 trillion. Since Obama took office on January 20, 2009, the national debt has increased by $5.8 trillion -- or nearly 60 percent in just three years, from $10.6 trillion to $16.4 trillion. CLICK HERE to send Blast Faxes to EVERY SINGLE U.S. SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE, to DEMAND that Congress PASS H.R. 3778, the "Budget Before Borrowing Act," to PREVENT debt limit hikes without a BUDGET in place!
Washington, D.C. newspaper The Hill is reporting:
YOU READ THAT RIGHT -- our Congress has not passed a concurrent budget resolution in nearly THREE YEARS.
But they passed Obama's Debt Ceiling Hikes -- EVERY TIME!
Now, Obama is asking for additional borrowing power of $1.2 trillion. This will bring our national debt to $16.4 trillion. Since Obama took office on January 20, 2009, the national debt has increased by $5.8 trillion -- or nearly 60 percent in just three years, from $10.6 trillion to $16.4 trillion. CLICK HERE to send Blast Faxes to EVERY SINGLE U.S. SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE, to DEMAND that Congress PASS H.R. 3778, the "Budget Before Borrowing Act," to PREVENT debt limit hikes without a BUDGET in place!
Washington, D.C. newspaper The Hill is reporting:
MAYBE THIS IS WHY OBAMA AND NAPOLITANO REFUSE TO GO NEAR BORDER
SWINE FLU KILLS NINE IN MEXICO, BORDER REMAINS WIDE OPEN
Swine flu, scientifically known as A(H1N1), is back already claiming nine victims in Mexico, with 573 cases detected as of Sunday. The strain is rapidly spreading with the total number of individuals infected increasing by 240 since Thursday last week. Authorities have not yet declared the new outbreak as a health emergency, but did begin tracking new cases last month.The first outbreak of the virus occurred in April 2009 in Mexico and the U.S. and became a global pandemic that claimed the lives of 17,000, with more than 1,250 of those deaths occurring in Mexico. The U.S.-Mexico border remains wide open for the virus to cross as the Obama administration has yet to enact any increased border security.
Then again, the U.S. failed to close the border during the 2009 pandemic when countries around the world were suspending all travel to and from Mexico.
INSTEAD OF DEPORTATION HE WAS FREED TO KILL!
RELEASED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT MURDERS FLORIDA FAMILY
A felon freed after he could not be returned to Haiti after Obama halted deportations to the island nation following the January 2010 earthquake. Instead, after becoming a twice-convicted felon in 2006 and serving five years in prison, Kesler Dufrene was simply released in October 2010 rather than being deported as ordered by an immigration judge. Less than two months after his release, the drifter who lived in Manatee Country, Florida slaughtered three people, including a 15-year-old girl, on Jan. 2, 2011, after breaking into a home.
Investigators never had the opportunity to interrogate him. Just 18 days after the murders, Dufrene shot and killed himself when he was cornered by police after an unrelated break-in and shooting in nearby Bradenton, Florida.
A felon freed after he could not be returned to Haiti after Obama halted deportations to the island nation following the January 2010 earthquake. Instead, after becoming a twice-convicted felon in 2006 and serving five years in prison, Kesler Dufrene was simply released in October 2010 rather than being deported as ordered by an immigration judge. Less than two months after his release, the drifter who lived in Manatee Country, Florida slaughtered three people, including a 15-year-old girl, on Jan. 2, 2011, after breaking into a home.
Investigators never had the opportunity to interrogate him. Just 18 days after the murders, Dufrene shot and killed himself when he was cornered by police after an unrelated break-in and shooting in nearby Bradenton, Florida.
(lengthy) LIBERAL MSM HATES CONSERVATIVES AS THEY WORSHIP MARXISM
Media Show Viciousness Early In 2012 CampaignGrassTopsUSA Exclusive Commentary
By Don Feder
01/23/2012
Why did the media chicken cross the road? Because it heard there was dirt on Newt to scratch on the other side.
If Gingrich was the big winner in South Carolina, the mainstream media was the big loser. At the Thursday evening debate, there were only two standing ovations – both for the ex-Speaker when he went after CNN moderator John King. BTW, isn’t CNN hosting a Republican debate a bit like having a debate for Prime Minister of Israel sponsored by Hamas and Hezbollah?
By Don Feder
01/23/2012
Why did the media chicken cross the road? Because it heard there was dirt on Newt to scratch on the other side.
If Gingrich was the big winner in South Carolina, the mainstream media was the big loser. At the Thursday evening debate, there were only two standing ovations – both for the ex-Speaker when he went after CNN moderator John King. BTW, isn’t CNN hosting a Republican debate a bit like having a debate for Prime Minister of Israel sponsored by Hamas and Hezbollah?
OBAMA'S ATTORNEYS SQUIRMING - THEIR ARGUMENT SPECIOUS (deceitful)
SMACKDOWN: GEORGIA JUDGE
DEMANDS OBAMA APPEAR IN COURT
UPDATE: This past week saw Georgia Deputy Chief Judge Michael Malihi refuse a demand from Barack Obama's attorneys to quash a subpoena for Obama's appearance at the launch of a series of administrative hearings on January 26, and insist instead on Obama's compliance. At the hearings, Georgia state residents are challenging Obama's name on the 2012 presidential ballot, as they may under state law.DEMANDS OBAMA APPEAR IN COURT
Judge Malihi has ruled that Barack Obama is to appear in court this Thursday for hearings on grounds seeking to refute Obama's eligibility to run for president. It appears the Judge's order likely will be completely ignored by the Obama administration. What, if any judicial repercussions will then confront Barack Obama for violating a legally issued subpoena remain to be seen. The White House has indicated Obama will be campaigning in Las Vegas and Denver next Thursday, and apparently his administration believes it has no reason to fear sanctions by Judge Malihi.
WISCONSIN - STAND UP TO UNIONS - YOU VOTED SCOTT WALKER IN AND HE DID YOUR WISHES!
SUPPORT GOV SCOTT WALKER
Pastor Lee S,
Big Labor's unrestrained fury in Wisconsin continues.This week, union bosses and their allies turned in over one million signatures to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker for the "crime" of......signing into law legislation limiting the union bosses' stranglehold over Wisconsin taxpayers and government employees.And that hit the union bosses directly in the pocketbook.
Thanks to the mobilization of Right to Work supporters like you, Governor Walker did not back down last March in the face of teacher-union "sick-outs," hysterical protests, and union-label Democrats in the State Senate fleeing to Illinois to stall the debate.When that failed, the union bosses launched a $20 million campaign to recall supporters of the labor law reform bill.
Pastor Lee S,
OUR SCHOOLS MUST STOP TEACHING HATRED - LIBERALS ARE DEFENDING A RELIGION OF EXTREME VIOLENCE, ISLAM
Muslim Children in America are Being Taught to Hate
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.11242/pub_detail.asp
In the last five years I have personally visited over 250 Islamic Centers, Mosques, and Islamic Schools throughout America. The goal of my research has been to determine what Islamic leaders are teaching the young and innocent Muslim children. The findings are abhorrent, sad, unbelievable, frightening, and most disturbing is the fact our government is keeping this dangerous fact from the American people. Muslim children attending mosques and Islamic schools are being taught to hate America, our government, our military personnel, and its non Muslim population. In this article I will identify three significant mosques in America that are leading the way in teaching Muslim children to hate and to influence them to commit violent acts inside our country.
Dave Gaubatz January 18, 2012 |
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.11242/pub_detail.asp
In the last five years I have personally visited over 250 Islamic Centers, Mosques, and Islamic Schools throughout America. The goal of my research has been to determine what Islamic leaders are teaching the young and innocent Muslim children. The findings are abhorrent, sad, unbelievable, frightening, and most disturbing is the fact our government is keeping this dangerous fact from the American people. Muslim children attending mosques and Islamic schools are being taught to hate America, our government, our military personnel, and its non Muslim population. In this article I will identify three significant mosques in America that are leading the way in teaching Muslim children to hate and to influence them to commit violent acts inside our country.
MUST WE ARM OURSELVES AGAINST TEENAGE GANG ATTACKERS?
- Good Samaritan: 'He was trying to talk and I said: "No, stay there. I got you."'
A Vietnam veteran was so badly beaten up in a random attack by a gang of teenagers that his skull was fractured.
Edward Schaefer, 64, who lost an eye while serving his country, was attacked from behind as he walked to meet his wife at a bus stop in the Olney district of Philadelphia.
Police have now arrested one of the six male suspects, after dozens of tip-offs from the public and help from schools, CBS News reported.
But the search is on for the remaining members of the gang who left Mr Schaefer with injuries to his head and hands.
Brutal: Edward Schaeffer was left with a fractured skull after he was set upon from behind by six thugs in the Olney district of Philadelphia
Officers say one of the gang started the attack and then the others joined in.
CUT THE RHETORIC AND STOP SPENDING - 'NO' TO ANY INCREASE IN THE 'DEBT CEILING'
Our Only Chance To Stop
Obama's Debt Ceiling Increase...
URGENT: The House of Representatives Wednesday approved a resolution rejecting Barack Obama's request for yet another $1.2 trillion increase to the debt ceiling. If the Senate follows suit, Obama's debt ceiling increase can be stopped.Obama's Debt Ceiling Increase...
First things first... Thank You! Your faxes, phone calls and letters are working. All but one Republican in the House of Representatives were joined by six Democrats in telling Barack Obama "NO MORE DEBT!"
But now is not the time to get complacent. We must now turn up the heat on the Senate. Because, thanks to the bogus debt ceiling "deal" Congressional Republicans struck with Obama and Harry Reid back in August, if the Senate doesn't act, the debt ceiling will be raised... Automatically.
POLITICAL DIGEST 01/24/2012
Best older posts for new blog readers
Sen. Mark Kirk suffers stroke, undergoes surgery for swelling
Excerpt: Republican Sen. Mark Kirk (Ill.) was hospitalized Saturday after experiencing a stroke, his office said Monday. Kirk's office said he suffered the stroke on Saturday and underwent surgery on Monday to reduce swelling in his brain.
Mitt supporters are trashing Newt. Newt supporters are trashing Mitt. Neither will vote for the other in November. Obama supporters are smiling slyly.
Must Read: World War
Read this and tell me we are not in deep trouble. ~Bob. Excerpt: CNN reports that a draft treaty gives China total control over three big areas, including gas and oil deposits both on the ground and in the Gulf. All personnel are Chinese, not Iranian. Security is in the hands of the Chinese, not the Iranians. There are now upwards of ten thousand Chinese military men in Iran, organizing operations at these sites, which are slated to remain under Chinese control well into the 2020s.
COMMON-SENSE TELLS US WE CANNOT SPEND OUR WAY OUT OF DEBT
The “big story” of the U.S. economy is that we have substituted expansion of debt for meaningful increases in productivity. For the past 30 years, the U.S. economy has become increasingly dependent on explosive debt expansion for its “growth” rather than on meaningful rises in meaningful productivity.Growth is in quotes because growth based on secular increases in productivity–that is, the same investment of labor and capital produces goods and services of greater value–is qualitatively different from “growth” based on a pyramiding of debt. Real growth based on rising productivity is sustainable, “growth” based on ever-greater expansions of debt is not. |
OBAMA CONTINUES TO SPEND WITH NO RESTRAINT
Submitted by: Myke
Obama is no Capitalist as he is spending without risk. Although he claims to have created 2.7 million jobs he has no proof whatever. He has his minions falsifying records to support his LIES!
HOLDER MUST EITHER BE FIRED OR RESIGN
GOP leaders refuse to join call for Holder removal
Grassfire Nation Update Conservatives, The Daily Caller reports that Boehner and Cantor press secretaries “balked when asked if their bosses believe Attorney General Eric Holder should resign over Operation Fast and Furious.” |
POLITICAL DIGEST 01/23/2012 CONSERVATIVE
I post articles because I think they are of interest. Doing so doesn’t mean that I necessarily agree (or disagree) with every—or any—opinion in the posted article. Help your friends and relatives stay informed by passing the digest on. In some cases I post things sent to me by readers I might not have posted on my own, to get ideas circulating.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/22/breaking-gabrielle-giffords-to-resign-from-congress/
Excerpt: Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords announced on her website Sunday that she will resign from Congress this week to continue her recuperation from the brain injury she suffered when shot just over a year ago.
Libya could fall into 'bottomless pit', leader warns
Excerpt: Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, the head of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council, warned on Sunday the country could be heading towards a "bottomless pit" after protesters stormed a government office in Benghazi when he was inside. A crowd demanding the resignation of the Libyan government smashed windows and forced their way into the NTC's local headquarters late on Saturday, in the most serious show of anger at the new authorities since Moammar Gadhafi was ousted. (The busting things up is easy and fun. The building of a modern nation based on values that allow advancement, like free institutions and property rights, is very hard. We were very lucky after our revolution to have men who believed in freedom. [Even now, protecting property rights, the basis of economic prosperity, is an on-going challenge for us.] No Arab nation has been able to do it. Eventually an autocrat will emerge. The only question is, how actively Anti-American will he be. ~Bob.)
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