GOP USA 09/03/2013

Obama gets boost from Graham, McCain President Obama's bid to get congressional support to use military force in Syria received a boost Monday as Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham said they have more confidence the White House is developing a better strategy for dealing with Syria. The coming Obamacare and Medicare train wrecks The problem with ObamaCare isn't only that it's careening toward a financial train wreck. It's also a slush fund to pay off Obama's political activists to carry out a massive invasion of privacy that dwarfs the NSA's collection of personal data on American citizens. Trumka seeks changes to Obamacare The head of America's top labor group said Thursday that President Obama's health care law is a step in the right direction but it "wasn't thought completely through" and he is still pressing the White House to fix it.

News, Commentary, Discussions Union cuts funding to political parties, rebukes Democrats When the Tennessee Democratic Party holds its annual fundraiser Saturday, the already beleaguered party is expected to take another hit: One of its traditionally big supporters, organized labor, is planning to keep its wallet tightly shut. Growing Up Let's face it; America has a lot of problems: problems with our economy, our foreign policy, our schools, our government and especially with our culture. But one of our biggest problems is that too many of our citizens are in a state of suspended adolescence. Health-care changes chill business expansion It's the lunch rush at the Lizard's Thicket restaurant on Garner's Ferry Road and the wait staff is hauling out armloads of Southern home cookin' -- salmon patties and mac and cheese, fried chicken and greens, country fried steak and mashed potatoes and gravy.