Tuesday, November 18, 2014

THE PATRIOT POST 11/1/8/2014

THE FOUNDATION

"Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally. ... A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume." --George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796

TOP 5 RIGHT HOOKS

Gruber: 'Obama Told Me to Lie'

It just doesn't stop. Another video of MIT professor and ObamaCare architect Jonathan Gruber is out. This time, he explains that Barack Obama sought Gruber's assistance telling lies to obfuscate their so-called Cadillac tax on premium health plans: "The problem is it's a political nightmare, and people say, 'No, you can't tax my benefits.' ... So what we did a lot in that room was think a lot about, well, how could we make this work? ... And [Obama] is really a realistic guy. He was like, 'Look, I can't just do this.' He said, 'It's just not going to happen politically. The bill will not pass. How do we manage to get there through phase-ins and other things?' And we talked about it. He was just very interested in that topic." And that's just part of how Gruber managed to rake in nearly $6 million doling out health care policy advice -- often specifically to Barack Obama. Not bad for a guy who Obama says was "never on our staff" and had a bunch of opinions "that I completely disagree with." Where do we sign up for that gig?
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Fournier: Obama Destroyed Credibility of Government

National Journal writer Ron Fournier has long been a supporter of ObamaCare. But Jonathan Gruber's inconvenient disclosures have made Fournier almost see a ray of light. "The problem is the central attribute you have to have as any leader, in any walk of life and certainly in government is trust," Fournier said. "This president has destroyed the credibility of his administration himself and government itself." We couldn't have said it better. And for Fournier and his cohorts, that's a huge problem -- because they want Big Government to have credibility. "In the long run, as somebody who would like to see this bill work, I think they have really undermined it," he added. "And it's going to be harder to defend it." Lies do have a tendency to reduce trust.
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State of Emergency in Ferguson

It's cold outside, but the streets in Ferguson, Missouri, may be about to heat up. The Washington Times reports, "Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard in advance of a grand jury decision about whether a white police officer will be charged in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. ... The St. Louis County prosecutor has said he expects the grand jury to reach a decision in mid-to-late November." We have surmised they're waiting for cold weather before exonerating Officer Darren Wilson because frigid temperatures may help keep protesters off the streets. That said, protesters are better organized now than rioters were in August. Perhaps that's because, as Al Sharpton recounted, Barack Obama met with them and encouraged them to "stay on course."
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GOP Can't Oppose Obama on Climate Change

The White House believes the Republican majority in Congress cannot stop Barack Obama from enacting his sweeping environmental policies. Soon, the Obama administration will pass new ozone regulations, politic with the international community to create a global treaty in response to climate change, and renew his attack on the coal industry. John Podesta, a White House counselor, boasted to reporters, "I believe the president will complete actions. It is a top priority of his and I don't believe they can stop us. Notwithstanding Sen. [Mitch] McConnell making this a top priority to leave the status quo, to leave the air dirtier." He also forgot to mention that McConnell hates puppies. While Republicans have the majority, they don't have a veto-proof majority. They can't defund the EPA without starting a roaring fight on Capitol Hill that may end up shutting the government down. At least in the short term, Obama continues unchecked. More...
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If ISIL Gets the Bomb, U.S. Troops Will Fight

Barack Obama played the nuclear option against his military advisers. Sending U.S. troops to Iraq is still not in Obama's playbook and he publicly contradicts his military advisers who want to keep the strategy open. Well, there is one scenario where Obama would send troops: if ISIL got its hands on a nuclear bomb. "There are always circumstances in which the United States might need to deploy U.S. ground troops," Obama said. If we discover that ISIL had gotten possession of a nuclear weapon ... then yes, you can anticipate that not only would Chairman [of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin] Dempsey recommend me sending U.S. ground troops to get that weapon out of their hands, but I would order it." That red line doesn't extend to chemical weapons, apparently, and Obama is content to lead a waffling, less-than superpower. As Mitt Romney said about sending U.S. troops to the region, "You don't take that as a source of our strength from the battlefield."
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